Organ gun (age of empires iii)

Overview[]

Hussars are the basic cavalry for most of the European civilizations. They have the most hit points of all basic cavalry, but otherwise lack distinguishing characteristics.

They are effective at raiding Settlers due to their speed and high damage, able to kill one in 5 hits. A raiding party of 10 is usually sufficient. Attack upgrades are not as useful as they do not reduce the integer number of hits required to secure a kill, but HP upgrades (such as for the British and French) are very useful. As with all units, be sure to queue one up as soon as the Stable finishes to start the training, adding more units as resources become available towards the completion of the group’s training.

Hussars, like all melee cavalry, are also effective against ranged infantry, which are too fragile to stand up to melee combat. Their speed helps in getting in close with early artillery. However, Hussars are weak against heavy infantry and light cavalry. Because Hussars are quite fast, it is often better to run away from groups of those units and work with nearby infantry so that each can cover for the other’s weakness.

However, while Hussars may be useful to fend off Skirmishers in the mid-game, Hussars tend not to be used in the late game as melee units are vastly easier to kill using superior numbers of ranged units, such as Dragoons or even massed Musketeers. They lack the HP of the Cuirassier without costing much less, nor gaining sufficient speed to make the Hussar comparatively useful. It is simply too easy to focus down Hussars with ranged units with a bonused-attack.

The Spanish can use unction to boost their Hussars in combat, providing a sizable damage increase.

Upgrades

Age Upgrade Cost Effect Civ.
Veteran Hussars 200 wood,200 coin Upgrade Hussars to Veteran (+20% hit points and attack)
Guard Hussars 600 wood,600 coin Upgrade Hussars to Guard (+30% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Hussars
Life Guard Hussars 1,000 wood,1,000 coin Upgrade Hussars to King’s Life Guards (Guard Hussars with +10% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Hussars
Bostanci Upgrade Hussars to Bostanci (Guard Hussars with +10% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Hussars
Imperial Hussars 1,500 wood,1,500 coin Upgrade Hussars to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Guard Hussars
Imperial Life Guards Upgrade King’s Life Guards to Imperial Life Guards (+50% hit points and attack); requires Life Guard Hussars
Imperial Bostanci Upgrade Bostanci to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Bostanci

Overview[]

The War Wagon functions as the German mounted counter-cavalry (light cavalry) unit. Just as expensive as the French Cuirassier, the War Wagon has strong single target ranged damage with medium range, longer than a Musketeer.

The War Wagon has a melee resistance multiplier that most other cavalry do not have. War Wagons enjoy the benefit of a 3x damage multiplier against cavalry, which allows them to shred cavalry intense armies with ease. Fully upgraded Imperial War Wagons can easily shred Imperial melee cavalry in 3-4 hits and take down Mamelukes and Imperial Gendarmes in 6-7 hits.

There are two unique traits that War Wagons have compared to other ranged cavalry. One is their unusually high health (an Imperial War Wagon has 900 hit points without any cards, while something like an Imperial Dragoon has half of that), which allows them to tank reasonably well against most sources of damage. Even though heavy infantry have bonus melee multipliers on them, the War Wagon’s high health and 20% melee resistance can reduce the damage they deal onto them. The other unique trait is their extremely high ranged damage and higher range. An Imperial War Wagon deals 79 ranged damage without any cards, and with all cards (not including Native technology as it is not present in all maps), deals 88 damage instead. This allows War Wagons to function as ranged infantry just as well without suffering from the low health they usually have, as their damage is similar to that of Imperial Skirmishers, who are good against heavy infantry.

However, the War Wagon moves slowly and has a low turn rate when compared to most ranged units, as it shoots off light cannons and not from pistols. This can make it rather hard to perform hit-and-run attacks with them. War Wagons are also expensive, costing 150 food and coin, in addition to occupying 3 population slots. This will severely limit the variety in the player’s armies if they train a large number of War Wagons for units to help defend them from enemy rushes. However, they are still good units to be shipped from the Home City to offset their high costs.

With all hit point improvement upgrades (Comanche) and cards (Indian and Russian allies), the Imperial War Wagon is the ranged cavalry with the second highest hit points, 1,175 which is next to Exalted Howdahs.

Upgrades

The War Wagon starts at the Veteran level by default, they can be only upgraded to Guard and Imperial.

