Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Data Patch for Build 15.59076

General

Units & Buildings

• African Bandit Catamaran: Damage multiplier against guardians now only applies to water guardians.
• Chevauleger (House of Wittelsbach): Melee damage multiplier against Skirmishers improved to 0.75x (up from 0.6x).
• Fishing Boats: Reduced sound volume of fishing.
• Hand Shock Infantry: Slightly increased the obstruction radius from 0.49 to 0.59 for Chasquis, Chimu Runners, Coyote Runners, Disciples, Rattan Shields, Shotel Warriors, and Tiger Claws.
• Hot Air Balloon: Fixed a bug that made descending hot air balloons count as unit losses.
• Inquisitor: Cost increased to 110c (from 100c) and train time to 45s (from 35s).
• Javelin Rider: XP reward corrected to 11 (down from 12).
• Lipka Tatar (House of Jagiellon): Ranged damage reduced to 10 (from 12.5).
• Mounted Rifleman: No longer considered a Counter Skirmisher.
• Napoleon Gun: Cost increased to 475c (from 450c).
• Royal Dragoon (House of Bourbon): Range increased to 17 (from 16).
• Wokou Pirate: Fixed the non-functional melee attack in the Melee stance.

Cards & Technologies

• 11 Renegade Spanish (II, Aztecs, Inca, 500c): Cost increased to 600c.
• Oresund Customs (I, House of Oldenburg): Now also affects American Citadels obtained from the Maya native settlement.
• Sarmatism (House of Jagiellon): No longer grants Lipka Tatars +1 extra range on top of the default range increase.
• Sudanese Red Sea Trade (Sudanese): Technology research time increased to 30s (up from 10s).
• TEAM 3 Villagers (Aztecs, Ethiopians, Haudenosaunee): Only one of these cards can now be sent per team.
• War Ceremony: Reduced the effectiveness the War Ceremony by -2.5% on average.

Aztecs

• 11 Mayan Allies (2x, II): Cost increased to 600c (from 500c).
• 9 Zapotec Allies (2x, II): Cost increased to 600c (from 500c).
• Great Temple of Quetzalcoatl Support (III, 500c): Moved to Age4. Cost doubled to 1000c and Jaguar Prowl Knight count to 12.
• Otontin Slinger: Increased train time and costs to 25s and 40f 35w (from 23s and 40f 30w).

British

• Queen’s Rangers (IV, The Glorious Revolution): Corrected the technology effects by removing the unmentioned swap of Longbowmen cards with Ranger cards.
• Rangers (IV): Now also researches the Guard Rangers upgrade.
• Ranger: Can now also be trained in the American Citadel obtained via the Maya settlement in case Rangers are enabled for training.

Chinese

• Disciple: Train time doubled to 14s (up from 7s).
• Hand Mortar: Damage multiplier against Siege Troopers (incl. Galleons, Monitors) reduced to 2x (down from 6x).
• Beiyang Army (III, 800f): Cost increased to 1000f.

Dutch

• Belanda Hitam (IV): Now upgrades Akan Ankobia to Champion status (up from Elite), but the build limit of 30 no longer scales with additional Akan settlements.
• TEAM Coehorn Mortars (IV): Now improves the hand mortar attack of all Grenadier-type units as opposed to just Grenadiers.
• Waardgelders (II): Now arrives in 40s (down from 60s) and Waardgelders (cheaper Swiss Pikemen) can again be trained in Age 2, but now have -20% of their original strength (up from -10%) which is restored upon reaching Age 3.

Ethiopians

• Abun:
  • Healing range and rate reduced to 14 and 6/s (from 18 and 10/s).
  • Can no longer be trained in batches, but individual train time improved to 24s (from 30s).
• Beekeepers (II): Fixed a bug of this card not improving food gather rates of a Hacienda obtained through a Mexican team card.
• Fazogli Gold (II): Fixed a bug of this card not improving coin gather rates of a Hacienda obtained through a Mexican team card.
• Mission Fervor (Portuguese Alliance): This Church technology now restores the original upgraded healing rate of Abuns to 15/s.
• Mountain Monastery: LOS reduced to 32 (from 38).
• Prize Bull (II): Reduced the cattle’s amount of fattened food to 600 (from 750).

