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Supplies is a technology in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition that can be researched at the Barracks once the Feudal Age is reached. Once researched, it decreases the food cost of the Militia line units by 15.

With the introduction of Supplies, Tracking was removed from the Barracks, and Supplies took its place as the Feudal Age Barracks technology.

Since Supplies costs 75 food, this technology starts to pay out food-wise if more than 5 Militia line units are trained after researching it.

The Gurjaras' Militia line is the cheapest in the game due to their Castle Age unique technology Kshatriyas, which reduces the food cost by 25%, and their access to Supplies, ending with a cost of 30 food, 20 gold (for a total of 50 resources). However, they lack Gambesons, Squires, Champion, and Blast Furnace.

Despite lacking access to Supplies, the Goths have the second cheapest Militia line in the game due to their civilization bonus that lowers the cost of infantry by 20%/25%/30%/35% in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age, so it ends up with a cost of 39 food, 13 gold (for a total of 52 resources).

The Incas also lack Supplies, but compensate for it with their civilization bonus that lowers the food cost of all military units by 10%/15%/20%/25% in the Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age, so it ends up same as Supplies for the Militia line in the Imperial Age.

Availability chart[]

Suppliesavailable Available Suppliesunavailable Unavailable
āœ means that the civilization had access to Supplies in the past, but does not currently.

Civilizations bonuses[]

Team bonuses[]

  • CivIcon-Goths Goths: Researching Supplies is 20% faster.
  • CivIcon-Portuguese Portuguese: Researching Supplies is 25% faster.

Changelog[]

AoEIIDE icon Definitive Edition[]

Dawn of the Dukes icon Dawn of the Dukes[]

AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Dynasties of India[]

  • Portuguese: With update 73855, all technologies are researched 25% faster as a team bonus.
  • With update 81058, research time reduced to 20 seconds. Incas lose Supplies. Bengalis gain Supplies.

Trivia[]

  • Despite being introduced in the Definitive Edition, only one of the new civilizations introduced, the Bulgarians, have access to it.
  • If a Gurjara player researches both Supplies and Kshatriyas (which lowers military units food cost by 25%), their Militia line will cost 30 food, 20 gold regardless of the order of research. This happens due to a trigger that sets the food cost at 30 if both technologies are researched.
  • If the cheat code "above and beyond" is used, and the player has access to Supplies, after researching it more than four times, the food cost of the Militia will be negative. That is because Supplies reduces food cost by 15 per research, instead of -25% food.
  • The icon of the technology looks nearly identical to the icon of a crate of food in Age of Empires III.
Technologies in Age of Empires II
Economic technologies
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagerWheelbarrowDE Wheelbarrow Ā· HandcartDE Hand Cart
Aoe2de food FoodHorseCollarDE Horse Collar Ā· HeavyPlowDE Heavy Plow Ā· CropRotationDE Crop Rotation
GillnetsDE Gillnets
Aoe2de wood WoodDoubleBitAxe aoe2DE Double-Bit Axe Ā· BowSawDE Bow Saw Ā· TwoManSawDE Two-Man Saw
Aoe2de gold GoldGoldMiningDE Gold Mining Ā· GoldShaftMiningDE Gold Shaft Mining
CaravanDE Caravan
Aoe2de stone StoneStoneMiningDE Stone Mining Ā· StoneShaftMiningDE Stone Shaft Mining
Civilian shipsDryDockDE Dry Dock Ā· ShipwrightDE Shipwright
Market aoe2DE MarketCoinageDE Coinage Ā· BankingDE Banking
GuildsDE Guilds
Military technologies
GeneralConscriptionDE Conscription
HeresyDE Heresy Ā· Devotion icon AoE2DE Devotion Ā· FaithDE Faith
Melee unitsForging aoe2de Forging Ā· IronCastingDE Iron Casting Ā· BlastFurnaceDE Blast Furnace
CavalryBloodlinesDE Bloodlines Ā· HusbandryDE Husbandry
ScaleBardingArmorDE Scale Barding Armor Ā· ChainBardingDE Chain Barding Armor Ā· PlateBardingArmorDE Plate Barding Armor
InfantrySuplliesicon Supplies Ā· AoE2 Gambesons Gambesons Ā· SquiresDE Squires Ā· ArsonDE Arson
ScaleMailArmorDE Scale Mail Armor Ā· ChainMailArmorDE Chain Mail Armor Ā· PlateMailArmorDE Plate Mail Armor
Ranged unitsBallisticsDE Ballistics Ā· ChemistryDE Chemistry
FletchingDE Fletching Ā· BodkinArrowDE Bodkin Arrow Ā· BracerDE Bracer
ArchersPaddedArcherArmorDE Padded Archer Armor Ā· LeatherArcherArmorDE Leather Archer Armor Ā· RingArcherArmorDE Ring Archer Armor
ThumbRingDE Thumb Ring Ā· ParthianTacticsDE Parthian Tactics
SiegeSiegeEngineersDE Siege Engineers
ShipCareeningDE Careening Ā· DryDockDE Dry Dock
ShipwrightDE Shipwright
WarGalleyDE War Galley
BuildingTownWatchDE Town Watch Ā· TownPatrolDE Town Patrol
Masonry aoe2de Masonry Ā· ArchitectureDE Architecture
HeatedShotDE Heated Shot Ā· ArrowSlitsDE Arrowslits Ā· MurderHolesDE Murder Holes Ā· TreadmillCraneDE Treadmill Crane Ā· HoardingsDE Hoardings Ā· BombardTower aoe2DE Bombard Tower
HerbalDE Herbal Medicine
MonkRedemptionDE Redemption Ā· AtonementDE Atonement Ā· SanctityDE Sanctity Ā· FervorDE Fervor Ā· IlluminationDE Illumination Ā· BlockPrintingDE Block Printing Ā· TheocracyDE Theocracy
MaleVillDEFEMALEVILLDE VillagerLoomDE Loom Ā· SapperDE Sappers
Miscellaneous technologies
SpiesDE Spies Ā· SpiesDE Treason Ā· Unique tech aoe2de mixed Unique technologies
Removed/cut generic technologies
Bombardcannonresearch Bombard Cannon Ā· CannongalleonresearchDE Cannon Galleon Ā· Cartography aoe2de Cartography Ā· Handcannon Hand Cannon Ā· Huntingdogs Hunting Dogs Ā· Revetments Ā· TrackingDE Tracking
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