If they are made available in the Commerce Age with the «TEAM Early Dragoons» Home City Card, War Wagons will be automatically upgraded to Veteran once the player reaches the Fortress Age.

Age Upgrade Cost Effect
Guard War Wagons 600 wood,600 coin Upgrades War Wagons to Guard (+30% hit points and attack)
Imperial War Wagons 1,500 wood,1,500 coin Upgrades War Wagons to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Guard War Wagons

Overview[]

Although it does not have the economic prowess of some of its European counterparts, the United States is a powerful civilization with heavy emphasis on combat. A major asset of the United States is that the civilization makes use of a wide variety of ranged gunpowder units that can inflict greater damage and even outrange other units with the proper upgrades. However, a downside of the United States’ units is their emphasis of attack damage over health, such as the State Militia or the Sharpshooter, which can be problematic if swarmed by fast melee or artillery units.

One of the advantages of the United States is their ability to utilize Federal Cards. Rather than using the the Politician system like its European counterparts, United States players will instead pick a Federal State that grants not just resources, units or technologies, but two unique Federal cards, reflective of the particular Federal state. The cards will be added to the Home City deck, and cannot be found when building the Home City deck prior to the game. Because of the Federal Cards system, the United States has a notably smaller deck compared to other civilizations, as players can only pick up to 20 cards as opposed to the usual 25.

The United States also have access to Immigrant cards, which grant bonuses and economic units/resources reflective of the civilizations the cards «borrow» from, as well as Legion cards which ship powerful military units and make them trainable at Forts. These cards function similar to the Consulate units and bonuses gained by the Asian civilizations.

Unlike other civilizations, the United States has the General unit, a powerful and heartier Explorer that can be used to create Trading Posts and Forts, with the drawback of being denied the capability of constructing Town Centers. It has a unique ability to plant an Inspiring Flag that makes military units perform better in combat, and makes buildings construct and train units faster.

The United States cannot revolt like European civlizations, but can access something similar to it by aging with the California federal state to the Industrial Age and shipping the Bear Flag Revolt federal card. Otherwise, it will only be given the opportunity to advance to the Imperial Age.

Home City Cards[]

As Longbowmen are unique to the British, only their cards and other civilizations’ TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Longbowman
Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

British

Card Description Age HC level
6 Longbowmen Ships 6 Longbowmen 1
8 Longbowmen Ships 8 Longbowmen 1
15 Longbowmen Ships 15 Longbowmen 10
10 Longbowmen Ships 10 Longbowmen 10
Yeomen Longbowmen get +4 LOS and +4 range 25
20 Longbowmen Ships 20 Longbowmen 40
Fencing School train time -40% 10

French

Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack Ranged infantry get +15% attack 10
TEAM Early Skirmishers Skirmishers, Cassadores, Forest Prowlers, Wakina Rifles, Sharpshooters, Neftenyas, Imperial Army, and Territorial Army can be trained in the Commerce Age; Longbowman, Strelet, Otontin Slinger, Gurkha, Yumi Archer, Jungle Bowman, Leather Cannon, Desert Archer, and Jaeger train time -20% 25

Spanish

Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Archaic Soldier Training Pikeman, Plumed Spearman, Crossbowman, Longbowman, Otontin Slinger, Aenna, Cetan Bowman, Yumi Archer, Jungle Bowman, Fulani Archer, and Desert Archer train time -50%; Old Han Army, Standard Army, and Ming Army train time -25% 10
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

forgotten empires

Создатель: Global No Rush

Поскольку Age of Empires 3 становится старше и старше, а выпуск The Asian Dynasties датируется несколькими годами, пришло время обновить эту игру! Разработчики начали в январе 2009 года создавать свою модификацию The Forgotten Empires. Их цель — включить новые функции, элементы геймплея, новые юниты, здания, технологии и нации, при этом сохранив старые. Даже игровая идея и стиль должны быть сохранены.

Поэтому в The Forgotten Empires можно играть в старые известные цивилизации, такие как французская или голландская, или даже в одну из восьми новых в многопользовательских играх. Эти фракции даже могут быть слиты друг с другом при необходимости.

В чём же тут оригинальность и особенности? А вот в чём… Как следует из названия, модификация добавляет то, что по идее должны были включить оригинальные разработчики. Мод содержит совершенно новую систему выбора вашей нации. По этой причине окончательное решение о выборе цивилизации происходит в первую очередь в игре.

