Age of Empires 4: Byzantines details revealed

It’s Constantinople, not Istanbul with the Byzantines, one of the new civilizations coming to Age of Empires 4 with The Sultans Ascend. They probably have been the most requested culture by fans since the game launched, which is not very surprising – we think about the Roman Empire a lot, after all. The Byzantines, unlike the Ayyubids and Jeanne d’Arc, are not a Variant Civilization based on an existing faction, but are a completely new culture players will be able to pick. They have access to a new resource in addition to the series staples of food, gold, wood, and stone – olive oil. This liquid resource can be gathered from olive groves, which replace regular farms for the Byzantines. Water is another important aspect of this civilization: You can transport water through a network of aqueducts and cisterns to grant your villagers and buildings a variety of bonuses. The larger this transport network is, the more potent those boons will become. On the military side, the Byzantines have access to a system of