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This article is about the building in Age of Empires IV. For the building in other games of the series, see University. |
| “ | Houses advanced technology that benefit the civilization. | ” |
| —Age of Empires IV description | ||
The University is a building in Age of Empires IV that can be built starting in the Imperial Age. It houses a range of advanced technologies. It is available to all but three civilizations. The Golden Horde and Mongols can research University technologies at the Blacksmith or Ovoo instead, while the Macedonian Dynasty has the Varangian Arsenal and its own unique technologies as a replacement.
The University for Abbasid Dynasty, Ayyubids, Delhi Sultanate, and Malians is called Madrasa but is otherwise identical.
Abilities and influences[]
Madrasa Influence (Influence, Delhi Sultanate only): Also referred to as Scholar Influence. Madrasas generate a 12 x 12 tile influence area. The research speed of all buildings within the influence area is increased depending on how many Scholars are garrisoned inside Madrasas, Mosques, and Docks within the area. All other buildings extend the influence area by one tile beyond their footprint, except those which cannot research technologies (such as Houses and Markets)- University Influence (Influence, Ottomans only): Universities generate a 10 x 10 tile influence area. Military buildings within the influence of a University have +20%/+30%/+40% production speed per Age starting in the Feudal Age. This can be improved to +100% in the Imperial Age with the Istanbul Observatory. The influence area is fixed and is not extended by other buildings.
Available technologies[]
Generic technologies[]
- Biology (all except French and Jeanne d'Arc)
- Chemistry (all except Knights Templar)
- Court Architects
- Elite Army Tactics (all except Japanese and Sengoku Daimyo)
- Incendiary Arrows (all except Malians)
- Siege Works
- Silk Bowstrings (all except Zhu Xi's Legacy)
- Serpentine Powder (all except Knights Templar, Ottomans and Zhu Xi's Legacy)
Unique technologies[]
- Ancient Techniques ( Chinese)
- Royal Bloodlines ( French and Jeanne d'Arc)
- Oda Tactics ( Japanese, Sengoku Daimyo)
- Brigandine ( Knights Templar)
- Counterweight Defenses ( Knights Templar)
- Cranequins ( Knights Templar)
Further statistics[]
| Technologies | |
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 Hit points
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 Court Architects (+30%)
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| Armor |  Slate and Stone Construction (+5 fire armor,  Holy Roman Empire and  Order of the Dragon)
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| Line of Sight |  Gion Festival (+2 tiles,  Japanese)
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| Aura and ability enhancements | |
|---|---|
 Regeneration
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 Emergency Repairs (150 hp/s for 20 seconds, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon)
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| Armor |  House of Wisdom Influence (+5 fire armor,  Abbasid Dynasty and  Ayyubids)
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| Damage resistance | Elzbach Palace Influence (-25%, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon)  Praesidium Influence (-5% per Cistern water level,  Byzantines)
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| Line of Sight |  Yorishiro Bonus (+2 tiles, Japanese)
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| Research speed |  Golden Age Tier 2 (+15% Abbasid Dynasty; +25% Ayyubids) Golden Age Tier 3 (+20% Abbasid Dynasty)  Dialecticus Influence (+30% per Cistern water level, Byzantines) Scholar Research (Increased with every Active Scholar when inside the Scholar Influence area,  Delhi Sultanate)
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 Work rate
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 Supervision (+150% for  Chinese; +150% for  Zhu Xi's Legacy or +300% with Regional Inspection)
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| Ability | Town Center Influence (Grants Emergency Repairs, Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon)
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| Civilization bonuses | |
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| Resource cost |  Ottomans (-40%)
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| Build speed | Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy (+100%) Order of the Dragon (+25%)
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| Other | Byzantines (Generate +32 stone when built) Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy (Generates taxes from researching tehcnologies) Delhi Sultanate (Can garrison up to 20 Scholars to improve research speeds)
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Changelog[]
- With update 8324, Pyrotechnics was added to the Chinese University. With Season Two Update 17718, it was removed.
- With the Season One Update, Geometry was removed from the University and replaced with Siege Works.
- With patch 6.1.130, the Ottoman University production influence bonus was changed from 25%/33%/40% per Age to 20%/30%/40% per Age.
- With patch 8.2.218, the first Madrasa completed for the Delhi Sultanate (including Hisar Academy) granted 3 free Scholars. With patch 12.2.3327, this bonus was removed.
- Originally, the University benefited from the Zhu Xi's Legacy Song Dynasty bonus. With patch 9.2.628, it no longer benefits.
- With update 12.0.1974, Serpentine Powder and Silk Bowstrings were added to the University
Design[]
- The Byzantine University is based on the Pantanassa monastery in Mystras with windows from the Monastery of Hosios Loukas.
- The English University is based on the Lanyon building of Queen's University Belfast. This is anachronistic, as it was completed in 1849. However, this appears to be a design choice due to it representing Tudor architecture.
- The Ottoman University is fictional and based on typical Ottoman madrasas. In reality, the Ottoman government only opened the first university in 1900.
- The Rus University is also fictional, as the first university in Russia was founded in the late 18th century. Due to chronic anti-intellectual paranoia from the Russian ruling class, even basic education was deliberately sabotaged and suppressed, let alone higher education.
Gallery[]
An Abbasid Dynasty and Ayyubid Madrasa
A Byzantine University
A Chinese and Zhu Xi's Legacy University
A Delhi Sultanate and Tughlaq Dynasty Madrasa
An English University
A French and Jeanne d'Arc University
A Holy Roman Empire and Order of the Dragon University
A Japanese and Sengoku Daimyo University
A Knights Templar University
A Malian Madrasa
An Ottoman University
A Rus University
