Full French Technology Tree in Age of Empires IV | Units, Buildings, and Upgrades

Age of Empires IV is a real-time strategy game that requires you to memorize tech trees to play effectively and get units out as soon as possible when you need them. However, each civilization has unique features and units, so remembering the prerequisites for each one can be difficult.

Full French Tech Tree

The tech tree below is sorted in ascending order by Civilization Age, then alphabetically by Building and the units/upgrades they provide at that Age. If a unit/upgrade is nested in another unit/upgrade, the parent list item is a prerequisite to the child list item.

Dark Age

The following buildings and units become available in the Dark Age.

• Barracks
  • Dark Age
    • Spearman
      • Hardened Spearman
        • Veteran Spearman (Castle Age)
          • Elite Spearman (Imperial Age)
  • Castle Age
    • Man-at-Arms
      • Elite Man-at-Arms (Imperial Age)
• Chamber of Commerce (Landmark)
  • Dark Age
    • Trader
• Dock
  • Dark Age
    • Fishing Boat
    • Transport Ship
  • Feudal Age
    • Trade Ship
    • Hulk
    • Extended Lines
      • Drift Nets (Castle Age)
    • Additional Sails
  • Castle Age
    • Demolition Ship
    • Galleass
    • Long Guns
    • Extra Ballista
    • Navigator Lookout
  • Imperial Age
    • Carrack
    • Chaser Cannons
    • Explosives
• Farm
• House
• Lumber Camp
  • Dark Age
    • Forestry
  • Feudal Age
    • Double Broadax
      • Lumber Preservation (Castle Age)
        • Crosscut Saw (Imperial Age)
• Mill
  • Dark Age
    • Survival Techniques
    • Wheelbarrow
  • Feudal Age
    • Professional Scouts
    • Horticulture
      • Fertilization (Castle Age)
        • Precision Cross-Breeding (Imperial Age)
  • Imperial Age
    • Enclosures
• Mining Camp
  • Feudal Age
    • Specialized Pick
      • Acid Distillation (Castle Age)
        • Cupellation (Imperial Age)
• Outpost
  • Feudal Age
    • Arrowslits
    • Fortify Outpost
  • Castle Age
    • Springald Emplacement
  • Imperial Age
    • Cannon Emplacement
• Palisade Gate
• Palisade Wall
• School of Cavalry (Landmark)
  • Feudal Age
    • Scout
    • Horseman
      • Veteran Horseman (Castle Age)
        • Elite Horseman (Imperial Age)
    • Royal Knight
      • Veteran Royal Night (Castle Age)
        • Elite Royal Night (Imperial Age)
    • Chivalry
  • Castle Age
    • Cantled Saddles
• Town Center
  • Dark Age
    • Scout
    • Villager
  • Feudal Age
    • Textiles

Related: All French Civilization Masteries in Age of Empires IV

Feudal Age

The following buildings and units become available in the Feudal Age.

• Archery Range
  • Feudal Age
    • Archer
      • Veteran Archer (Castle Age)
        • Elite Archer (Imperial Age)
  • Castle Age
    • Gambesons
    • Arbalétrier
      • Elite Arbalétrier (Imperial Age)
  • Imperial Age
    • Hand Cannoneer
    • Crossbow Stirrups
• Battering Ram
• Blacksmith
  • Feudal Age
    • Bloomery
      • Decarbonization (Castle Age)
        • Damascus Steel (Imperial Age)
    • Steeled Arrow
      • Balanced Projectiles (Castle Age)
        • Platecutter Point (Imperial Age)
    • Fitted Leatherwork
      • Insulated Helm (Castle Age)
        • Mastered Smiths (Imperial Age)
    • Iron Undermesh
      • Wedge Rivets (Castle Age)
        • Angled Surfaces (Imperial Age)
    • Siege Engineering
  • Castle Age
    • Military Academy
• Guild Hall (Landmark)
• Market
  • Feudal Age
    • Trader
• Royal Institute
  • Castle Age
    • Enlistment Incentives
    • Royal Bloodlines
    • Cantled Saddles
    • Chivalry
    • Gambesons
    • Crossbow Stirrups
• Siege Tower
• Stable
  • Feudal Age
    • Scout
    • Horseman
      • Veteran Horseman (Castle Age)
        • Elite Horseman (Imperial Age)
    • Royal Knight
      • Veteran Royal Knight (Castle Age)
        • Elite Royal Knight (Castle Age)
    • Chivalry
  • Castle Age
    • Cantled Saddles
• Stone Wall
• Stone Wall Gate
• Stone Wall Tower

Castle Age

The following buildings and units become available in the Castle Age.

• College of Artillery (Landmark)
  • Castle Age
    • Royal Cannon
    • Royal Ribauldequin
    • Royal Culverin
• Keep
  • Castle Age
    • Springald Emplacement
    • Boiling Oil
  • Imperial Age
    • Cannon Emplacement
    • Enlistment Incentives
• Monastery
  • Castle Age
    • Monk
    • Herbal Medicine
  • Imperial Age
    • Piety
    • Tithe Barns
• Siege Workshop
  • Castle Age
    • Springald
    • Mangonel
    • Counterweight Trebuchet
    • Greased Axles
  • Imperial Age
    • Bombard
    • Ribauldequin
    • Roller Shutter Triggers
    • Adjustable Crossbars
    • Siege Works
• Red Palace (Landmark)
  • Castle Age
    • Springald Emplacement
    • Boiling Oil
  • Imperial Age
    • Cannon Emplacement
    • Enlistment Incentives

Imperial Age

The following buildings and units become available in the Imperial Age.

• Notre Dame(Landmark)
• University
  • Imperial Age
    • Chemistry
    • Geometry
    • Royal Bloodlines
    • Incendiary Arrows
    • Court Architects
    • Elite Army Tactics

That's the entire tech tree for the French Civilization!

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