Watch Tower
Age: | Tool | |
Prerequisites: | Build Town Center, build Granary, research Watch Tower. | |
Upgrade Cost: | – – – | |
Research Cost: | 50 food | |
Cost: | 150 stone | |
Hit Points: | 100 | |
Attack: | 3 | |
Armor: | – – – | |
Range: | 5 | |
Upgrade of: | – – – | |
Special: | Fire rate once/1.5 seconds. |
Description:
The Watch Tower is the weakest of the towers. Upgrades include the Sentry Tower, Guard Tower, and Ballista Tower. You can research and upgrade towers at the Granary.
Towers are a defensive structures that fire missiles at enemy villagers and military within range.
Researching Architecture increases hit points and decreases construction time. Alchemy increases attack strength. Ballistics increases accuracy. Woodworking, Artisanship, and Craftsmanship increase range.
History
The tower discovered on the wall at the ancient site of Jericho served several purposes. It extended the visual range of look-outs that would be watching for the approach of raiders and other visitors. An early warning might have been the difference between a successful defense and the fall of the town. The tower was a superior firing position for archery. Bowmen shooting down had an advantage in range and penetration power of arrows versus enemies shooting up. Enemies sheltering at the bottom of the wall may have remained visible to archers in the tower. The tower itself was an independent bastion that could serve as the defensive position of last resort if the wall was carried. The Watch Tower was a simple tower, easily built, and intended mainly to give early warning.