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{{for|building in [[Age of Empires III]]|the building in other games of the [[Age of Empires (series)|series]]|Town Center}} {{Infobox building |Name = Town Center |Image = <gallery> Towncenter aoe3de.png|Definitive Aoe3 town center.png|Original </gallery> |Intro = {{AoE3Icon|Vanilla}} ''[[Age of Empires III]]'' |Type = {{3icons|Building}}<br />Economic |Civilization = All |Age = {{3icons|Exploration Age}} |Pop = 10<br />70 <small>([[Spanish (Age of Empires III)|Spanish]] and [[Mexicans]], with the "Colonial Estancias" [[Home City Card]])</small> |Use = Trains [[Settler]]s/[[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]]<br />Allows [[Age]] advance <small>(except for Asian civilizations)</small><br />Provides ultimate technologies <small>(except for European and American civilizations)</small><br />[[Ransom]] [[Explorer (Age of Empires III)|Explorer]]/[[Dog|Explorer Dog]]/[[Monk (Age of Empires III)|Monk]] <small>(European and Asian civilizations)</small><br />Receive [[Home City]] shipments<br />Reveal [[Stealth mode|stealth]] enemies |Wood = {{tt|500|600 before the Definitive Edition}} |MaxBuilder = 1 [[Explorer (Age of Empires III)|Explorer]]<br />8 [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]] |Time = 60 seconds |Limit = 1<br />2 <small>([[Portuguese (Age of Empires III)|Portuguese]], in [[Commerce Age]])</small><br />3 <small>([[Fortress Age]] onwards)</small><br />4 <small>(Portuguese, in [[Industrial Age]])</small><br />10 <small>([[Revolution]])</small> |HP = 6,500 |Garrison = 50 [[Villager (tag)|villagers]] |LOS = 38 |XPbuild = {{tt|50|120 before update 9476, 100 before update 38254}} |XPdestroy = {{tt|100|240 before the Definitive Edition, 200 before update 38254}} |RDamage = 9 * no. of villagers garrisoned ([[#Attack|see below]])<br />30 <small>(Cannon attack)</small> |RMulti = ×2.0 vs. [[Villager (tag)|Villager]]<br />×0.5 vs. [[Artillery (Age of Empires III)|Artillery]] |RRange = 32 |RROF = 3.0 |RAOE = 1 <small>(Cannon attack)</small> |SDamage = 75 |SMulti = ×0.5 vs. [[Siege unit (Age of Empires III)|Siege unit]] |SRange = 40 |SROF = 3.0 |Note = Ranged attack only available when garrisoned by [[villager]]s<br />Cannon attack requires "Palace of Iturbide" Mexican Home City Card }} {{Quote|Most important building in a colony. Home City arrival point. Supports 10 population.|In-game description}} The '''Town Center''' is an economic [[Building (Age of Empires III)|building]] in ''[[Age of Empires III]]'' that becomes available once the [[Fortress Age]] is reached. As it trains [[Settler]]s/[[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]] and acts as the default drop-off point for [[Home City]] shipments, it is the most important of all buildings. Town Centers also support 10 [[population]]. In standard [[random map]] games, every player starts the game with a Town Center. Until the Fortress Age is reached, no more than one Town Center can be built at a time. From the Fortress Age onward, two additional Town Centers may be built. Up to 50 [[Villager|villager units]] can garrison in Town Centers for shelter from attacks. By doing so, they give the Town Center an attack, allowing players to survive and fend off attacks. Town Centers also automatically attack passing enemy [[Ship (Age of Empires III)|ship]]s at all times. == Overview == The Town Center is the most important building in the game, as it is the nucleus of every players' settlements, produces Settlers/Villagers that are the backbone of every player's empire, and serve as the only means of advancing to the next [[Age]] for non-Asian civilizations. The Town Center is a strong building. It can defend itself from land units with its top tower with a musket, from boats with a cannon and can garrison Settlers/Villagers to protect it and increase its firepower. Except for African civilizations, Town Centers also can call in one (two with specific [[Home City Card]]s) levy of [[Militiaman|Militiamen]]/[[Minuteman|Minutemen]]/[[Irregular]]s and [[Sentry|Sentries]]. The [[Haudenosaunee]] can make their Town Centers much stronger with [[Town Ceremony]] and the "Great House" [[Home City Card]]. If the player's Explorer has fallen in battle too close to enemy territory, instead of manually retrieving the unit, they may choose to pay [[Ransom]] money from the Town Center and return the Explorer back safely. Asian civilizations retrain fallen Monks from the Town Center instead of ransoming them. From ''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs|The WarChiefs]]'' expansion, European civilizations and the [[Mexicans]] in the ''[[Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]'' can select to [[Revolution|revolt]] from the [[Industrial Age]]. Revolting will also increase the Town Center's build limit to 10 and makes them no longer necessary to support population (unless when revolting to [[Canada]], [[Finland (revolutionary)|Finland]], or [[South Africa]] in the ''Definitive Edition''). == Attack == The total attack of a Town Center are calculated on the following formula* * <math>A = B * min(G, 10)</math> Where A is the total attack, B is the Town Center's base attack, and G is the number of villagers garrisoned in the Town Center. Players can garrison up to 50 villagers, but the attack will only increase with the first 10. For example, having 8 Settlers garrisoned (at a base attack of 9) grants a total attack of 72. == Civilization differences == * The [[Portuguese (Age of Empires III)|Portuguese]] receive a free [[Covered Wagon]] every time they [[Age]] up until the [[Industrial Age]], allowing them to have up to four Town Centers. With the ''Donatarios'' [[Home City Card]], they can build two more, totaling of six Town Centers. (''Definitive Edition'') Choosing [[The Logistician]] to advance into the [[Commerce Age]] with the Portuguese enables Town Centers to train the [[Crossbowman (Age of Empires III)|Crossbowman]], [[Pikeman (Age of Empires III)|Pikeman]], and [[Musketeer]]. * The [[Haudenosaunee]] are the only civilization with access to both [[Town Ceremony]] and a card boosting their Town Center attack ("Great House"). == Units == {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" style = "text-align: center;" ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "40%" |Unit ! width = "20%" |Cost ! width = "10%" |[[Population|Pop.]] ! width = "15%" |Limit ! width = "10%" |[[Civilization (Age of Empires III)|Civ.]] |- | rowspan = "10" |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Settler}} [[Settler]] |{{Resources|food = 100}}<br />{{AoE3Civ|Dutch}} {{Resources|coin = 100}}<br />{{AoE3Civ|Russians}} {{tt|{{Resources|food = 260}}|Trained in groups of 3 for 86.67 food each}} |1<br />{{AoE3Civ|Russians}} 3 |99<br />{{AoE3Civ|Dutch}} 50 |{{tt|EU|Europeans}}<br />{{tt|AM|Americans}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Native Villager}} {{AoE3Icon|Aztec Villager}} {{AoE3Icon|Chinese Villager}} {{AoE3Icon|Indian Villager}} {{AoE3Icon|Ethiopian Villager}} {{AoE3Icon|Hausa Villager}} [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villager]] |{{Resources|food = 100}}<br />{{AoE3Civ|Indians}} {{Resources|wood = 100}} | rowspan = "2" |1 |99<br />{{AoE3Civ|Japanese}} 75 |{{tt|NA|Native Americans}}<br />{{tt|AS|Asians}}<br />{{tt|AF|Africans}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Coureur des Bois}} [[Coureur des Bois]] |{{Resources|food = 120}} |80 |{{AoE3Civ|French|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Envoy}} [[Envoy (Age of Empires III)|Envoy]] |{{Resources|food = 50}} | rowspan = "2" |– |5 |{{AoE3Civ|Dutch|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Cougar}} [[Cougar#Buttercup|Buttercup the Pet Cougar]] |{{Resources|food = 100}} |12 |All |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Native Scout}} [[Native Scout]] |{{Resources|wood = 90}} |1 |25 |{{AoE3Civ|Aztecs|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Haudenosaunee|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Lakota|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Chasqui}} [[Chasqui]]** |{{Resources|br = 1|wood = 40|coin = 40}} | rowspan = "4" |– | rowspan = "4" |1 |{{AoE3Civ|Incas|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Shaolin Master}} [[Shaolin Master]] |{{Resources|coin = 300}} |{{AoE3Civ|Chinese|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Brahmin}} [[Brahmin]] | rowspan = "2" |{{Resources|coin = 175}} |{{AoE3Civ|Indians|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Sohei Archer}} [[Sohei Archer]] |{{AoE3Civ|Japanese|C}} |- | rowspan = "8" |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Revolutionary}} [[Revolutionary]]* |{{Resources|food = 100}} |1 | rowspan = "4" |∞ |{{AoE3Civ|Central America|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Chile|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Egypt|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Haiti|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Hungary|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Indonesia|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Peru|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Romania|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Rio Grande|C}} {{AoE3Civ|USR|C}} {{AoE3Civ|Yucatán|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Filibuster}} [[Filibuster]]** |{{Resources|coin = 90}} |3 |{{AoE3Civ|Baja California|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Barbary Warrior}} [[Barbary Warrior]]** |{{Resources|food = 100}} | rowspan = "5" |1 |{{AoE3Civ|Barbary States|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Californio}} [[Californio]]** |{{Resources|food = 120}} |{{AoE3Civ|California|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Karelian Jaeger}} [[Karelian Jaeger]]** |{{Resources|wood = 100}} |99 |{{AoE3Civ|Finland|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Cruzob Infantry}} [[Cruzob Infantry]]** |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 80|coin = 30}} | rowspan = "2" |∞ |{{AoE3Civ|Maya|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Cuerudo}} [[Cuerudo]]** |{{Resources|food = 100}} |{{AoE3Civ|Mexico|C}} |- | style = "text-align: left;" |{{AoE3Icon|Trek Wagon}} [[Trek Wagon]]** |{{Resources|wood = 250}} |– |10 |{{AoE3Civ|South Africa|C}} |}<div style = "font-size:.9em;"> * Units with an asterisk (*) are added in ''[[Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs|The WarChiefs]]''; units with two asterisks (**) are added in the ''[[Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]''. * [[Ottomans (Age of Empires III)|Ottoman]] Town Centers automatically spawn [[Settler]]s with a limit of 25 (45 with [[Galata Tower District]], 70 with [[Topkapi]], 99 with [[Tanzimat]]), and can research [[Age#Age of Empires III|Ages]] at the same time. * [[Coureur des Bois]] replaces Settler for the [[French (Age of Empires III)|French]]. * [[Cougar#Buttercup|Buttercup the Pet Cougar]] requires the ''[[Tupi Animal Lore]]'' [[Technology (Age of Empires III)|technology]] to be trained at Town Centers. * [[Native Scout]] requires the ''Advanced Scout'' [[Home City Card]] to be trained at Town Centers. * [[Revolutionary]] replaces Settler for [[revolution]]ary nations except [[Canada]] and [[South Africa]]. ** [[Brazil]]ian Revolutionaries (Voluntarios da Patria) are automatically spawned by Town Centers (9 every 146 seconds). * [[Barbary Warrior]], [[Californio]], [[Cruzob Infantry]], [[Filibuster]], [[Karelian Jaeger]], and [[Cuerudo]] replaces Revolutionary for [[Barbary States]], [[California (revolutionary)|California]], [[Maya (revolutionary)|Maya]], [[Baja California (revolutionary)|Baja California]], [[Finland (revolutionary)|Finland]], and [[Mexico (revolutionary)|Mexico]], respectively. * [[Haiti]]an Town Centers automatically spawn [[Pirate]]s every 48 seconds. </div> == Technologies == {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "35%" |Technology ! width = "15%" |Cost ! width = "35%" |Effect ! width = "10%" |[[Civilization (Age of Empires III)|Civ.]] |- | rowspan = "8" |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} |{{AoE3Icon|Levy}} {{AoE3Icon|Levy US}} [[Levy]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{resources|br = 1|food = 150|coin = 150}} |Spawns 6 [[Militiaman|Militiamen]]/{{AoE3Civ|US}} [[Minuteman|Minutemen]] | rowspan = "2" style = "text-align: center;" |{{tt|EU|Europeans}}<br />{{AoE3Civ|US|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Levy}} {{AoE3Icon|Levy US}} [[Levy|Conscription]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{resources|br = 1|food = 400|coin = 400}} |Spawns 15 Militiamen/{{AoE3Civ|US}} 16 Minutemen; Requires the {{tt|"Town Militia"|"Colonial Militia" before the Defintive Edition}}/{{AoE3Civ|US}} "Minutemen Companies" [[Home City Card]] |- |[[File:Chinese japanese sentry uprising.png|22px]] [[File:Indian sentry uprising.png|22px]] [[Sentry Uprising]] | rowspan = "6" style = "text-align: center;" |{{resources|br = 1|food = 80|coin = 80}} |Spawns 4 [[Sentry|Sentries]] | rowspan = "4" style = "text-align: center;" |{{tt|AS|Asians}} |- |[[File:Chinese japanese town defense.png|22px]] [[File:Indian town defense.png|22px]] [[Town Defense]] |Spawns 4 [[Irregular]]s |- |[[File:Chinese japanese sentry revolt.png|22px]] [[File:Indian sentry revolt.png|22px]] [[Sentry Revolt]] |Spawns 4 Sentries; Requires the "Enlist Irregulars" Home City Card |- |[[File:Chinese japanese city defense.png|22px]] [[File:Indian city defense.png|22px]] [[City Defense]] |Spawns 4 Irregulars; Requires the "Enlist Irregulars" Home City Card |- |[[File:Levied spearman portrait aoe3de.png|22px]] Kebele Chitet |Spawns 4 [[Levied Spearman|Levied Spearmen]]; Requires the "Chitet" Home City Card | rowspan = "2" |{{AoE3Civ|Ethiopians|C}} |- |[[File:Levied bowman portrait aoe3de.png|22px]] Woreda Chitet |Spawns 4 [[Levied Bowman|Levied Bowmen]]; Requires the "Chitet" Home City Card |- | rowspan = "4" |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |{{AoE3Icon|Scouting Party}} [[Aztec Scouting Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|food = 400}} |Ships 3 [[Jaguar Prowl Knight]]s |{{AoE3Civ|Aztecs|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Scouting Party}} [[Haudenosaunee Scouting Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|food = 500}} |Ships 5 [[Tomahawk]]s |{{AoE3Civ|Haudenosaunee|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Scouting Party}} [[Inca Scouting Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|food = 600}} |Ships 5 [[Plumed Spearman|Plumed Spearmen]] |{{AoE3Civ|Incas|C}} |- |[[File:Sioux Dog Soldiers.png|22px|]] [[Lakota Tokala Soldiers]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|food = {{tt|2,000|1,500 before update 12.12327}}}} |Ships 1 [[Tokala Soldier]] for every 3 minutes the game has passed, up to 30 minutes |{{AoE3Civ|Lakota|C}} |- | rowspan = "6" |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |{{AoE3Icon|Raiding Party}} [[Aztec Raiding Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 400|wood = 400}} |Ships 6 Jaguar Prowl Knights |{{AoE3Civ|Aztecs|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Raiding Party}} [[Haudenosaunee Raiding Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 500|wood = 500}} |Ships 10 Tomahawks |{{AoE3Civ|Haudenosaunee|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Raiding Party}} [[Inca Raiding Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 600|coin = 600}} |Ships 12 Plumed Spearmen |{{AoE3Civ|Incas|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|War Party}} [[Aztec War Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 400|wood = 400|coin = 400}} |Ships 12 Jaguar Prowl Knights |{{AoE3Civ|Aztecs|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|War Party}} [[Haudenosaunee War Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 500|wood = 500|coin = 500}} |Ships 15 Tomahawks |{{AoE3Civ|Haudenosaunee|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|War Party}} [[Inca