โ | Used to transport villagers, military units, and Artifacts across water. The Heavy Transport has more hit points, is faster, and carries more units than the Light Transport. | โ |
—In-game description in the Definitive Edition |
The Heavy Transport is a ship in Age of Empires that can be trained at the Dock once the Iron Age is reached.
Gameplay[]
As the upgrade of the Light Transport, it doubles its carrying capacity to ten units and adds +50 additional hit points while slightly increasing movement speed. Depending on the type of map, the upgrade may not be needed in most games, but if played on sea maps with many island chains, it is strongly recommended.
The Heavy Transport is available to all civilizations.
Civilization bonuses[]
- Carthaginians: Heavy Transports have +25% speed.
- Greeks: Heavy Transports have +20% speed.
- Macedonians: Heavy Transports have +2 Line of Sight and are four times more resistant to conversion.
- Minoans: Heavy Transports cost -30%.
- Yamato: Heavy Transports have +25% hit points.
Team bonuses[]
- Palmyrans: Researching technologies that benefit Heavy Transports are 30% faster.
Changelog[]
Age of Empires[]
- The Heavy Transport is not available to the Assyrians, Babylonians, Choson, Hittites, Palmyrans, Shang, and Sumerians.
Definitive Edition[]
- All civilizations have access to the Heavy Transport.
Return of Rome[]
- Team bonuses added, Palmyrans: Technologies benefiting Heavy Transports researched 30% faster.
History[]
โ | Ships built for carrying military units replaced smaller galleys when armies grew larger and targets became more valuable and better defended. It became necessary to move ever-larger armies for invasion, and to bring siege engines and supplies along for extended sieges of coastal cities. The Heavy Transport represents a larger sailing ship, something like a Merchant Ship, built mainly for capacity at the expense of speed. | โ |
—The Age of Empires manual |
Gallery[]
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 Light Transport ยท Heavy Transport |
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 |
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 |