Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Update 15.30007

Stability and Performance

• Fixed an issue where players can sometimes get stuck while loading into a ranked match.
• Fixed an issue that limited the number of observable matches displayed in the Browse Games list to a maximum of 20 of each game type.

General

Units & Buildings

• American Citadel (Maya): Fixed an issue that prevented Chinese from properly training their banner armies.
• Askari: Ranged damage multiplier versus cavalry reduced to 1.5x (from 2x) in Volley mode.
• Battle Canoe: Damage reduced to 13 (from 14).
• Boyar (Houses of Phanar): Fixed an issue where Boyars from the homecity would not upgrade to Guard status.
• Command Post (SPC): Fixed missing interactions with certain cards and technologies.
• Consulate units: Fixed several discrepancies between Consulate units and their Royal Guard unit equivalents.
• Corsair Marksman: Hitpoints increased to 110 (from 95).
• Cover Mode: Corrected several unit attacks that were too high in Cover mode.
• Giant Grenadier:
  • Population cost reduced from 3 to 2 and hitpoints from 300 to 250.
  • Melee damage reduced from 42 to 36, but anti-cavalry damage multipliers increased by +0.25.
• Granary: Field aura expanded to support an extra line of Fields.
• Napoleon Gun: No longer tagged as Gunpowder Trooper. XP bounties corrected.
• Nootka Warchief: No longer classified as a hero and can no longer train Nootka Clubmen.
• Order Besteiro (Consulate): Cost changed to 40w 40f (from 30f 30c).
• Pikeman: Fixed the missing range increase for Imperial Dalkarl Pikemen, Imperial Tercios, Imperial Ordinance Pikemen and Consulate Tercios.
• Royal Hunter (House of Oldenburg): Ranged damage decreased to 14 (from 15).

Cards & Technologies

• Advanced Dock (I): Fixed an issue that allowed sending the card infinitely.
• Bastion, City Walls, Redoubts (III): Cost increased to 600w 600c (from 400w 600c).
• Caballeros: Fixed some unit’s attacks not being affected by the card.
• Cotton Armor (Maya): Corrected the cost and hitpoint percentages.
• Oryx Hide Shields (Somali): Corrected the armor increase for units with armor stances.
• Heavy Fortifications (IV): Added cost of 250w.
• Victorian Era (House of Hanover): Initial cost reduced to 10,000 food and coin (down from 11,000).

Aztecs

• Founder (I, Big Button): Cost increased to 100 of each resource (up from 50).
• Jaguar Prowler Knight: Combat promotion rewards reduced to 10/20/30% (from 15/25/45%).
• Oztuma Citadel (III): Now also adds +1 to build limit for synergy with the Mayan Pyramids technology.

British

• Gentlemen of the Pike (IV): Now sends 17 Pikemen (up from 10).

Dutch

• Blue Guard: Now improve upon reaching the Imperial Age by 30% (up from 25%).
• Infantry Attack (II), Infantry Combat (III): Now also affect Blue Guards.
• Red Lancers (III, Religious Freedom): Fixed a bug where Red Lancers would lose multipliers when switching stances.

Ethiopians

• Improved Cannon Trade (IV, 250i): Can be researched after Imported Cannons in the Palace. Splits artillery cost into 40% Influence and 60% Coin.

French

• Napoleonic Era (French Revolution): Fixed a bug that resulted in double population costs for Royal Musketeers and Royal Dragoons.
• Sansculotte (French Revolution): Are now considered gatherers in the UI.

Germans

• Advanced Dock (I): No longer sends a Dock wagon for Germans.
• Improved Mercenaries (III): Mercenary hitpoints and damage increase reduced to 15% (from 20%).
• Prince-Electors (I): Doubled most build limits for allied native units.
• Wallenstein’s Contracts (III, Treaty of Westphalia): No longer fully removes coin cost of Mercenary shipments. Instead, mercenaries train faster and are cheaper (including mercenary shipments). Cost reduced to 1500c (from 3000).
• Zweihänder (IV, Treaty of Westphalia): Cost reduced to 1800c (from 2000).

Haudenosaunee

• Forest Prowler:
  • Reduced hitpoints to 135 (from 137.5).
  • Reduced ranged damaged to 19 (from 20).

