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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. For other uses, see Hill Fort.

Hill Forts is a technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition that is unique to the Lithuanians and can be researched at the Castle once the Castle Age is reached. Once researched, it increases the range of Town Centers by 3.

Strategy[]

Hill Forts is a somewhat useful defensive technology, especially in the Castle Age. It allows Town Centers to outrange Crossbowmen (even those of the Britons) and Mangonels, therefore potentially stopping the enemy's advance. Note, however, that the technology requires a Castle, which can also defend a player's base.

In the Imperial Age, the Town Centers can protect a larger area from potential raids.

Team bonuses[]

  • Portuguese: Researching Hill Forts is 25% faster.

History[]

Kazokiškių sen., Lithuania - panoramio (22)

Remnant of one of the hillforts at Kernavė, the first seat of ducal power in Lithuania

Lithuania has more hillforts than its neighboring countries, their total number approaching one thousand. The earliest hillforts date from the 1st millennium BC, belonging to the Brushed Pottery culture, which existed from the turn of the 2nd – 1st millennium BC until the 2nd century. Starting from the 6th century, territories and hillforts of different Baltic tribes can be distinguished in Lithuania. The golden age of Lithuanian hillforts is from the 13th century to the beginning of the 15th century. That was the time of continuous fights against the Teutonic Order.

A complex of archaeological monuments with a hillfort in the center comprises foreworks, baileys, foot settlements, old cemeteries, ritual places, old manufacturing sites, roads, etc., located within the distance of 1 km of the hillfort.

Trivia[]

Unique technologies in Age of Empires II
Civilization Castle Age Imperial Age Civilization Castle Age Imperial Age
Britons Yeomen Warwolf Byzantines Greek Fire Logistica
Celts Stronghold Furor Celtica Chinese Great Wall Rocketry
Franks Bearded Axe Chivalry Goths Anarchy Perfusion
Japanese Yasama Kataparuto Mongols Nomads Drill
Persians Kamandaran Citadels Saracens Bimaristan Counterweights
Teutons Ironclad Crenellations Turks Sipahi Artillery
Vikings Chieftains Bogsveigar Aztecs Atlatl Garland Wars
Huns Marauders Atheism Koreans Eupseong Shinkichon
Maya Hul'che Javelineers El Dorado Spanish Inquisition Supremacy
Inca Andean Sling Fabric Shields Italians Silk Road Pirotechnia
Magyars Corvinian Army Recurve Bow Slavs Detinets Druzhina
Berbers Kasbah Maghrebi Camels Ethiopians Royal Heirs Torsion Engines
Malians Tigui Farimba Portuguese Carrack Arquebus
Burmese Manipur Cavalry Howdah Khmer Tusk Swords Double Crossbow
Malay Thalassocracy Forced Levy Vietnamese Chatras Paper Money
Bulgarians Stirrups Bagains Cumans Steppe Husbandry Cuman Mercenaries
Lithuanians Hill Forts Tower Shields Tatars Silk Armor Timurid Siegecraft
Burgundians Burgundian Vineyards Flemish Revolution Sicilians First Crusade Hauberk
Bohemians Wagenburg Tactics Hussite Reforms Poles Szlachta Privileges Lechitic Legacy
Bengalis Paiks Mahayana Dravidians Medical Corps Wootz Steel
Gurjaras Kshatriyas Frontier Guards Hindustanis Grand Trunk Road Shatagni
Romans Ballistas Comitatenses Armenians Cilician Fleet Fereters
Georgians Svan Towers Aznauri Cavalry Jurchens Fortified Bastions Thunderclap Bombs
Khitans Lamellar Armor Ordo Cavalry Shu Coiled Serpent Array Bolt Magazine
Wei Tuntian Ming Guang Armor Wu Red Cliffs Tactics Sitting Tiger
Revised technologies
Couriers · Manipur Cavalry · Paper Money · Royal Heirs
Removed technologies
Boiling Oil · Camelry · Madrasah · Obsidian Arrows · Orthodoxy · Panokseon · Pavise
Berserkergang · Mahouts · Scutage · Zealotry