Military Buildings

Military Buildings are buildings that can train Military Units. Each Building can only recruit one kind. A Military Building has two slots unlocked by default, and you may purchase two additional slots by paying a certain amount of coins and supplies. There is also a fifth slot, but it can only be unlocked through diamonds. Also, take note that the price to unlock slots gets higher the more you unlock. Special Military buildings such as Rogue Hideouts, Color Guard Camps and Drummer Schools require diamonds to unlock 3rd, 4th and 5th slots, with the price increasing for every slot added. Champion's Retreat only has two slots: first being unlocked already and another slot costing 50 diamonds. Note also that if you store a special military building with slots unlocked with diamonds, the slots will be locked again once they are placed back down, costing diamonds to re-unlock them again.

Recruiting units does not affect your population.

Your Attacking and Defending army may only consist of eight units. It is highly recommended that you look at what units the enemy (NPC, can't see other player's units) will use to defend a province, and then pick an army accordingly. At the bottom of the screen when you click on a Military Building, you can see which unit(s) your produced unit has bonuses against. For example, if your enemy is highly focused on Light Units, bring a bunch of Heavy Units and pick them out one by one.

It might also be worth to remember that some units get attack and/or defense bonuses from various obstructions on the battlefield. For example, light units (Spearfighter, Soldier, etc) receive a defense bonus by standing inside a Bush(+2) or Tree(+3). Ranged units, such as the Archer, receive an attack bonus by standing on rocks, and artillery units receive a bonus by standing on a hill. Knowing this may very well be what decides whether you win or lose. Also, mounted units can not cross over Rocks, neither heavy units nor fast units can cross over Swamps, and Swamps slow units down.

All Military Buildings in your city produce (train) Attached units. If they die they can be re-trained again at a small cost of coins and supplies. You can also click on a Military Building to see how much time is left for them to fully heal or to be fully trained. Training and Healing time can also be sped up with Tavern boosts.

All Ages[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Champion's Retreat	None	0 / 0 / 0	3x3	20s	Champion
Color Guard Camp	None	0 / 0 / 150	4x4	20s	Color Guard
Drummer School	None	0 / 0 / 150	4x4	20s	Military Drummer
Rogue Hideout	None	0 / 0 / 0	2x3	20s	Rogue

Bronze Age[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Spearfighter Barracks	Spears	170 / 110 / 26	3x3	20s	Spearfighter
Slinger Range	Slingshots	430 / 280 / 34	2x3	30min	Slinger
Horseman Stable	Horseback Riding	640 / 420 / 56	3x3	30min	Horseman
Warrior Barracks	Phalanx	850 / 560 / 47	3x3	40min	Warrior
Thrower Camp	Siege Engines	1080 / 700 / 56	3x3	40min	Stone Thrower

Iron Age[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Soldier Barracks	Militia	1410 / 1010 / 79	3x2	1:10h	Soldier
Archery Range	Archery	2820 / 2020 / 108	2x2	1:20h	Archer
Mounted Warrior Stable	Military Tactics	4220 / 3030 / 170	3x4	1:30h	Mounted Warrior
Legionnaire Barracks	Chain of Command	5630 / 4040 / 144	3x3	1:40h	Legionnaire
Ballista Camp	Mathematics	7040 / 5050 / 170	4x3	1:50h	Ballista

Early Middle Ages[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Mounted Archer Range	Mounted Archery	11050 / 8570 / 206	3x4	4h	Mounted Archer
Mercenary Barracks	Mercenaries	7360 / 4710 / 155	3x3	3h	Mercenary
Heavy Cavalry Stable	Heavy Cavalry	14730 / 11420 / 355	3x4	3:50h	Heavy Cavalry
Armored Infantry Barracks	Armored Infantry	16570 / 12850 / 284	3x3	4:10h	Armored Infantry
Catapult Camp	Physics	18410 / 14280 / 335	3x3	4:30h	Catapult

