Level
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Technology
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Effects
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Unlocked units
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Year
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0
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Currency
|
Can now build trade posts
+30 Colonial range
+20 Trade range
+0.2 Morale of navies
+2% Naval maintenance
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1300
|
1
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Mariner's Compass
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Can now build fishing ports
+50 Global settler increase
+0.25 Morale of navies
|
Western galley
One of the following must be true:
- Western tech group
- Eastern tech group
Muslim galley
Indian galley
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1310
|
2
|
Promissory Notes
|
Can place merchants
+0.5% Trade efficiency
+10 Trade range
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1320
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3
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Sawmills
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Can now build shipwrights
+0.25 Morale of navies
+5% Naval maintenance
May fabricate claims
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1330
|
4
|
Portolan Charts
|
Can now build market places
Can now build road networks
Can now build foreign trading companies
Can now build warehouses
Can now build trade wharfs
+3 Global settler increase
+20 Colonial range
+20 Trade range
May fabricate claims
|
Baghlah
Seafaring cog
- Eastern tech group
Merchant Junk
One of the following must be true:
- Chinese tech group
- Austronesian tech group
Cog
If you don't fit the requirements for the Seafaring cog, the Baghlah and the Merchant Junk.
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1340
|
5
|
Insurance Contracts
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Can now build merchant guilds
+20 Trade range
+0.5% Trade efficiency
+5% Naval maintenance
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War cog
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1350
|
6
|
Chartered Merchant Companies
|
Can now build trade docklands
Can now build naval drydocks
+10 Colonial range
+30 Trade range
+1% Trade efficiency
+2 Global settler increase
|
|
1360
|
7
|
Warships
|
+0.2 Morale of navies
+5% Naval maintenance
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Gwaseon
- Korean culture group
Dhow raider
Fuchuan warship
One of the following must be true:
- Chinese tech group
- Austronesian tech group
Crayer
If you don't fit the requirements for the Dhow raider, the Gwaseon and the Fuchuan warship.
|
1370
|
8
|
Forecastles
|
+0.2 Morale of navies
|
Treasure Junk
- Chinese culture group
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1380
|
9
|
Roads
|
+0.1 Morale of navies
|
|
1390
|
10
|
Shell-built Ships
|
Can now build warehouse districts
+50 Trade range
+10 Colonial range
+5% Naval maintenance
|
Ballinger
- English culture
Sambuk
Batella
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Trading Junk
One of the following must be true:
- Chinese tech group
- Austronesian tech group
Lateen-sailed Caravel
If you don't fit the requirements for the Sambuk, the Batella and the Trading Junk.
Dhow
Chinese Junk
One of the following must be true:
- Chinese tech group
- Austronesian tech group
Holk
If you don't fit the requirements for the Dhow and the Chinese Junk.
|
1400
|
11
|
The Office of Lord Admiral
|
+0.25 Morale of navies
+5% Naval maintenance
|
|
1410
|
12
|
Lateen Rigging
|
+50 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+1 Max promoted cultures
|
|
1420
|
13
|
Flush Planking
|
Can now build merchant's quarter
Can now build paved road network
+20 Colonial range
|
|
1430
|
14
|
Full-rigged Ships
|
+0.25 Morale of navies
+5% Naval maintenance
|
|
1440
|
15
|
Caravels
|
+50 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+2 Global settler increase
|
Fluyt
- Dutch culture
Caravela de Armada
- Portuguese culture group
Panokseon
- Korean culture group
Ganja
Kotiya
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Zaw
One of the following must be true:
- Chinese tech group
- Austronesian tech group
Caravel
If you don't fit the requirements for the Ganja, the Kotiya and the Zaw.
Western war galley
One of the following must be true:
- Western tech group
- Eastern tech group
Muslim war galley
Indian war galley
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1450
|
16
|
Multiple Masts
|
+50 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+2 Global settler increase
+5% Naval maintenance
|
|
1460
|
17
|
Heavy Ship Guns
|
+0.25 Morale of navies
+0.25 Morale of navies
+5% Naval maintenance
|
Nau
- Portuguese culture group
Carrack
|
1480
|
19
|
Drydocks
|
Can now build naval arsenal
+1 Max alliances
+25 Colonial range
|
|
1490
|
20
|
Goldsmith Moneylenders
|
+0.5% Trade efficiency
+60 Trade range
|
Trankey
Pattamar
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Barque
If you don't fit the requirements for Trankey and Pattamar.
|
1500
|
21
|
Cross-staffs
|
+60 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+1 Max promoted cultures
May study technology
|
|
1510
|
22
|
Circumnavigation of the Globe
|
Can now build customs houses
Can now build port's warehouses
+60 Trade range
|
|
1520
|
23
|
Galleons
|
Can now build banks
+30 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+2 Global settler increase
|
Mary Rose
- English culture
Galleon
|
1530
|
24
|
The Navy Board
|
+0.2 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
|
|
1540
|
25
|
Line of Battle
|
+0.3 Morale of navies
|
|
1550
|
26
|
The Astrolabe
|
+50 Trade range
+0.1 Morale of navies
May slander merchants
|
|
1560
|
27
|
The Royal Exchange
|
+0.5% Trade efficiency
+0.1 Morale of navies
|
Manila Galleon
- Spain
Heavy Galleon
Galliot
Gallivat
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Galleas
If you don't fit the requirements for Galliot and Gallivat.