Это предлагает новые стратегии и возможности относительно разведки и сокрытия собственной нации от врагов. Для игрока доступны аж 8 полноценных новых наций: инки, пираты, египтяне, монголы, итальянцы, Ост-Индская Торговая Компания, Тихоокеанская Железнодорожная Компания и Соединенные Штаты. Ну что, готовы водрузить звёздно-полосатое знамя где-нибудь в Париже? Тогда этот мод для вас!

Простое решение тормозов в AoE3

  1. Скачайте и запустите всемирно известный CCleaner (скачать по прямой ссылке) — это программа, которая очистит ваш компьютер от ненужного мусора, в результате чего система станет работать быстрее после первой же перезагрузки;
  2. Обновите все драйверы в системе с помощью программы Driver Updater (скачать по прямой ссылке) — она просканирует ваш компьютер и обновит все драйверы до актуальной версии за 5 минут;
  3. Установите программу WinOptimizer (скачать по прямой ссылке) и включите в ней игровой режим, который завершит бесполезные фоновые процессы во время запуска игр и повысит производительность в игре.

Features[]

  • Warrior Priests can work at the Community Plaza and are counted as two units
  • War Chief aura doubles the experience from nearby friendly units’ kills
  • Starts with a Warrior Priest and all Trading Post sites visible
  • Build the Community Plaza and task Villagers on it to perform powerful ceremonies
  • Choose Tribal Council members to advance in Age

Unique units

Aztec War Chief: The leader of your Tribe. Possesses many powerful bonuses and abilities. Explores, fights, builds Town Centers and Trading Posts.
Eagle Scout: Aztec scout that flings javelins from an atlatl. Helps the War Chief explore the map and defeat Treasure Guardians.*
Villager: Villager that gathers resources.
Warrior: Quick-training Native defender who quickly loses hitpoints, becoming less effective over time.
Warrior Priest: Heals injured units and are also effective in combat. Warrior Priests are extremely effective when dancing at the Fire Pit.
Coyote Runner: Fast armored warrior. Good against skirmishers and artillery.
Otontin Slinger: Slinger. Good against heavy infantry.
Puma Spearman: Warrior armed with a deadly spear. Good against cavalry and buildings.
Arrow Knight: Long-ranged noble that fires flaming arrows. Good against artillery and buildings.
Eagle Runner Knight: Nobleman that flings javelins from an atlatl. Good against cavalry and Coyote Runners.
Jaguar Prowl Knight: Stealthy noble armed with an obsidian sword. Good against cavalry and heavy infantry.
Skull Knight: Aztec elite berserker.
Canoe: Native boat that can attack or transport units.
War Canoe: Strong in naval combat when built in number.
Tlaloc Canoe: Strong in naval combat when built in number.

Unique buildings

Farm: Slow, infinite source of Food. Limited to 10 gatherers.
Community Plaza: Task Villagers on the Community Plaza to perform powerful ceremonies.
War Hut: Trains and upgrades infantry units as well as defends an area with a ranged attack.
Nobles’ Hut: A powerful temple that provides an excellent defense and trains elite Aztec units.

Unique ceremonies

Healing Ceremony: Units regenerate hit points while idle
Garland War Ceremony: Spawns Skull Knights
Main article: Aztec Home City Cards

Participants[edit]

Invited(32)Seeding
 Aizamk   Aykin Haraka   Don Artie   Ezad 
 GiveUAnxiety   harcha   iamturk   Jerimuno 
 Kaiserklein   kaister   Kawapasaka   kevinitalien 
 Knuschelbär   Lavendar   Lecastete   Lukas_L99 
 miggo1999_   minimoult21   Mitoe   Miyawaki Sakura 
 Oliveza   Optimus_prime   PrinceofKabul   Samwise12 
 sheckler 1  SoldieR   somp   tabben 
 theonlybaus   uberjz   Yukietty   yurashic 2
SeedingPlayers
# Player Team
1  yurashic
2  Kaiserklein ssMgc
3  Mitoe
4  Knuschelbär
5  Samwise12
6  Lecastete
7  iamturk
8  PrinceofKabul
9  Aizamk
10  Lukas_L99
11  Ezad
12  Kawapasaka
13  Optimus_prime Garde
14  SoldieR
15  Aykin Haraka
16  kaister
17  tabben
18  Don Artie
19  miggo1999_
20  kevinitalien
21  somp
22  Jerimuno
23  Miyawaki Sakura
24  minimoult21
25  Yukietty
26  theonlybaus
27  Lavendar
28  GiveUAnxiety
29  harcha
30  uberjz
31  Oliveza
32  sheckler

