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Military

Entity Type: Skill Category (Inspiration)

Description

These Discoveries will help us in matters of war.

Military skills improve your military units on land and at sea, or unlock entirely new unit types. You can also unlock powerful upgrades for your defensive buildings, including towers, walls, and recruitment buildings.

Unlock Requirements

Military is an Inspiration type skill. Inspiration nodes are placed deeper in the research tree and must be unlocked. Each Inspiration node has two conditions:

  1. A required amount of generated knowledge
  2. An additional requirement (e.g., building a specific structure or meeting another prerequisite)

Once unlocked, an Inspiration node can serve as a starting point for further research.

The following skills belong to the Military category:

Research Nodes

Skill Name Type
Aegis Research Research Node
Dominion Research Research Node
Legatic Research Research Node
Legionic Research Research Node
Nautical Research Research Node
Navarchal Research Research Node
Ordine Research Research Node

Unit Skills

Skill Name Description
Axe-Bearers Infantry unit skill
Cataphractarii Heavy cavalry unit
Chariots Chariot units
Equicurrian Chariots Enhanced chariot variant
Here Come The Cavalry Unlocks Garrison Cavalry for island defense
Legionaries Roman legionary units
Praetorians Elite guard units
Slingers Ranged infantry

Weapon & Equipment Skills

Skill Name Description
Armoursmithing Equipment crafting
Balearic Ballistics Slinger enhancements
Parmae Shield equipment
Scorpiones Siege weapon
Shipboard Scorpiones Naval siege weapons
Spathas Sword equipment

Defensive Structure Skills

Skill Name Description
Another Brick In The Wall Wall enhancement
Bargain Palisades Cost-effective walls
Brick By Brick Construction improvement
Rammed Earth Foundation type
Stone Walls Advanced wall type
Sturdy Construction Building durability
Tower Ballistae Tower weaponry
Tower Contiguity Tower placement bonus

Naval Skills

Skill Name Description
Catapult Carriers Ship with catapult capability
Featherweight Frames Siege Engine enhancements (+1 Toughness, +10% Attack Speed)
Plated Hulls Ship armor
Repair Cranes Ship repair capability
Shipwright Studies Shipbuilding improvements
Tacking Sailing maneuver
Vitruvius-class Crossbeams Ship structural component

Combat Enhancement Skills

Skill Name Description
Aux In, Aux Out Auxiliary unit management
Camp Campaigning Military camp bonus
Carpe Civitas City capture ability
Co-ordinated Volleys Ranged attack coordination
Cover Positions Defensive positioning
Encampment Errands Camp logistics
Imperial Measures Imperial army bonuses
Manipular Manoeuvres Formation tactics
Manor Invictus Fortified manor
Multi-task Menders Repair efficiency
Parabolics Projectile trajectory
Perilous Ports Port defense
Pro Domo Home defense
Protective Entourage Unit protection
Provisional Castra Temporary camp
Rain Of Pain Area attack
Target Practice Accuracy improvement
Valetudinaria Military hospital

Celtic/Regional Skills

Skill Name Description
Cautious Greeting Diplomatic approach
Sword and Sald (Brave Hearts) Repeatable Research, yields random Legendary Specialist in Military, Seafaring, or Civics
Tuatha De Danann Celtic mythological bonus

See Also

  • Buildings - Defensive structures and recruitment buildings
  • Ships - Naval units and modules
  • Systems - Combat and defense mechanics

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