Advanced Shipbuilding
Research

Advanced Shipbuilding

#AdvancedShipbuilding
🔒 Locked Research Naval Tier4
Value: 400 pts

Superior warships - unlocks Triremes.

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
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Costs

Consumed when created

Time 48000
48s
💰 Gold 13000
📖 Research 460 pts

Strategic Context

Advisory information only. Does not affect gameplay mechanics.

Role Tier 4 naval - elite warship
Relevance Mid Game
Type Unique

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
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Synergies

Shipyard: Build triremesNavalWarfare: Naval foundationAtlanteans: Naval bonus
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Countered By

Fireships: Suicide attackCannonShips: Gunpowder obsoletes oars
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Scaling

No production effects. Triremes are elite classical warships.