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_{Focus Areas · Design document §3}

Available from: O03 (Animal Behavior Study)

Also reachable in this focus (dual-path; home focus in parentheses): Vaccination (MD04, from Medicine); Selective Breeding (FA03, from Farming).

12 breakthroughs — CORE 2 · STANDARD 3 · UNCOMMON 3 · UNIQUE 4 — Primitive – Medieval

Builds on: Observation (11) · Farming (2) · Warfare (1) · Medicine (1)

Leads into: Farming (2) · Warfare (4) · Medicine (1) · Trade (2) · Textiles & Materials (1)

_{The numbers count prerequisite links between this focus and the other. How to read the tables.}

flowchart LR
  n_AH01["AH01 Dog Domestication"]:::STANDARD
  n_AH02["AH02 Herd Animal Domestication"]:::CORE
  n_AH03["AH03 Horse Domestication"]:::CORE
  n_AH13["AH13 Steppe Rider Tradition"]:::UNIQUE
  n_AH05["AH05 Camel Domestication"]:::UNCOMMON
  n_AH06["AH06 Elephant Domestication"]:::UNCOMMON
  n_AH14["AH14 War Elephant Tradition"]:::UNIQUE
  n_AH07["AH07 Falconry"]:::UNCOMMON
  n_AH08["AH08 Carrier Pigeon Networks"]:::STANDARD
  n_AH10["AH10 Llama/Alpaca Domestication"]:::UNIQUE
  n_AH11["AH11 Veterinary Medicine"]:::STANDARD
  n_AH12["AH12 Reindeer Herding"]:::UNIQUE
  n_AH03 --> n_AH13
  n_AH06 --> n_AH14
  classDef CORE fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#1d4ed8,color:#0b1b3b
  classDef STANDARD fill:#f1f5f9,stroke:#64748b,color:#0f172a
  classDef UNCOMMON fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,color:#052e16
  classDef RARE fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#b45309,color:#3b2005
  classDef UNIQUE fill:#fae8ff,stroke:#a21caf,color:#3b0a3f

_{Prerequisites within this focus. Box colour is the tier (blue CORE, grey STANDARD, green UNCOMMON, amber RARE, purple UNIQUE); dotted arrows are alternatives (“or”); a line can pass behind another box, so follow it from its start. 12 of these 12 breakthroughs also need breakthroughs from other foci, which the overview above lists.}

• Tier: STANDARD · Era: Primitive
• Prerequisites: O03
• Unlocks: ⟨[+1] Sight <for [Scout] units>⟩; ⟨[+1 Food] from [Deer] tiles [in all cities]⟩. The first companion, and the first hunting partner.
• Notes: First domestication.

• Tier: CORE · Era: Primitive
• Prerequisites: O03
• Unlocks: Pasture (improvement). Prerequisite for Weaving (TX01) — wool and leather.
• Leads to: FA03 Selective Breeding, FA14 Pastoral Nomadism, WA04 Composite Bow, MD04 Vaccination, TR03 Caravansary, TX01 Weaving

• Tier: CORE · Era: Ancient
• Prerequisites: O03 + Grassland/steppe access
• Unlocks: Reveals Horses (their revealedBy); Stable; Circus Maximus (national wonder); ⟨[+1 Production] from [Horses] tiles [in all cities]⟩.
• Notes: Transformative military tech.
• Leads to: AH13 Steppe Rider Tradition, WA07 Cavalry Tactics, WA08 Chariot Warfare, WA14 Mongol Combined Arms

• Tier: UNCOMMON · Era: Ancient
• Prerequisites: O03 + Desert biome
• Unlocks: Civilian units gain the Camel Trainⁿ promotion (⟨Double movement in [Desert]⟩); ⟨No Maintenance costs for improvements in [Desert] tiles⟩. The desert becomes a road.
• Leads to: TR03 Caravansary

