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Technology

Duty-free Area

Duty-free Area (tech ID DEDutyFreeArea) is a technology in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 costing 100 food, 100 wood, 100 coin, 30 s to research at the Town Center. Effect: Town Center: auto gather food rate set to 0.75, auto gather wood rate set to 0.5, auto gather gold rate set to 0.5; Villager: gathering Hunted Animals rate +10%, gathering Fishing Hole rate +10%, gathering Berry Bush rate +10%, gathering Herded Animals rate +10%; Fishing Boat: gathering Whale rate +10%, gathering Fish rate +10%.

Quick answers (3)
How much does Duty-free Area cost in AoE3?
100 food, 100 wood, 100 coin, 30 seconds (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
What does Duty-free Area do in AoE3?
Town Center: auto gather food rate set to 0.75, auto gather wood rate set to 0.5, auto gather gold rate set to 0.5; Villager: gathering Hunted Animals rate +10%, gathering Fishing Hole rate +10%, gathering Berry Bush rate +10%, gathering Herded Animals rate +10%; Fishing Boat: gathering Whale rate +10%, gathering Fish rate +10%. The game says: "Adds a resource trickle of every resource to Town Centers and increases gather rates."
What is the tech ID of Duty-free Area?
DEDutyFreeArea.

Adds a resource trickle of every resource to Town Centers and increases gather rates.

What it does

  • Town Center: auto gather food rate set to 0.75, auto gather wood rate set to 0.5, auto gather gold rate set to 0.5
  • Villager: gathering Hunted Animals rate +10%, gathering Fishing Hole rate +10%, gathering Berry Bush rate +10%, gathering Herded Animals rate +10%, gathering Tree rate +10%, gathering Mine rate +10%, gathering Estate rate +10%, gathering Mill rate +10%, gathering Folwark rate +10%, gathering Blueberry Bush rate +10%
  • Fishing Boat: gathering Whale rate +10%, gathering Fish rate +10%

3 further effects (interface, visuals or AI) not listed.

Cost
Food100Coin100Wood100
Research time
30 s
Game ID
DEDutyFreeArea

Researched at

Town Center

Civilizations

Poles

Source: techtreey.xml and the Home City files, AoE3: DE 100.19.18309 (build 25040513).