Chinese
Archer and Gunpowder civilization in Age of Empires II.
- Archer and Gunpowder focus
Chu Ko Nu
Dragon Ship- 150 of 171 tree entries
4 civilization bonuses
What the Chinese do better
- Economy
Start with +3 Villagers, but -50 wood and -200 food
- Research
Technologies cost -5/10/15% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Military
Town Centers +7 line of sight and provide +15 population space
- Military
Fire Lancers and Fire Ships move +5/10% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
Researched at the Castle
Unique technologies
Castle Age
Great Wall
Walls, Watch Tower-line and Bombard Towers +30% HP
Imperial Age
Rocketry
Scorpions, Rocket Carts and Lou Chuans +25% attack; Lou Chuans fire rockets
Great Wall and Rocketry do not change the Chu Ko Nu's stats.
Team bonus
Shared with every ally
Farms +10% food
Unique units
Tech tree
150 of 171 entries available
- Units51 of 61
- Technologies71 of 82
- Buildings28 of 28
Unique unit
Put the unique units to the test
Switch to elite, research upgrades and watch every stat change. The research bill adds up what it costs to get there.
Unit lab
Chu Ko Nu
Chinese unique Foot Archer with rapid-fire attack.
Trained at the Castle16 s at the CastleBase portionAdded or time savedHover, focus or tap for the breakdown.
How the numbers add up
| Hit points | 45 base |
|---|---|
| Attack | 8 base |
| Melee armor | 0 base |
| Pierce armor | 0 base |
| Range | 4 base |
| Speed | 0.96 base |
| Line of sight | 6 base |
| Reload time | 3.00 s base |
| Training time | 16.00 s base |
| Cost | 40 wood and 35 gold base |
Upgrades
Select a technology to research it
Blacksmith
Archery Range
University
Castle
Unique technologies
Civilization bonus, always on
No Chinese bonus changes this unit's stats or price.
Research bill
Nothing researched yet
- Food0
- Wood0
- Gold0
- Stone0
- Total0
Itemized(0)
- Research a technology or switch to elite to start the bill.
Tech tree
Everything the Chinese can build
Every building with the units and technologies it unlocks, age by age, laid out like the in-game tree. A red cross marks what the Chinese do not get.
- Building
- Unit
- Technology
- Unique
- Upgrade
- Trained or researched at
Drag the board, scroll sideways or drag the frame in the building strip. Inside the board, arrow keys move between items, Shift with Left or Right jumps a building, and Enter on a unique item opens it in the unit lab.
Not in the Chinese tech tree21 items
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