1alvaroes was originally seed 32, but he forfeited from the tournament and replaced by sheckler 2Hazza54321 was originally seed 1, but he forfeited from the tournament and replaced by yurashic

Увеличить файл подкачки, если не хватает оперативной памяти для AoE3

Чтобы компенсировать недостаток оперативной памяти, можно увеличить файл подкачки. Это позволит системе хранить часть необходимых Age of Empires 3 данных прямо на жестком диске. Вот что нужно сделать:

  • Открыть «Проводник»;
  • Правой кнопкой нажать на «Этот компьютер» (или «Мой компьютер»);
  • В контекстном меню кликнуть на «Свойства»;
  • В открывшемся окне слева нажать на «Дополнительные параметры системы»;
  • В открывшемся окне перейти на вкладку «Дополнительно»;
  • В разделе «Быстродействие» нажать на кнопку «Параметры…»;
  • В открывшемся окне перейти на вкладку «Дополнительно»;
  • Снять флажок с параметра «Автоматически выбирать объем файла подкачки» (если есть);
  • Поставить флажок напротив опции «Указать размер»;
  • В текстовых полях «Исходный размер (МБ):» и «Максимальный размер (МБ):» указать в мегабайтах значение, равное половине объема оперативной памяти.

Следует понимать, что файл подкачки эффективен только тогда, когда системе не хватает оперативной памяти. Если компьютер имеет 8-16 Гб, то файл подкачки практически не используется. А при использовании SSD-диска в качестве системного наличие файла подкачки и вовсе может замедлить производительность AoE3, поэтому не следует бездумно задавать большое значение файла подкачки.

Dock[]

The Dock trains and upgrades .

  • Atakabune (Japanese only)
  • Canoe (available only to the Native American civilizations of The WarChiefs or on American maps when a Trading Post is built on Native Settlements)
  • Caravel
  • Chincha Raft (Incas only)
  • Fire Junk (Chinese only)
  • Fishing Boat
  • Fluyt (Dutch only)
  • Frigate
  • Fuchuan (Chinese only)
  • Fune (Japanese only)
  • Galleon
  • Galley (Ottomans only)
  • Ironclad (United States only)
  • Marathan Catamaran (available only on Asian maps when a Trading Post is built on an Bhakti, Sufi or Udasi settlement or shipped from Indian Home City)
  • Monitor
  • Tekkousen (Japanese only)
  • Tlaloc Canoe (Aztec only)
  • Sloop (United states only)
  • Steamer (United States only)
  • War Canoe (Native American civilizations except Incas)
  • War Junk (Chinese only)
  • Wokou Junk (available only on Asian maps if a trading post is built on a Jesuit Mission, Shaolin or Zen settlement or shipped from Japanese, Chinese and United States Home Cities)

History[]

The fall of India’s mighty Mughal Empire coincides with the rise of British rule in the subcontinent, occurring in the 18th century; yet even as the British established control, their arrival was little more than the last blow to an already struggling native dynasty. The Mughal Empire, bastion of high culture, geographic expansion, and military might, had fallen.The Mughal Empire has its origins in neighboring Afghanistan and Turkestan, where descendents of the Mongol Empire had become Muslims and where the Muslim ruler Babur began forming the foundations of a new kingdom in 1504 with the seizure of Kabul, and territories leading east into the Indus River Valley. In 1526, he pushed further into India and defeated the last of the Delhi Sultans, Ibrahim Shah Lodi, at the First Battle of Panipat. Babur’s son Humayun succeeded him in 1530, but quickly lost most of the newly won territory. For a time he ruled in exile, but eventually raised an army large enough to march back to Delhi in 1555 and conquer it a second time.Next in the line of succession was Humayun’s son Akbar, who succeeded his father on 14 February 1556, while in the midst of a war against Sikandar Shah for the reclamation of the Mughal throne. Akbar won his first victory at the age of 13 or 14, and quickly established himself as a confident ruler who had a vision for the future of his empire. He created fair taxes, built an efficient government, placed an emphasis on high culture, and encouraged radical religious tolerance. Because of his contributions, Akbar is considered the greatest of the Mughal rulers.The Mughal Empire only lasted for another one hundred years. Its last great ruler was Aurangzeb Alangir, a zealous Muslim who abandoned the tolerance of his predecessors and began to crack down on other faiths, especially the Hindus. During his fifty-year reign, religious prejudice drove a wedge between the ruler and his subjects. Aurang’s intentions were to force the Hindus to convert. Temples were despoiled and a tax for non-Muslims was introduced.Following Aurang, the Mughal Empire suffered from a lack of powerful authority, causing regional nawabs, or governors, to split and found their own kingdoms, such as the Marathas in the south and the Sikhs in the north. The next 27 years of the Mughal Empire were spent in clashes with its neighbors, and in 1739, invading Persian and Afghan armies invaded Delhi.The greatest empire in India had crumbled and individual kingdoms rushed to gobble up the pieces. The stage was set for the British, who would overpower the smaller weakened kingdoms and in doing so would gain control the country.
—In-game history section