French

• French Revolution: No longer grants a Mortar.
  • Client States:
    • Fixed an issue regarding capturable Trading Posts not being considered by this card.
    • Now sends 300c per Trading Post instead of 500c.
  • Guillotine: Fixed a bug that resulted in the card granting wood instead of food.
  • Horse Hunters (Napoleonic Era): Now increases the damage multipliers by +1.5x against Heavy Cavalry and +1.2x against Shock Infantry (down from +2x and +1.5x).
  • Napoleonic Era: Fixed a glitch that resulted in refunding resources on card arrival.
  • Sansculotte: Now trains only 30% faster than a Coureur des Bois (down from 40%).

Germans

• Uhlan: Melee damage reduced to 35 (from 37).
• Lipizzaner Cavalry (IV): Now increases Uhlan attack and hitpoints by 20% (up from 15%).

Haudenosaunee

• Tomahawk Warrior: No longer considered a Gunpowder Trooper.
• Town Destroyer (II): Improves War Chief siege damage now by +1000% (down from +1400%).

Inca

• Autarky (IV): Kancha House wood trickle improved from 0.45w/s to 0.6w/s.
• Chimu Runner: Train time reverted to 27s (from 30s).
• Huaraca: Added 10% siege resistance.
• Jungle Bowman: Poison effect now inflicts 25% more damage against Heavy Cavalry and Hand Shock Infantry (previously reduced by -50%).
• Stronghold:
  • Fixed the incorrect displayed number of projectiles to 8 (from 6).
  • Base damage reduced to 8 (from 10).
• Supay Ceremony (IV): Now spawns Macemen at the same rate as Tokala Soldiers or Skull Knights.

Indians

• Battlefield Construction (II): Fixed a bug that prevented the Mansabdar Sepoy from constructing Indian buildings.
• Land Reforms (II): Now also affects the construction speed of Mango Groves.
• Rocketeers (IV): Now also adds a 1.25x damage multiplier against all Infantry units to all Arsonist attacks.
• Siege Elephant: Ranged resistance increased to 35% (up from 30%).
• The Raj (II): Fixed a bug with the Hindu Villager cost increasing by +5w instead of 5f when the Foreign Trading Companies card was sent.

Italians

• 3 Spies (II, Basilica): Now takes 25s to arrive (down from 30s).
• 3 Priests (II, Basilica): Now takes 25s to arrive (down from 30s).
• 7 Papal Guards (II, Basilica): Now takes 50s to arrive (down from 60s).
• 7 Schiavoni (II, Basilica): Now takes 55s to arrive (down from 60s).
• Papal Arsenal (IV): Card moved to Age 3.
• Papal Guard:
  • Hitpoints increased to 220 (from 200).
  • The charged Hook attack now inflicts damage in an area of 1.
• The Papal Guard (IV): The Guard upgrade costs for Halberdiers, Pikemen and Pavisiers are now set to 200w 200c (instead of 600w for Guard Pavisiers, 300w 300c for Guard Halberdiers and free Guard Pikemen).
• Usury (IV): Improves the conversion ratio of wood and food into coin to 30% (from 20%).

Japanese

• Forty-Seven Ronin (IV): Masterless Samurai speed increased to 6 (from 5.5).
• Ninjutsu-Zukai: Added the 5x damage multiplier against Native Warriors for consistency with the regular Ninja.
• Samurai: Siege damage reduced to 60 (from 67).
• TEAM Odzutsu Mortars (IV):
  • Samurai mortar attack range reduced to 7 (from 12).
  • No longer adds the Incendiary Grenades technology to the Golden Pavilion.

