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{{Quote|Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units.|In-game description}}
{{Quote|Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units.|In-game description}}

The Trireme is the Greek archer ship and is available at the Dock from the Classical Age in Age of Mythology.
The Longboat is the Norse archer ship and is available at the Dock from the Classical Age in Age of Mythology.

Compared to other archer ships, it has +1 pierce attack. Prior to Retold, it was the only archer ship to also act as transports (since The Titans) and move slower.

==Special Ability==
==Special Ability==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Image !! Name !! Description
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
| [[File:grk-abl-solar-flare.png|50px]] || [[Solar Flare]] || Requires [[Sun Ray]], Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.
| [[File:grk-abl-solar-flare.webp|50px]] || [[Solar Flare]] || Requires [[Sun Ray]], Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| Strong vs. || [[File:unit-type-close-combat-ship.png|40px]] Close-combat Ships
| Strong vs. || [[File:unit-type-close-combat-ship.webp|40px]] Close-combat Ships
|-
|-
| Weak vs. || [[File:unit-type-siege-ship.png|40px]] [[Siege Ships]], [[File:unit-type-siege-weapon.png|40px]] [[Siege Weapons]]
| Weak vs. || [[File:unit-type-siege-ship.webp|40px]] [[Siege Ships]], [[File:unit-type-siege-weapon.webp|40px]] [[Siege Weapons]]
|}
|}
====Upgrades====
====Upgrades====
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! Age !! Upgrade !! Upgrades to !! Cost !! Effect
! Age !! Upgrade !! Upgrades to !! Cost !! Effect
|-
|-
| [[File:Infobox-age3.png|40px]] [[Heroic Age]] || [[File:shared-t-heavy-warships.png|40px]] [[Heavy Warships]] || Heavy Trireme || 150 [[File:infobox-wood.png|30px]], 150 [[File:infobox-gold.png|30px]], 20 seconds || +15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 [[Line of Sight]]
| [[File:Infobox-age3.webp|40px]] [[Heroic Age]] || [[File:shared-t-heavy-warships.webp|40px]] [[Heavy Warships]] || Heavy Trireme || 150 [[File:infobox-wood.webp|30px]], 150 [[File:infobox-gold.webp|30px]], 20 seconds || +15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 [[Line of Sight]]
|-
|-
| [[File:Infobox-age4.png|40px]] [[Heroic Age]] || [[File:shared-t-champion-warships.png|40px]] [[Champion Warships]] || Champion Trireme || 250 [[File:infobox-wood.png|30px]], 200 [[File:infobox-gold.png|30px]], 40 seconds || +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight
| [[File:Infobox-age4.webp|40px]] [[Heroic Age]] || [[File:shared-t-champion-warships.webp|40px]] [[Champion Warships]] || Champion Trireme || 250 [[File:infobox-wood.webp|30px]], 200 [[File:infobox-gold.webp|30px]], 40 seconds || +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight
|}
|}
====General Technologies====
====General Technologies====
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! Image !! Name !! Description
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-copper-weapons.png|40px]] || [[Copper Weapons]] || +10% damage
| [[File:shared-t-copper-weapons.webp|40px]] || [[Copper Weapons]] || +10% damage
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-bronze-weapons.png|40px]] || [[Bronze Weapons]] || +10% damage
| [[File:shared-t-bronze-weapons.webp|40px]] || [[Bronze Weapons]] || +10% damage
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-iron-weapons.png|40px]] || [[Iron Weapons]] || +10% damage
| [[File:shared-t-iron-weapons.webp|40px]] || [[Iron Weapons]] || +10% damage
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-ballistics.png|40px]] || [[Ballistics]] || Fires more accurately at moving targets
| [[File:shared-t-ballistics.webp|40px]] || [[Ballistics]] || Fires more accurately at moving targets
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-burning-pitch.png|40px]] || [[Burning Pitch]] || +15% attack and 4x damage vs. [[Buildings]]
| [[File:shared-t-burning-pitch.webp|40px]] || [[Burning Pitch]] || +15% attack and 4x damage vs. [[Buildings]]
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-heroic-fleet.png|40px]] || [[Heroic Fleet]] || +150% attack vs. [[Myth Unit|Myth Units]]
| [[File:shared-t-heroic-fleet.webp|40px]] || [[Heroic Fleet]] || +150% attack vs. [[Myth Unit|Myth Units]]
|}
|}
======Defense======
======Defense======
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! Image !! Name !! Description
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-copper-armor.png|40px]] || [[Copper Armor]]|| -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
| [[File:shared-t-copper-armor.webp|40px]] || [[Copper Armor]]|| -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-bronze-armor.png|40px]] || [[Bronze Armor]]|| -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
| [[File:shared-t-bronze-armor.webp|40px]] || [[Bronze Armor]]|| -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-iron-armor.png|40px]] || [[Iron Armor]]|| -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
| [[File:shared-t-iron-armor.webp|40px]] || [[Iron Armor]]|| -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-copper-shields.png|40px]] || [[Copper Shields]]|| -10% Pierce Vulnerability
| [[File:shared-t-copper-shields.webp|40px]] || [[Copper Shields]]|| -10% Pierce Vulnerability
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-bronze-shields.png|40px]] || [[Bronze Shields]] || -10% Pierce Vulnerability
| [[File:shared-t-bronze-shields.webp|40px]] || [[Bronze Shields]] || -10% Pierce Vulnerability
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-iron-shields.png|40px]] || [[Iron Shields]]|| -10% Pierce Vulnerability
| [[File:shared-t-iron-shields.webp|40px]] || [[Iron Shields]]|| -10% Pierce Vulnerability
|}
|}
======Utility======
======Utility======
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! Image !! Name !! Description
! Image !! Name !! Description
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-conscript-sailors.png|40px]] || [[Conscript Sailors]] || -20% training time
| [[File:shared-t-conscript-sailors.webp|40px]] || [[Conscript Sailors]] || -20% training time
|-
|-
| [[File:shared-t-enclosed-deck.png|40px]] || [[Enclosed Deck]] || 2× unit capacity
| [[File:shared-t-enclosed-deck.webp|40px]] || [[Enclosed Deck]] || 2× unit capacity
|}
|}
====Myth Technologies====
====Myth Technologies====
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! Image !! Name !! God !! Description
! Image !! Name !! God !! Description
|-
|-
| [[File:grk-t-oracle.png|40px]] || [[Oracle]] || [[Apollo]] || +4 [[Line of Sight]]
| [[File:grk-t-oracle.webp|40px]] || [[Oracle]] || [[Apollo]] || +4 [[Line of Sight]]
|-
|-
| [[File:grk-t-sun-ray.png|40px]] || [[Sun Ray]] || Apollo || +10% damage, unlocks [[Solar Flare]] ability
| [[File:grk-t-sun-ray.webp|40px]] || [[Sun Ray]] || Apollo || +10% damage, unlocks [[Solar Flare]] ability
|-
|-
| [[File:grk-t-dionysia.png|40px]] || [[Dionysia]] || [[Dionysus]] || +5% hit points
| [[File:grk-t-dionysia.webp|40px]] || [[Dionysia]] || [[Dionysus]] || +5% hit points
|}
|}


