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Miscellaneous Units | Infantry | Archers | Cavalry | Siege Weapons Boats and Ships | Towers

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Boats and Ships

Fishing Boat

Available in: Stone Age Prerequisites: Build Dock Cost: 50 wood Hit points: 45 Attack: N/A Armor: N/A Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: Fishing Ship Special: Twice as resistant to conversion

Civilizations with bonuses for Fishing Boat: Minoan (-30 percent cost) and Yamato (+30 percent hit points)

Fishing Boat Tips: These are an excellent way of harvesting meat for your fledgling empire, since they only require wood to be built, reserving your meat for villagers and upgrading to the Tool Age.

Fishing Ship

Available in: Tool Age Prerequisites: Build Dock Cost: 50 wood Hit points: 75 Attack: 60 Armor: N/A Range: N/A Speed: Fast Upgrades to: N/A Special: Twice as resistant to conversion

Civilizations with bonuses for Fishing Ship: Minoan (-30 percent cost) and Yamato (+30 percent hit points)

Fishing Ship Tips: Make this upgrade ASAP to hasten your fishing and let your fishing ships flee attackers more successfully.

Trade Boat

Available in: Stone Age Prerequisites: Build Dock Cost: 100 wood Hit points: 200 Attack: N/A Armor: N/A Range: N/A Speed: Fast Upgrades to: Merchant ship Special: Twice as resistant to conversion

Civilizations with bonuses for Trade Boat: Minoan (-30 percent cost) and Yamato (+30 percent hit points)

Trade Boat Tips: Although you can build these in the Stone Age, you have to have ample resources to trade, which normally isn't the case that early on. Trade boats are tough and can usually make several trips into hostile waters, taking fire, before you will lose them. You can trade with an enemy, even a rival player. If you defeat a rival empire but leave its dock unharmed, you can continue to trade with it.

Merchant Ship

Available in: Tool Age Prerequisites: Build Dock Cost: 100 wood Hit points: 250 Attack: N/A Armor: N/A Range: N/A Speed: Fast Upgrades to: N/A Special: Twice as resistant to conversion

Civilizations with bonuses for Merchant Ship: Minoan (-30 percent cost) and Yamato (+30 percent hit points)

Merchant Ship Tips: See trade boat tips.

Light Transport

Available in: Tool Age Prerequisites: Build Dock Cost: 150 wood Hit points: 150 Attack: N/A Armor: N/A Range: N/A Speed: Medium Upgrades to: Heavy Transport Special: Twice as resistant to conversion. Can carry five passengers

Civilizations with bonuses for Light Transport: Minoan (-30 percent cost) and Yamato (+30 percent hit points)

Light Transport Tips: These are one-dimensional units. Use them to either launch a land invasion by sea or to transport villagers to an island to gather resources. Sending an empty transport or two at your enemy will get his attention, however, so they can be used to feint an invasion.

Heavy Transport

Available in: Iron Age Prerequisites: Build Dock Cost: 150 wood Hit points: 200 Attack: N/A Armor: N/A Range: N/A Speed: Fast Upgrades to: N/A Special: Twice as resistant to conversion. Can carry ten passengers

Civilizations with bonuses for Heavy Transport: Minoan (-30 percent cost) and Yamato (+30 percent hit points)

Heavy Transport Tips: See light transport tips.

Boats and Ships continued: ships of war