Survival Techniques is a technology in Age of Empires IV that can be researched at any dedicated food drop-off building or various landmarks starting in the Dark Age. Once researched, it increases Villager hunted meat gather rate by 15%.
This research does not affect herdables and fish, only huntable animals (Boars and Deer).
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 Mill or Granary 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 3x as long to research (75 seconds instead of 25 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 the improved technology for an additional 100 stone to further increase the gather rate by an additional +10% (+25% total).
- Sengoku Daimyo: Granted for free at the start of a match
Changelog[]
- Originally, the base research time for the Delhi Sultanate was 5x default. With update 8324, this was reduced to 3x default.
- Originally, Survival Techniques gave +15 meat carrying capacity and +10% hunted meat gather rate. With the Season One Update, it gives +15% hunted meat gather rate (with no meat carrying capacity increase).
- Originally, Survival Techniques researched in 75 seconds. With the Season One Update, it researched in 45 seconds. With patch 20249, it researches in 25 seconds.
- Originally, the Mongols' Improved Survival Techniques provided an additional +5% gather rate (for a total bonus of +20%). With Season Two Update 17718, it provided an additional +7.5% gather rate (for a total bonus of +22.5%). With update 15.1.6970, it provides an additional +10% gather rate (total +25%).
- Originally, Survival Techniques cost 100 gold and 50 wood. With Patch 20249, it costs 75 gold and 25 wood.
- With update 24916, Survival Techniques is now available in the Granary.
Campaign version[]
Because the original four campaigns have not been rebalanced since the release of the game, Survival Techniques has different stats and effects in those campaigns:
- It increases Villager melee and pierce armor by 1
- It increases hunted meat carry capacity by +20 and hunted meat gather rate by +30%
- It increases Villager damage vs wild animals by +100%
- It costs 100 gold and takes 45 seconds to research
- The Mongol improved version costs an additional 100 stone, and only further increases melee and pierce armor by 1 (for a total of +2). It does not further improve gather rate or carry capacity.
