Paper Money

Paper Money is a technology in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas that is unique to the Vietnamese and can be researched at the Castle once the Imperial Age is reached. As soon as it is researched, the player and their allies instantly receive 500 gold.

Strategy Edit

Gold is of very high importance in the early Imperial Age. As such, Paper Money should be researched as soon as possible if playing on a team game. The effect of Paper Money logically increases with the number of allies the player has as every ally receives the gold. For example, a team with three players earns 1,500 gold in exchange for 500 food and 300 wood, which is a great boost.

Still, it can be usable even if the player has no allies at all, if gold has run out on the map. Then, Paper Money can be considered to research for a player without any allies. Comparatively, in single games, Paper Money should be researched after the Market interchange has topped or is next to top the lowest selling price for food and wood.

Team bonuses Edit

• A team containing Berbers: With Kasbah researched, researching Paper Money is 25% faster.

Changelog Edit

Rise of the Rajas Edit

• Paper Money costs 800 food and 200 gold, and takes 40 seconds to research.

Definitive Edition Edit

• Paper Money now costs 500 food and 300 wood, and takes 60 seconds to research.

Trivia Edit

• The Paper Money technology is likely based on Ho Quy Ly's monetary reform in the 1400s, where he replaced metal coins with paper money as the mean of transaction.
  • Despite its reference, Paper Money itself is a Chinese invention, so it would be more accurate to call the in-game technology, "Monetary Reform".
• Paper Money is the second shared unique technology. Before patch 4.8, this title was held exclusively by the Berbers' unique technology, Kasbah.

Video overview Edit

Unique technologies
The Conquerors
Garland Wars | Yeomen | Logistica | Furor Celtica | Rocketry | Bearded Axe | Anarchy | Perfusion | Atheism | Kataparuto | Shinkichon | El Dorado | Drill | Mahouts | Zealotry | Supremacy | Crenellations | Artillery | Berserkergang
The Forgotten
Atlatl | Warwolf | Greek Fire | Stronghold | Great Wall | Chivalry | Marauders | Andean Sling | Couriers | Sultans | Shatagni | Pavise | Silk Road | Yasama | Panokseon | Corvinian Army | Recurve Bow | Obsidian Arrows | Nomads | Boiling Oil | Madrasah | Orthodoxy | Druzhina | Inquisition | Ironclad | Sipahi | Chieftains
The African Kingdoms
Kasbah | Maghrabi Camels | Tigui | Farimba | Royal Heirs | Torsion Engines | Carrack | Arquebus
Rise of the Rajas
Howdah | Manipur Cavalry | Tusk Swords | Double Crossbow | Thalassocracy | Forced Levy | Chatras | Paper Money
The Last Khans
Stirrups | Bagains | Steppe Husbandry | Cuman Mercenaries | Hill Forts | Tower Shields | Silk Armor | Timurid Siegecraft | Kamandaran
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