Granary (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals. For the building in other games, see Granary.

Granary
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Economic
Civilization	Africans
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Increases the food gathering rate of villagers in an AOE of 17 by 10% Attract huntable animals
Construction
Max. builders	20
Build time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	600
Line of Sight	1
Max. gatherers	20

“	Improves nearby Food gather rates and lures hunt. Builds slowly but for free. Contains hunting and farming upgrades.	”
—In-game description

The Granary is an economic building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that is exclusive to the African civilizations (Ethiopians and Hausa). It improves the food gathering rate of nearby villagers and attracts huntable animals to it, allowing the hunters to easily catch them. It also contains technologies to improve the hunting and farming efficiency of African villagers.

Unlike other buildings, the Granary is free.

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Village Dogs	50 wood	Villagers gather from huntable animals 5% faster
	Snares	100 wood, 100 coin	Villagers gather from huntable animals 10% faster; Requires Village Dogs
	Subsistence Farming	400 wood	Villagers gather food from Fields 10% faster
	Crop Rotation		Villagers gather coin from Fields 10% faster
	Swing Plow	600 wood	Villagers gather food from Fields 15% faster; Requires Subsistence Farming
	New World Crops	800 wood	Villagers gather coin from Fields 20% faster; Requires Crop Rotation
	Vegetable Carbon		Villagers gather food from Fields 20% faster; Requires Swing Plow
	Cash Crops	1,200 wood	Villagers gather coin from Fields 30% faster; Requires New World Crops
	Large Scale Farming	1,500 food, 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin	Villagers gather from Fields 30% faster

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Other	Cherokee Basket Weaving (improvements cost no wood)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Field
Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10

History

“

While much of the African continent is incredibly fertile, in many regions the climate conditions – particularly dry heat and humidity – variously make food easily perishable or the subject of fierce competition. Many civilizations erected granaries to store their surplus food and protect it from the climate and raiders alike. A surplus was crucial, as it could be drawn on as a recourse in times of famine and food shortages.

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