Confucian Academy
Civilizations
Civilization
Chinese
Civilization bonus:
- Can reach population of 220. Trains banner armies in War Academy.
Unique units:
- Arquebusier, Changdao Swordsmen, Chu Ko Nu, Disciple, Fire Junk, Flamethrower, Flying Crow, Fuchuan, Hand Mortar, Iron Flail, Keshik, Meteor Hammer, Qiang Pikemen, Shaolin Master, Steppe Rider and War Junk.
Unique buildings:
- War Academy is a combination of barracks and stables. Village supports 20 population and also fattens livestock.
Wonders:
- Confucian Academy, Porcelain Tower, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and White Pagoda
- The Qing dynasty was known to be the 5th largest empire of world history. The Chinese had organized “banners”, military social units that included Manchu, Han and Mongol units.
Starting Resources
250 Food
300 Wood
Starting Units
Disciple x1
Shaolin Master x1
Villager x6
Age Ups
Confucian Academy (YPWonderChineseConfucianAcademy2)
Shipment:4 Chu Ko Nus
Power:Produces Flying Crows.
Porcelain Tower (YPWonderChinesePorcelainTower2)
Power:Generates resources.
Summer Palace (YPWonderChineseSummerPalace2)
Shipment:300 Food
Power:Produces Banner Armies
Temple of Heaven (YPWonderChineseTempleOfHeaven2)
Shipment:3 Villagers
Power:Transcendence - all units heal. Monks can now heal units.
White Pagoda (YPWonderChineseWhitePagoda2)
Shipment:4 Disciples
Power:Increases Monk attack and hitpoints and Disciple build limit.
Confucian Academy (YPWonderChineseConfucianAcademy3)
Shipment:8 Arquebusiers
Power:Produces Flying Crows.
Porcelain Tower (YPWonderChinesePorcelainTower3)
Power:Generates resources.
Summer Palace (YPWonderChineseSummerPalace3)
Shipment:800 Food
Power:Produces Banner Armies
Temple of Heaven (YPWonderChineseTempleOfHeaven3)
Shipment:1 Town Center Rickshaw
Power:Transcendence - all units heal. Monks can now heal units.
White Pagoda (YPWonderChineseWhitePagoda3)
Shipment:6 Disciples
Power:Increases Monk attack and hitpoints and Disciple build limit.
Confucian Academy (YPWonderChineseConfucianAcademy4)
Shipment:12 Arquebusiers
Power:Produces Flying Crows.
Porcelain Tower (YPWonderChinesePorcelainTower4)
Power:Generates resources.
Summer Palace (YPWonderChineseSummerPalace4)
Shipment:1500 Food
Power:Produces Banner Armies
Temple of Heaven (YPWonderChineseTempleOfHeaven4)
Shipment:3 Rice Paddy Rickshaws
Power:Transcendence - all units heal. Monks can now heal units.
White Pagoda (YPWonderChineseWhitePagoda4)
Shipment:10 Disciples
Power:Increases Monk attack and hitpoints and Disciple build limit.
Confucian Academy (YPWonderChineseConfucianAcademy5)
Shipment:21 Arquebusiers
Power:Produces Flying Crows.
Porcelain Tower (YPWonderChinesePorcelainTower5)
Power:Generates resources.
Summer Palace (YPWonderChineseSummerPalace5)
Shipment:2000 Food
Power:Produces Banner Armies
Temple of Heaven (YPWonderChineseTempleOfHeaven5)
Shipment:1200 Export
Power:Transcendence - all units heal. Monks can now heal units.
White Pagoda (YPWonderChineseWhitePagoda5)
Shipment:16 Disciples
Power:Increases Monk attack and hitpoints and Disciple build limit.
Decks
5 Disciples (YPHCShipDisciple1)
Advanced Dock (HCAdvancedDock)
Docks have a greater attack, heal ships faster, and train ships more quickly.
Advanced Rice Paddy (YPHCAdvancedRicePaddy)
Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw. Rice Paddies are cheaper and stronger.
