The Academy allows a player to research improvements for their Empire.
Upgrading the Academy speeds up research and allows access to new improvements for an Empire. The Academy is an essential building for every Empire; research bonuses are applied to the entire Empire (unlike hero skills) and give a substantial increase in power.
The Academy cannot be upgraded to a higher level than the Stronghold.
Upgrading[]
Level | Time | Research Speed Bonus | ||||||
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1 | 1:40 | 500 | 500 | 300 | 200 | 1% | +10 | +35 |
2 | 3:20 | 900 | 900 | 540 | 360 | 2% | +25 | +70 |
3 | 6:40 | 1,620 | 1,620 | 972 | 648 | 3% | +50 | +105 |
4 | 13:20 | 2,916 | 2,916 | 1,750 | 1,167 | 4% | +200 | +175 |
5 | 26:40 | 5,249 | 5,249 | 3,150 | 2,101 | 5% | +400 | +245 |
6 | 53:20 | 10,498 | 10,498 | 6,300 | 4,202 | 6% | +500 | +385 |
7 | 1:46:40 | 20,996 | 20,996 | 12,600 | 8,404 | 7% | + | + |
8 | 3:33:20 | 41,992 | 41,992 | 25,200 | 16,808 | 8% | +500 | +875 |
9 | 7:06:40 | 83,984 | 83,984 | 50,400 | 33,616 | 9% | +500 | +1,330 |
10 | 14:13:20 | 125,976 | 125,976 | 75,600 | 50,424 | 10% | +500 | +1,995 |
11 | 17:04:00 | 188,964 | 188,964 | 113,400 | 75,636 | 11% | +500 | +3,010 |
12 | 20:28:48 | 283,446 | 283,446 | 170,100 | 113,454 | 12% | +500 | +4,515 |
13 | 1d 0:34:34 | 425,169 | 425,169 | 255,150 | 170,181 | 13% | +500 | +6,790 |
14 | 1d 5:29:28 | 637,754 | 637,754 | 382,725 | 255,725 | 14% | +1,000 | +10,185 |
15 | 1d 11:23:23 | 956,631 | 956,631 | 574,088 | 382,908 | 15% | +2,000 | +15,295 |
16 | 1d 18:28:04 | 1,434,947 | 1,434,947 | 861,132 | 574,362 | 16% | +2,500 | +22,960 |
17 | 2d 11:27:18 | 2,152,421 | 2,152,421 | 1,291,698 | 861,543 | 17% | +2,500 | +34,475 |
18 | 3d 23:07:41 | 3,228,632 | 3,228,632 | 1,937,547 | 1,292,315 | 18% | +5,000 | +51,695 |
19 | 7d 03:13:50 | 4,842,948 | 4,842,948 | 2,906,321 | 1,938,473 | 19% | +5,000 | +77,560 |
20 | 12d 20:12:54 | 7,264,422 | 7,264,422 | 4,359,482 | 2,907,710 | 20% | +10,000 | +116,375 |
21** | 51d 08:51:36 | 10,896,633 | 10,896,633 | 6,539,223 | 4,462,815 | 25% | +10,000 | +174,545 |
- Time is before any reductions are applied.
- To be able to upgrade Academy to level 21 you need an Master´s Hammer and all following building to be level 21: Storehouse, Stronghold, Hospital, Hall of War, Altar, Watchtower, Marketplace, Walls and Prison.