• Tier: UNCOMMON · Era: Ancient
• Prerequisites: O03 + Tropical biome
• Unlocks: Elephant Cavalryⁿ [unit, Mounted; cost 70; mv 3; str 12; ⟨[+25]% Strength <vs [Mounted] units>⟩; ⟨No defensive terrain bonus⟩; requires Ivory]; ⟨[+1 Production] from [Ivory] tiles [in all cities]⟩ (elephants haul stone). (India's War Elephant remains Indian.)
• Leads to: AH14 War Elephant Tradition

• Tier: UNCOMMON · Era: Classical
• Prerequisites: O03 + O09 (Migratory Patterns)
• Unlocks: ⟨[+1] Sight <for [Ranged] units>⟩; ⟨New [Ranged] units start with [15] XP [in all cities]⟩ — archers trained beside the hawk.

• Tier: STANDARD · Era: Medieval
• Prerequisites: FA03 (Selective Breeding) + O09 (Migratory Patterns)
• Unlocks: Pigeon Loftⁿ [70/1; ⟨[+1 Gold] from each Trade Route⟩; ⟨[+25]% spy effectiveness [in this city]⟩ (<when espionage is enabled>)].

• Tier: UNIQUE · Era: Primitive
• Prerequisites: O03 + Mountain biome
• Unlocks: Llama Penⁿ [30/1; +1 Food, +1 Production; ⟨[+1 Production] from [Sheep] tiles [in this city]⟩]. Civ uniques: ⟨No Maintenance costs for improvements in [Hill] tiles⟩, and Land units gain the Llama Trainⁿ promotion (⟨Double movement in [Hill]⟩). Pack animals without horses, on the roof of the world.
• Notes: Andean-inspired.

• Tier: STANDARD · Era: Classical
• Prerequisites: FA03 (Selective Breeding) + MD01 (Surgical Techniques)
• Unlocks: Veterinary Collegeⁿ [40/0; ⟨[Mounted] Units adjacent to this city heal [+10] HP per turn when healing⟩; ⟨[+1 Food] from [Cattle] tiles [in this city]⟩].

• Tier: UNIQUE · Era: Primitive
• Prerequisites: O03 + Tundra biome
• Unlocks: Reindeer Sledⁿ [unit, Scout type; cost 30; mv 4; str 5; ⟨Double movement in [Tundra]⟩; ⟨Double movement in [Snow]⟩]; Herder Campⁿ [20/0; +1 Food; ⟨[+1 Food] from [Tundra] tiles [in this city]⟩]. Civ unique: ⟨[+1 Production] from [Tundra] tiles [in all cities]⟩ — the herd is transport, food, leather and trade.
• Notes: Sámi/Siberian indigenous traditions.

• Tier: UNIQUE · Era: Ancient
• Prerequisites: AH03 (Horse) + O03 + Grassland/steppe biome
• Unlocks: Horse Archerⁿ [unit, Mounted; cost 60; mv 4; str 6; ranged str 9; range 2; ⟨Can move after attacking⟩; ⟨No defensive terrain bonus⟩; requires Horses — available without Composite Bow]; Nomad Campⁿ [replaces Barracks; 75/1; +1 Production; ⟨New [Mounted] units start with [15] XP [in this city]⟩]. Civ unique: ⟨[+1] Movement <for [Mounted] units>⟩ — born in the saddle.
• Notes: Scythian/Turkic horse cultures.

• Tier: UNIQUE · Era: Classical
• Prerequisites: AH06 (Elephant Domestication) + WA01 + Tropical biome
• Unlocks: Armoured Elephantⁿ [unit, Mounted; cost 100; mv 3; str 18; ⟨[+25]% Strength <when attacking>⟩; ⟨No defensive terrain bonus⟩; requires Ivory]; Elephant Stableⁿ [replaces Stable; 100/1; ⟨[+15]% Production when constructing [Mounted] units [in this city]⟩; ⟨[+1 Production] from [Ivory] tiles [in this city]⟩]. Civ unique: ⟨[+1 Production] from [Jungle] tiles [in all cities]⟩ — the forest that feeds the herds.
• Notes: Indian/Carthaginian/Khmer.