Dark Age
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The Dark Age is the first available age in the Age of Kings series.
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Overview
Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, Western Europe plunged into an extended period of barbarity, lawlessness and economic retreat that has come to be known as the Dark Age. The infrastructure of the Romans, including public works, courts, law enforcement, education, written records, coinage and trade largely disappeared. Germanic invaders from North of the Rhine and Danube Rivers substituted a tribal political structure based on loyalty to strong warriors. A gradual recovery was fostered by three main influences: exceptional leaders who stabilised large areas, the Christian Church (operating from Rome and Ireland), which preserved and spread a modicum of learning and revitalised economies based on agriculture, especially the wool and cloth trade.
[Quoted from Age of Kings Manual]
Technology
Characteristic of the first Age, the ability to research technology is very limited. However Loom is available to research at the Town Center. This makes your Villagers harder to kill by adding Armor and Pierce Armor.
Buildings
There are two types of buildings available in the Dark Age. The economic buildings are the House, Mill, Farm, Lumber Camp, Mining Camp and Dock. Military buildings consist of the Barracks, Outpost and Palisade Wall.
Units
Available land units in the Dark Age are the Villager and the Militia. Villagers are created at the Town Center and can gather all types of resources in various ways. The Militia is the basic military unit and this is created at the Barracks. The Dock can also provide Fishing Ships for extra Food collection.