Advanced Wonders (YPHCAdvancedWonders)
Wonders have more hitpoints and are built faster.
Boxer Rebellion (YPHCAdvancedIrregulars)
Town Center attack increased, and Irregulars and Sentries no longer lose hitpoints.
Chests of 300 Coin (HCShipCoinCrates1)
Coin source.
Commodities Market (YPHCCommoditiesMarket)
Ships a Market Rickshaw and Markets have much better sell rates and slightly better buy rates.
Cords of 300 Wood (HCShipWoodCrates1)
Wood source.
Crates of 300 Food (HCShipFoodCrates1)
Food source.
Dowager Empress (YPHCEmpressDowager)
When this Shipment arrives, all of your current Export is exchanged for a greater amount of Coin.
East Indiamen (YPHCSchoonersJapanese)
Ships a Dock Rickshaw and Fishing Boats are cheaper.
Exotic Hardwoods (HCExoticHardwoods)
Villagers gather Wood faster.
Fish Market (HCFishMarket)
Boats gather Food from Fish and Coin from Whales faster.
Food Silos (HCFoodSilos)
Villagers gather Food from Farms, Mills, and Rice Paddies faster.
Fulling Mills (HCFullingMills)
Villagers gather Food from livestock much faster.
Furrier (HCFurrier)
Villagers gather Food from hunted animals, berries, and cherry orchards faster. Berries and hunted animals resources last longer.
Good Faith Agreements (YPHCAdvancedConsulate)
Consulate armies and improvements arrive 50% faster. Improvements cost less, and brigade Shipments receive a moderate discount.
Holy Refuge (YPHCAdvancedMonastery)
Monastery improvements cheaper and ships a Monastery Rickshaw.
Land Grab (HCXPLandGrab)
Rice Paddies, Farms, Mills, Livestock Pens, Sacred Fields, Villages, Estates and Haciendas are cheaper, and build much more quickly.
Northern Refugees (YPHCSpawnRefugees1)
Each Village and Town Center will do a one-time muster of 1 Villager.
Pioneers (HCPioneers)
Villager hitpoints greatly increased.
Rural Village (YPHCShipVillageWagon1)
Ships 1 Village Rickshaw and increases Village limit by 1.
Sawmills (HCSawmills)
Villagers gather all Wood faster. Trees last longer.
Stockyards (HCStockyards)
Livestock fattens more quickly.
Sumptuary Laws (YPHCRainbowTrickle)
For the rest of the game, a tiny trickle of all resources enriches you (less Export and fewer experience points than other resources).
Tea Export (DEHCTeaExport)
Ships 1 Consulate Rickshaw and 100 Export to spend. Also grants a steady trickle of Export permanently.
TEAM Art of War (YPHCCheapWarAcademyTeam)
TEAM War Academies, Barracks, Stables, Corrals, and Caravanserais are much cheaper. Blockhouses, Nobles Huts, and War Huts are somewhat cheaper.
TEAM Improved Warships (YPHCNavalCombatTeam)
All warships attack and hitpoints increased.
TEAM Ming Mongols (YPHCShipMongolScoutTeam)
TEAM Provincial Administration (YPHCHouseHitpointsTeam)
TEAM Houses and Longhouses have more hitpoints and support more population. VIllages, Shrines, and Manors have somewhat more hitpoints and support more population.
Trade Empire (YPHCExpandedTradingPost)
You get a Trading Post Rickshaw, and Trading Posts are cheaper and stronger.
Water Buffalo Ranching (YPHCRanchingWaterBuffalo)
You can now train Water Buffaloes from Villages.
Year of the Goat (YPHCSpawnLivestock1)
Each Village and Town Center will do a one-time muster of 2 Goats.
Year of the Tiger (DEHCTigerYear)
For each 2 Disciples you have lost, a Pet White Tiger will be mustered to your homecity spawn point (up to a maximum of 12 units).
