This article is about the technology in Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition. For technology in Age of Empires II, see Shipwright. |
Shipwrights is a technology in Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition available at the Dock in the Imperial Age. It grants military ships (all ships except Fishing Boats, Trade Ships and Transport Ships) +20% HP and +1 ranged armor. It is available to all civilizations.
Civilization bonuses[]
- Abbasid Dynasty: Research speeds are +15%/+20% faster while Golden Age tiers 2/3 are active. If Preservation of Knowledge has been researched, this technology costs -20%.
- Ayyubids: Research speeds are 25% faster while Golden Age tier 2 is active.
- Byzantines: Research speeds are 30% faster per water level at buildings within the influence of a Cistern with the Dialecticus ability active.
- Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy: Docks work 10% faster
- Delhi Sultanate: The technology is free, but takes 12x as long to research (600 seconds instead of 50 seconds). Research speed can be further increased by 20% for each garrisoned Scholar.
- Japanese: Research speeds are 150% faster at Docks with garrisoned Yorishiro
- Malians: Technologies take less time to research based on how much gold has been obtained through trade.
Changelog[]
- Originally, there was an alternate Shipwrights which was a unique technology for the English. It could be researched at the Dock starting in the Feudal Age. It cost 50 food, 125 gold, took 45 seconds to research, and reduced the cost of all ships by 10%. With Season Two Update 17718, it was made a civilization bonus and replaced by Admiralty. It had the same icon as Admiralty currently does.