The Tower of Flies is an unconstructable tower in Age of Empires II. As a hero building, it is immune to conversion and can regenerate hit points.
The Tower of Flies is only available in the Scenario Editor (under the Building tab, formerly under the Other tab).
Campaign appearances[]
Saladin[]
- The Lion and the Demon: One Tower of Flies defends the Docks of Acre from crusader attacks. Its 'big brother', The Accursed Tower, can also be found in Acre, defending the walls in the north.
El Cid[]
- Reconquista: At the African shore, Yusuf controls the "Tower of Despair", which is a renamed Tower of Flies.
Vlad Dracula[]
- The Dragon Spreads His Wings: The Danesti Forces defend the northwestern bridge with a "Gunpowder Tower", which is a renamed Tower of Flies.
- The Night Falls: An "Old Tower" defends Poenari Castle, an "Abandoned Tower" defends the river, and a "Fortified Tower" defends the last Ottoman camp. These are all renamed Tower of Flies.
Alaric[]
- The Belly of the Beast: An Imperial Tower, a renamed Tower of Flies, defends the bridge leading into Ravenna.
Bari[]
- The Best Laid Plans: Dattus controls a Tower of Flies simply renamed to Tower, situated on the Garigliano river. Destroying this tower causes Dattus' Rebels to resign.
Francisco de Almeida[]
- The Old World: There are Towers of Flies renamed to Guard Towers in the western outskirts of Zamora.
Historical Battles[]
- Cyprus: The naval approach towards Limassol's docks is protected by Harbour Fortifications, located on small islands and on the southern cape.
- York: Northumbria and the two Irish factions have numerous Towers of Flies, renamed to Fortified Towers.
Trivia[]
- As with other scenario-editor exclusive towers (except for the Fire Tower), the Tower of Flies shares its secondary projectiles with the Watch Tower line and the Donjon. As the attack as well as the attack bonuses of this tower's secondary projectiles are thus identical to those of a player's Watch Tower line or Donjon, they benefit from researching Guard Tower, and Keep.
- The Tower of Flies was a real Sea Tower, first built by the Phoenicians and greatly expanded by the Crusaders, that once guarded the harbor of Acre. It was fit with a Boom Chain to regulate shipping and acted at times as a lighthouse and prison.
- The design of The Tower of Flies and its cousin, The Accursed Tower, uses the beta Western European Guard Tower sprites.
- The Accursed Tower and The Tower of Flies are most likely revisits of the Mirror Tower, from The Rise of Rome, which was in development around the time The Age of Kings was also in development.
- The Tower of Flies has a hidden construction cost of 150 stone which is only relevant to repairing as it cannot be constructed.
Gallery[]
The Tower of Despair as it appears in Reconquista
The same in the Definitive Edition