|
1570
|
28
|
Ship's Logs
|
+25 Colonial range
+1 Max promoted cultures
+0.1 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
May sabotage recruitment
|
|
1580
|
29
|
Great Circle Sailing
|
+50 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+0.1 Morale of navie
|
|
1590
|
30
|
Joint-Stock Companies
|
+1% Trade efficiency
+60 Trade range
+0.1 Morale of navies
+2 Global settler increase
|
Turtle ship
- Korean culture group
Brigantine
|
1600
|
31
|
Mercator Projection
|
+100 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+1 Max alliances
|
|
1610
|
32
|
Board Admiralty
|
+0.5 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
|
|
1620
|
33
|
The Quadrant
|
Can now build highway network
+100 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
May sow discontent
|
|
1630
|
34
|
Goldsmith Banking
|
+1% Trade efficiency
+2 Global settler increase
+1 Max promoted cultures
|
Two-decker
|
1640
|
35
|
Fractional Banking
|
+2% Trade efficiency
Client states unlocked
|
Corvette
- France
War Dhow
Ghurab
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Frigate-built ship
If you don't fit the requirements for War Dhow and Ghurab.
|
1650
|
36
|
Permanent Navy
|
+80 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+0.5 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
|
Xebec
Qatira
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Polacca Xebec
If you don't fit the requirements for Xebec and Qatira.
|
1660
|
37
|
Experiments with Paper Money
|
+5% Naval maintenance
May sabotage reputation
|
|
1670
|
38
|
Property Insurance
|
+2% Trade efficiency
|
|
1680
|
39
|
National Bank
|
+4 Global settler increase
|
|
1690
|
40
|
Modern Lighthouses
|
Can now build great ports and lighthouses
Can now build naval bases
+130 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
The naval attrition is no longer increased by staying out at sea each month
|
Pal
One of the following must be true:
- Indian tech group
- Hawaii tech group
Frigate
If you don't fit the requirements for the Pal.
|
1700
|
41
|
Steering Wheels
|
+100 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+0.25 Morale of navies
May corrupt officials
|
|
1710
|
42
|
Stock Exchanges
|
Can now build stock exchange
+1% Trade efficiency
+2 Global settler increase
+1 Max promoted cultures
|
|
1720
|
43
|
Oscillating Clocks
|
+120 Trade range
+25 Colonial range
+5% Naval maintenance
|
|
1730
|
44
|
Three-Deckers
|
+0.25 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
|
Victory Class
- Great Britain
Three-decker
|
1740
|
45
|
Standardized Notes
|
+80 Trade range
|
Mosquito Schooner
- United States of America
Archipelago Frigate
One of the following must be true:
- Western tech group
- Eastern tech group
Xebec-Frigate
If you don't fit the requirements for Archipelago Frigate and Mosquito Schooner.
|
1750
|
46
|
The Sextant
|
+25 Colonial range
+10% Naval maintenance
May agitate for liberty
|
|
1760
|
47
|
Clearing Houses
|
+1% Trade efficiency
+160 Trade range
|
|
1770
|
48
|
Merchant Banks
|
+100 Trade range
+2 Global settler increase
Alliance limit removed
|
Heavy Frigate
|
1780
|
49
|
Limes
|
+25 Colonial range
+0.5 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
|
|
1790
|
50
|
Steam Locomotives
|
Can now build road and railway networks
|
|
1800
|
51
|
Mutual Savings Bank
|
+4 Global settler increase
+1 Max promoted cultures
May infiltrate administration
|
|
1810
|
52
|
The Gold Standard
|
+2% Trade efficiency
|
|
1820
|
53
|
Steamships
|
+300 Trade range
+10% Naval maintenance
|
Steam Frigate
|
1830
|
54
|
Central Banking
|
+3 Global settler increase
|
Clipper
|
1840
|
55
|
Battleships
|
+25 Colonial range
+0.5 Morale of navies
+10% Naval maintenance
|
Steam Battleship
|
1850
|
56
|
Fiat Currency
|
+150 Trade range
+1% Trade efficiency
|
|
1860
|
57
|
Steel Hulls
|
+0.5 Morale of navies
+25% Naval maintenance
|
Armoured Frigate
|
1870
|
58
|
Electric Lighthouses
|
+200 Colonial range
+5 Global settler increase
|
|
1880
|
59
|
Wireless Telegraphs
|
+160 Trade range
|
|
1890
|
60
|
Zeppelins
|
+35 Colonial range
|
Ironclad Battleship
|
1900
|