1 Flamethrower + 1 Castle Rickshaw (YPHCShipFlameThrower1)
1 War Junk (YPHCShipWarJunk1)
2 Fire Junks (YPHCShipFireship1)
2 War Junks (YPHCShipWarJunk2)
7 Steppe Riders (YPHCShipSteppeRider2)
8 Chu Ko Nus (YPHCShipChuKoNu1)
9 Qiang Pikemen (YPHCShipQiangPikeman2)
Admiralty (HCAdmirality)
Dock warship improvements cost and research time significantly reduced.
Atonement (YPHCAtonementChinese)
Outlaw-type units cost less population. Train Repentant Iron Troops mercenaries at the monastery once you reach the Fortress Age.
Banner School (YPHCBannerSchool)
All Banner Armies train faster. Free Banner Armies created by the Summer Palace spawn slightly faster.
Chests of 600 Coin (HCShipCoinCrates2)
Coin source.
Chests of 700 Coin (HCShipCoinCrates3)
Coin source.
Cigar Roller (HCCigarRoller)
Villagers gather Coin from Estates and Rice Paddies faster.
Cords of 600 Wood (HCShipWoodCrates2)
Wood source.
Cords of 700 Wood (HCShipWoodCrates3)
Wood source.
Crates of 600 Food (HCShipFoodCrates2)
Food source.
Crates of 700 Food (HCShipFoodCrates3)
Food source.
Diplomatic Intrigue (YPHCSmoothRelations)
Receive 300 Export. Also relations are now very cheap.
European Cannons (YPHCEuropeanCannons)
Warships have more range and greater attack.
Extensive Fortifications (YPHCExtensiveFortifications)
Enables you to construct twice as many Castles and increases the hitpoints of ALL fortifications!
Hire 10 Rattan Shields (YPHCMercsRattanShield1)
Land Reforms (YPHCVillagemasons)
Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings much faster and get more experience points when done.
Mandarin Duck Squad (YPHCShipMandarinDuckSquad)
Ships 8 Chu Ko Nus and 1 Flamethrower.
Mongolian Scourge (YPHCMongolianScourge)
Steppe Riders do more damage against Villagers and buildings. Keshiks do more damage against heavy cavalry and hand shock infantry. Iron Flails do more damage versus archers and skirmishers.
Native Learning (YPHCNativeLearning)
All Native Lore improvements at Trading Posts cost less.
New Army (YPHCBannerReforms)
All Chu Ko Nus transform into Arquebusiers and all Qiang Pikemen transform into Changdao Swordsmen.
Recruit Wokou +3 Wokou Horsemen (YPHCWokouChinese1)
Ships a Wokou Junk containing Wokou Horseman outlaws.
Rendering Plant (HCRenderingPlant)
Boats gather Food and Coin faster.
Siege Attack (YPHCArtilleryDamageChinese)
Artillery and siege unit attack increased.
Siege Hitpoints (YPHCArtilleryHitpointsChinese)
Artillery and siege unit hitpoints increased.
Silversmith (HCSilversmith)
Villagers gather Coin from Mines faster. Mines last longer.
Snatch the Pebble (YPHCChineseMonkMakeDisciple)
Monk attack and hitpoints increased. Also gives Chinese Monks an ability to inflict area damage, delivering critical attacks on every hit for a short interval of time.
Spice Trade (HCSpiceTrade)
Villagers gather Food from hunted animals, berries, and cherry orchards faster. Berries and hunted animals resources last longer.
Standard Army Hitpoints (YPHCStandardArmyHitpoints)
Chu Ko Nu and Steppe Rider hitpoints increased.
Sustainable Agriculture (HCSustainableAgriculture)
Villagers gather Food from Mills, Farms, and Rice Paddies faster.
TEAM Engineering School (YPHCEngineeringSchoolTeam)
TEAM All artillery train faster.
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure (DEHCChineseBridgesTeam)
TEAM Infantry and civilians move faster, +1 Mongol Scout.
