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Technology works like a card deck. Each nation will be dealt some technology cards from the top of the Draw Pile and may choose one of them to research. The technologies that were not chosen as well as any newly unlocked technology will be placed in the Discard Pile. Once the Draw Pile is empty all cards from the Discard Pile will be shuffled into the Draw Pile. The game may recommend certain technologies to research, indicated by a star on the top-left of the card. Nations that have a | Technology works like a card deck. Each nation will be dealt some technology cards from the top of the Draw Pile and may choose one of them to research. The technologies that were not chosen as well as any newly unlocked technology will be placed in the Discard Pile. Once the Draw Pile is empty all cards from the Discard Pile will be shuffled into the Draw Pile. The game may recommend certain technologies to research, indicated by a star on the top-left of the card. Nations that have a Nation Leader with the [[File:TRAIT SCHOLAR.png|25px]] Scholar archetype will be able to redraw once per year. | ||
Certain technologies may | Certain technologies may add a Bonus Card to the Discard Pile. Bonus Cards are minor technologies that are lost permanently if not researched when the card is drawn. | ||
== Tech tree == | == Tech tree == | ||
[[File:Tech Tree.png| | [[File:Tech Tree.png|1650px|center]] | ||
== List of technologies == | == List of technologies == | ||
=== Tier 1 technologies === | === Tier 1 technologies === | ||
Tier 1 technologies cost | Tier 1 technologies cost 80 [[File:YIELD SCIENCE.png|20px]] Science. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH IRONWORKING.png| | | [[File:TECH IRONWORKING.png|70px]] Ironworking || Unit: [[File:UNIT WARRIOR.png|25px]] Warrior | ||
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| [[File:TECH STONECUTTING.png| | | [[File:TECH STONECUTTING.png|70px]] Stonecutting || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT FORT.png|25px]] Fort, [[File:IMPROVEMENT QUARRY.png|25px]] Quarry<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BOOST STONE.png|25px]] Stone Boost | ||
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| [[File:TECH TRAPPING.png| | | [[File:TECH TRAPPING.png|70px]] Trapping || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT CAMP.png|25px]] Camp<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT SLINGER.png|25px]] Slinger | ||
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| [[File:TECH DIVINATION.png| | | [[File:TECH DIVINATION.png|70px]] Divination || Improvement: Shrine | ||
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| [[File:TECH ADMINISTRATION.png| | | [[File:TECH ADMINISTRATION.png|70px]] Administration || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT GRANARY.png|25px]] Granary<br>Project: [[File:PROJECT TREASURY 1.png|25px]] Treasury<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS WORKER.png|25px]] Free Worker | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH LABOR FORCE.png| | | [[File:TECH LABOR FORCE.png|70px]] Labor Force || Unlocks: [[File:ADD ROAD.png|25px]] Road<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW SLAVERY.png|25px]] Slavery - [[File:LAW FREEDOM.png|25px]] Freedom<br>Theology: [[File:THEOLOGY REVELATION.png|25px]] Revelation | ||
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| [[File:TECH HUSBANDRY.png| | | [[File:TECH HUSBANDRY.png|70px]] Husbandry || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT PASTURE.png|25px]] Pasture<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS FOOD.png|25px]] Food Boost | ||
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| [[File:TECH DRAMA.png| | | [[File:TECH DRAMA.png|70px]] Drama || Unlocks: [[File:START MUSIC.png|25px]] Music Player<br>Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT ODEON.png|25px]] Odeon<br>Theology: [[File:THEOLOGY GNOSTICISM.png|25px]] Gnosticism<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS SETTLER.png|25px]] Free Settler | ||
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| [[File:TECH POLIS.png| | | [[File:TECH POLIS.png|70px]] Polis || Unlocks: Ask to declare War<br>Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT HAMLET.png|25px]] Hamlet<br>Project: [[File:PROJECT WALLS.png|25px]] Walls | ||
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| [[File:TECH MILITARY DRILL.png| | | [[File:TECH MILITARY DRILL.png|70px]] Military Drill || Action: [[File:MISSION RALLY TROOPS.png|25px]] Rally Troops<br>Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT BARRACKS.png|25px]] Barracks | ||
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| [[File:TECH ARISTOCRACY.png| | | [[File:TECH ARISTOCRACY.png|70px]] Aristocracy || Council: [[File:COUNCIL AMBASSADOR.png|25px]] Ambassador<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW CENTRALIZATION.png|25px]] Centralization - [[File:LAW VASSALAGE.png|25px]] Vassalage<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BOOST BORDER.png|25px]] Border Boost | ||
