Dark Age
The Dark Age is the fifth epoch available in Empire Earth and Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest. This epoch does not vary much from the Bronze Age. There are a few new units and research upgrades.
Buildings
- Archery Range
- Barracks
- Capitol
- Coliseum
- Dock
- Farm
- Fortress
- Granary
- Granary - Improved
- Hospital
- House
- Ishtar Gates
- Library of Alexandria
- Pharos Lighthouse
- Settlement
- Siege Factory
- Stable
- Temple
- Temple of Zeus
- Tower - Bronze
- Tower - Palisade (AoC Only)
- Tower of Babylon
- Town Center
- University
- Wall - Bronze
- Wall - Palisade (AoC Only)
Units
- Barbarian
- Battleship - Byzantine
- Bronze Cavalry
- Canine Scout
- Cataphract
- Catapult
- Chariot Archer
- Charlemagne - Strategist Hero
- Citizen
- Composite Bowman
- Crossbow
- Elephant Archer
- Female Citizen
- Fishing Boat - Bronze
- Frigate - Byzantine
- Galley - Byztanine
- Julius Caesar - Warrior Hero
- Pilum
- Persian Cavalry
- Priest
- Prophet
- Ram
- Short Sword
- Siege Tower
- Stone Thrower
- Phalanx
- Transport - Bronze
- War Elephant
- Viking
Research
Capitol:
- Epoch Middle
- Falconry: +15% Hunting & Gathering Rate
- Iron Saw: +15% Wood Gathering
Temple:
- Prophecy: Increase Prophet HP
- Sainthood: +1 Prophet Range
- Excommunication: +1 Priest Range
Hospital:
- Comparative Anatomy: +2 Citizen Attack & Increase Citizen/Canine HP
- Pharmacy: +1 Citizen Speed
- Sanitation: +5 Pop Cap
University:
- Commercial Law: -50% Tribute Cost
- Cofferdam: +100% Ship Repair Rate at Dock