The Crucible/Wonders

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Wonders: Quick reference card[edit | edit source]

For the original Wonders as shown in Age of Chariots, click here.
For Age of Empires wonders, see here.

In contrast with Age of Chariots, Rise of the Ancients and Age of Empires wonders in The Raj of Steam and Steel, Wonders are very much open to most factions, except with one major restriction: politics.

  • The first, consisting of a handful, is available mostly to Angreziraj, and possibly associate nations like New Britain, South Africa and Australia.
  • The second and third groups are divided, as they were in Rise of the Moderns, into Populist and Elitist wonders and need appropriate Politics upgrades from the Senate to access them.
    • Populist Wonders allow some access to units;
    • Elitist Wonders are mainly technology-based (and usually revolve around improving your economy or research base).

Name

Resource cost

Wonder point contribution; abilities

Special remarks

Unaligned Wonders[edit | edit source]

A body of Wonders that are not tied to politics for construction. Many of them are restricted to a select few factions, eg Alhambra and Cordoban Mezquita are naturally associated with Granada and Maghreb, and no one else.

Cordoban Mezquita

Cordoban Mezquita

  • Metal.png: 300
  • Timber.jpg: 300
  • +9 WP.png
  • Has the ability of a Sanctuary.
  • +50% Timber.jpg gather rate.
  • Commerce Limit on Timber.jpg increased by 100
  • Temple effects increased by 50%
  • Must be built in a City (not Village)
  • Cannot be captured by the enemy.

Granada, Moors only.

  • Replaces Forbidden City from HQC original.
  • What factions? possibly, has different appearance. Lac Viet Temple from Hong is absorbed into this Wonder.
  • Graeco-Roman one: Olympus in [1], Pantheon in Imperial Era.
Marine Arsenal
Marine Arsenal
  • Metal.png : 400
  • Timber.jpg : 400
  • +4 WP.png
  • Functions like a Siegeworks, but can be built on water.
  • You create ships 50% faster.
  • Increases your income from rare resources (in your territory) and Markets by 200%.
  • You receive the bonus ability of all unique resources in your territory, even if you don't have a Merchant there.
  • Trains Magistral Guard Infantry for Venexia
  • Prereqs: Tier 4 MIL COM.
  • Italian states and Hansa only - this means a new appearance to represent the Hanseatic League's own unique architecture.
Basilica di San Marco
Wonder elon icon.png
  • Krateia.png : 1,000
  • Timber.jpg : 450
  • Wealth.jpg : 370
  • +7 WP.png
  • +50 to Commerce Limit on Timber.jpg, Wealth.jpg.
  • +50 Population Limit .
  • Wealth.jpg gather rate increased by 30%.
( Venice only.)
  • Prereqs:
    • Commonwealth Policies
    • Engineering Construction

Abbey RKC Abbey ico.png

  • Timber.jpg: 200
  • Food.jpg: 200
  • +5 WP.png
  • +50 Food.jpg Wealth.jpg Commerce Limit
  • Increases City Limit by 1.
  • Cities are 33% cheaper.
  • Improves Food.jpg Food gather rate by 20%.
  • Most factions - except, Sarmatians, Pyu, Indians
  • Replaces Pyramids from HQC origina.
  • Chinese - Imperial zigurrat tomb is being used for this one.
Alhambra Complex
Rkc alhambra ico.png
  • 500K
  • Food.jpg: 1,000
  • 300G
  • +7 WP.png
    • Raises your Commerce Limit for Food.jpg, Timber.jpg, and Metal.png by 200.
  • Increases attrition damage inflicted on unsupplied enemy units in your territory by 100%.
  • Spies are created instantly.
  • Gain the use of an extra Spy unit which does not count against your Population Limit and is rebuilt for free whenever it is killed.
  • Cannot be captured by the enemy.
Grand
Cathedral

Cathedral.png
  • Wealth.jpg : 1,100
  • Metal.png : 700
  • +6 WP.png
  • -100% attrition damage for your units.
  • Free land unit upgrades.
(Christians only with Tier 1 Green)
  • Prereqs:
    • [2] Imperial Age [2]
    • Level 5: Strategic Reserves Military
    • Engineering Construction

Populist Wonders[edit | edit source]

Torre di Pisa

Wonder pisa.png

  • Timber.jpg: 300
  • Food.jpg: 300
  • +4 WP.png
  • Increases your National Borders.

Can be built by almost anyone, but usually has a very slow build time and a low WP contribution. Still the cheapest Wonder to build.

