Specialized Pick is a technology in Age of Empires IV that can be researched at the Mining Camp, Ger, Forge, or various landmarks starting in the Feudal Age. Once researched, it increases the rate at which Villagers mine Gold and Stone by 15%.
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: The technology researches 150% faster when the Mining Camp is supervised by an Imperial Official. For Zhu Xi's Legacy, this can be improved to 300% faster after researching Regional Inspection.
- Delhi Sultanate: The technology is free, but takes 3.5x as long to research (157.5 seconds instead of 45 seconds).
- French and Jeanne d'Arc: Economic technologies are 35% cheaper.
- House of Lancaster: This technology is 15% cheaper if King's College has been constructed.
- Malians: Technologies take less time to research based on how much gold has been obtained through trade.
- Mongols: Can research Improved technology for an additional 500 stone to provide an extra +20% gather rate (+35% total).
Changelog[]
- Originally, the base research time for the Delhi Sultanate was 5x default (375 seconds). With update 8324, this was decreased to 3.5x default.
- Originally, the Mongols' Improved Specialized Pick provided an additional 5% gathering rate (for a total bonus of 20%). With Season Two Update 17718, it provided an additional 7.5% gathering rate (for a total bonus of 22.5%). With update 15.1.6970, the effects of all improved gold gathering technologies were combined into Improved Specialized Pick to provide 20% additional gather rate (+35% total), and the additional stone cost was set to 500 stone.
- Originally, Specialized Pick cost 75 wood, 175 gold and took 75 seconds to research. With update 24916, it costs 50 wood, 100 gold and takes 45 seconds to research. The additional stone cost of the Mongols' improved version was subsequently reduced from 250 to 150.
Campaign version[]
Because the campaigns have not been rebalanced since the release of the game, Specialized Pick has different stats there:
- It only affects gold mining rates, not stone mining (there is a separate technology for stone called Heavy Sledge)
- It costs 200 gold and takes 75 seconds to research
- The Mongol improved version costs +200 stone and increases gather rate by an additional 5% only (for a total of +20%).