Urban Village (YPHCShipVillageWagon2)
Ships 2 Village Rickshaws and increases Village limit by 1.
Village Defenses (YPHCVillageShooty)
Villages shoot when garrisoned. Can call small packs of Irregulars and Sentries.
1 Flying Crow (YPHCShipFlyingCrow1)
1 Fuchuan (YPHCShipFuchuan1)
10 Arquebusiers (YPHCShipArquebusier1)
10 Changdao Swordsmen (YPHCShipChangdao2)
10 Keshiks (YPHCShipKeshik3)
10 Steppe Riders (YPHCShipSteppeRider1)
13 Chu Ko Nus (YPHCShipChuKoNu2)
14 Qiang Pikemen (YPHCShipQiangPikeman1)
2 Flamethrowers + 1 Castle Rickshaw (YPHCShipFlameThrower2)
4 Iron Flails (YPHCShipIronFlail1)
5 Meteor Hammers (YPHCShipMeteorHammer2)
7 Hand Mortars (YPHCShipHandMortar1)
8 Keshiks (YPHCShipKeshik4)
Acupuncture (YPHCAccupuncture)
All units train faster. Free units spawn slightly faster.
Beiyang Army (YPHCShipBeiyangArmy)
Ships 8 Steppe Riders, 8 Keshiks and upgrades for both units.
Chests of 1,000 Coin (HCShipCoinCrates4)
Coin source.
Confucius' Gift (YPHCConfusciousGift)
Improvements research instantly, and Shipments arrive very quickly.
Cords of 1,000 Wood (HCShipWoodCrates4)
Wood source.
Crates of 1,000 Food (HCShipFoodCrates4)
Food source.
Double-Faced Armor (YPHCForbiddenArmyArmor)
Iron Flail, Keshik and Meteor Hammer armor and hitpoints increased.
Fire Junk Attack (YPHCFireshipDamage)
Fire Junk attack increased.
Great Wall (YPHCGreatWall)
Wall hitpoints increased as well as their build time.
Hire Manchurian Cavalry Archers (HCMercsManchu)
Ships a number of Manchurian Cavalry Archer mercenaries.
Hire Ming Iron Troops (YPHCMercsIronTroop1)
Ships a number of Ming Iron Troop mercenaries that are good against heavy infantry.
Iron Cap Princes' Army (YPHCShipIronCapPrincesArmy)
Ships 12 Changdao Swordsmen and 2 Flamethrowers.
Mercenary Loyalty (HCMercenaryLoyalty)
Mercenary shipments are cheaper.
Native Crafts (YPHCNativeTradeTax)
You get Export from each different allied tribe.
Native Warrior Attack (YPHCNativeDamage)
Native warrior attack increased and training time reduced.
Native Warrior Hitpoints (YPHCNativeHitpoints)
Native warrior hitpoints and speed increased.
Refrigeration (HCRefrigeration)
Villagers gather all Food faster.
Repelling Volley (YPHCHanAntiCavalryBonus)
Chu Ko Nu and Arquebusier do extra damage to light cavalry, shock infantry, and heavy infantry.
Royal Mint (HCRoyalMint)
Villagers gather all Coin faster.
Saiga Herd (YPHCSpawnSaigaHerd)
Each Village and Town Center will do a one-time muster of 4 Saigas.
Siege Combat (YPHCArtilleryCombatChinese)
Artillery and siege unit attack and hitpoints increased.
TEAM Burning Sea (YPHCShipFireshipTeam)
Ships 3 Fire Junks to the entire team to set the sea on fire!
TEAM Imperial Manchu Vanguard (YPHCShipManchuTeam)
Dispatches 5 Manchu from the Imperial vanguard to your entire team to make the earth tremble.
TEAM Wankouchong (YPHCShipHandMortarTeam)
Sends 4 Hand Mortars to your entire team because you got enough of them already.
Territorial Army Combat (YPHCTerritorialArmyCombat)
Arquebusier and Changdao attack and hitpoints increased.
