Rise of Kings 2: The Imperial Era/Wonders

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New buildings

Wonders:

  • Alhambra Complex (Egypt, Moors only) - same bonuses
  • Deirum Hiqmeh (Muslims only) - same bonuses
  • Detinets (Russia, Poland, and Crimea only) - same bonuses
  • Cordoban Mezquita (same bonuses BUT upgrades either to Taj Mahal complex or to Blue Mosque)
  • Sagres Point (same bonuses. Spain and Portugal only)
  • Angkor Wat (same bonuses; most Asian factions)
  • Marine Arsenal (same bonuses; Italians, except Savoy)
  • Palace District (same bonuses; North Asians only)
  • St Basil's (unique to Russia)
  • Grand Cathedral (same bonuses; upgrades to either Basilica for Catholic factions, for Catholic/Protestant factions only)
  • Porcelain Tower (same bonuses; unique to China)
  • Magnum Horologium (same bonuses; built by all, the Native American one is the Palenque observatory)
  • Confucian Academy. Upgrades to Imperial Necropolis, unique to China.
  • Conservatory (upgrade of the Magnum Horologium for England, France, Venice, Savoy, Tuscany, Saxony and Austria)
  • Versailles (unique to France)
  • Chichen Itza (unique to Inca and Aztec)
  • Royal Academy (unique to Protestant factions, upgrade of the Conservatory)
  • Great Bazaar (buildable to both Muslim and Indian factions)
  • Sukharev Tower (unique to Russia, is the upgrade of the Magnum Horologium)
  • Florentine Duomo (unique to Tuscany)
  • Sun Temple (has an Indian and Aztec appearance)
  • Chartered Corporation (based on the Hansa and the EIC), is an upgrade of the Detinets for all European factions.
  • Taj Mahal
  • Massive Hindhu Temple (Some prestige structure)
  • Bronze Citadel (African factions only)
  • Borobudur (buildable to all Hindhu factions - although researching Islam for some factions blocks wonder construction)

Generic buildings:

  • Giant Buddha - same bonuses
  • White Tower - same bonuses
  • Hagia Sofia - same bonuses
  • Abbey - same bonuses
  • Aachen Palatinate - same bonuses

Building abilities

Magnum Horologium

Instead of insta-researching all research, only non-Library research NOT requiring Centralisation can be insta-researched.

St Basil's (unique to Russia)

  • -25% to religious technology research
  • Free attrition research
  • Other factions can't play a Technological Bonus

Conservatory

(upgrade of the Magnum Horologium for England, France, Venice, Savoy, Tuscany, Saxony and Austria)

  • Reduced cost for all technologies requiring Centralisation
  • No happiness penalty from universities

Royal Academy (England only)

  • Extensive LOS to ships
  • Gain possession of any two technologies requiring Centralisation (other than Industrialisation) which you haven't researched yet.
  • Other factions can't play a Military Bonus

Versailles (unique to France)

  • +3 border push for all cities (not towns)
  • Instantaneous changes in Government
  • Monuments can be built instantaneously

Chichen Itza (unique to Inca and Aztec)

  • Double knowledge from fallen enemies
  • +1 city limit
  • Light infantry can regenerate to 66% strength within its radius
  • Can be used to recruit units like an outpost.

Great Bazaar (buildable to both Muslim and Indian factions)

(upgrade of Magnum Horologium)

  • Loses ability to insta-research technologies, but reveals all rare resources on the map
  • Prevents other factions from using an Economic Bonus
  • Outposts are built instantly

Sukharev Tower (unique to Russia, is the upgrade of the Magnum Horologium)

  • Informants are created in all enemy libraries, revealing what they have researched.
  • Allows use of the Technological Bonus once more upon construction, if you used it before.
  • Double LOS bonus from science research

Florentine Duomo (unique to Tuscany)

  • This is an exact copy of the Grand Cathedral, except that it is cheaper, and built faster,
  • Increased building speed with marble, -10% per each instance held to a maximum of 40%.
  • Lower cost for researching Green political techs.

Sun Temple (has an Indian and Aztec appearance)

  • Grants a happiness bonus of 1(t+1)% where t is the number of monuments previously built in your nation.
  • Mines generate wealth for you.
  • Spawns 1 heavy unit over time for you - the more units you control, the slower they spawn.

Chartered Corporation (based on the Hansa and the EIC)

  • Free upgrades for ships
  • Faster Merchant vessels in the water.
  • Double income from trade routes
  • Serves as a destination for trade (like the Palace District for Asians)
  • Other factions can't use Demographic Bonuses

Taj Mahal (Mughals only)

  • Grants a happiness bonus of 3(t+1)% where t is the number of monuments previously built in your nation.
  • Mercenaries don't cause happiness to fall.
  • Upon construction, allows use of the Economic Bonus once more if you used it previously.

Mumba Devi (Some prestige structure)

  • Lower cost for researching Red political techs
  • Upon construction, allows you to re-use the Military Bonus once more if you have used it before.
  • Locked out if alignment with Islam was chosen.

Bronze Citadel (African factions only)

  • Other factions can't use Demographic Bonuses
  • Functions like a senate. Forms a new capital which must be captured in addition to your other capitals in order to defeat you.
  • Upon construction, allows you to re-use the Demographic Bonus once more if you have used it before.