Hammurabi/Technologies and upgrades

Technologies

In Age of Empires, technologies are researched from the File:Hqc townctr.png Town Centre. For the purposes of this mod, they shall be based off palatial villas.

Reforms As with other editions of Kings & Conquerors, Reforms are not researched at the Civic Centre, but are instead obtained from the Assembly. Level 1 Reforms improve your Wealth gathering rates. Level 2 Reforms increase attrition damage to enemies traversing your territory, and are the most important upgrade as they will allow access to heavy infantry and chariots. Name Cost [1] Level 1 Reforms  Prereqs :  Leads to :   : 1,000   : 630 [2] Level 2 Reforms  Leads to :       : 3,400   : 1,000 Policies Unlike conventional Government upgrades from the vanilla version of Rise of Nations, all Policies cost both Wealth and Knowledge. The difference however is that more Wealth is required on green Policies, while red ones require more Influence. Green Policies Name Cost Populism  Prereq:   : 220   : 200 Democracy  Prereq:  Leads to :   : 750   : 250 Defensive Strategy  Prereq :   : 800   : 450 Red policies Name Cost Patronage  Prereq:   : 250   : 180 Despotism  Prereq:   : 520   : 300 Offensive Doctrine  Prereq:   : 750   : 500 (Scroll down to see Upgrades)

Commerce Unlike Age of Chariots and Rise of the Ancients, Commerce research in Age of Empires uses Influence and Food - thus making it harder, as can be expected, to either invest in culture or in industry. You can either invest your Food and Influence in exacting more tax, or spend it on the arts or your economy. The choice is yours. Name Cost Barter  :60  :60 Scribes  Leads to :    :140  :60 Contractual Relations  Leads to:  :200 Records and Tallies  Leads to:  :800  :300 Commodity Money  Leads to :  :1,200  :500 Exploration  Leads to :  :1,500  :800 Land Development  Leads to:  :2,000  :60  :60 Culture In place of Science, Culture is the primary means of fostering innovation and improvement in Hammurabi. Otherwise the roles of all seven levels of Cultural research resemble those of Science under The Wolf Among Lions. Name Cost Culture   : 120   : 50 Written Word  Leads to:     : 120   : 80 Loremastery  Leads to :     : 200   : 160 Aesthetics  Leads to :     : 300   : 300 Numeracy  Leads to :     : 500   : 500 Astrology and Horology  Leads to :   : 900   : 900 Mechanical Energy  Leads to :   : 1,500   : 1,500 Administration The task of administration is less connected to public deliberations as it is now to creating a physical presence - Administration creates the population centres, but only Science or Commerce can make them flourish as economic hubs. However, there are two areas of economic resource production which Administration governs -- and that is Wealth production through Taxation, as well as Food production through Agronomics. This, in addition to the Administration tech track taking over the vanilla Civics track of Rise of Nations (as well as its important task of expanding your geographic borders on the game map) makes the Administration track no less important (if not more) than the Military track. Without the resources and Peons that Administration can drag in, your empire will be stagnant. Name Cost Government  Leads to :     : 120 Traditions and Rituals  Leads to :  : 160 Caste System  Leads to :    : 160  : 160 Alienable Rights  Leads to:  : 300  : 300 Codified Law  Leads to :   : 500   : 500 Morality  Leads to:      : 1,000   : 900 Nationhood  Leads to :   : 1,500   : 1,500 Military Name Cost Census  Leads to:  :170 Drill   : 200 Rank and File  Leads to:   : 300   : 100 Physical Conditioning  Leads to:   : 1460   : 280 Military Tradition  Leads to:   : 650   : 400 Mercenaries  Leads to:   : 1,300   : 500 Soldiery  Leads to :   : 1,800   : 1,200 Note that the research time of all Military techs has been drastically increased, so that from Level 4 onward, it gets harder than before to research each and every last level.

Upgrades

For the Hellenistic tech tree, see here.

Woodworking Name Cost Carpentry  Prereq:     : 150   : 150 Artisanship  Prereq:   : 250   : 250 Forestry  Prereq:   : 450   : 450	Construction Name Cost Architecture  Prereq:  :150  : 80 Crafts Specialisation  Prereq:  : 280  : 150 Engineering  Prereq:  Leads to:  : 350  : 350
Agronomics Name Cost Agriculture  Prereq:   : 150   : 150 Preservation  Prereq:   : 250   : 250 Plough  Prereq:  Leads to :   : 450   : 450	Healthcare Name Cost Medical Thought  Prereq:   :100   : 80 Herbal Lore  Prereq:   : 350   : 250 Materia Medica  Prereq:   : 600 : 450 Only Egypt gets to reach Level 3 in Healthcare.
Metallurgy Name Cost Metal alloys Requires:  : 250  : 250 Mining Prereq:  : 350  : 350 Hushing process Prereqs:  : 450  : 450	Logistics Name Cost Foraging  Prereq:   :80   : 80 Supply Depots  Prereq:  Leads to:   :250   : 250 Mass Manufacturing  Prereq:  Leads to:   :450   : 450 Only Egypt, Babylon reach Level 3 in Logistics.
Pedagogics Name Cost Literacy  Prereq :  Leads to :   : 200 Rhetoric  Prereqs:   : 400 Intelligentsia  Prereq :   : 600 Popular Assemblies  Prereq :   : 900	Strategy Name Cost NCOs  Prereq:   : 100 Chargés d'Affaires  Prereq:  : 80   : 150 Intelligence  Prereq:  Leads to:  : 150   : 300
Taxation Name Cost Writs and Decrees  Prereq:   : 170;   : 70 Contractual Factorship  Prereq:   : 250;   : 150 Poll Tax  Prereq :   : 400;   : 280	Religion Name Cost Clergy  Prereq:   : 170;   : 70 Theocracy  Prereq:   : 450;   : 150 Syncretic Beliefs  Prereq:   : 600;   : 300
Fortification Name Cost Earthworks   : 80   : 80 Reserve Caches  Prereq:   : 150   : 150 Defensive Federalism  Prereq:   : 300   : 300 Only Egypt, Babylon reach Level 3 in Fortification.	Attrition Name Cost Allegiance  Prereq:   : 80   : 80 Attrition Warfare  Prereq:   : 150   : 150 Scorched Earth  Prereq:   : 300   : 300