Overview[]

An archaic unit, the Pikeman has low attack and three main advantages: high siege damage, high speed, and large multipliers against cavalry. While they are not suited to fighting any other units except cavalry, they are effective at supporting other units who are harassing the enemy. This is mainly by threatening their key buildings such as their military production. If they are engaged by infantry at all, their best move is to simply run out of range, thanks to their high speed. For example, Pikemen themselves should not be engaging Settlers/Villagers because Settlers actually have higher melee damage and can actually defeat the Pikemen in a duel. Despite having more speed than most infantry, they are not fast enough to pursue cavalry and are better used defensively to respond against cavalry attacks, rather than chasing them.

Pikemen are usually created in small numbers and rarely created outside of the Commerce Age. This is for multiple reasons: firstly, while the Pikeman is 20% cheaper in raw resources than a Musketeer, it costs wood, which is slower to chop. Secondly, the other anti-cavalry units (Musketeers and Dragoons) are vastly more versatile unit options because they can engage other units than cavalry without requiring overwhelming numbers. Thirdly, army sizes increase to the point that dedicated siege warriors are no longer necessary to threaten buildings. Fourthly, the other units can be further upgraded to stay useful in later ages, whereas archaic units largely cannot be upgraded. In short, other infantry units replace its siege role while also having melee capabilities, while ranged cavalry replaces its ability to quickly fend off cavalry attacks, and while they can’t fulfill an identical role to the Pikemen, overall these units are a better replacement.

They can be defeated by most other units, but are particularly countered by ranged infantry and artillery. In the Commerce Age, they are useful for destroying buildings, since most civilizations lack artillery at that stage. Pikemen are useful as a front line defense for ranged units to position behind. Using them with Crossbowman is an effective combo early in the game, as they can take out infantry at long range while the Pikemen defeat any cavalry that get too close.

Spanish players have the option of being able to almost instantly (2.7 seconds) train Crossbowmen and Pikemen in the Commerce Age, due to the «TEAM Archaic Soldier Training» and «Fencing School» Home City Cards. If Standing Army from the Church is used, Pikemen and Crossbowmen can be created instantly.

In the Definitive Edition, The Papal Guard politician upgrades the Pikemen into the Guard level for free and allows them to be upgraded to Imperial. This opens some new strategies for the five aforementioned European civilizations. A French player, for example, should consider Pikemen as a faster and cheaper alternative to Halberdiers if they just serve to protect artillery/Skirmishers from melee cavalry or boost anti-building damage of the player’s own cavalry. All civilizations in question, except for the Swedes, can do the same with their Crossbowmen, which allows the player to keep using the archaic combo into the late game. Keep in mind that gather rates for wood and infinite coin are equal (when equally upgraded) and Skirmishers have better multipliers agains heavy infantry, so this strategy is best if the player a) already has a big stockpile of food and wood, but lacks coin (most likely to be the case immediately after reaching the Industrial Age), b) really likes investing coin into expensive artillery or c) has access to additional upgrades for either archaic infantry in general or archers in particular, be it through native civilizations or TEAM cards.