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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Triremes are critical in gaining control of water as they are the only warship available in the Classical Age. They are also effective in sinking enemy Transport Ships. Once in the Heroic Age they will need support from other warships in order to be effective. They deal bonus damage against Hammer Ships and Transport Ships. Siege Ships will destroy them easily. Naval myth units and coastal siege weapons are also a large threat.
Longboats are critical in gaining control of water as they are the only warship available in the Classical Age. They are also excellent at sinking enemy Transport Ships. Once in the Heroic Age, they will need support from other warships. Siege Ships will destroy them easily. Naval myth units or siege weapons are also a large threat. Unlike other civilizations' archer ships, the Longboat can transport a few units, which saves valuable population space when planning naval invasions.


==History==
==History==
{{Quote|Vikings had a long history of naval trading, which eventually developed into coastal raiding. The longboat was a fast warship about 80 feet long. The ships could be rowed or a single mast stepped amidships with a square sail. The maneuverability, high speed and shallow draught allowed the ships to penetrate rivers, which the Vikings used to attack even inland towns. While bulkier vessels could only be moored in a harbor, the longboats could be beached right on the shore. The flexible hull allowed the longboats to traverse the treacherous waves of the North Atlantic, while still loaded down goods and warriors. Viking chieftains were even buried in their ships.|In-game compendium}}
{{Quote|This oared galley propelled the classical Greek city states, and Athens in particular, into a naval power. The trireme (trieres in Greek) was named because the oarsmen were stationed at 3 levels, allowing more men to fit on a smaller ship. A standard trireme was about 120 ft long, and manned by over 150 oarsmen. the ships could cover about 180 nautical miles at a constant speed of 7.5 knots. They also had square sails, which could not always be used on the temperamental Mediterranean Sea. During the wars with Persia, Athens alone commanded over 200 of these ships.|In-game compendium}}

==Gallery==
==Gallery==
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The emblem featured on their sails is the Vergina Sun, an ancient emblem of the Argead Dynasty of Macedon.
* Trireme (Wrecked) has an internal cost of 100 wood, 50 gold and a training time of 14 seconds.
==Video==
==Video==
⚫
==List of Heroes==
{{Navplate
|id=allheroes
|subtitle=List of
|title= Heroes
|header1 = [[File:Icon Greek.png|55px]] [[Greeks]]
|label2 = God
|list2 = [[Heroes]]
|label3 = [[Zeus]]
|list3 = [[Jason]] ● [[Heracles]] ● [[Odysseus]] ● [[Bellerophon]]
|label4 = [[Poseidon]]
|list4 = [[Theseus]] ● [[Atalanta]] ● [[Hippolyta]] ● [[Polyphemus]]
|label5 = [[Hades]]
|list5 = [[Ajax]] ● [[Achilles]] ● [[Chiron]] ● [[Perseus]]
|label6 = [[Aphrodite]]
|list6 = [[The Argo]]


