Britons:
* Unique tech is called "Yeomen" and will give their foot archers an additional +1 range, 2+ tower range.
Cost 750W, 450G.
* TCs only cost 1 /2 wood in Castle & Imperial age, but full price in Dark and Feudal Ages. The cost is a full 100 stone all the time, as other civs.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers, will NOT get Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Thumb Ring, Bloodlines or Parthian Tactics. Will get all 3 new monk techs.
Byzantines:
* Their Unique Tech is called "Logistica". It will give their Cataphract trample damage (just like the elite war elephant), +5 attack vs. all adjacent units. I believe that the Cataphract's attack rate and infantry bonus may be increased, but perhaps this is just for the E. Cat. or an effect of Logistica.
Cost 1000F, 600G.
* The Team Bonus is cut to 50% faster healing to compensate for fixing a bug with healing. They reportedly still heal better than before.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers and Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Bloodlines, Parthian Tactics or Herbal Medicine. Will get Thumb Ring, Heresy and Theocracy.
Celts:
* Their unique tech is called "Furor Celtica" and will give their siege 50% more hit points (except trebs).
Cost 750F, 450 G.
* Woad Raiders have been changed. They now have base armor 0/1 (Elite 0/1) and are trained faster.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers and Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Bloodlines, Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, or Theocracy. Will get Herbal Medicine and Heresy.
Chinese:
* Unique tech is called "Rocketry". It will give their Chu Ko Nu +2 and scorpions +4 pierce attack. (Thumb Ring and Rocketry both effect the Chu Ko Nu, but only the first arrow he shoots, all the subsequent arrows are unaffected by these techs.)
Cost 750 W, 750 G.
* They start with 50 less wood than before, so they will not be quite as fast anymore.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers, will NOT get Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Parthian Tactics or Heresy. Will get Thumb Ring, Bloodlines, Herbal Medicine and Theocracy.
Franks:
* Unique Tech is the "Bearded Axe" which will increase the range of the throwing axeman by one.
Cost 400 F, 400 G.
* They will still have the strongest cavalry in the game despite not getting Bloodlines.
* NEW UNITS: Will NOT get Halberdiers or Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Bloodlines, Thumb Ring, or Parthian Tactics. Will get all three new monk techs.
Goths:
* The only civ with two unique techs.
* The first unique tech is called "Anarchy". It is available in the Castle age. It will let Huskarls be trained at the barracks.
Cost 450 F, 250 G.
* Their second Unique tech is called "Profusion". It gives them +50% Barracks unit build speed.
Cost 400 W, 600 G.
* Goth hunters now carry +15 meat.
* Huskarl base armor increased to 0/6 (Elite 0/8) and have increased attack against archers.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers and Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, or Heresy. Will get Bloodlines, Herbal Medicine and Theocracy.
Japanese:
* Samurai is now as fast as a pikeman, does more damage to unique units then he used to, and has more pierce armor, 0/1 base (Elite 1/1).
* Their unique tech is called "Kataparuto". It will let their trebs pack, unpack, and fire faster.
Cost 750 W, 400 G.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers, Will NOT get Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Bloodlines or Heresy. Will get Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, Herbal Medicine and Theocracy
Mongols:
* Unique tech is called "Drill". It will give their siege units more speed (except Trebs).
Cost 500 W, 450 G.
* NEW UNITS: Will NOT get Halberdier. Will get Hussar, which will benefit from their light cav civ bonus.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Theocracy. Will get Thumb Ring, Bloodlines, Parthian Tactics, Herbal Medicine and Heresy.
Persians:
* Unique tech is called "Mahouts". It will give their elephants 30% more speed.
Cost 300 F, 300 G
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers and Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Heresy. Will get Bloodlines, Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, Herbal Medicine and Theocracy.
Saracens:
* Unique tech is called "Zealotry". It will give their camels and mamelukes 30 more hit points.
Cost 750 F, 800 G.
* NEW UNITS: Will NOT get Halberdiers, will get Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will get Bloodlines, Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, and all 3 new monk techs.
Teutons:
* Unique tech is called "Crenellations". It adds +3 range to castles and permits garrisoned infantry to increase the attack of their buildings as if they were villagers.
Cost 600 F, 400 S.
* Town Center bonus WILL be changed. They no longer have the +5 range. They still have +5 line of sight however, and +2 attack.
* The Teutonic Knight will remain the strongest, and slowest, infantry unit in the game.
* NEW UNITS: Will get Halberdiers, will NOT get Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, or Herbal Medicine. Will get Bloodlines, Heresy and Theocracy.
Turks:
* Unique Tech is called "Artillery". It will give bombard cannons, bombard towers and cannon ships +2 range.
Cost 450 S, 500 G.
* Will also get the new Hussar upgrade for free.
* Their petards benefit from their gunpowder civ bonus.
* Janissaries are slightly changed. Their bonus against infantry has been taken away and they have slightly lower hit points, but now they have an attack of 22. They are more generally useful with this change.
* Gunpowder units have 25% more HPs, researching gunpowder techs costs 50% less.(change in civ bonus).
* NEW UNITS: Will NOT get Halbardier, will get Husssar.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Herbal Medicine, will get Bloodlines, Thumb Ring, Parthian Tactics, Heresy and Theocracy
Vikings:
* Their unique tech is called "Berserkergang" and will triple the regeneration abilities of the Berserkers.
Cost 500 F, 850 G.
* Berserks now have more pierce armor, 0/1 base(Elite 2/1).
* Change in Team Bonus-Docks now 25% lower cost, not a real change, just a change in printed stat.
* NEW UNITS: Will NOT get Halberdiers or Hussars.
* NEW TECHS: Will NOT get Bloodlines, Parthian Tactics, Herbal Medicine ot Theocracy. Will get Thumb Ring and Heresy
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