Upgrades

Age Upgrade Cost Effect Civ.
Veteran Pikemen 200 wood,200 coin Upgrade Pikemen to Veteran (+20% hit points and attack)
Guard Pikemen 600 wood,600 coin Upgrade Pikemen to Guard (+30% hit points and attack); Requires Veteran Pikemen and The Papal Guard (French, Germans, and Portuguese)
Tercio 1,000 wood,1,000 coin Upgrade Pikemen to Tercios (Guard Pikemen with +10% hit points and attack); Requires Veteran Pikemen
Dalkarl Upgrade Pikemen to Dalkarls (Guard Pikemen with +10% hit points and attack); Requires Veteran Pikemen
Imperial Pikemen 1,500 wood,1,500 coin Upgrade Pikemen to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); Requires Guard Pikemen and The Papal Guard (French, Germans, and Portuguese)
Imperial Tercio Upgrade Tercios to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); Requires Tercio
Imperial Dalkarl Upgrade Dalkarls to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); Requires Dalkarl

Overview[]

Crossbowmen are ranged infantry units that use crossbows in battle. They are counter infantry units that are useful for attacking heavy infantry such as Musketeers, but are easily defeated by melee cavalry and artillery. They are similar in many ways to Skirmishers. Although the Crossbowmen might be out-ranged by their Skirmisher counterparts, they are cheaper and are trainable earlier in the game. The exceptions to this rule reside in the Dutch who can train Skirmishers in the Commerce Age and the French through the use of the «TEAM Early Skirmishers» Home City Card which allows them and their allies to train Skirmishers in the Commerce Age.

Spanish players have the option of being able to almost instantly train (2.7 seconds) Crossbowmen and Pikemen in the Commerce Age, due to the «TEAM Archaic Soldier Training» and «Fencing School» cards, and can train instantly if the cards are also used with the Standing Army improvement.

Upgrades

Age Upgrade Cost Effect Civ.
Veteran Crossbowmen 200 wood,200 coin Upgrade Crossbowmen to Veteran (+20% hit points and attack)
Guard Crossbowmen 600 wood,600 coin Upgrade Crossbowmen to Guard (+30% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Crossbowman and The Papal Guard
Ordinance Besteiro 1,000 wood,1,000 coin Upgrade Crossbowmen to Ordinance Besteiros (Guard Crossbowman with +10% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Crossbowman and The Papal Guard
Imperial Crossbowmen 1,500 wood,1,500 coin Upgrade Crossbowmen to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Guard Crossbowman and The Papal Guard
Imperial Ordinance Besteiros Upgrade Ordinance Besteiros to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Ordinance Besteiro and The Papal Guard

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Ranged infantry, light infantry, artillery
Weak vs. ,
Improvements
Hit points Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack Pillage (+25% siege attack) Yoga (+5%)
Armor Sudanese Quilted Armor (+10% melee resistance)
Sight Town Watch (+2)
Speed Comanche Mustangs (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed Mass Cavalry (-35%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-25%) Quechuan Diet (-25%)
Train cost Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Other Bashkir Ponies (ships 13 Guard Hussars; Russians only) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
Penalties Coffee Trade (-10% speed; Dutch only)

Overview[]

A Barbary Corsair, one of the mercenaries in Age of Empires III

Mercenaries only cost coin, but are more expensive (~100 coin for each unit, 1,000 coin for Fortress Age shipments of a large squad and 2,000 coin for Industrial Age shipments of small armies of varied units) and uses up slightly more population than their regular unit counterparts. The types of mercenaries available at the Tavern, Saloon or Monastery depends on the map.

Although not technically a mercenary, the technologies provided by the «improved Church» cards function similarly to mercenaries, such as Kalmucks for the Russians and Imperial Young Guard for the French, as the player pays a high amount of resources and can only research them once, although this doesn’t use up any of their Home City shipments.

Since the Definitive Edition, the British, Dutch, Ottomans, Portuguese, and Swedes can choose The Mercenary Contractor to advance into the Fortress Age, which allows the Tavern to train certain mercenaries regardless of the map.

Обновить драйвера видеокарты, скачать драйвера для Age of Empires 3

Вне зависимости от того, какая видеокарта стоит в системном блоке, ее драйвера нужно поддерживать в актуальном состоянии. Поэтому перед запуском Age of Empires 3 следует зайти на сайт производителя и проверить, не вышли ли новые драйвера:

  • Скачать драйвер для видеокарт от Nvidia;
  • Скачать драйвер для видеокарт от AMD.

