Genoa

Genoa is a civilization within Age of Chivalry: Hegemony. This article only covers Genoa in the game. For history, check out the History article.

Civilizational Benefits[]

Light Cavalry upgrades free
Silver miners work 15% faster
Alchemy free
Crossbow Companies free
Crossbowmen and Arbalesters +10 HP
Florentine Gunners, Geneose Arbalester/Guard, and Mercenary Warships +25% HP
War Cog more expensive, takes longer to construct
Has access to the Guild Hall
Handgunners, Artillery, Genoese Crossbowmen train 20% faster (Team Bonus)

Policy Decisions[]

Guelfi - Light cavalry +10 HP, faster; enables Berrovieri.

Ghibellini - Spearmen +15 HP, enables Condottieri.

Unique Units/Technologies[]

Genoese Arbalester - Short-ranged crossbowmen with no minimum range; attack bonus vs. infantry, rams.

Condottiero - Regenerating medium cavalry with anti-lancer armour; requires Ghibellini, Mercenaries.

Carroccio - Slow, durable, heavily armored priestly unit; unable to convert or carry relics.

Galeass - Warship; upgrade of the Galley.

Ragazzini - Spearmen +5 attack

Artillery - Privateers, Florentine Gunners and Bombard Towers +2 range

Units Available[]

Infantry[]

Militia Line - Genoa does NOT receive the Halberd Militia.

Spearman Line - Genoa does NOT receive the Pikeman. However, researching Ghibellini provides +15 HP and Ragazzini provides +5 attack.

Cavalry[]

Light Cavalry Line - Genoa receives all units of this line. Upgrades are free. Researching Guelfi gives a 10 HP and a speed boost and enables the Berroviere upgrade.

Trooper - Genoa receives this unit.

Lancer Line - Genoa receives both units of this line.

Militia Lancer Line - Genoa does NOT receive this line.

Ranged[]

Skirmisher Line - Genoa does NOT receive the Skirmisher.

Archer Line - Genoa receives all units of this line. Furthermore, Crossbowmen and Arbalesters receive an additional 10 HP.

Cavalry Archers - Genoa does NOT receive this line.

Siege Weapons[]

Ram Line - Genoa receives all units of this line.

Scorpion Line - Genoa receives both units of this line.

Mangonel Line - Genoa does NOT receive the Onager or Siege Onager.

Other Siege Units - Genoa receives the Florentine Gunner (with extra HP; researching Artillery provides +2 range) and the Trebuchet.

Castle Units[]

Knightly Infantry - Genoa receives both units of this line.

Knightly Cavalry - Genoa does NOT receive this line. Researching Ghibellini enables the Condottiero, a Mercenary.

Naval Units[]

Mercenary Warship Line - Genoa receives both units of this line. Researching Artillery provides +2 range.

Galley Line - Genoa receives both units of this line.

War Cog - Genoa and sixteen other civs lack the Holk.

Demolition Ship - Genoa receives this unit.

Technologies[]

Blacksmith - Genoa receives all sixteen techologies at this building; Pavises are enabled by researching either policy decision.

Military - Genoa does NOT receive Drill Pikemen, Plackart, or Ordonnance Companies.

Castle - Genoa receives all technologies at this building.

Dock - Genoa receives all technologies at this building.

Economy - Genoa does NOT receive Stone Shaft Mining or Crop Rotation.

Church - Genoa does NOT receive the Conversion Technologies.

Town Hall - Genoa receives all technologies at this building.

University - Genoa does not receive Siege Engineers. Alchemy is free.

Guild Hall - Genoa has the full array of techs to pick from.