Age of Empires 4: The English - Civilization Age of Empires 4 guide, walkthrough

This Age of Empires 4 guide page contains the most important information about the English civilization.

Last update: 01 December 2021

On this page of the Age of Empires 4 guide you will find an overview of the English civilization, its strengths, most important bonuses, and unique units. We have described each Landmark and technology in detail.

The English civilization is known for its defensive capabilities, rapid large-scale food production, and a unique unit that excels in ranged combat. English will work great for beginner players. They have early access to heavy armed infantry that will make it easy for you to defend yourself against invasions.

• Bonuses
• Unique units
• Landmarks
• Unique technologies
• Summary

Bonuses

1. Stronger Villagers equipped with short bows;
2. Town Center, Outposts, Towers, and Keeps provide a bonus to the Castle network, giving 25% to the attack speed of all nearby units;
3. Town Center shoots 2 times as many arrows;
4. The cost of farms is reduced by 50% of wood;
5. Farms placed near Mills produce food 15% faster;
6. Man-at-Arms units available as early as the 1st era;
7. Military ships receive 1 to range.

Unique units

1. Longbowman - an unparalleled archer unit. With their long range and powerful upgrades, they'll work great on walls. They can lay out defensive palisades, effective against cavalry.

Landmarks

2nd era:

1. Council Hall - military building, producing Longbowman units 100% faster. It has additional enhancements for these units;
2. Abbey of Kings - religious building, healing all non-combat units by 4 HP every 1.5 seconds.

3rd era:

1. Kings Palace - an economic building with the same features as the Town Centre;
2. The White Tower - a defensive building with Fortress features, with all technologies and bonuses. It can produce all available units.

4th era:

1. Berkshire Palace - a fortified building with Fortress features. Adds 50% to range and releases 2 times more arrows during raids;
2. Wynguard Palace - a military building, producing an army consisting of infantry, improved archers, knights and trebuchets.

Unique technologies

2nd era:

1. Shipwrights (Dock) - reduces the cost of ship production by 10%;
2. Setup Camp (Archery Range) - unlocks the ability of Longbowman units to set up tents, allowing them to regain 1 point of health every second.

3rd era:

1. Armor Clad (Barracks) - increases armor power by 2 points for Man-at-Arms units;
2. Network of Citadels (Keep) - increases the attack speed bonus to 50%.

4th era:

1. Enclosure (Siege Workshop) - Each Farm that a Villager works on generates 1 Gold every 3.5 seconds;
2. Arrow Volley (Archery Range) - unique ability of Longbowman unit, which when activated increases their attack speed by 70%;
3. Shattering Projectiles (Siege Workshop) - Improve trebuchetprojectiles that shatter when they hit a target, destroying a larger area in the process.

Summary

The English are not an aggressive civilization. When playing the English, you should try to take over as much territory as possible, create a network of Castles and Towers that will give your units a bonus to attack speed and arrow range. Given the benefits of fighting near these outposts, you should always focus on defense. Even ordinary Villagers, equipped with short bows, receive bonuses from nearby buildings, making them useful in defending the City Center, for example.

Defending sites such as the Sacred Sites may require setting up a new Town Center, walls and towers to take advantage of the capabilities of the English unique unit, the Longbowman. These superb archers, in addition to their increased range, will gain the ability to set up camps to regenerate their health after purchasing the appropriate technology.

English Civilization, despite its susceptibility to siege machines, with skillful planning and placement of appropriate buildings will allow you to slowly but effectively dominate the entire map.