После установки драйвера следует перезагрузить компьютер, чтобы исключить возможность сбоев. Также стоит учитывать, что для многих старых видеокарт новые драйверы уже не выходят.

Для некоторых игр производители видеокарт выпускают специально оптимизированные драйвера. Поищите таковые в разделе новостей о Age of Empires 3 — обычно мы про них пишем. Также можно посмотреть на сайте производителей видеокарт.

Еще больше ухудшить графику в Age of Empires 3 (режим «картошки») — выключить сглаживание и т.п.

Если AoE3 запускается, но сильно тормозит, то перед началом всех процедур следует снизить графику до минимума через настройки игры. Если это не помогло, то придется прибегнуть к помощи сторонних программ для настройки видеокарты:

  • NVIDIA Inspector для видеокарт от Nvidia;
  • RadeonMod для видеокарт от AMD.

Загрузив программу, запускаем ее. В случае с NVIDIA Inspector нужно запускать файл nvidiaProfileInspector.exe, а не nvidiaInspector.exe. Сверху, в строке «Profiles:» можно выбрать любую игру, которая поддерживается драйверами Nvidia.

Ниже представлены все доступные настройки. Их много, но для того, чтобы ухудшить графику в игре до «картофельной», вполне достаточно всего нескольких, которые находятся в разделе «Antialiasing».

Наибольший прирост производительности дает изменение этих двух параметров:

  • Texture filtering — LOD bias;
  • Antialiasing — Transparency Supersampling.

Каждая из этих настроек имеет разные значения. Некоторые из них могут делать картинку в Age of Empires 3 неудобоваримой, поэтому следует попробовать разные комбинации значений, которые дают более-менее сносное играбельную картинку.

В случае с RadeonMod все аналогично: нужно найти настройки, отвечающие за отображение текстур и снижать их до тех пор, пока FPS в игре не станет достаточно высоким.

Основные части[править]

  • Age of Empires (1997). Повествует о войнах древности. Начинаем в каменном веке, затем переходим в неолит, бронзовый век и заканчиваем в железном. Всего доступно 12 фракций (с дополнением The Rise of Rome — 16). Получила огромный успех, была обласкана критиками и игроками, но спустя два года вышла вторая часть, которую полюбили еще больше. Недавно выпустили ремастер эксклюзивно под Win 10 — кто играл — отпишитесь.
  • Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999). Культ. Классика. Эталон. Хранить вечно. При упоминании серии — 99 % представляется именно она. От войн древности переходим к средневековью. Начинаем в Темной эпохе, затем переходим в феодальную, эпоху замков и эпоху империй, соответствующую XV—XVI столетиям. Изначально было доступно 12 цивилизаций, по состоянию на 2020 год их аж 35. Да, игра непрерывно развивалась на протяжении 20 лет и поддерживается до сих пор. Выход HD Edition (2013) и особенно Definitive Edition (2019, игра, по сути, перерисована заново с современной графикой) только добавили ей популярности, способствуя притоку свежей крови, так что не удивляйтесь, если встретите в мультиплеере людей, которые младше самой игры. Кстати о мультиплеере: наверное, это единственная живая на данный момент классическая RTS не от Blizzard. Матчи, даже эпические 4×4, почти никогда не ищутся дольше полутора-двух минут, а онлайн не падает меньше 10-15 тысяч человек. Правда, из стран СНГ народа почему-то очень мало, у нас все-таки исторически больше любили Warcraft.
  • Age of Mythology (2002). Спин-офф со всего тремя фракциями (греки, египтяне, викинги, с дополнением The Titans (2003 года) добавятся четвертые — атланты, а с дополнением Tale of the Dragon (2016 года)  — еще и китайцы), но зато очень разными, в отличие от номерных частей. В отличие от классической трилогии, игра сосредоточена на мифах и представляет собой историческое фэнтези с магией и артефактами. Вместо камня использовался ресурс «благосклонность», который добывался у каждой расы по-своему: грекам нужно было отправлять рабочих молиться в храме, викингам — сражаться, египтянам — строить монументы. Благосклонность тратилась на различные заклинания и призывы мифических существ. Важную роль играли боги. Главный бог выбирался в начале игры, младшие — при переходе в каждую новую эпоху. Разные боги давали разные абилки и бонусы. А еще это первая игра в серии, у которой был сквозной сюжет: предыдущие довольствовались несвязанными между собой короткими кампаниями за разных крутых исторических личностей. Игра была очень тепло принята и долго сохраняла популярность. Автор правки (и ДАЛЕКО не он один) лелеет мечту о том, что когда-нибудь и она получит Definitive Edition и восстанет, аки Феникс из пепла.
  • Age of Empires III (2005). Эпоха Возрождения, великих географических открытий и Новое Время. Повествует о колониальной гонке, добавлены метрополии — присутствующие в виде отдельного экрана города у вас на родине, где можно покупать различные бонусы. Начинаем с эпохи колоний, затем переходим в эпоху крепостей, индустриальную и опять имперскую. Доступно 8 фракций (со всеми дополнениями — 14), нейтральные поселения на карте, промежуточные цели в сражениях. Сюжет опять сквозной, повествует о злоключениях нескольких поколений семьи Блэков и их вражде с загадочным сообществом под названием Круг Оссуса. Словом, сама по себе игра хороша, но осталась в тени второй части. Таки вышел Definitive Edition. Как минимум, шведов и инков добавили.
  • Age of Empires IV. Разработана компанией Relic Entertainment, вышла 28 октября 2021 года. Переработаны некоторые механики, в частности, переход в новую эпоху теперь требует постройки малого чуда: в каждой эпохе предлагаются два на выбор с разными бонусами. На данный момент играбельных рас восемь: Англия, Франция, Священная Римская Империя, Русь, монголы, Делийский султанат, китайцы и Аббасиды. Фракции теперь разные: базовые юниты доступны всем, но отличаются некоторые постройки, базовые механики и малые чудеса. Хронологически соответствует рамкам второй части. Минусы: слабая графика на 2021 год, мало игровых режимов, нет поддержки пользовательских карт и вообще каких бы то ни было карт для скирмиша, кроме рандомных, очень неудобные хоткеи, в мультиплеере отсутствует ладдер (при том, что уже на первую неделю после запуска был анонсирован турнир, на который попадут топовые игроки в ладдере), игра незнакома с некоторыми, даже современными, видеокартами. Тем не менее, критических минусов нет, все вышеописанное фиксится патчами и DLC, продажи и онлайн для нишевой игры оказались высокими.

