Units

Roster

• Eight slots: infantry, ranged, cavalry, ram, catapult, envoy, scout and racial elite.
• The same slot plays the same role for every race — rams break walls, envoys conquer.
• The numbers differ: Nords attack and move fast, Sylvans defend, Aumenians are balanced.
• Every unit has attack, defense, carrying capacity, speed and a price — click it for the exact figures.

Destroying an enemy unit earns you as many points in the "Units killed" ranking as the food it ate per hour.

Training queue

• It holds up to 10 batches of different units, trained one after another.
• A canceled waiting batch refunds 80 % of the resources, one under way 50 %, and not a single unit comes of it.

Armory

• Every level gives one kind of unit +2.5 % attack and defense (in whole percent), up to 20 levels, so +50 %.
• Upgrades apply per village, just like research — an attacking and a defending village can really field different armies.
• A battle counts the upgrades of the village the units set out from; reinforcements carry theirs with them.
• The Armory forges one upgrade after another, with 2 slots in the queue. A canceled waiting item refunds 80 % of the resources, one under way 50 %, and the work done is lost.

Aumenians

• Man-at-arms · Infantry

  Man-at-arms — cheap and dependable, the backbone of both army and defense.

• Crossbowman · Ranged

  Crossbowman — strong at range, weaker in a straight fight. Requires the Archery research.

• Knight · Cavalry

  Knight — a fast, heavy blow, ideal for raiding. Requires the Horsemanship research.

• Ram · Battering ram

  Ram — a covered shed with an iron head that breaks through walls. Requires the Siege Engineering research.

• Trebuchet · Catapult

  Trebuchet — a heavy throwing engine that levels buildings. Requires the Siege Engineering research.

• Prelate · Envoy

  Prelate — a non-combat unit. In your own village it lets you found a new settlement; with a winning attack it lowers the enemy's Dominance, and takes the village at zero. Requires the Statecraft research.

• Pathfinder · Scout

  Pathfinder — a mounted non-combat unit, as fast as cavalry and quickened by the Stables too. Sent to another village it reveals resources, garrison or buildings; scouts defending that village may spot and stop it. No research needed.

• Sentinel · Racial elite — defense against infantry

  Sentinel — extreme defense against infantry, weak against cavalry. Aumenians only, requires the Guard Discipline research.

Nords

• Raider · Infantry

  Raider — the only Nord foot unit that slows cavalry; softer against infantry than a Man-at-arms, but faster and carries more loot.

• Slinger · Ranged

  Slinger — the highest foot attack per food, all but defenseless. Requires the Archery research.

• Wolf Rider · Cavalry

  Wolf Rider — the fastest cavalry in the game, the strongest mounted attack and the largest load, with weaker defense. Requires the Horsemanship research.

• Gatebreaker · Battering ram

  Gatebreaker — an iron-shod log carried on ropes; it breaks walls and marches faster than the other races' engines. Requires the Siege Engineering research.

• Fire Thrower · Catapult

  Fire Thrower — hurls balls of fire and levels buildings; weaker than a Trebuchet, but faster. Requires the Siege Engineering research.

• Priest · Envoy

  Priest — a non-combat unit. Founds settlements, and with a winning attack lowers the enemy's Dominance, taking the village at zero. Requires the Statecraft research.

• Tracker · Scout

  Tracker — the fastest scout in the game, riding as fast as the Wolf Riders and quickened by the Stables too. Reveals the target's resources, garrison or buildings. No research needed.

• Ranger · Racial elite — defense against spying

  Ranger — counts as eight ordinary scouts when defending against enemy scouts. Nords only, requires the Hunting Lore research.

Sylvans

• Borderer · Infantry

  Borderer — the toughest foot defender against infantry, weak on the attack.

• Bowman · Ranged

  Bowman — an archer who can also hold a line; the Sylvan archer bonus raises both its attack and its defense. Requires the Archery research.

• Centaur · Cavalry

  Centaur — a fast reinforcement with high defense against cavalry, weaker on the attack than a Knight. Requires the Horsemanship research.

• Bison · Battering ram

  Bison — a tamed beast that breaks through walls; slower, but tougher. Requires the Siege Engineering research.

• Mammoth · Catapult

  Mammoth — the strongest and slowest siege creature; it levels buildings and eats the most food. Requires the Siege Engineering research.

• Druid · Envoy

  Druid — a non-combat unit with the highest defense among envoys. Founds settlements, and with a winning attack lowers Dominance, taking the village at zero. Requires the Statecraft research.

• Falconer · Scout

  Falconer — the cheapest scout in the game, riding as fast as the Centaurs and quickened by the Stables too. Reveals the target's resources, garrison or buildings. No research needed.

• Guardian · Racial elite — defense against cavalry

  Guardian — extreme defense against cavalry, weak against infantry. Sylvans only, requires the Forest Martial Arts research.