The second tab available in the Age of Empires Online Technology Tree includes military upgrades. Just like the Economy Tab, players who wish to improve their fighting units, will need Tech Points, earned by leveling up the Capital City.
Some upgrades that can be unlocked in the Military Tab are similar for all civilizations, but some of them are unique.
The Military Tab is used especially by those places who wish to Rush their enemies.
The Rush Strategy (Rushing) is a term well known to all real-time strategy players, and it is used by those who want to attack their enemies in early stages, trying to catch them unprepared.
In this case the Military Tab is the most important, because the player can upgrade his troops and benefit from those upgrades before a rival who uses the Booming Strategy, for example.
The following AoEO game guide reveals the list of Military upgrades available for both civilizations in the game (Greek and Egyptian).
With the help of this guide, fans of the game can find additional information, regarding these upgrades and their effects over all Age of Empires Online units.
Greek Military Tree
Age 1
Barracks – Points Required: 0 – Trains infantry units.
Spearman – Points Required: 0 – Infantry unit. A basic infantry unit that is effective against cavalry.
Age 2
Hypaspist – Points Required: 1 – Infantry unit. An adept warrior that is effective against other infantry.
Spearman Vanguard – Points Required: 1 – Improves spearman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Archery Range – Points Required: 2 – Trains ranged units.
Toxotes – Points Required: 0 – Ranged unit. A basic archer that is effective against infantry.
Stable – Points Required: 2 – Trains cavalry units.
Sarissophoroi – Points Required: 0 – Cavalry unit. A ranged cavalry unit that is effective against ranged units.
Age 3
Hoplite – Points Required: 2 – Infantry unit. A good all-around armored warrior.
Spearman Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves spearman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Hypaspist Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Hypaspist. +15% health; +15% damage.
Toxotes Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Toxotes. +15% health; +15% damage.
Peltast – Points Required: 2 – Ranged unit. A javelin-throwing unit that is effective against other ranged units.
Sarissophoroi Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Sarissophoroi. +15% health; +15% damage.
Prodromos – Points Required: 2 – Cavalry unit. A fast-moving unit that is effective against other cavalry.
Siege Workshop – Points Required: 3 – Trains siege units.
Battering Ram – Points Required: 0 – Siege unit. A slow-moving unit that can only attack buildings.
Age 4
Hoplite Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Hoplite. +15% health; +15% damage.
Hoplite Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Hoplite. +25% health; +25% damage.
Spearman Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Spearman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Spearman Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Spearman. +25% health; +25% damage.
Hypaspist Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Hypaspist. +15% health; +15% damage.
Hypaspist Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Hypaspist. +25% health; +25% damage.
Peltast Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Peltast. +15% health; +15% damage.
Peltast Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Peltast. +25% health; +25% damage.
Toxotes Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Toxotes. +15% health; +15% damage.
Toxotes Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Toxotes. +25% health; +25% damage.
Gastraphetes – Points Required: 3 – Ranged unit. A long-range crossbowman that is effective against infantry.
Gastraphetes Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Gastraphetes. +25% health; +25% damage.
Hippikon – Points Required: 3 – Cavalry unit. A powerful mounted armored unit.
Hippikon Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Hippikon. +25% health; +25% damage.
Sarissophoroi Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Sarissophoroi. +15% health; +15% damage.
Sarissophoroi Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Sarissophoroi. +25% health; +25% damage.
Prodromos Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Prodromos. +15% health; +15% damage.
Prodromos Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Prodromos. +25% health; +25% damage.
Battering Ram Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Battering Ram. +15% health; +15% damage.
Battering Ram Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Battering Ram. +25% health; +25% damage.
Ballista – Points Required: 3 – Siege unit. A ranged siege unit that deals area damage.
Ballista Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Ballista. +25% health; +25% damage.
Wonder – Possessing one for a period of time leads to victory in player vs. player (PvP) combat.
Greek Military Star Techs
Star Tech: Ares’ Vengeance – Points Required: 3 – Improves Spearman, Hypaspist, Hoplite. Always active. +10% damage.
Star Tech: Ares’ Blessing – Points Required: 3 – Improves Spearman, Hypaspist, Hoplite. Always active. +10% health.
Star Tech: Ares’ Grace – Points Required: 3 – Improves Spearman, Hypaspist, Hoplite. Always active. +5% movement speed.
Star Tech: Apollo’s Vengeance – Points Required: 3 – Improves Toxotes, Peltast, Gastraphetes. Always active. +10% damage.
Star Tech: Apollo’s Blessing – Points Required: 3 – Improves Toxotes, Peltast, Gastraphetes. Always active. +10% health.
Star Tech: Apollo’s Grace – Points Required: 3 – Improves Toxotes, Peltast, Gastraphetes. Always active. +5% movement speed.
Star Tech: Poseidon’s Vengeance – Points Required: 3 – Improves Sarissophoroi, Prodromos, Hippikon. Always active. +10% damage.
Star Tech: Poseidon’s Blessing – Points Required: 3 – Improves Sarissophoroi, Prodromos, Hippikon. Always active. +10% health.
