Watch Tower (Unknown)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals. For other uses, see Watch Tower.

Watch Tower
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Building Military Defensive structure Frontier fortification Sees stealth
Civilization(s)	All
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Attacks nearby enemy units Trains Berber units Researches Berber technologies
Building
Built by	Watch Tower Builder
Max. builders	1
Build time	14 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Size	2x2
Hit points	2,000
Garrison	20 villagers, Homestead Wagons, healing units, Regent
Line of Sight	32
Kill XP	70
Anti-ship attack
Damage	100 Siege
Range	40
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	0.5x vs. Siege trooper
Ranged attack
Damage	30 Ranged
Range	24
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	1.5x vs. Cavalry 1.5x vs. Shock infantry 0.5x vs. Siege trooper 0.25x vs. Villager

“	Watch Tower that can be used to defend the border.	”
—In-game description

On the random Unknown map, the player starts with a unique Watch Tower Builder who can construct unique Watch Tower containing Berber units and Berber technologies.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Limit
	Berber Spearman	35 food 35 wood	10
	Berber Archer
	Tribal Horseman	65 food 65 coin
	Berber Arquebusier	40 food 65 coin	8
	Bedouin Horse Archer	100 food 60 coin

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Berber Warrior Societies	200 wood 200 coin	Grants Veteran level for Berber Spearmen, Berber Archers, and Tribal Horsemen; Berber Arquebusier and Bedouin Horse Archer hit points and damage +20%
	Champion Berbers	600 wood 600 coin	Grants Guard level for Berber Arquebusiers, Tribal Horsemen, and Bedouin Horse Archers; requires Berber Warrior Societies

Technologies

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	TEAM Marabout Network	100 coin	Reveals the location of all Trading Posts, treasures, enemy frontier fortifications, Town Centers, and Walls
	TEAM Qanats	250 food 250 wood	Farm building and Livestock Pen cost -20%, build time -75%; Village and Livestock Market cost -10%, build time -50%
	Spice Cultivation	150 wood 150 coin	Villager gather work rate for farm building, hunted animals, Berry Bush, and herded animals +10%; for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda an additional +10%; hunted and herded animals gather XP work rate for Shrine +10%; herded animals auto gather XP work rate for Sacred Field +10%; Hacienda auto gather food work rate for food +10%
	Sa'adi Food Relief	500 food	Villager food cost and train time -25%
	Moroccan Leather	750 wood	Cattle return 20 coin when harvested; sheep or goat return 10 coin when harvested
	Saadian Madrasas	500 coin	Adds 1.00 to XP trickle rate
	Makhzan	1,000 coin	Unit train time -10%
Imperial Age	Moroccan Allegiance	100 wood 100 coin	Enables Berber Spearmen, Berber Archers, and Berber Arquebusiers to be trained at barracks, as well as Tribal Horsemen and Bedoun Horse Archers at Stables, War Academies, War Camps, and Commanderies

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Infantry, cavalry, shock infantry, ships
Weak vs.	Siege units, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	State Constitutions (+25%; United States only) Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Attack	Heated Shot (+50% multiplier vs. ships)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Cost	Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Other	Öresund Customs (auto gather 0.25 coin/s)

Home City Cards

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Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Improved Buildings	Building hit points +40%
TEAM Improved Buildings	Building hit points +25%
Monumental Architecture	Building hit points +30%; Town Center and Command Post damage +35%
TEAM Coastal Defenses	Building anti-ship attack bonus damage against ships +0.8

• "Improved Buildings" is available to Asians (except the Indians), Europeans (except the Maltese), and Federal Americans.
• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese (in the Industrial Age).
• "Monumental Architecture" is available to the Inca, and also Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
• "TEAM Coastal Defenses" is available to Europeans and Federal Americans.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Extensive Fortifications	Castle build limit +100%; frontier fortification, Wall, and Fort hit points +25%, Blockhouse build limit +1

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Gondarine Architecture	Building hit points +25%; Town Center, Command Post, and Palace hit points +50% instead; Mountain Monastery hit points +100% instead; Wall hit points +225% instead

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Extensive Fortifications	Outpost build limit +100%; frontier fortification, Wall, and Fort hit points +25%
Lantakas	Artillery, building, and ship damage +15%

• "Extensive Fortifications" is not available to the Germans, Portuguese, and Russians.
• "Lantakas" is available to the Dutch and Portuguese upon revolting to Indonesia.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Mughal Architecture	Building wood cost -20%, build time -30%; Wonder build time -10% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
Extensive Fortifications	Castle build limit +100%; frontier fortification, Wall, and Agra Fort hit points +25%, +1 Hindu Villager

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Extensive Fortifications	War Hut build limit +100%; frontier fortification, Wall, and Stronghold hit points +25%

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
Extensive Fortifications	Castle build limit +100%; frontier fortification and Wall hit points +25%

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Camp Movements	Delivers 2 War Hut Travois; building build time -25%; Town Centers, Community Plaza, Market, Corral, War Hut, Farm, Native Embassy, Estate, and Dock can be transformed into a Travois to be built elsewhere

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
Squires	Military building training and research work rate +80%; Fort training and research work rate +260% instead

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas	Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
Talavera Architecture	Building build time -30%, hit points +30%, grant coin build bounty instead of XP	Imperial Age
Maya Architecture	Building (except Fort) hit points +30%, and now grant food as well as experience when built; grants Redoubts

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
• "Maya Architecture" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

Native Americans

Card	Description	Age
Extensive Fortifications	War Hut build limit +100%; frontier fortification and Wall hit points +25%

• "Extensive Fortifications" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Lakota.

United States

Card	Description	Age
Connecticut Shipwrights	War ship train time -50%; building build time -35%; artillery train time -15%, Heavy Cannon train time -10% instead	Imperial Age

• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.