Pałaso Ducałe
Wonder Musk ico.png
  • Krateia.png : 800
  • Food.jpg : 500
  • Wealth.jpg : 250
  • Can be used to replace a Senate building.
  • +8 WP.png
  • Reduces the non-Krateia.png Influence costs of research by 50%
  • Siege, Artillery and Supply units move 25% faster
  • Buildings are built 25% faster
( Greece only.)
  • Prereq Aristocracy Policies, Isolationism Policies
  • Must be built in a City, not a Village.

La Sorbonne

Wonder sorbonne ico.png

  • Food.jpg: 800
  • Wealth.jpg: 600
( Roundel chimp.png Egypt Greece India Rome Saka only)
  • Buildable to all except anyone who can't build a Library.
  • Must be built in a City (not Village)
Steelworks
Bdzg Hqc steelworks ico.png
  • Metal.png: 650
  • Wealth.jpg: 300
  • +9 WP.png
  • +50% Metal.png gather rate.
  • +100 to Commerce Limit for Metal.png.
  • -25% to Barracks, Corral, and Dock unit costs.
  • Must be built in a City (not Village)
(Rome only.)
  • Prereqs:
    • [2] Imperial Age [2];
    • Expansionism Policies;
    • Crafts Specialisation Construction
Financial District
Financial District
  • Krateia.png : 3,000
  • Wealth.jpg : 1,400
  • +6 WP.png
  • The cost to buy goods at Market is never higher than 125Wealth.jpg; the price to sell is never lower than 50Wealth.jpg.
  • All Technologies and Upgrades can be researched instantaneously.
( Roundel chimp.png Roundle qmt.png Roundel carthage.png Roundel hellenic.png Roundel rome.png Rounder bharat new.png Roundel persia.png only.)
  • Must be built in a City (not Village)
  • Most factions. But it should have a different appearance. Ideally the Museion of Egypt should be used as its model. Maybe this means we ought to reuse it for the Assyrian counterpart?
  • Tokharoi excluded.
  • Appearance:
    • Egypt, Parthians: Museion
  • Romano-Greek: Celsium ofEphesus
  • Chinese/Asian: WIP.
  • NB "Scriptorium Magnum" = Lat. "Great Library"

Elitist Wonders[edit | edit source]

Santa Maria del Fiore
Wonder duomo ico.png
  • Krateia.png : 800
  • Timber.jpg : 620
  • +8 WP.png
  • Increases all your building hit points by 50%
  • Your Wealth.jpg Wealth income increased by 66%
  • Raises your Commerce Limit for Wealth.jpg Wealth by +20
  • Does not need to be built near a Settlement
Mont Saint Miché
Wonder miche ico.png
  • Metal.png : 700
  • Food.jpg : 500
  • +5 WP.png
  • Increases your National Borders by +2
  • Attrition to enemy units in your territory increased by +33%
  • Forts and Towers upgrades 15% cheaper
(Rome only.)
  • Prereqs:
    • Aristocracy Policies;
    • Urban Corporation Policies
  • Must be built in a City, not a Village.

Windsor Keep

Wonder windsor ico.png

  • Food.jpg: 1,000
  • Timber.jpg: 620
  • +9 WP.png
  • Functions liken a Cantonment and is tougher and stronger.
  • Increases your National Borders around its vicinity.
  • While under construction, will not be revealed to enemy until complete.
  • Receive Fortification upgrades for free and all Castles, Fortresses and Citadels gain 33% more hitpoints.
  • Units garrisoned at any Fort Heal at +500% the normal rate.
( Roundel bharat.png Roundel axum.png only.)

Lateran Palace

KHAN abbey ico.png

  • Wealth.jpg: 800
  • Timber.jpg : 800
  • Krateia.png : 300
  • +? WP.png
  • Makes you immune to Capital elimination.
  • Doubles the length of capital timers for you whilst halving that of your opponents' in CtW, upon researching Level 4: Codified Law Administration.
  • Will need a new, bleached version to represent the Papal Palace of Avignon.
Sagres Point
Rkc sagres ico.png
  • Metal.png : 900
  • Timber.jpg : 600
  • Krateia.png : 400
  • +4 WP.png
  • Reveals the entire map
( Egypt only)
Imperial Palatinate
Rkc Palatinat ico.png
  • Food.jpg: 400
  • Timber.jpg: 200
  • +2 WP.png
  • Spawns Light Infantry units for you for free, the length between spawn times increases with each Light Infantry unit owned by you.
  • Spawns an additional army in CtW, upon researching Level 4: Codified Law Administration and Wonder is not present on the map.
  • Does not need to be built near a Settlement.
  • Cannot be captured by the enemy.
  • Roundel chimp.png, Nanyue

Production notes[edit | edit source]

As many as 5 new Wonders are required.

Because the Marine Arsenal is also being given to the Hansa it behooves us to create a new skin for North European nations.