Textile Mill (HCTextileMills)
Villagers gather Coin from Estates and Rice Paddies faster.
Town Rickshaw (YPHCShipCoveredWagonsAsian)
Western Refugees (YPHCSpawnRefugees2)
Each Village and Town Center will do a one-time muster of 1 Villager.
Year of the Dragon (DEHCDragonYear)
Each Town Center will muster 1 Flamethrower and each Village will muster 1 Monitor Lizard, to your homecity spawn point.
Year of the Ox (YPHCSpawnLivestock2)
Each Village and Town Center will do a one-time muster of 2 Water Buffaloes.
11 Hand Mortars (YPHCShipHandMortar2)
15 Keshiks (YPHCShipKeshik2)
16 Steppe Riders (YPHCShipSteppeRider3)
17 Arquebusiers (YPHCShipArquebusier2)
17 Changdao Swordsmen (YPHCShipChangdao1)
2 Flying Crows (YPHCShipFlyingCrow2)
21 Chu Ko Nus (YPHCShipChuKoNu3)
21 Qiang Pikemen (YPHCShipQiangPikeman3)
4 Flamethrowers + 1 Castle Rickshaw (YPHCShipFlameThrower3)
6 Meteor Hammers (YPHCShipMeteorHammer3)
7 Iron Flails (YPHCShipIronFlail2)
8 Meteor Hammers (YPHCShipMeteorHammer1)
Chests of 1,600 Coin (HCShipCoinCrates5)
Coin source.
Chinese Imperial Navy (YPHCChineseImperialNavy)
Ships 1 Fire Junk and 1 Fuchuan.
Cords of 1,600 Wood (HCShipWoodCrates5)
Wood source.
Crates of 1,600 Food (HCShipFoodCrates5)
Food source.
Emperor's Army (YPHCShipEmperorsArmy)
Ships 22 Arquebusiers and 8 Hand Mortars.
Ever Victorious Army (YPHCShipEverVictoriousArmy)
Ships 8 Iron Flails and 3 Flying Crows.
Fire Dragon Manual (DEHCFireDragonManual)
Ships 1 Flying Crow and 2 Honored Flamethrowers. Slightly improves their rate of fire.
Great Migration (YPHCSpawnMigrants1)
Each Village and Town Center will do a one-time muster of 1 Villager and 1 Fattened Goat.
Hire 10 Rattan Shields (YPHCMercsRattanShield3)
Hire 26 Rattan Shields (YPHCMercsRattanShield2)
Hire Mandarin Mercenary Army (YPHCMercsMandarinArmy1)
Ships a number of Manchu Horse Archer mercenaries and Ming Iron Troop mercenaries.
Improved Buildings (HCImprovedBuildings)
Building hitpoints increased.
Koxinga (DEHCKoxinga)
Ships a number of Iron Troops and significantly improves their ranged rate of fire.
Manchu Combat (YPHCManchuCombat)
Qiang Pikeman, Changdao, Keshik, and Meteor Hammer attack and hitpoints increased.
Old Dynasty Reforms (YPHCOldHanArmyReforms)
Chu Ko Nu, Qiang Pikemen, Keshik and Steppe Rider attack and hitpoints greatly increased, but they are also more expensive.
Recruit Wokou +10 Petards (YPHCWokouChinese3)
Ships a Wokou Junk containing Petards.
Recruit Wokou +5 Horse Artillery (YPHCWokouChinese2)
Ships a Wokou Junk containing Horse Artillery.
TEAM Expeditionary Fuchuan (YPHCShipFuchuanTeam)
Ships 1 Fuchuan to your allies to finally win naval battles – and report any treasures of interest.
Town Rickshaw +5 Villagers (YPHCShipCoveredWagonsChina)
Walk the Rice Paper (YPHCShipShaolinMaster)
Ships a second Chinese Monk and enables him for the rest of the game.
Western Reforms (YPHCWesternReforms)
All units get increased attack and hitpoints.
Revolutions
This civilization does not expose any revolution decks in the current data.