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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[]
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[]
- When Age of Empires II was first released, the Teutons originally possessed a free bonus with similar characteristic, where their Town Centers possessed +5 range. Since the release of The Conquerors however, the bonus was removed from the Teutons.
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