High Middle Ages[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Berserker Barracks	Counterstrategy	21720 / 18130 / 260	3x3	6h	Berserker
Crossbow Range	Crossbows	27160 / 22660 / 346	3x3	6:50h	Crossbowman
Knight Stable	Chivalry	32590 / 27190 / 563	3x4	7:30h	Knight
Heavy Infantry Barracks	Heavy Armor	38020 / 31720 / 476	3x3	8:20h	Heavy Infantry
Trebuchet Camp	Heavy Siege Engines	43450 / 36250 / 563	3x3	9h	Trebuchet

Late Middle Ages[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Great Sword Warrior Barracks	Great Swords	48300 / 43310 / 391	3x3	9h	Great Sword Warrior
Longbow Archer Range	Longbows	60370 / 54130 / 521	3x3	10:10h	Longbow Archer
Heavy Knight Stable	Cavalry Tactics	72440 / 64960 / 846	4x4	11:20h	Heavy Knight
Imperial Guard Barracks	Pike Square	84520 / 75780 / 716	3x4	12:20h	Imperial Guard
Cannon Camp	Gun Powder	96590 / 86610 / 846	3x4	13:30h	Cannon

Colonial Age[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Ranger Encampment	Exploration	84,200 / 80,200 / 829	4x2	12:10h	Ranger
Musketeer Range	Musket	76,500 / 72,900 / 737	5x3	10:50h	Musketeer
Dragoon Stables	Rapid Response	91,800 / 87,500 / 921	4x3	13:30h	Dragoon
Grenadier Barracks	Elite Forces	99,500 / 94,800 / 1013	4x3	14:50h	Grenadier
Field Gun Camp	Field Artillery	107,100 / 102,100 / 1105	3x4	16:10h	Field Gun

Industrial Age[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Jaeger Encampment	Reconnaissance	115,000 / 117,000 / 1104	3x3	13h	Jaeger Infantry
Rifleman Range	Rifles	105,000 / 106,000 / 982	3x3	11:30h	Rifleman
Lancer Stables	Flanking Tactics	126,000 / 128,000 / 1227	4x3	14:30h	Lancer
Howitzer Factory	Ballistics	136,000 / 138,000 / 1350	4x3	15:50h	Howitzer
Breech Loader Factory	Breech Loading	147,000 / 149,000 / 1472	3x5	17:20h	Breech Loader

Progressive Era[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Conscription Office	Mass Mobilization	151,000 / 162,000 / 1420	5x4	13:20h	Conscript
Sniper Camp	Scoped Rifles	137,000 / 147,000 / 1260	6x3	11:50h	Sniper
Armored Car Factory	Armor Plating	164,000 / 176,000 / 1580	5x4	14:50h	Armored Car
Tank Factory	Tracked Vehicles	178,000 / 191,000 / 1740	4x5	16:20h	Tank
Ordnance Factory	Percussion Fuze	192,000 / 206,000 / 1890	4x5	17:50h	Rapid Fire Cannon

Modern Era[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Mechanized Infantry Barracks	Mechanized Infantry	219,000 / 233,000 / 1960	5x4	15:00h	Mechanized Infantry
Paratrooper Camp	Rapid Deployment	201,000 / 213,000 / 1760	5x3	13:30h	Paratrooper
Heavy Weapons Center	Anti-Tank Warfare	183,000 / 194,000 / 1570	5x4	12:00h	Bazooka Team
Battle Tank Factory	Modern Tanks	238,000 / 252,000 / 2160	4x4	16:30h	Battle Tank
Mechanized Artillery Factory	Mechanized Artillery	256,000 / 271,000 / 2350	5x4	18:00h	Mechanized Artillery

Postmodern Era[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
IFV Factory	Infantry Support	283,000 / 297,000 / 2400	4x5	15:00h	IFV
Machinegun Range	Squad Tactics	259,000 / 272,000 / 2100	3x7	13:30h	MG Team
Commando Camp	Special Operations	236,000 / 248,000 / 1900	4x4	12:00h	Commando
Universal Tank Factory	Composite Armor	306,000 / 322,000 / 2600	4x6	16:30h	Universal Tank
Rocket Artillery Factory	Rocket Artillery	330,000 / 347,000 / 2800	6x3	18:00h	Rocket Artillery

