Town Center

[e][h]Town Center

Building Information

First introduced:

The Age of Kings

Civilizations:

All (37/37)

Starting age:

Dark Age

Use:

• Create villagers
• Advance in the ages
• Research technologies
• Train Flemish Militia

Cost:

275 Wood
100 Stone

Construction time:

2:30 (Castle Age), 4:30 (Feudal Age)

Size:

4x4 tiles

Hit points:

2400
2400
2400
2400

Garrison:

15 units

Armor classes:
(besides Pierce armor, Melee armor, Anti-Leitis)

Building · Standard building

Melee armor:

3
4
5
6

Pierce armor:

5
6
7
8

Line of sight:

8

Offense stats

Attack:

5

Attack type:

pierce

Attack bonuses:

+5 vs Ship, +5 vs Building, +1 vs Camel

Range:

6

Projectile Speed:

7

Accuracy:

100%

Rate of Fire:

2.0

Description:
(ingame description)

Used to train Villagers, deposit resources, advance to the next Age, and research technologies. Units can garrison inside for protection. Ranged Units and Villagers provide additional projectiles. Provides 5 population. Cannot be converted by enemy Monks.

The Town Center is a civilian building in Age of Empires II.

Relevant Technologies

• Masonry (+10% HP, +1/+1 armor, +3 building armor) · Architecture (+10% HP, +1/+1 armor, +3 building armor)
• Town Watch (+4 LOS) · Town Patrol (+4 LOS)
• Treadmill Crane (+20% construction speed)
• Fletching: +1 attack, +1 LOS).
• Bodkin Arrow: +1 attack, +1 LOS).
• Bracer: +1 attack, +1 LOS).
• Chemistry: +1 attack.
• Ballistics: arrows hit moving targets more easily.
• Herbal Medicine: Garrisoned units heal faster.
• Crenellations: Teuton unique technology. Garrisoned infantry can shoot arrows.
• Tigui: Malian unique technology. Town Centers shoot arrows without having to garrison units.
• Hill Forts: Lithuanian unique technology. It increases the range of Town Centers by 3.
• First Crusade: Sicilian unique technology. Each town center (up to max. 5) spawns 7 Serjeants upon completion.
• Flemish Revolution: Burgundian unique technology. All villagers get converted to Flemish Militia. Enables the training of Flemish Militia in the Town Center.

Bonuses

Civilization Bonuses

• Britons: From Castle Age onwards, Town Centers cost -50% wood.
• Bulgarians: Town Centers cost -50% stone.
• Burgundians: Wheelbarrow is available in Dark Age. Wheelbarrow is available in Feudal Age.
• Byzantines: Town Center has +20% HP in Feudal Age, +30% HP in Castle Age, +40% HP in Imperial Age. Town Watch is free. Advancing to Imperial Age is 33% cheaper.
• Chinese: Town Centers provide 10 population space and have +5 Line of Sight.
• Cumans: Cumans can construct a second Town Center in the Feudal Age.
• Incas: Town Center costs -15% stone.
• Italians: Researching the next age is 15% cheaper.
• Malay: Advancing to the next age is 66% faster.
• Malians: Town Center costs -15% wood.
• Persians: The Town Center has 100% more HP and works 10% (Feudal Age), 15% (Castle Age) and 20% (Imperial Age) faster.
• Sicilians: From Castle Age onwards, Town Centers are built 100% faster.
• Spanish: Town Center is built 30% faster.
• Teutons: Town Centers can garrison 25 units.
• Vikings: Wheelbarrow and Handcart are free upon reaching the Feudal and Castle age.