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| [[File:TECH RHETORIC.png| | | [[File:TECH RHETORIC.png|70px]] Rhetoric || Law Category: [[File:LAW EPICS.png|25px]] Epics - [[File:LAW EXPLORATION.png|25px]] Exploration<br>Project: [[File:PROJECT FORUM 1.png|25px]] Forum<br>Theology: [[File:THEOLOGY DUALISM.png|25px]] Dualism | ||
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! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH NAVIGATION.png| | | [[File:TECH NAVIGATION.png|70px]] Navigation || Unlocks: [[File:SCOUT AUTOMATE.png|25px]] Automate (Scout)<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW COLONIES.png|25px]] Colonies - [[File:LAW SERFDOM.png|25px]] Serfdom<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT BIREME.png|25px]] Bireme | ||
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| [[File:TECH PHALANX.png| | | [[File:TECH PHALANX.png|70px]] Phalanx || Unit: [[File:UNIT SPEARMAN.png|25px]] Spearman<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BOOST ORDERS.png|25px]] Orders Boost | ||
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| [[File:TECH SPOKED WHEEL.png| | | [[File:TECH SPOKED WHEEL.png|70px]] Spoked Wheel || Council: [[File:COUNCIL CHANCELLOR.png|25px]] Chancellor<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT CHARIOT.png|25px]] Chariot<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS EXOTIC FURS.png|25px]] Free Exotic Furs | ||
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| [[File:TECH FORESTRY.png| | | [[File:TECH FORESTRY.png|70px]] Forestry || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT LUMBERMILL.png|25px]] Lumbermill<br>Theology: [[File:THEOLOGY ENLIGHTENMENT.png|25px]] Enlightenment<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS ARCHER.png|25px]] Free Archer <br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS EBONY.png|25px]] Free Ebony | ||
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| [[File:TECH STEEL.png| | | [[File:TECH STEEL.png|70px]] Steel || Unit: [[File:UNIT AXEMAN.png|25px]] Axeman<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS TRAINING.png|25px]] Training Boost<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS BIREME.png|25px]] Free Bireme | ||
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| [[File:TECH SOVEREIGNTY.png| | | [[File:TECH SOVEREIGNTY.png|70px]] Sovereignty || Law Category: [[File:LAW TYRANNY.png|25px]] Tyranny - [[File:LAW CONSTITUTION.png|25px]] Constitution<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS CIVICS.png|25px]] Civics Boost<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS CHARIOT.png|25px]] Free Chariot | ||
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| [[File:TECH METAPHYSICS.png| | | [[File:TECH METAPHYSICS.png|70px]] Metaphysics || Unlocks: Convert to State Religion, High Synod<br>Project: [[File:PROJECT ARCHIVE 1.png|25px]] Archive<br>Theology: [[File:THEOLOGY REDEMPTION.png|25px]] Redemption<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Scholar | ||
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! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH COINAGE.png| | | [[File:TECH COINAGE.png|70px]] Coinage || Unlocks: [[File:WORKER AUTOMATE.png|25px]] Automate (Worker), [[File:MISSION PACIFY CITY.png|25px]] Pacify City<br>Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT MARKET.png|25px]] Market<br>Bonus Card: [[File:TECH COINAGE.png|25px]] Money Boost<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS SILK.png|25px]] Free Silk | ||
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| [[File:TECH | | [[File:TECH ARCHITECTURE.png|70px]] Architecture || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT COLD BATHS.png|25px]] Bath<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW PHILOSOPHY.png|25px]] Philosophy - [[File:LAW ENGINEERING.png|25px]] Engineering<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS PERFUME.png|25px]] Free Perfume | ||
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| [[File:TECH | | [[File:TECH CITIZENSHIP.png|70px]] Citizenship || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT COURTHOUSE.png|25px]] Courthouse<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW DIVINE RULE.png|25px]] Divine Rule - [[File:LAW LEGAL CODE.png|25px]] Legal Code<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Minister | ||
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| [[File:TECH LAND CONSOLIDATION.png| | | [[File:TECH PORTCULLIS.png|70px]] Portcullis || Council: [[File:COUNCIL SPYMASTER.png|25px]] Spymaster<br>Project: [[File:PROJECT MOAT.png|25px]] Moat<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS ONAGER.png|25px]] Free Onager | ||
|- | |||