War Party]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|br = 1|food = 600|wood = 600|coin = 600}} |Ships 20 Plumed Spearmen |{{AoE3Civ|Incas|C}} |- | rowspan = "4" |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | rowspan = "2" |{{AoE3Icon|Fortified Cities}} [[Fortified Cities]] | rowspan = "2" style = "text-align: center;" |{{Resources|influence = 3,000}} |Town Centers, [[Palace (Age of Empires III)|Palaces]], and [[Mountain Monastery|Mountain Monasteries]] get +50% [[hit points]] |{{AoE3Civ|Ethiopians|C}} |- |Town Centers, Palaces, and [[University (Age of Empires III)|Universities]] get +50% hit points |{{AoE3Civ|Hausa|C}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Immigrants}} [[Immigrants]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{resources|coin = 2,000}} |Supports 100 [[population]] without the need of Town Centers and [[House (Age of Empires III)|Houses]]/[[Longhouse (Age of Empires III)|Longhouses]]/[[Village (Age of Empires III)|Villages]]/[[Shrine (Age of Empires III)|Shrines]]/[[Torp]]/[[Kancha House]]s; Unit train time -10%; Automatically trained units spawn 5% faster | style = "text-align: center;" |{{tt|NA|Native Americans}}<br />{{tt|AS|Asians}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Strangers' Quarters}} [[Strangers' Quarters]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{resources|influence = 2,000}} |Supports 100 population without the need of Town Centers and [[Hut (Age of Empires III)|Huts]]; Unit train time -10%; Automatically trained units spawn 5% faster | style = "text-align: center;" |{{tt|AF|Africans}} |- | rowspan = "3" |{{AoE3Age|5|C}} |{{AoE3Icon|Blockade}} [[Blockade]] | rowspan = "2" style = "text-align: center;" |Variable |Stops all enemies from receiving [[Home City]] shipments | rowspan = "3" style = "text-align: center;" |{{tt|NA|Native Americans}}<br />{{tt|AS|Asians}}<br />{{tt|AF|Africans}} |- |{{AoE3Icon|Spies}} [[Spies (Age of Empires III)|Spies]] |See enemy [[Line of Sight|LOS]] |- |{{AoE3Icon|Legendary Native Warriors}} [[Legendary Native Warriors]]<br />{{AoE3Icon|Exalted Natives}} [[Exalted Natives]] | style = "text-align: center;" |{{resources|br = 1|food = 1,500|wood = 1,500}} |Upgrades [[native warrior]]s to Legendary/Exalted (+50% [[hit points]] and attack) |} * <small>[[Blockade]] and [[Spies (Age of Empires III)|Spies]] cost {{Resources|coin = 100 and 75}}, respectively for every enemy unit in the map.</small> * <small>[[Immigrants]] is not available to the [[Lakota]].</small> * <small>The [[United States]] can repeatedly research [[Levy|Levy/Conscription]] but with a global cooldown of 160 seconds.</small> == Further statistics == {| class = "wikitable" style = "font-size: 89%; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan = "2" style = "font-size: 110%; padding: 1em;" | Building strengths and weaknesses |- | width = "15%" |'''Strong vs.''' | width = "85%" |[[Infantry (Age of Empires III)|Infantry]], [[Cavalry#Age of Empires III|cavalry]], [[Villager (tag)|villagers]] (only when garrisoned), [[Ship (Age of Empires III)|ships]] |- |'''Weak vs.''' |[[Artillery (Age of Empires III)|Artillery]], [[Monitor]]s |- ! colspan = "2" style = "font-size: 110%; padding: 1em;" | Improvements |- | width = "15%" |'''Hit points''' | width = "85%" |[[File:Fortified Cities.png|22px]] [[Fortified Cities]] (+50%; Africans only)<br />[[File:State Constitutions.png|22px]] [[State Constitutions]] (+25%; [[United States]] only)<br />[[File:Flying Buttress.png|22px]] [[Flying Buttress]] (+20%)<br />[[File:Byzantine legacy.png|22px]] [[Byzantine Legacy]] (+15%) |- |'''Attack''' |[[File:Heated Shot.png|22px]] [[Heated Shot (Age of Empires III)|Heated Shot]] (+50% [[multiplier]] vs. [[Ship (Age of Empires III)|ships]]) |- |'''Line of Sight''' |[[File:Gas Lighting.png|22px]] [[Gas Lighting]] (+4) |- |'''Build time''' |[[File:Cree Textile Craftsmanship.png|22px]] [[Cree Textile Craftsmanship]] (-25%) |- |'''Cost''' |[[File:Tupi Forest Burning.png|22px]] [[Tupi Forest