Research
Advanced Shipbuilding
#AdvancedShipbuilding Value: 400 pts
Superior warships - unlocks Triremes.
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Description
❖Superior naval architecture. Enables triremes.
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Advanced Shipbuilding produces the finest warships the classical world can construct. The trireme, with its three banks of oars, combines speed, maneuverability, and combat power. These vessels dominate the seas through superior performance in all conditions.
Creation
Requirements
Must be present (NOT consumed)
Researches:
NavalWarfare
Costs
Consumed when created
Time 48000
48s Gold 13000
Research 460 pts
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Strategic Context
❖Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.
Advantages
- + Unlocks Trireme unit
- + Superior speed and maneuverability
- + Three banks of oars
- + Dominates naval combat
Disadvantages
- - Requires NavalWarfare
- - Cost: 460 research, 13000 gold
- - Research time: 48000ms
- - Triremes expensive to crew
Warnings
- ! Triremes require large crews
- ! Highest pre-gunpowder naval power
Synergies
Countered By
Scaling
No production effects. Triremes are elite classical warships.