Features[]

  • Receives a Covered Wagon with every Age advance
  • Starts with seven Settlers
  • Settlers gather from huntable animals and Berry Bushes 5% faster
  • Royal Guard units: Crossbowman (Ordinance Besteiro), Musketeer (Legionario), Dragoon (Jinete)

Unique units

Cassador: Skirmisher with low hitpoints, but a strong attack. Good against infantry.
Organ Gun: Artillery that fires multiple projectiles. Better against infantry than buildings.

Revolutions

  • Miguel Hidalgo and José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (The WarChiefs and The Asian Dynasties).
  • Brazil, Indonesia, Peru, Gran Colombia, and Barbary States (Since the Definitive Edition).

Untrainable[]

There are also many units that can only be shipped from Home City, or appear in scenarios only and/or are available in the Scenario Editor. Some of these units are cheat units.

Campaign

  • Morgan’s Flagship
  • Lizzie’s Flagship
  • Fire Ship
  • Aztec Chief
  • Dinghy
  • Native Boy
  • Treasure Ship
  • White Jaguar
  • Boneguard Swordsman
  • Boneguard Musketeer
  • Cherokee Archer
  • Cherokee Horse Archer
  • Native American Chief
  • White Buffalo
  • Greta
  • Miner
  • Railroad Worker
  • White Wolf
  • Black Powder Wagon
  • Flat-bottomed Boat

Heroes

Heroes are special units that also appear in campaigns and are available in the Scenario Editor.

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Gallery[]

An in-game Missionary

The range of the Unction aura.

The stats for a fully upgraded Monitor with Unction

The stats for a fully upgraded Spanish Explorer with Unction

The stats for a fully upgraded Spanish War Dog with Unction

The stats for a fully upgraded Blowgun Ambusher trained at the Spanish Explorers location and boosted by Unction

The stats for a fully upgraded Scottish Highlander while boosted by Unction.

The stats for a fully upgraded Musketeer while boosted by Unction

The stats for a fully upgraded Heavy Cannon while boosted by Unction

A fully upgraded Spanish hussar with unction

Missionaries killing the last Villager available to the Japanese

Missionary portrait in the Age of Empires III beta

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