| [[File:TECH LAND CONSOLIDATION.png|70px]] Land Consolidation || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT GROVE.png|25px]] Grove<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT CAMEL ARCHER.png|25px]] Camel Archer, [[File:UNIT WAR ELEPHANT.png|25px]] War Elephant<br>[[File:BONUS HORSEMAN.png|25px]] Free Horseman<br>[[File:BONUS HORSE ARCHER.png|25px]] Free Horse Archer | |||
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| [[File:TECH COMPOSITE BOW.png| | | [[File:TECH COMPOSITE BOW.png|70px]] Composite Bow || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT RANGE.png|25px]] Range<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT ARCHER.png|25px]] Archer<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS BALLISTA.png|25px]] Free Ballista | ||
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| [[File:TECH MONASTICISM.png| | | [[File:TECH MONASTICISM.png|70px]] Monasticism || Improvement: Monastery<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW MONOTHEISM.png|25px]] Monotheism - [[File:LAW POLYTHEISM.png|25px]] Polytheism<br>[[File:BONUS CAMEL ARCHER.png|25px]] Free Camel Archer | ||
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| [[File:TECH MACHINERY.png| | | [[File:TECH MACHINERY.png|70px]] Machinery || Unit: [[File:UNIT ONAGER.png|25px]] Onager<br>[[File:BONUS WAR ELEPHANT.png|25px]] Free War Elephant<br>[[File:BONUS GOODS.png|25px]] Free Goods Boost | ||
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! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH SCHOLARSHIP.png| | | [[File:TECH SCHOLARSHIP.png|70px]] Scholarship || Unlocks: Expose Agent Network, Move Agent Network<br>Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT LIBRARY.png|25px]] Library<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Scholar | ||
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| [[File:TECH | | [[File:TECH STIRRUPS.png|70px]] Stirrups || Unit: [[File:UNIT HORSEMAN.png|25px]] Horseman, [[File:UNIT HORSE ARCHER.png|25px]] Horse Archer | ||
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| [[File:TECH MANOR.png| | | [[File:TECH MANOR.png|70px]] Manor || Unit: [[File:UNIT CONSCRIPT.png|25px]] Conscript<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW PROFESSIONAL ARMY.png|25px]] Professional Army - [[File:LAW VOLUNTEERS.png|25px]] Volunteeersy<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS LONGBOWMAN.png|25px]] Free Longbowman | ||
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| [[File:TECH BATTLELINE.png| | | [[File:TECH BATTLELINE.png|70px]] Battle Line || Unit: [[File:UNIT MACEMAN.png|25px]] Maceman<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Soldier | ||
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| [[File:TECH DOCTRINE.png| | | [[File:TECH DOCTRINE.png|70px]] Doctrine || Improvement: Temple<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW TOLERANCE.png|25px]] Tolerance - [[File:LAW ORTHODOXY.png|25px]] Orthodoxy | ||
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| [[File:TECH HYDRAULICS.png| | | [[File:TECH HYDRAULICS.png|70px]] Hydraulics || Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT WATERMILL.png|25px]] Watermill, [[File:IMPROVEMENT WINDMILL.png|25px]] Windmill<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT BALLISTA.png|25px]] Ballista | ||
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| [[File:TECH CARTOGRAPHY.png| | | [[File:TECH CARTOGRAPHY.png|70px]] Cartography || Unlocks: Steal Research<br>Improvement: [[File:IMPROVEMENT HARBOR.png|25px]] Harbor<br>Unit: [[File:UNIT TRIREME.png|25px]] Trieme | ||
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! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH LATEEN SAIL.png| | | [[File:TECH LATEEN SAIL.png|70px]] Lateen Sail || Unit: [[File:UNIT DROMON.png|25px]] Dromon<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW AUTARKY.png|25px]] Autarky - [[File:LAW TRADE LEAGUE.png|25px]] Trade League<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS PORCELAIN.png|25px]] Free Porcelain | ||
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| [[File:TECH | | [[File:TECH JURISPRUDENCE.png|70px]] Jurisprudence || Unlocks: Insurrection<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW GUILDS.png|25px]] Guilds - [[File:LAW ELITES.png|25px]] Elites<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Minister | ||
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| [[File:TECH | | [[File:TECH MARTIAL CODE.png|70px]] Martial Code || Project: [[File:PROJECT TOWERS.png|25px]] Towers<br>Law Category: [[File:LAW PILGRIMAGE.png|25px]] Pilgrimage - [[File:LAW HOLY WAR.png|25px]] Holy War | ||
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| [[File:TECH BODKIN ARROW.png| | | [[File:TECH BODKIN ARROW.png|70px]] Bodkin Arrow || Unit: [[File:UNIT LONGBOWMAN.png|25px]] Longbowman | ||
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| [[File:TECH WINDLASS.png| | | [[File:TECH WINDLASS.png|70px]] Windlass || Unit: [[File:UNIT CROSSBOWMAN.png|25px]] Crossbowman | ||