Contemporary Era[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Attack Helicopter Base	Aerial Fire Support	375,000 / 392,000 / 2800	5x4	18:00h	Attack Helicopter
Air Defense Factory	Mobile Air Defense	343,000 / 359,000 / 2600	4x5	16:30h	Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
Strike Team Center	Military Interventions	312,000 / 327,000 / 2100	4x3	13:30h	Strike Team
Assault Tank Factory	Reactive Armor	406,000 / 425,000 / 2400	7x4	15:00h	Assault Tank
Missile Site	Missile Artillery	437,000 / 457,000 / 3100	3x6	19:30h	Missile Artillery

Tomorrow Era[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Combat Drone Base	Combat Drones	446,000 / 546,000 / 3,000	4x3	16:30h	Combat Drone
Anti-Materiel Range	Armor-Piercing Shells	527,000 / 504,000 / 3,300	3x5	12:00h	Anti-Materiel Sniper
Ultra AP Factory	Off-Road Tactics	486,000 / 462,000 / 3,500	4x4	13:30h	Ultra AP
Stealth Tank Factory	Stealth Technology	365,000 / 420,000 / 2,700	4x6	18:00h	Stealth Tank
Microwave Blaster Factory	Wireless Power Trasmission	405,000 / 378,000 / 2,400	5x5	15:00h	Microwave Blaster

Future Era[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Drone Swarm Hub	Quantum Communication	529,000 / 521,000 / 4.500	4x4	15:00h	Drone Swarm
Exoskeleton Factory	Human-Machine Interface	740,000 / 729,000 / 6,300	4x5	12:00h	Exoskeleton Soldier
Hover Tank Base	Gravity Fields	582,000 / 573,000 / 5,000	6x5	16:30	Hover Tank
Rail Gun Range	Extended Gaussian Distribution	687,000 / 677,000 / 5,400	6x3	18:00h	Rail Gun
Satellite Uplink Center	Orbital Networks	635,000 / 625,000 / 5,900	5x5	13:30h	Satellite Spotter

Arctic Future[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Recon Raider Garage	Advanced Homokinetic Joints	544,000 / 532,000 / 4,500	3x6	15:00h	Recon Raider
Dragon Drone Base	Swarm Control Methods	708,000 / 665,000 / 5,100	5x5	18:00h	Dragon Drone
Battle Fortress Factory	Combined Weapon Systems	599,000 / 586,000 / 4,900	5x6	16:30	Battle Fortress
Behemoth Hangar	Superheavy Warmachines	762,000 / 665,000 / 4,700	6x6	19:30	Behemoth
Plasma Range	Plasma Spectroscopy	544,000 / 586,000 / 5,300	6x4	15:00h	Plasma Artillery
Surrogate Assembly	Mind-Controlled Robots	708,000 / 692,000 / 5,800	4x4	19:30h	Surrogate Soldier

Oceanic Future[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Coins/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Hydroelectric Facility	Controlled Lightning	817,000 / 719,000 / 5,000	4x5	18:00h	Hydroelectric Eel
C.R.A.B. Lab	Mechanical Claws	914,000 / 745,000 / 6,000	5x5	21:00h	C.R.A.B. Mech
Cruiser Port	Hydrodynamics	871,000 / 681,000 / 5,600	4x6	18:40h	Sub Cruiser
Turturret Dock	Biomimetic Armor	626,000 / 660,000 / 5,100	7x3	15:00h	Turturret
Manta Bay	Robotic Appendages	898,000 / 788,000 / 6,300	4x6	13:30h	Manta
Nautilus Drop	Nautilus Replica	909,000 / 772,000 / 6,100	6x5	15:00h	Nautilus
Octo Depot	Chromatophore Synthesis	795,000 / 708,000 / 6,900	4x5	12:00h	Octopod
Scimitar Hangar	Enhanced Streamlining	762,000 / 767,000 / 7,200	3x7	12:00h	Scimitar
Glider Hive	Accelerated Breaching	925,000 / 852,000 / 7,800	5x5	13:30h	Gliders
Medusa Silo	Deepwater Drilling	969,000 / 788,000 / 8,000	6x4	10:30h	Medusa