Hausa

• Fulani Archer:
  • Movement speed reduced to 4.25 (from 4.5).
  • Fixed an issue where the LOS was less than their long ranged attack’s range.
• Improved Cannon Trade (IV, 250i): Can be researched after Imported Cannons in the Palace. Splits artillery cost into 40% Influence and 60% Coin.
• Raider: Cost increased to 100f 45c (from 100f 40c).
• Sarkin Dogarai: Fixed a visual glitch with the Maigadi unit.
• Sokoto Chronicle (IV): Converted Kingdom Builders now correctly provide 200 Influence.
• Songhai Alliance (I → II): Now delivers 200 coin (down from 300).
• Songhai Raid Ability: Raider spawn ability now takes 10 seconds (up from 5).

Inca

• Chasqui: Automatic damage improvements from Age 3 upwards are now set to +8 damage per age (down from +10/+15/+15).
• Chimu Runner: Melee damage reduced by -1.
• Huaraca:Damage multiplier against Artillery reduced from 2.5x to 2.0x. Gets increased to 2.5x again upon researching Champion Huaracas .
• Priestess: Successful conversions now play a sound.
• Quipu Kamayuks (I): Chasqui speed improvement reduced to +5% (down from 10%).

Indians

• Homecity shipment XP penalty reduced from 10% to 9%.

Italians

• Architect:
  • Now take 34s to train to train (up from 25s).
  • Speed reduced to 4 (from 4.5)
• Freemasonry (III):
  • Fixed an issue that allowed Architects to construct Forts when a Fort card has been sent.
  • Lets Architects construct Military buildings only +45% faster (before only walls).
• Schiavone: Range reduced to 18 in Age 2, but automatically increases to 20 in Age 3.

Japanese

• Bakufu (III): Daimyo speed increase reduced to 5% (down from 10%) and LOS increase reduced to +10 (down from +20).
• 8 Samurai (IV): Fixed an issue that prevented the card from being sent again in the Imperial Age.

Lakota

• Seven Council Fires (IV):
  • Cost reduced to 250c (from 400c).
  • Now ships 4 Club Warriors and 3 Wakina Riflemen instead of 2 Cetan Bowmen, 2 Club Warriors and 3 Wakina Riflemen.

Maltese

• Wignacourt Constructions (II): Fixed range display for the aura on several buildings.

Mexicans

• Advanced Frontier Defenses (Central America): Cost reduced to 150w (from 200w).
• Chinaco: Damage bonus against Heavy Cavalry reduced to 1.2x (from 1.25x).
• Outlaw Combat (Filibusters): Cost reduced to 500c (from 750c).
• Plan of Ayutla (IV): Fixed an issue that prevented the card from enabling Revolutionaries.
• Plan of Miramare (IV): Now also improves the range of the Bandido’s dynamite attack.
• Plan of Tuxtepec (III): Cost decreased to 500w 500f (from 1000w 1000f).
• Salvadoran Coffee (Central America): Now caps at 10 Settlers.
• Third Guarantee (II, Plan of Iguala): Now reduces Hacienda hitpoints by -35% (down from -50%).

Ottomans

• Abus Gunner: Cost increased to 105c 50f (from 100c 50f).
• Acemi Oglan (IV): No longer affects Abus Gunners, but Ottoman Heavy Infantry instead.
• Azap:
  • Increased costs to 55f 40w (from 55f 35w) and train time to 29s (from 27s).
  • Corrected damage multiplier in melee from Ranged Shock Infantry to Shock Infantry.
• Humbaraci: Cost increased to 110f 80c (from 110f 75c).
• Yörük: Town Center construction rate slowed down to -50% (from -15%).

Portuguese

• Grapeshot (IV): Fixed an issue that prevented some Organ Guns from moving after shipping this card.
• Ordenança (III, Treaty of Tordesillas):
  • No longer improves hitpoints of Crossbowmen and Pikemen. Pikemen now gain extra hitpoints and damage from their Guard upgrade instead.
  • Crossbowmen no longer benefit from Valor Promotions, but instead have their cost reduced and are given rifles.
  • Cost increased to 2000f (from 1000f) and moved to Age 4. Icon updated.
• Order Besteiros (IV): No longer reduces Crossbowman costs.
• Organ Gun: Target lock removed.

Russians

• Fixed the grunt voices of the Rekrut and Poruchik.
• 17 Hussars (IV, 2000c): Added to homecity.
• Bashkir Rebellion (III): Fixed an issue that prevented the Tengri alliance from working on some maps.
• Landed Gentry (II): Moved to Age 1.
• Poruchik:
  • Increased hitpoints to 130 (up from 120).
  • Damage increased to 17 (up from 16).
  • Upgrades now scale from about -20% lower base values.

