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Yasama (Japanese: 矢狭間, Arrow-slit) is a technology in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten that is unique to the Japanese and can be researched at the Castle. Once researched, it makes towers fire two extra arrows.

Strategy[]

Yasama greatly increases the damage output of Japanese towers. As it is available in the Castle Age, it can be used to follow up a tower rush, as these involve flooding the enemy base with towers in the Feudal Age. However, due to requiring a Castle, it will come in too late to justify a tower rush in and of itself. It is also an excellent defensive technology. The high damage output for the cost of towers allows a player to deter late-game raiding by placing towers across their base. However, despite seeming like a substitute for a Castle, a tower will not be as resistant to siege as a Castle and will require significantly less commitment from an opponent to take down. In spite of this, the cheap cost of this upgrade combined with its payoff makes this a worthwhile pickup if a player has created even a moderate number of towers.

Team bonuses[]

Changelog[]

The Forgotten[]

  • Yasama costs 300 food, 400 wood.
  • Yasama gives Towers 3 additional arrows.

The African Kingdoms[]

  • Yasama now costs 300 food, 300 wood.
  • With patch 4.8, Yasama gives Towers 2 additional arrows.

Trivia[]

  • As a compound of (arrow) + 狭間 (can mean gap or arrowslit), the word is usually written and pronounced as yazama according to the rendaku euphonic rule.
    • The Arrowslits technology is known as 狭間 in the Japanese translation.

History[]

Obi, Nichinan, Grounds of Obi Castle 01

Arrow-slits in the walls of Obi Castle, Japan

Yasama is the name given to arrowslits in Japanese castles. Incidentally, Arrowslits is the name of a separate technology introduced in The African Kingdoms. Unlike medieval castle arrow slits, which were slim holes in the wall and offered little flexibility in the type of projectile weapons that could be used to defend the castle, Yasama slits were known to be more flexible in design, and innovations in Japanese fortification led to the development for not only arrows, but also for gunpowder and cannons once they were introduced to Japan during the Sengoku era.

Unique technologies in Age of Empires II
Civilization Castle Age Imperial Age Civilization Castle Age Imperial Age
Britons Yeomen Warwolf Byzantines Greek Fire Logistica
Celts Stronghold Furor Celtica Chinese Great Wall Rocketry
Franks Bearded Axe Chivalry Goths Anarchy Perfusion
Japanese Yasama Kataparuto Mongols Nomads Drill
Persians Kamandaran Citadels Saracens Bimaristan Counterweights
Teutons Ironclad Crenellations Turks Sipahi Artillery
Vikings Chieftains Bogsveigar Aztecs Atlatl Garland Wars
Huns Marauders Atheism Koreans Eupseong Shinkichon
Maya Hul'che Javelineers El Dorado Spanish Inquisition Supremacy
Inca Andean Sling Fabric Shields Italians Silk Road Pirotechnia
Magyars Corvinian Army Recurve Bow Slavs Detinets Druzhina
Berbers Kasbah Maghrebi Camels Ethiopians Royal Heirs Torsion Engines
Malians Tigui Farimba Portuguese Carrack Arquebus
Burmese Manipur Cavalry Howdah Khmer Tusk Swords Double Crossbow
Malay Thalassocracy Forced Levy Vietnamese Chatras Paper Money
Bulgarians Stirrups Bagains Cumans Steppe Husbandry Cuman Mercenaries
Lithuanians Hill Forts Tower Shields Tatars Silk Armor Timurid Siegecraft
Burgundians Burgundian Vineyards Flemish Revolution Sicilians First Crusade Hauberk
Bohemians Wagenburg Tactics Hussite Reforms Poles Szlachta Privileges Lechitic Legacy
Bengalis Paiks Mahayana Dravidians Medical Corps Wootz Steel
Gurjaras Kshatriyas Frontier Guards Hindustanis Grand Trunk Road Shatagni
Romans Ballistas Comitatenses Armenians Cilician Fleet Fereters
Georgians Svan Towers Aznauri Cavalry Jurchens Fortified Bastions Thunderclap Bombs
Khitans Lamellar Armor Ordo Cavalry Shu Coiled Serpent Array Bolt Magazine
Wei Tuntian Ming Guang Armor Wu Red Cliffs Tactics Sitting Tiger
Revised technologies
Couriers · Manipur Cavalry · Paper Money · Royal Heirs
Removed technologies
Boiling Oil · Camelry · Madrasah · Obsidian Arrows · Orthodoxy · Panokseon · Pavise
Berserkergang · Mahouts · Scutage · Zealotry