Star Tech: Poseidon’s Grace – Points Required: 3 – Improves Sarissophoroi, Prodromos, Hippikon. Always active. +5% movement speed.
Star Tech: Hephaestus’ Blessing – Points Required: 3 – Improves Battering Ram, Ballista, Palintonon. Always active. +15% health.
Star Tech: Hephaestus’ Grace – Points Required: 3 – Improves Battering Ram, Ballista, Palintonon. Always active. +15% movement speed.
Egyptian Military Tree
Age 1
Barracks – Points Required: 0 – Trains infantry units.
Spearman – Points Required: 0 – Infantry unit. A basic infantry unit that is effective against cavalry.
Age 2
Axeman – Points Required: 1 – Infantry unit. An adept warrior that is effective against other infantry.
Spearman Vanguard – Points Required: 1 – Improves spearman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Slinger – Points Required: 0 – Ranged unit. A weak projectile unit that is effective against other ranged units.
Stable – Points Required: 2 – Trains Camel Riders and Chariot Archers.
Camel Rider – Points Required: 0 – Cavalry unit. A fast-moving unit that is effective against other cavalry.
Age 3
Slinger Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Slinger. +15% health; +15% damage.
Spearman Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Spearman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Axeman Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Axeman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Camel Rider Veteran – Points Required: 1 – Improves Camel Rider. +15% health; +15% damage.
Chariot Archer – Points Required: 2 – Ranged unit. A fast mounted archer.
Fortress – Points Required: 3 – A strong defensive building. Trains War Elephants, Elephant Archers and Advisor units.
War Elephant – Points Required: 0 – Cavalry unit. A powerful mounted warrior that deals area damage and is effeective against siege units and buildings.
Siege Workshop – Points Required: 3 – Trains siege units.
Siege Tower – Points Required: 0 – Siege unit. A slow-moving unit that can only attack buildings.
Age 4
Slinger Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Slinger. +15% health; +15% damage.
Slinger Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Slinger. +25% health; +25% damage.
Spearman Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Spearman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Spearman Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Spearman. +25% health; +25% damage.
Axeman Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Axeman. +15% health; +15% damage.
Axeman Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Axeman. +25% health; +25% damage.
Camel Rider Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Camel Rider. +15% health; +15% damage.
Camel Rider Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Camel Rider. +25% health; +25% damage.
Chariot Archer Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Chariot Archer. +15% health; +15% damage.
Chariot Archer Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Chariot Archer. +25% health; +25% damage.
War Elephant Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves War Elephant. +15% health; +15% damage..
War Elephant Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves War Elephant. +25% health; +25% damage.
Elephant Archer – Points Required: 3 – Ranged unit. A powerful mounted archer that deals small-area damage.
Elephant Archer Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Elephant Archer. +25% health; +25% damage.
Catapult – Points Required: 3 – Siege unit. A ranged siege unit that deals area damage.
Catapult Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Catapult. +25% health; +25% damage.
Siege Tower Master – Points Required: 1 – Improves Siege Tower. +15% health; +15% damage.
Siege Tower Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Siege Tower. +25% health; +25% damage.
Palintonon – Points Required: 3 – Siege unit. A long-range siege unit that deals small area damage and is very effective against buildings.
Palintonon Champion – Points Required: 2 – Greatly improves Palintonon. +25% health; +25% damage.
Wonder – Possessing one for a period of time leads to victory in player vs. player (PvP) combat.
Egyptian Military Star Techs
Star Tech: Ra’s Cost Reduction – Points Required: 3 – Reduces cost of Spearman, Axeman, Slinger. Always active. -10% cost.
Star Tech: Ra’s Training Increase – Points Required: 3 – Reduces training time of Spearman, Axeman, Slinger. Always active. -10% train time.
Star Tech: Ra’s Speed Increase – Points Required: 3 – Improves Spearman, Axeman, Slinger. Always active. +5% movement speed.
Star Tech: Seth’s Training Increase – Points Required: 3 – Reduces training time of Camel Rider and Chariot Archer. Always active. -15% train time.
Star Tech: Seth’s Cost Reduction – Points Required: 3 – Reduces cost of Camel Rider and Chariot Archer. Always active. -15% cost.
Star Tech: Ptah’s Training Increase – Points Required: 3 – Reduces training time of War Elephant and Elephant Archer. Always active. -15% train time.
Star Tech: Ptah’s Cost Reduction – Points Required: 3 – Reduces cost of War Elephant and Elephant Archer. Always active. -15% cost.
Star Tech: Amen’s Cost Reduction – Points Required: 3 – Reduces cost of Siege Tower, Catapult and Palintonon. Always active. -10% cost.
Star Tech: Amen’s Training Increase – Points Required: 3 – Reduces training time of Siege Tower, Catapult and Palintonon. Always active. 20% train time.
Star Tech: Amen’s Speed Increase – Points Required: 3 – Improves Siege Tower, Catapult and Palintonon. Always active. +15% movement speed.