Burning]] ({{Resources|wood = -20%}})<br />[[File:Cree Textile Craftsmanship.png|22px]] [[Cree Textile Craftsmanship]] (-10%) |- |'''Other''' |[[File:Hausa Bakwai.png|22px]] [[Hausa Bakwai]] (+3 build limit; [[Hausa]] only)<br />[[File:Tupi Animal Lore.png|22px]] [[Tupi Animal Lore]] (train [[Buttercup the Pet Cougar]]s) |- |'''Penalties''' |[[File:Counter Infantry Rifling.png|22px]] [[Customized Merc Weapons]] (+30% cost; [[John Black's Mercenaries]] only)<br />[[File:Code Napoleon.png|22px]] [[Code Napoleon]] (+25% cost; [[French (Age of Empires III)|French]] only) |} == Home City Cards == {{CardListStart| Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Town Center |green = 1 |purple = 1 |red = 1 |blue = 1}} === All === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Spanish Home City 1 (Covered Wagon).png|22px]] '''1 Covered Wagon''' |Ships 1 [[Covered Wagon]]; Town Center build limit +1 (also +3 [[Uhlan]]s for the Germans) |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:German Home City 1 (Conestoga Wagons).png|22px]] '''TEAM Conestoga Wagons''' |Ships 1 Covered Wagon; Town Center build limit +1 |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Ottoman Home City 1 (2 Covered Wagons).png|22px]] '''2 Covered Wagons''' |Ships 2 Covered Wagons; Town Center build limit +2 |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |- |[[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Improved Buildings).png|22px]] '''Improved Buildings''' |[[Building (Age of Empires III)|Buildings]] get +40% [[hit points]] (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans) |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:Team improved buildings.png|22px]] '''TEAM Improved Buildings''' |Buildings get +25% hit points |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |- |[[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Colonial Estancias).png|22px]] '''Colonial Estancias''' |Town Centers support +70 [[population]] |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |25 |- |[[File:Mexico card Chipotle Tactics.png|22px]] '''Chipotle Tactics''' |Ships {{Resources|food = 500}}; receive [[food]] when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |- |[[File:Mexican Home City 3 (Palace of Iturbide).png|22px]] '''Palace of Iturbide''' |Town Centers gain a bombard attack that can be used even when not garrisoned by Villagers |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:French Home City 5 (Coastal Defenses).png|22px]] '''TEAM Coastal Defenses''' |Buildings get +0.8 [[multiplier]] against [[Ship (Age of Empires III)|ships]] |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |25 |} * <small>"1 Covered Wagon" is not available to Asians, Inca, and Ottomans.</small> * <small><font color = "green">"TEAM Conestoga Wagons"</font> is available to the Germans and Lakota.</small> * <small>"2 Covered Wagons" is available to the Mexicans (also revolting to [[California (revolutionary)|California]]), Ottomans, and Portuguese, also Germans, Portugese, and Spanish upon revolting to [[Gran Colombia]].</small> * <small>"Improved Buildings" is available to Asians (except the Indians), Europeans (except the Maltese), Mexicans, and Native Americans (except the Inca).</small> * <small><font color = "green">"TEAM Improved Buildings"</font> is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.</small> * <small>"Colonial Estancias" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.</small> * <small>"Chipotle Tactics" and "Palace of Iturbide" are available to the Mexicans and Spanish (upon revolting to [[Mexico (revolutionary)|Mexico]]).</small> * <small><font color = "green">"TEAM Coastal Defenses"</font> is available to Europeans and Federal Americans.