Fitted Leatherwork is a technology in Age of Empires IV that can be researched at the Blacksmith or Forge starting in the Feudal Age. Once researched, it increases the melee armor of all non-siege units by 1. It is available to all civilizations, except the Macedonian Dynasty.
Civilization bonuses[]
Abbasid Dynasty: Research speeds are +15%/+20% faster while Golden Age tiers 2/3 are active. If Preservation of Knowledge has been researched, this technology costs -20%.- Ayyubids: Research speeds are 25% faster while Golden Age tier 2 is active. The technology is granted for free when advancing to the Feudal Age with the Master Smiths branch of the Military Wing.
- Byzantines: Research speeds are 30% faster per water level at buildings within the influence of a Cistern with the Dialecticus ability active.
- Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy: The technology researches 150% faster when the Blacksmith is supervised by an Imperial Official.
- Zhu Xi's Legacy: This can be improved to 300% after researching Regional Inspection.
- Delhi Sultanate: The technology is free, but takes 3.5x as long to research (210 seconds instead of 60 seconds).
- Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon: The technology cost is reduced and research speed is increased by 50% if researched at the Meinwerk Palace.
- House of Lancaster: This technology is 15% cheaper if King's College has been constructed.
- Malians: Technologies take less time to research based on how much gold has been obtained through trade.
Changelog[]
- Delhi Sultanate: Originally, the research time modifier was 5x (300 seconds). With update 8324, this was reduced to 3.5x (210 seconds).
Campaign version[]
Because the campaigns have not been rebalanced since the release of the game, Fitted Leatherwork has different stats there:
- It costs 25 food, 150 gold.
- The Mongols can research an improved version which costs an additional 175 stone and increases melee armor by an additional +1 (for +2 total).
