The Hospital trains Maltese infantry, and also heals idle units by 2.0 hit points per second in a radius of 8. Together with the Maltese's pre-existing maximum hit point and hit point regeneration bonuses, Maltese units survive longer. It costs only half of what either a Barracks or a Field Hospital would cost normally, and has the hit points of a Field Hospital, 1,000 less than a Barracks would have.
While cheap and multi-functional, they also suffer from several disadvantages. They are more fragile than a Barracks and heal less than true Field Hospitals, which are eight times as effective. Fortunately, Maltese bonuses to defend through units and fortifications will greatly help in protecting them and making up for their reduced effectiveness.
With update 14.43676, Hospital effect changed from 2.5 hit points/second to 2.0; radius changed from 12 to 8.
History[]
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The Knights Hospitaller had their origins as a knightly order that maintained the Hospital of St. John in Jerusalem during the Crusades. Over time, the Order became increasingly militarized out of necessity, but retained its charitable mission as guardian of hospitals for pilgrims – thus developing a hybrid character.
Pikeman
Crossbowman
Sentinel
Hospitaller
Flying Buttress (+20%)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Gas Lighting (+4)
Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Haudenosaunee League (can train Haudenosaunee Tomahawks and Haudenosaunee Mantlets)
TEAM Improved Buildings
Squires
TEAM Mariachi
TEAM Military Wagons
TEAM Westward Expedition
Knights of the Mediterranean[]
