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ACADEMY
BUILDING DESCRIPTION	New Infantry Units are researched and Upgraded in the Academy before production in the Barracks.
EFFECTS OF UPGRADE	Upgrade the Academy to gain access to new superior Infantry Units and higher upgradable levels.
REQUIREMENTS	NONE
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Upgrade Progression

Level	Upgrade Cost		Upgrade Time	Command Center	LSD Capacity
	Metal	Oil
1	5,000	3,200	5m	1	10
2	30,000	12,000	2h	1	20
3	75,000	30,000	12h	2	30
4	187,500	75,000	1d	2	40
5	412,500	165,000	1d	3	50
6	907,500	363,000	1d	3	60
7	1,996,500	798,600	1d	4	70
8	4,392,300	1,756,920	1d	4	80
9	8,784,600	3,513,840	1d	5	90
10	17,569,200	7,027,680	1d	5	100
11	200,000,000	200,000,000	1d	12	110
12	225,000,000	225,000,000	1d	12	120
13	250,000,000	250,000,000	1d 12h	13	130
14	275,000,000	275,000,000	2d	13	140
15	300,000,000	300,000,000	3d	13	150
16	325,000,000	325,000,000	3d	?	200
17	350,000,000	350,000,000	4d	?	250
18	375,000,000	375,000,000	5d	?	300
19	400,000,000	400,000,000	6d	15	350
20	425,000,000	425,000,000	7d	16	400
Total	346,830,100	346,830,100	40d 14h 5m

Upgrade Experience (XP)

Experience Points Awarded per Upgrade Level  ( T )
Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Level 9	Level 10
2,470	5,048	14,826	37,065	90,676	202,752	445,863	967,482	1,972,614	3,896,181
Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14	Level 15	Level 16	Level 17	Level 18	Level 19	Level 20
?	?	?	?	?	120,064,800	130,064,800	140,086,400	150,108,000	160,129,600
Total Experience Points = ? xp
For More information on this see Experience Points.

States of Repair

NORMAL	DAMAGED	DESTROYED
100% to 50% Health	49% to 1% Health	0% Health
TOTAL REPAIR TIME 0% to 100% : 30 sec

Building Function

Infantry Research & Upgrades

The Academy is where Research is done to Unlock and Upgrade all Infantry Units.

• Infantry Units require a specific Minimum Academy Level before they may be researched and unlocked.
• Once unlocked the Units each require specific Levels of the Academy in order to in order to upgrade them to various level.
  • Example: The Hercules requires a Level 5 Academy to be unlocked. Once unlock it may be upgraded to a maximum Level 2 with the same Academy Level. But in order to upgrade the Hercules to a Level 3 or Level 4 it requires a Level 6 Academy and so forth.

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  Academy Level 1 - Standard Units

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  Academy Level 2 - Standard Units

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  Academy Level 4 - Standard Units

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  Academy Level 5 - Standard Units

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  Academy Level 7 - Standard Units

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  Academy Level 8 - Standard Units

Production & Upgrade Level Limits

Maximum Unit Levels Per Academy Level ( Standard Units )

Academy Level	Maximum Infantry Upgrade Level Per Academy Level
	Riflemen	Heavy Gunner	Mortar Team	Flamethrower	Suicide Bomber	Sniper	Hercules
None	Lvl 1	Lvl 1	-	-	-	-	-
1	Lvl 2	Lvl 2	Lvl 1	-	-	-	-
2	Lvl 4	Lvl 4	Lvl 2	Lvl 2	-	-	-
3	Lvl 6	Lvl 6	Lvl 4	Lvl 4	Lvl 2	-	-
4	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 6	Lvl 6	Lvl 4	Lvl 2	-
5	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	lvl 6	Lvl 4	Lvl 2
6	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 6	Lvl 4
7	Lvl 9	Lvl 9	Lvl 9	Lvl 9	Lvl 9	Lvl 8	Lvl 6
8	Lvl 11	Lvl 11	Lvl 11	Lvl 11	Lvl 11	Lvl 11	Lvl 8
9	Lvl 15	Lvl 14	Lvl 15	Lvl 14	Lvl 14	Lvl 15	Lvl 15
10	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16
Table Represents Data For Both Standard & Elite Versions

Maximum Unit Levels Per Academy Level ( Event & Mission Units )

Academy Level	Maximum Infantry Upgrade Level Per Academy Level
	Attack Dog	Colossus	Gladiator	Shock Trooper	Stinger	Valkyrie	Vanguard	Viper / X	Wraith
1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Lvl 3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Lvl 5	-	-	Lvl 2	Lvl 1	Lvl 3	-	-	-
5	Lvl 6	Lvl 1	-	Lvl 4	Lvl 2	?	-	-	-
6	Lvl 6	Lvl 2	Lvl 2	Lvl 6	Lvl 4	Lvl 6	Lv 2	-	-
7	Lvl 7	Lvl 4	Lvl 4	Lvl 6	Lvl 6	Lvl 7	Lvl 4	-	-
8	Lvl 9	Lvl 6	Lvl 6	Lvl 11	Lvl 8	Lvl 11	Lvl 6	-	?
9	Lvl 14	Lvl 8	Lvl 8	Lvl 14	Lvl 11	Lvl 11	Lvl 8	-	lvl 5
10	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 16	Lvl 10
Yellow Indicates a increase in the Units Maximum Upgrade Level from the previous Academy Level.