Lakota

• 13 Bison (IV, infinite): Reduced to 11 Bisons.
• [NEW] 18 Bison (IV): Card added.
• Bow Rider: Ranged damage reduced to 18 (from 20).
  • Damage multiplier against Heavy Cavalry increased to 2.5x (from 2.25x). Other multipliers remain unchanged.
• Cetan Bowman: Damage multiplier against Heavy Infantry reduced to 1.5x (from 2x).
• Lakota War Chief: Can no longer slow down enemy units with melee attacks.
• Heyoka (IV): Now also enables your War Chief to slow down units with attacks (again).

Maltese

• Fixed Gun: Population cost reduced to 5 (from 6).
• Grand Master:
  • Now grants 70xp when downed (up from 45).
  • Can now construct Commanderies instead of Outposts.
• Trip to Jerusalem (II): Resource cap reduced to 1200 (from 1500).
• Wignacourt Constructions (II): Now also improves gather rates from allied Cherry Orchards.

Mexicans

• 1 Frigate (IV, infinite): Fixed a bug that turned this card into a team card.
• 3 Outposts (Central America Revolution): Card added.
• Advanced Frontier Defenses (Central America Revolution): Card removed.
• Filibuster (Baja California Revolution): Siege damage increased to 25 (from 24).
• General: Now grants 70xp when downed (up from 45).
• Rio Grande Revolution:
  • 4 Culverins: Reduced amount to 3.
  • 9 Soldados: Reduced to 6.
• Yucateco Insurgente (Yucatan Revolution): Removed the 0.8x negative damage multiplier of the charged lasso attack against Rifle Riders and Mounted Granaderos.

Ottomans

• 12 Janissaries (IV): Unit count increased to 14.
• Kapikulu Corps (IV, Palace Intrigue): The melee armor increase now only applies to Sipahi instead of all Heavy Cavalry.
• Topçu Corps (IV, Palace Intrigue): Cost increased to 2000 (from 1700c).
• Nizam Fusilier: Range in Stand Ground stance reduced to 18 (from 20).
• Sipahi cards: Food costs of Industrial Age Sipahi cards increased by +50 for every Sipahi:
  • 4 Sipahi (IV, infinite): Cost increased to 1000f (from 800).
  • 6 Sipahi (IV): Cost increased to 1500f (from 1200).
  • TEAM Timariots (IV): Cost increased to 1500f (from 1200).

Portuguese

• Feitorias (I): Food trickle reduced from 0.4f/s to 0.36f/s.
• Grapeshot (IV): Now improves rate-of-fire only by -0.25 (from -0.5).

Russians

• 6 Cossacks (III): Increased to 7 Cossacks.
• Blockhouse Cannon (III): Now also sends a Falconet.
• Detinets (III): Blockhouse hitpoint improvement reduced to +20% (from 25%), but now also activates Frontier Blockhouses.
• Poruchik: Changed the cost ratio to 210f 150c (instead of 150f 210c).
• Russian-American Company (III): Card added. No longer activates Frontier Blockhouses. Gather rate for huntables reduced to 20% (from 30%).
• TEAM Patriarchy (II): Now reduces Inquisitor train time and coin costs only by -15% (instead of -50%).
• [NEW] Treaty of Mozhaysk (II, 350f): Delivers 4 Royal Huntsmen and allows you to train additional Royal Huntsmen from the Royal Embassy.

Spanish

• Marvelous Year (III): Gather rate improvements reduced to +15% (down from +20%).

Swedes

• Dalkarl Pikemen (IV): Cost reduction changed to 40w 20f (from 25w 25f).
• Hakkapelit:
  • No longer classified as Hand Cavalry.
  • Hitpoints reduced to 246 (from 252) and Melee damage to 24 (from 26).
• Hand Infantry / Hand Cavalry Attack (II): Card removed.
• [NEW] Cavalry Damage (II): Card added. Improves all Cavalry damage by 15%.
• Finnhorses (IV): Now increases Hussar & Hakkapelits hitpoints by 20% hitpoints (up from 15%). Note this also applies to the Finnish revolution card that affects Dragoons, Cossacks, Oprichniks, and Cavalry Archers, too.
• March of the Hakkapelits (II): Speed improvement reduced to +0.10 (down from +0.15).