Virtual Future[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Hidden School	Cybernetically Augmented Ninjutsu	1,206,000 / 1,163,000 / 8,000	5x5	15:00h	Ninja
Dojo	Codex of Honor 2.0	1,206,000 / 1,179,000 / 7,900	5x5	15:00h	Augmented Samurai
Combat Robot Factory	Compounding Robotics	1,045,000 / 892,000 / 7,700	4x5	15:00h	Ronin Bot
Rocket Range	Non-Volatile Fire Shells	1,085,000 / 931,000 / 9,700	4x6	15:00h	Rocket Troop
Warrior Monk School	Combat Traditions	1,085,000 / 931,000 / 9,700	3x3	15:00h	Warrior Monk

Space Age Mars[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost Gold/Supplies/Population	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Sentinel Dome	Anti-Gravitational Fields	1,538,000 / 1,473,000 / 14,000	6x4	15:00h	Sentinel
Sniperbot Facility	Pressurized Plasma	1,538,000 / 1,473,000 / 14,000	5x4	15:00h	Sniperbot
Space Marine Barracks	Plasma Nozzles	1,538,000 / 1,473,000 / 14,000	5x5	15:00h	Space Marine
Steel Warden Station	Lower AI Cores	1,538,000 / 1,473,000 / 14,000	4x7	15:00h	Steel Warden
Tesla Works	Superconductor Particle Streams	1,538,000 / 1,473,000 / 14,000	4x6	15:00h	Tesla Walker

Space Age Asteroid Belt[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Hover Hammer Parkour	Reinforced Mining Parts	1,641,000 1,473,000 13,000	7x4	15:00h	Hover Hammer
B.E.L.T. Site	Nonlinear Laser Pulse	1,538,000 1,473,000 14,000	5x6	15:00h	B.E.L.T.
Drill Ranger Depot	Simplified Repair Process	1,436,000 1,572,000 14,000	5x5	15:00h	Drill Ranger
Shredder Factory	Selective Heat Generation	1,538,000 1,621,000 15,100	5x5	15:00h	Shredder
Nail Storm Range	Multi-purpose Space Training	1,743,000 1,277,000 17,300	6x4	15:00h	Nail Storm

Space Age Venus[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Energy Cannon Constructor	Break-Proof Alloys	2,828,000 2,047,000 26,200	6x5	15:00h	Energy Cannon
Power Dragon Firing Range	Biological Energy Conservation	2,662,000 2,362,000 19,700	5x5	15:00h	Power Dragon
Observer Drone Platform	Iridium Infused Metal	2,496,000 2,362,000 21,300	4x6	15:00h	Observer Drone
Steel Fist Bunker	Chrysaniline	2,496,000 2,598,000 23,000	5x5	15:00h	Steel Fist
Ghost Blaster Production Line	EMP Transmission	2,329,000 2,520,000 21,300	4x7	15:00h	Ghost Blaster

Space Age Jupiter Moon[]

Name	Technology Required	Building Cost	Size	Time	Trainable Unit
Glider Foundry	Deep Frequency Module	3,239,000 2,332,000 29,100	7x4	15:00h	Abyssal Glider
Cavitation Assembler	Cavitation Module	3,049,000 2,691,000 21,800	4x7	15:00h	Cavitation Tank
Glacier Galvanizer	High Pressure Detector 3000	2,858,000 2,960,000 25,500	5x5	15:00h	Glacier Hiker
Aqua Drone Systems	Microscopic Propeller	2,668,000 2,871,000 23,700	4x6	15:00h	Division Drones
Grenadier Armory	Chemiluminescence Ammunition	2,858,000 2,691,000 23,700	6x4	15:00h	Harpoon Grenadier

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