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Barracks (Albion)

Entity Type: Building

Properties

Field Value
Region Albion
Category Recruitment Building
Required Tier Mercators (Tier III), Smiths (Tier II)
Dimensions 8x8 (base), 11x11 (with roads)

Description

The Barracks is a military recruitment building in the Albion region. It becomes available once you have Mercators and Smiths population tiers. It is used to recruit infantry troops for your army.

Costs

Build Cost: 1,000 Gold, 3 Timber, 6 Bricks

Maintenance: -10 Gold, -10 Waders

Placement

Requirement Value
Road Required Yes
Warehouse Required Yes

Production

Input: None

Output: Troops (recruitment building)

Specialists

Specialist Rarity Type Effects
Enlister Common Military Recruitment Building in range: Troop recruitment speed +50%
Clarion Caller Rare Military Barracks in range: Troop recruitment speed +100%, Troop recruitment cost -20%
Hasdrubal, Pedagogic Authority Epic Military Recruitment Building in range: Troop recruitment speed +100%, Troop recruitment cost -25%, Hitpoints +25%

Other Recruitment Buildings:

Usage Patterns

Place the Barracks to recruit infantry units for military operations. In Albion, this building requires both Mercators and Smiths tiers, making it available slightly later in the game progression compared to the Latium version.

Common Pitfalls

  • Requires 10 Waders workforce - ensure sufficient Waders population before constructing
  • Large footprint (8x8) requires space planning in your city layout
  • Consider specialist placement to maximize recruitment efficiency