This article is about the unit in Age of Empires. For other uses, see General. |
โ | Commander of the armies. | โ |
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition |
The General is an cavalry unit in Age of Empires that is available only in the Scenario Editor of the game. He has the appearance of a Cataphract in the Definitive Edition, and that of a Heavy Cavalry in Return of Rome.
A General can be obtained in the Definitive Edition version of Xenophon's March, leading a contingent of allied troops in the east.
Further statistics[]
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Infantry from Barracks, archers, siege units |
Weak vs. | War Elephants, Centurions, Priests |
Technologies | |
Hit points | Nobility (+15%) |
Attack | Toolworking (+2) Metalworking (+2) Metallurgy (+3) |
Armor | Leather Armor Cavalry (+2/+0) Scale Armor Cavalry (+2/+0) Chain Mail Cavalry (+2/+0) |
Units in Age of Empires | |
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Civilian | Villager ยท Trade Cart |
Other | Priest ยท Slinger ยท Artifact |
Civilian ship | Fishing Boat ยท Fishing Ship Trade Boat ยท Merchant Ship |
Infantry | Clubman ยท Axeman Short Swordsman ยท Broad Swordsman ยท Long Swordsmen ยท Legionary Hoplite ยท Phalangite ยท Centurion |
Archer | Bowman Improved Bowman ยท Composite Bowman Chariot Archer Horse Archer ยท Heavy Horse Archer Elephant Archer |
Cavalry | Scout Chariot ยท Scythe Chariot Cavalry ยท Heavy Cavalry ยท Cataphract War Elephant ยท Armored Elephant Camel Rider |
Siege | Stone Thrower ยท Catapult ยท Heavy Catapult Ballista ยท Helepolis |
War Ship | Scout Ship ยท War Galley ยท Trireme Catapult Trireme ยท Juggernaut Fire Galley Light Transport ยท Heavy Transport |
Scenario Editor-only units | |
Chieftain ยท Donkey ยท Explorer ยท General ยท High Priest ยท Horse ยท Mercenary (removed) ยท Penguin ยท Pharaoh ยท Raft ยท War Chest |