


High-rise (more than 25 stories), including skyscrapers (over 40 stories).Office buildings are generally categorized by size and by quality ( e.g., "a low-rise Class A building") High-rise apartments/condos: 9+ stories, 100+ units, professionally managed Ĭommercial buildings, generally, are buildings used by businesses to sell their products to consumers.

Mid-rise apartments/condos: 5–9 stories, 30–110 units, with elevators.Garden or walk-up apartments: 1–5 stories, 50–400 units, no elevators.Once a research building has done all its research, it is practically useless.Further information: Multi-family residential, Apartment, and Condominium (living space) Research buildings can neither train nor attack units, they are also usually not designed to benefit a player's economy, but rather provide various technologies. These structures are vital for a strong civilization since building them are the only way to achieve a military conquest or victory. Military structures can be separated into categories based on what kind of units they train. Military buildings train units only suited for combat and research technologies that upgrade these units. Unlike other buildings which can only be made of wood, these structures are usually made of stone, which is a far rarer resource. Defensive structures often have a large amount of hit points and range and a decent attack. Unlike other buildings which train units and research technologies, these structures are simply designed for combat and defense. Some of these structures serve as a drop off point when a unit collects a particular resource, while other economic buildings provide unlimited resources, such as a Bank or a Factory. These structures provide economic benefits for an entire civilization and usually train economic units such as Villagers, Fishing Boats, or trade units. They are the most important structures in the game as building them is the only way to research technologies that are needed to advance a civilization. Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties ReviewĮconomic buildings are crucial when it comes to building a civilization.
