| “ | Land military units are produced +15% faster and cost -5% gold. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
Kingdom of France is an Age-up technology for the Knights Templar in Age of Empires IV: Knights of Cross and Rose that can be researched at the Town Center in the Dark Age as part of the Commanderie system. It advances the player to the Feudal Age and enables the Chevalier Confrere. Additionally, it increases the production speed and decreases the gold cost of land military units by +15% and 5% respectively.
Strategy[]
Unlocking the Chevalier Confrere and gaining a 15% production speed bonus and 5% gold discount enables an aggressive Feudal Age strategy, using strong, mobile units to gain map control and raid, similar to how the French do with their Royal Knights, albeit to a lesser extent, since the Chevalier is not as strong. It is more offensive way to protect Pilgrims on their path to Sacred Sites. The production speed bonus and gold discount does not affect ships, so its utility on water maps is limited, nor does it affect Monks or field-built siege engines.
Changelog[]
Knights of Cross and Rose[]
- Upon release, all military units were affected. With update 14.0.4963, the effect is limited to land military units.