Related Missions

STANDARD MISSION
MISSION	ICON	MISSION DESCRIPTION	COMPLETION AWARDS		IMAGES
			METAL	OIL	Pre	Post
Basic Training		Build an Academy.	6,000	6,000	X	X
Ivy League		Upgrade Academy to Level 2.	3,000	3,000	X	X
Some Missions May Not Be Available Until The Completion Of Others.

Update History

Listed in Reverse Chronological Order -- Click [ Expand ] to View Earliest Updates

• The Academy reduced Upgrade Times for Levels 8-15 in the Game Update of Sep 13, 2019.
• The Academy changed its single Appearance for all levels in the Game Update of Sep 13, 2019.
• The Academy gained Selectable Last Stand Defenders in the Game Update of Sep 13, 2019.
• The Academy gained the ability to be upgraded to Level 20 in the Game Update of Sep 13, 2019.
• The Academy gained the ability to be Upgraded to Level 15 in the Game Update of Apr 26, 2018.
• The Academy removed All Power Usage for all Levels in the Game Update of Apr 18, 2018.
• The Academy restructured its Upgrade Times for all levels in the Game Update of Dec 22, 2016.
• The Academy had its Repair Time reduced to 30 seconds in the Game Update of Jul 26, 2013
• The Academy had its art size and Footprint reduced in the Game Update of July 11, 2013.
• The Academy was introduced with the Official Public Beta release of War Commander on Sept 08, 2011.

• No Further Updates.

Additional Facts

Trivia

• The Level 1 Rifleman & Heavy Gunner are available for Training in the Barracks without the Academy.
  • However in order to upgrade them past Level 1 an Academy must be constructed.
• The Academy has a Sturcture Footprint of 5 x 6.
• Building Pixel Sheet Code : 26

Firsts & Records

• War Commander Firsts :
  • First ( Tie ) Building to have Customizable Last Stand Defenders - Academy

Quotes

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“	New infantry units are researched in the Academy before production in the Barracks. Upgrade the Academy to gain access to superior infantry units.	”
	— In-game Description

“	Upgrade the Academy to gain access to superior advancements in Infantry technology.	”
	— In-Game Description 2

“	BASIC TRAINING - Commander, your Academy is in place. You can now upgrade and recruit infantry units.	”
	— Level 1 Message [src]

“	HUMAN CAPITAL OF WAR - Fine work, Commander. Your Academy is Level 5. We can now recruit more units and upgrade our units to higher levels. Soon they will be as smart as me.	”
	— Level 5 Message

“	KILLER ELITE - Exceptional work, Commander. Your Academy is now Level 10. Troops are flocking to its hallowed halls of education, and we can now fully train and upgrade all infantry units.	”
	— Level 10 Message [src]

“	MISSION - Unlike me, humans require education to learn skills, Commander. Building an Academy will help ensure you have the brightest army in the world.	”
	— Mission - Basic Training

“	MISSION - Well done, Commander. Now your troops are sure to be at the top of their class. It's just a shame they won't ever be as smart as I.	”
	— Mission - Basic Training - Complete

“	MISSION - Commander, more powerful troops will be necessary to keep your base safe. By upgrading your Academy, you can train different types of troops.	”
	— Mission - Ivy League

“	MISSION - Before you know it, you'll have the most advanced army in the world, Commander.	”
	— Mission - Ivy League - Complete

Related Pages

Infantry

Last Stand Defenders

Barracks

External Links

• Kixeye Forum : 7/11 - Maintenance Notes - ( Official ) - Footprint Reduced
• Kixeye Forum ( 12/22/16 ) - WrongThinker Thinks #09 - Building Upgrade Times: Revisited ( Official )
• Kixeye Forum ( 09/13/19 ) - CC16 Briefing - ( Official ) - Lv 16 - 20 Added

Gallery

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  Levels 16-20 Added
  G.U. Sep 12, 2019

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  Customizable LSD
  G.U. Sep 12, 2019

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  Right Click Menu
  as of Sept 12, 2019

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  Structure Footprint
  5 x 6

Historical Gallery

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  Early Academy

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  Old Medic and Tech Unlocked

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  Military Building

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  Structure Footprint
  Pre Sept 12, 2019