Mycenae's Cyclopean Walls are a special building chain in a Total War Saga: Troy. These can be built only in Mycenae.
Description[]
The Late Bronze was a period of intense conflict around the Aegean, a fact that was reflected in the brutal efficiency of its architecture. Many Achaean settlements were surrounded by massive stone barriers that served both as defences and as a testament to their ruler’s power and prestige. Homer himself heaped praise on the awe-inspiring walls of Troy, which, legend claims, were raised by the gods Poseidon and Apollo.
Fortified Mycenae was the most important Achaean settlement in the Late Bronze Age, giving its name to the dominant civilisation of prehistoric mainland Greece. Its walls were erected from massive, seemingly-unshaped stones that were so awe-inspiring, they were believed to have been assembled by the Cyclops of legend. The entire fortress, from its strategic position between two ravines to the ingenious design of its mighty Lion Gate, was designed to spread and inconvenience invaders, making Agamemnon's capital almost impregnable. The once-powerful city would eventually fall around 1100 BC, long after Mycenaean society itself had collapsed.
Mycenaean Walls (tier 1)[]
Built on an empty slot. Can be upgraded to Mycenaean Fortress.
| Building | Construction Cost | Remark | Effect |
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340 stone | Ingeniously designed to negate the enemy's numbers, the walls of Mycenae have stood guard for millennia. | +5% to unit morale when besieged (factionwide) -3% to attrition when besieged (factionwide) +1 to siege holdout time (factionwide) |
Mycenaean Fortress (tier 3)[]
Upgraded from Mycenaean Walls. Requires a tier 3 or higher province capital. Can be upgraded to Cyclopean Walls.
| Building | Upgrade Cost | Remark | Effect |
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840 stone | “And in response Athena and Hera cried out, honouring the great king of gold-rich Mycenae” | +10% to unit morale when besieged (factionwide) -6% to attrition when besieged (factionwide) +1 to siege holdout time (factionwide) |
Cyclopean Walls (tier 5)[]
Upgraded from Mycenaean Fortress. Requires a tier 5 province capital.
| Building | Upgrade Cost | Remark | Effect |
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1580 stone | Mycenae's Lion Gate takes its name from the mighty stone beasts poised above the city to this very day. | +15% to unit morale when besieged (factionwide) -10% to attrition when besieged (factionwide) +2 to siege holdout time (factionwide) |