

Live the European colonization of America between the 16th and 19th centuries.Īs well as radical changes to the game's graphics (that are a lot better than in any of its predecessors), new effects (especially fire, smoke and water), and new units (with completely renovated artificial intelligence), the biggest improvement to the game is the new economy system, including trade routes and Metropolis. In Age of Empires 3, the action starts just after the discovery of the New World, with all the major European countries trying to get control of the biggest possible part of this new discovery, with all the riches that this included, and thus the action will continue up to the First World War. What's the story behind the original AOE3? Pistol Attack (automatically activated when attacking with a cooldown of 60 seconds requires the "Dignitaries" Home City Card): Charged ability that performs a ranged pistol attack which does 40 damage from a range of 14 has a multiplier the same as melee attack.Age of Empires is undoubtedly one of the most important real-time strategy game sagas in the world, and the developers of this franchise (Ensemble Studios) always manage to surprise us with the new features that they include in each new installment.Courage Aura: +0.5 Movement speed when near own or allies' buildings (also enemy buildings when Crusader Knights is researched) within 34 range.Deflection: Absorb 30% of the damage inflicted to nearby allies within 12 range.The passive bonus will also be received from enemy buildings after Crusader Knights is researched. Additionally, they gain extra speed when near buildings, making them more effective at chasing units trying to stay out of melee range. Factoring this together, the Hospitaller can be seen as a weaker, but cheaper and faster-to-train Doppelsoldner (in raw stats).īesides its raw stats, the Hospitaller can deflect damage from nearby units, which may aid in protecting more valuable units. The Doppelsoldner deals 33% more siege damage. Their main difference is in their damage both deal 20 damage, but the Doppelsoldner has double the AOE and better multipliers against cavalry and Shock Infantry. 240), train 5 seconds faster, but are equal in speed and resistances. They have slightly more hit points (250 vs. As food can be gathered faster by Villagers, Hospitallers are cheaper to train in comparison. Its most comparable unit is the German Doppelsoldner, which costs the same total resources, but more coin and less food. The Hospitaller is a heavy melee infantry unit that deals area of effect damage.
