Food is obtained by hunting animals, gathering berries, harvesting livestock, farming, and shore fishing and fishing from boats.

The game offers four types of resources: food, wood, gold, and stone. Resources can be used to train units, construct buildings, and research technologies, among other things for example, players can research better armour for infantry units. Advancing to a new Age unlocks new units, structures, and technologies, but players must first build certain buildings from their current age and then pay a sum of resources (typically food and gold).Ĭivilian units, called 'villagers', are used to gather resources they are either male or female-gender does not affect their abilities. Players conquer rival towns and empires as they advance one of 13 civilizations through four 'Ages': the Dark Age, the Feudal Age, the Castle Age (being the High Middle Ages), and the Imperial Age, reminiscent of the Renaissance-a 1000-year timeframe. Age of Empires II is a real-time strategy game that focuses on building towns, gathering resources, and creating armies to defeat opponents.

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