• Tsar Cannon (IV): Fixed a bug that allowed sending the card again in the Imperial age. Added cost of 200c.

Spanish

• Marvelous Year (III): Settler train time is now reduced by -25% (instead of -33%).
• Walloon Guards (IV, Royal Decree To Claim The New World): Cost reduced to 2000c (from 3000).

United States

• Carbine Cavalry: ROF slowed down to 2.5 (from 2.25) and damage increased to 19 (from 18.5).
• Morris Canal: Future shipments arrive in 10s (up from 5s).
• Boston Tea Party: Coin conversation rate down to +15% (from +25%).
• Advanced Homesteading: Now adds 5 population space to Mills and Estates (down from 10) and increases LOS by +8 (down from +15).
• Connecticut Shipwrights: Improves artillery train time by -15% (down from -25%) and for Heavy Cannons by -10%.
• Hamiltonian Economics: Now correctly improves market buy rates by 5%.
• Indiana Mobilization: No longer reduces the train time of Heavy Cannons.
• Knox Artillery Train: Improves the the train time of Horse Artillery by -20% (down from -25%) and Heavy Cannons by -10% (down from -15%).
• Kentucky Hunters: Added cost of 500c.
• Kentucky Coalfields: Added cost of 200w.
• German Immigrants: Cost increased to 250w (up from 200).

Revolutions

• Outlaw Combat:
  • Cost of 750c removed in all revolutions except Baja California.
  • Fixed a duplicate appearance of this card when revolting from Malta.

ARGENTINA

• Added several building and mercenary cards.

BARBARY STATES

• Barbary Combat: Added a combat card for Corsair Marksmen and Barbary Warriors.

BRAZIL

• Guard of Honor: Now also grants the Legion Dragoon upgrade for Portuguese Dragoons.
• Added several resource cards.

CANADA

• Hudson Bay Company: Now sends 16 Deer (up from 12).
• Added several Native cards.

EGYPT

• Ranged Infantry Combat: Added a combat card for Khevite Fusiliers.

FINLAND

• Armfelt’s Autonomy: Added cost of 500c.
• Grand Duchy of Finland: Added cost of 500c.
• Karelian Jaeger: Can now construct Arsenals.

HAITI

• African Roots: Yoruba Eso Rider population cost decreased to 2 (from 3)
• Buccaneer: ROF improved to 2.5 (from 3).
• Native Warrior Combat: Fixed the missing card for the British.
• Wilderness Warfare: Card removed.

PERU

• 1 Fort (infinite): Replaced with 1 Stronghold Travois.
• Added several Inca cards.

ROMANIA

• Danubian Principalities: Now also sends an European Embassy wagon. Icon updated.

SOUTH AFRICA

• 1 Fort (infinite): Card removed.
• Raadsaal (South Africa):
  • Added cost of 500c.
  • Reduced the discounts for Deforestation, Excessive Taxation and Large Scale Agriculture to -20% (from -25%) .
• Trek Wagon: Reduced hitpoints to 350 (from 450).
• Wagon Warfare (South Africa): Cost increased to 1000w (up from 400w) and now takes 60s to arrive (up from 40s).

UNITED STATES

• Bushnell’s Continental Sappers:️ Now costs 800c (up from 500c) and sends 6 Petards (down from 10).
• Knowlton’s Rangers:
  • Cost increased to 1000f (from 500f) and heavily limited benefits from Agents, Assassins, Military Drummers, and comparable cards.
  • Range reduced to 12 (down from 16) and hitpoints confined to 240.
  • Negative damage multipliers against Heavy Cavalry now apply to all Cavalry.
• Knox Continental Artillery: Now costs 1000w (up from 500w). Fixed an issue where Culverins had no voice overs.
• Lee’s Continental Light Dragoons: Fixed a bug that prevented the Dutch from receiving Guard Carbine Cavalry.

Map Set Changes

Team maps:

• Removed Andes – Upper
• Removed Niger Delta
• Added Pampas Sierras
• Added Malaysia
• Added Fertile Crescent

Map Changes

• Arabia: Adjusted huntable animals.
• California: Improved resource placement.
• Ireland: Adjusted whale constraints.
• Savannah: Made several adjustment for Treaty.
• Great Northern War: Fixed a bug that led to misplaced groupings.
• Various other small bug fixes on several maps.