Hovels

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In game[edit | edit source]

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Hovels— Vital statistics

Used to train and upgrade infantry.

Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed
Bronze Age [1]
3.3s
(50t)
80 6 12 2.33s
(35t)
Cost Building class Armour Weapon range Specialty
Base Ramp
Food.jpg: 20
Metal: 10;
Food.jpg: 1 Military 0 Melee
  • Can garrison up to 10 units.
  • Can be built outside of city radius.

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Overall strategy[edit | edit source]

Peasant Hovels are a good source of "spear fodder" units, provided you actually think such units are good at all. Most of the time, however, these units are too weak and difficult to use, but generally they are very cheap so they can be used to defend against rushes, or by opening the way for one. Peasant Hovels, however, must be constructed near cities, so building too many of these buildings can have a knock-on effect on your early game setup when even the amount of space available to you can tell the difference between victory and defeat.

Notes[edit | edit source]

While Peasant Hovels can be built early on with no requirements attached, in Rise of the Ancients it is not so - you must first advance one age before you are allowed to build one.

Units trained[edit | edit source]

Name Class
Nakwadaz Wataha Stealth spear infantry German00dguy.png
Axemen Light melee infantry 2484d0fed23c5917e23ecc367fa0b82f.png
Slingers Light missile infantry Slingers bhg.png
Skirmisher Levy Light missile infantry Leves-kc.png