| “ | Upgrades Ranged Soldiers to Heavy Ranged Soldiers, with more hitpoints and attack. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
| “ | Archers improved to Heavy Archers, with more hitpoints and attack. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Heavy Ranged Soldiers (named Heavy Archers before Retold) is a generic Heroic Age technology in Age of Mythology. It improves several attributes of ranged soldiers (colloquially called archers). It is available to the Greeks, the Atlanteans, and the Chinese.
Effects[]
Ranged soldier:
- +10% hit points
- +15% attack
- +1 Line of Sight
- Peltasts, Turmae, and Turmae (Hero) +1 range
- Cheiroballistae, Cheiroballistae (Hero) +1 range
- Fire Archers +1 range
Changelog[]
Age of Mythology[]
- The technology is called "Heavy Archers".
- The Norse do not have access to Heavy Archers (due to not having any archers).
- It increases only pierce damage of archers by 10%.
- Heavy Archers does not affect range.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Norse: The Norse have access to Bogsveigir, and hence Heavy Archers, that too at half the cost, at the Hill Fort. With patch 2.7, Norse no longer have access to Heavy Archers, and Bogsveigir are instead upgraded with Heavy Infantry.
- With patch 2.7, Heavy Archers also increases the maximum range of Peltasts, Turmae and Turma Heroes by +2.
Retold[]
- The technology is called "Heavy Ranged Soldiers".
- It increases all damage of ranged soldiers by 20%. With update 18.7603, the effect is reduced to +15%.
- It increases the maximum range of Peltasts, Turmae, and Turma Heroes by +1.
Immortal Pillars[]
- With update 18.33318, it also increases the maximum range of Fire Archers by 1.
Heavenly Spear[]
- With update 18.52475, it also increases the maximum range of Cheiroballistae and Cheiroballista Heroes by +1.
