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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - upcoming naval rework. For the technology in Age of Mythology: Retold, see Heavy Warships (Age of Mythology).
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Heavy Warships is a technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition introduced with the upcoming naval rework that can be researched at the Dock once the Imperial Age is reached. Once researched, War Galleys, Fire Ships, and War Hulks are upgraded to Galleons, Fast Fire Ships, and Carracks, respectively.

The Demolition Ship and unique warships are upgraded separately with their own upgrades.

Tactics[]

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In naval battles, quickly advancing to the Imperial Age and researching Heavy Warships is considered imperative.

Further statistics[]

Civilization bonuses
Resource cost Chinese AoE2 Chinese (-15%)
Italians AoE2 Italians (-25%)
Research speed Persians AoE2 Persians (+20%)
Other Spanish AoE2 Spanish (receive 20 gold after researching Medium Warships)
Team bonuses
Research speed Portuguese AoE2 Portuguese (+25%)

Trivia[]

  • Researching Heavy Warships will take less time and resources than researching the Galleon and Fast Fire Ship upgrades together.
Technologies in Age of Empires II
Economic technologies
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagersWheelbarrowDE WheelbarrowHandcartDE Hand Cart
FishingShipDE Fishing ShipsGillnetsDE Gillnets
FarmDE FarmingHorseCollarDE Horse CollarHeavyPlowDE Heavy PlowCropRotationDE Crop Rotation
Pasture AoE2 PasturesDomestication AoE2 DomesticationPastoralism AoE2 PastoralismTranshumance AoE2 Transhumance
Aoe2de wood WoodDoubleBitAxe aoe2DE Double-Bit AxeBowSawDE Bow SawTwoManSawDE Two-Man Saw
Aoe2de gold GoldGoldMiningDE Gold MiningGoldShaftMiningDE Gold Shaft Mining
CaravanDE Caravan
Aoe2de stone StoneStoneMiningDE Stone MiningStoneShaftMiningDE Stone Shaft Mining
Civilian shipsDryDockDE Dry Dock · ShipwrightDE Shipwright
Market aoe2DE MarketCoinageDE CoinageBankingDE Banking
GuildsDE Guilds
Military technologies
GeneralEliteUniqueUnitDE Upgrades
ConscriptionDE Conscription
HeresyDE Heresy · Devotion icon AoE2DE DevotionFaithDE Faith
Melee unitsForging aoe2de ForgingIronCastingDE Iron CastingBlastFurnaceDE Blast Furnace
CavalryBloodlinesDE Bloodlines · HusbandryDE Husbandry
ScaleBardingArmorDE Scale Barding ArmorChainBardingDE Chain Barding ArmorPlateBardingArmorDE Plate Barding Armor
InfantryAoE2 Gambesons Gambesons · SquiresDE Squires · ArsonDE Arson
ScaleMailArmorDE Scale Mail ArmorChainMailArmorDE Chain Mail ArmorPlateMailArmorDE Plate Mail Armor
Ranged unitsBallisticsDE Ballistics · ChemistryDE Chemistry
FletchingDE FletchingBodkinArrowDE Bodkin ArrowBracerDE Bracer
ArchersPaddedArcherArmorDE Padded Archer ArmorLeatherArcherArmorDE Leather Archer ArmorRingArcherArmorDE Ring Archer Armor
ThumbRingDE Thumb Ring · ParthianTacticsDE Parthian Tactics
SiegeSiegeEngineersDE Siege Engineers
ShipsCareeningDE CareeningDryDockDE Dry Dock
ShipwrightDE Shipwright
WarGalleyDE War Galley
BuildingsTownWatchDE Town WatchTownPatrolDE Town Patrol
Masonry aoe2de MasonryArchitectureDE Architecture
HeatedShotDE Heated Shot · ArrowSlitsDE Arrowslits · MurderHolesDE Murder Holes · TreadmillCraneDE Treadmill Crane · HoardingsDE Hoardings · BombardTower aoe2DE Bombard Tower
HerbalDE Herbal Medicine
Monk aoe2DE MonksRedemptionDE Redemption · AtonementDE Atonement · SanctityDE Sanctity · FervorDE Fervor · IlluminationDE Illumination · BlockPrintingDE Block Printing · TheocracyDE Theocracy
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagersLoomDE Loom · SapperDE Sappers
Miscellaneous technologies
SpiesDE Spies · SpiesDE Treason · UniqueTechCastle-DEUniqueTechImperialDE Unique technologies
Removed/cut generic technologies
Bombardcannonresearch Bombard Cannon · CannongalleonresearchDE Cannon Galleon · Cartography aoe2de Cartography · Handcannon Hand Cannon · Huntingdogs Hunting Dogs · Revetments · Suplliesicon Supplies · TrackingDE Tracking
Upcoming technologies
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