⚫
==List of Units==
|header7 = [[File:Icon Egyptian.png|55px]] [[Egyptians]]
{{Units}}
|label8 = All
|list8 = [[Pharaoh]] ● [[Priest]]
|label9 = [[Osiris]]
|list9 = [[Son of Osiris]] ● [[Pharaoh]]

|header10 = [[File:Icon Norse.png|55px]] [[Norse]]
|label11 = All
|list11 = [[Hersir]] ● [[Godi]]
|label12 = [[Freyr]]
|list12 = [[Gullinbursti]]
|label13 = [[Baldr]]
|list13 = [[Hero of Ragnarok]]

|header14 = [[File:Icon Atlantean.png|55px]] [[Atlanteans]]
|label15 = All
|list15 = [[Citizen Hero]] ● [[Oracle Hero]] ● [[Murmillo Hero]] ● [[Katapeltes Hero]] ● [[Turma Hero]] ● [[Cheiroballista Hero]] ● [[Arcus Hero]] ● [[Contarius Hero]] ● [[Destroyer Hero]] ● [[Fanatic Hero]]


}}




Latest revision as of 01:22, 6 November 2024

Quick Facts:
Longboat
Norse
Longboat
Archer Ship
Unit Information
Type
Archer Ship
Civilization
Norse
Age
Classical Age
Creation
Trained At
Dock
Gold
50
Wood
100
Population
3
Training Time
16.5 seconds
Statistics
Hit Points
325
Speed
4.8
Line of Sight
16
Hack Armor
35%
Pierce Armor
30%
Crush Armor
5%
Garrison
5
Attack
Pierce
12
Projectiles
3
Rate of Fire
Myth Unit: 6.5x
Attack Range
1.2
Accuracy
80%

"Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units."
In-game description

The Longboat is the Norse archer ship and is available at the Dock from the Classical Age in Age of Mythology.

Compared to other archer ships, it has +1 pierce attack. Prior to Retold, it was the only archer ship to also act as transports (since The Titans) and move slower.

Special Ability

Image Name Description
Solar Flare Requires Sun Ray, Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.

Technologies, Upgrades & Bonuses

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong vs. Close-combat Ships
Weak vs. Siege Ships, Siege Weapons

Upgrades

Age Upgrade Upgrades to Cost Effect
Heroic Age Heavy Warships Heavy Trireme 150 , 150 , 20 seconds +15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight
Heroic Age Champion Warships Champion Trireme 250 , 200 , 40 seconds +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight

General Technologies

Offense
Image Name Description
Copper Weapons +10% damage
Bronze Weapons +10% damage
Iron Weapons +10% damage
Ballistics Fires more accurately at moving targets
Burning Pitch +15% attack and 4x damage vs. Buildings
Heroic Fleet +150% attack vs. Myth Units
Defense
Image Name Description
Copper Armor -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
Bronze Armor -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
Iron Armor -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
Copper Shields -10% Pierce Vulnerability
Bronze Shields -10% Pierce Vulnerability
Iron Shields -10% Pierce Vulnerability
Utility
Image Name Description
Conscript Sailors -20% training time
Enclosed Deck 2× unit capacity

Myth Technologies

Image Name God Description
Oracle Apollo +4 Line of Sight
Sun Ray Apollo +10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability
Dionysia Dionysus +5% hit points

Relic Bonuses

Pelt of Argus +6 Line of Sight

Gameplay

Longboats are critical in gaining control of water as they are the only warship available in the Classical Age. They are also excellent at sinking enemy Transport Ships. Once in the Heroic Age, they will need support from other warships. Siege Ships will destroy them easily. Naval myth units or siege weapons are also a large threat. Unlike other civilizations' archer ships, the Longboat can transport a few units, which saves valuable population space when planning naval invasions.

History

"Vikings had a long history of naval trading, which eventually developed into coastal raiding. The longboat was a fast warship about 80 feet long. The ships could be rowed or a single mast stepped amidships with a square sail. The maneuverability, high speed and shallow draught allowed the ships to penetrate rivers, which the Vikings used to attack even inland towns. While bulkier vessels could only be moored in a harbor, the longboats could be beached right on the shore. The flexible hull allowed the longboats to traverse the treacherous waves of the North Atlantic, while still loaded down goods and warriors. Viking chieftains were even buried in their ships."
In-game compendium

Gallery

Trivia

Video

List of Units



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