United States

• Buffalo Soldiers (III): Now also increases Carbine Cavalry range by +1.
• Carbine Cavalry: Range in Age 3 reduced to 13 (from 14).
• General: Now grants 70xp when downed (up from 45).
• Kentucky Hunters (III, Kentucky): Now sends 4 Owlhoots (down from 5).
• Pennsylvania Cavalry (II, Philadelphia Convention): Corrected costs from 625f to 625c.
• Russian-American Company (III): No longer activates Frontier Blockhouses.Gather rate for huntables reduced to 20% (from 30%).
• Scottish Immigrants (II): ️Fixed an issue regarding capturable Trading Posts not being considered by this card.
• State Capitol: XP reward reduced to 200 (down from 300).
• Virginia Plan (II, Virginia): Now takes 50s to arrive (up from 40).

Revolutions

• Revolting: Now takes 15s to complete (up from 10s).
• Revolutionary: All Revolutionaries and derivates (Khevite Fusiliers, Grenzers, etc.) have their speed reduced to 4.5 (down from 5).
• Ottoman Expedition Army (Barbary States, Indonesia): Cost reduced to 1500c (from 1600).

ARGENTINA

• Mounted Granadero:
  • Changed costs to 130f 50c (up from 150f).
  • Ranged resistance reduced to 20% (down from 30%).
  • Ranged attack now only deals 50% damage against Light Cavalry and 25% damage against Artillery and Villagers.
  • Area of attack radius decreased to 2 (down from 2.5).
• Granaderos: This card no longer enables Cows.

BARBARY STATES

• 16 Barbary Warriors (infinite): Increased to 18.
• Barbary Combat: Now increases Barbary Warrior hitpoints and damage by +20% (up from 15%).
• Barbary Warrior:
  • Siege damage increased to 16 (from 13).
  • Cost decreased to 90f (from 100f).

BRAZIL

• Voluntario da Patria: Movement speed increased to 4.75 (from 4.5).

CHILE

• Revolution: Now delivers 6 Hussars of Death (down from 8).
• Fishing Fleet: Corrected the amount of Dock Wagons to 1 (from 2).

FINLAND

• Blackberries: Can now be sent infinitely as intended.
• Turku Academy: Fixed a glitch that resulted in Explorer abilities being pushed outside the UI through the addition of Field Hospitals and Surgeons.

HUNGARY

• 6 Grenadiers (infinite): Now sends Hungarian Grenadiers instead of generic ones.
• Magyar Hussar: Fixed an issue where the unit did not have increased hitpoints and damage across all Hungarian revolutions.
• Cossack: This Russian unit is no longer upgraded to Guard status.
• Deli: This Ottoman unit is no longer upgraded to Royal Guard status.
• Kovats’ Legion: Now sends 9 (improved) Magyar Hussars (down from 15) and no longer improves their hitpoints.
• Magyar Hussars: This spawn card now costs 500c to send.

HAITI

• Maroon: Movement speed increased to 5 (from 4.5).

INDONESIA

• 16 Javanese Spearmen: Increased to 20.
• Aceh Pepper Exports: Now re-enables Settlers and Merchants, costing food, instead of Citizens, costing coin. Dutch Merchants, that cost food, are now called Batavian Merchants.
• Sumatran Elephants (infinite): Fixed a bug that resulted in increasing the War Elephant population cost by +1 every time the card was sent.
• [NEW] Yogyakarta Resistance (250f): Converts all Javanese Spearmen into Revolutionaries.

ROMANIA

• Wallachian Horse Archers: Reduced the Cavalry Archer hitpoints penalty to -25% (from -33%).

SOUTH AFRICA

• Factory: Card removed.
• 4 War Wagons: Card added. This card sends Guard War Wagons.
• Wagon Warfare: Now enables Guard War Wagons instead of Imperial War Wagons in Stables, but allows researching the latter.

UNITED STATES

• Continental Army: Now improves State Militia instead of Prussian Uhlans.