Malians

Free Expansion145 items

The Malian economy booms with options for gold and food production. Claiming gold deposits for their Pit Mines, they leverage that growth to produce unique infantry units that strike from stealth and hurl javelins at enemies.

Gold EconomyInfantryCattle

Civilization Bonuses

Construct Pit Mines on Gold Veins to generate Gold without depleting the deposit.
Produce Cattle from Mills in the Dark Age (I). Malian Villagers harvest Food from Cattle faster than other civilizations or they can be garrisoned in a Cattle Ranch for Food over time.
Musofadi units can use the Activate Stealth ability to setup ambush attacks.
Five unique units with a different take on the counter system.
Veteran unit technologies are researched in half the time and cost.
Gold collected from Trader routes reduce the research time of future technologies.
Traders and Trade Ships that pass by Toll Outposts instantly provide bonus Gold based on the amount of Gold being carried. Does not generate any bonus tax if a toll outpost is built within range of another one.
Fishing Boats drop off 10% of their Food as Gold.
Movement speed of all ships is increased when near Docks.
Transport Ships attack with javelins for each unit garrisoned.
Houses construct twice as fast, but are half cost and provide half the amount of Population.
Cannot harvest Boar

Landmarks

Military

Support

Economic

IDark Age

IIFeudal Age

IIICastle Age

IVImperial Age