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! Technology !! Unlocks | ! Technology !! Unlocks | ||
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| [[File:TECH FISCAL | | [[File:TECH FISCAL POLICY.png|70px]] Fiscal Policy || Law Category: [[File:LAW COIN DEBASEMENT.png|25px]] Coin Debasement - [[File:LAW MONETARY REFORM.png|25px]] Monetary Reform<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Merchant | ||
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| [[File:TECH BARDING.png| | | [[File:TECH BARDING.png|70px]] Barding || Unit: [[File:UNIT CATAPHRACT.png|25px]] Cataphract | ||
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| [[File:TECH INFANTRY SQUARE.png| | | [[File:TECH INFANTRY SQUARE.png|70px]] Infantry Square || Unit: [[File:UNIT PIKEMAN.png|25px]] Pikeman<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Soldier | ||
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| [[File:TECH COHORTS.png| | | [[File:TECH COHORTS.png|70px]] Cohorts || Unit: [[File:UNIT SWORDSMAN.png|25px]] Swordsman | ||
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| [[File:TECH CHAIN DRIVE.png| | | [[File:TECH CHAIN DRIVE.png|70px]] Chain Drive || Unit: [[File:UNIT POLYBOLOS.png|25px]] Polybolos<br>Bonus Card: [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Free Court Merchant | ||
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| [[File:TECH BALLISTICS.png| | | [[File:TECH BALLISTICS.png|70px]] Ballistics || Unit: [[File:UNIT MANGONEL.png|25px]] Mangonel | ||
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! Technology !! Courtier | ! Technology !! Courtier | ||
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| Economic Reform || Court Merchant | | [[File:TECH ECONOMIC REFORM.png|70px]] Economic Reform || [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Court Merchant | ||
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| Military Prestige || Court Soldier | | [[File:TECH MILITARY PRESTIGE.png|70px]] Military Prestige || [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Court Soldier | ||
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| Industrial Progress || Court Minister | | [[File:TECH INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.png|70px]] Industrial Progress || [[File:BONUS COURTIER.png|25px]] Court Minister | ||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:36, 18 November 2025
Technology works like a card deck. Each nation will be dealt some technology cards from the top of the Draw Pile and may choose one of them to research. The technologies that were not chosen as well as any newly unlocked technology will be placed in the Discard Pile. Once the Draw Pile is empty all cards from the Discard Pile will be shuffled into the Draw Pile. The game may recommend certain technologies to research, indicated by a star on the top-left of the card. Nations that have a Nation Leader with the
Scholar archetype will be able to redraw once per year.
Certain technologies may add a Bonus Card to the Discard Pile. Bonus Cards are minor technologies that are lost permanently if not researched when the card is drawn.
Tech tree

List of technologies
Tier 1 technologies
Tier 1 technologies cost 80
Science.
Tier 2 technologies
Tier 2 technologies cost 120
Science.
Tier 3 technologies
Tier 3 technologies cost 200
Science.
| Technology | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Unlocks: Law Category: Unit: | |
| Unit: Bonus Card: | |
| Council: Unit: Bonus Card: File:BONUS EXOTIC FURS.png Free Exotic Furs | |
| Improvement: Theology: Bonus Card: Bonus Card: File:BONUS EBONY.png Free Ebony | |
| Unit: Bonus Card: Bonus Card: | |
| Law Category: Bonus Card: Bonus Card: | |
| Unlocks: Convert to State Religion, High Synod Project: Theology: Bonus Card: |
Tier 4 technologies
Tier 4 technologies cost 400
Science.
| Technology | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Unlocks: Improvement: Bonus Card: Bonus Card: File:BONUS SILK.png Free Silk | |
| Improvement: Law Category: Bonus Card: File:BONUS PERFUME.png Free Perfume | |
| Improvement: Law Category: Bonus Card: | |
| Council: Project: Bonus Card: | |
| Improvement: Unit: | |
| Improvement: Unit: Bonus Card: | |
| Improvement: Monastery Law Category: | |
| Unit: |
Tier 5 technologies
Tier 5 technologies cost 600
Science.
Tier 6 technologies
Tier 6 technologies cost 1000
Science.
| Technology | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Unit: Law Category: Bonus Card: File:BONUS PORCELAIN.png Free Porcelain | |
| Unlocks: Insurrection Law Category: Bonus Card: | |
| Project: Law Category: | |
| Unit: | |
| Unit: |
Tier 7 technologies
Tier 7 technologies cost 1500
Science.
Tier 8 technologies
Tier 8 technologies cost 2000
Science. They can be researched multiple times, each time granting a Courtier and a Victory Point.
| Technology | Courtier |
|---|---|