</small> === Asians === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Japanese Home City 3 (Enlist Irregulars).png|22px]] '''Enlist Irregulars''' |Town Centers get +50% attack and can use [[City Defense]] and [[Sentry Revolt]] |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Land reforms.png|22px]] '''Land Reforms''' |[[Villager (tag)|Villagers]] and [[Rickshaw]]s build buildings 50% faster; buildings grant +100% build bounty (also +1 [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villager]] for the Indians) |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |} * <small>"Enlist Irregulars" is not available to the Chinese.</small> === [[Chinese (Age of Empires III)|Chinese]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Nothern Refugees).png|22px]] '''Northern Refugees''' |Each [[Village (Age of Empires III)|Village]] and Town Center spawns 1 Villager |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Western Refugees).png|22px]] '''Western Refugees''' |Each Village and Town Center spawns 1 Villager |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Great Migration).png|22px]] '''Great Migration''' |Each Village and Town Center spawns 1 Villager and 1 Fattened [[Goat#Age of Empires III|Goat]] |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |25 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Year of the Goat).png|22px]] '''Year of the Goat''' |Each Village and Town Center spawns 2 Goats |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Year of the Ox).png|22px]] '''Year of the Ox''' |Each Village and Town Center spawns 2 [[Water Buffalo#Age of Empires III|Water Buffaloes]] |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Town Rickshaw).png|22px]] '''Town Rickshaw''' |Ships 1 [[Covered Wagon|Town Rickshaw]]; Town Center build limit +1 |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Town Rickshaws + 5 Villagers).png|22px]] '''Town Rickshaw + 5 Villagers''' |Ships 1 Town Rickshaw and 5 Villagers; Town Center build limit +1 |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 1 (Walk the Rice Paper).png|22px]] '''Walk the Rice Paper''' |Ships a second Shaolin Master and allows him to be retrained at Town Centers |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:hc year of the dragon.png|22px]] '''Year of the Dragon''' |Ships 1 [[Flamethrower (Age of Empires III)|Flamethrower]] for every Town Center built and 1 [[Kermond the Pet Monitor Lizard|Monitor Lizard]] for every Village built |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 3 (Boxer Rebellion).png|22px]] '''Boxer Rebellion''' |Town Centers get +50% attack; [[Irregular]]s and [[Sentry|Sentries]] no longer lose hit points |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Chinese Home City 4 (Saiga Herd).png|22px]] '''Saiga Herd''' |Each Village and Town Center spawns 4 [[Saiga]]s |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |} === [[Dutch]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Dutch Home City 1 (Stadhouder).png|22px]] '''Stadhouder''' |[[Hero (Age of Empires III)|Hero]] get +50% hit points and attack; Town Centers cost {{Resources|wood = -50%}}; +1 [[Dog|Explorer Dog]] |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style="text-align: center;" |1 |} === [[Ethiopians (Age of Empires III)|Ethiopians]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Chitet.png|22px]] '''Chitet''' |Town Centers get +50% attack; {{tt|Kebele Chitet|Spawns 4 Levied spearmen}} and {{tt|Woreda Chitet|Spawns 4 Levied bowmen}} available at the Town Center |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} |- |[[File:Gondarine architecture.png|22px]] '''Gondarine Architecture''' |Buildings get +25% hit points; Town Centers and [[Palace (Age of Empires III)|Palaces]] get +50% hit points instead; [[Wall (Age of Empires III)|Walls]] and [[Mountain Monastery|Mountain Monasteries]] get +100% hit points instead |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |} === Europeans === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Levy Icon.png|22px]] '''Town Militia''' |Town Centers get +50% attack and can use [[Levy|Conscription]] |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- style = "{{BG-color|purple}}" |[[File:Brazil Home City (Covered Wagons).png|22px]] '''2 Covered Wagons''' |Ships 2 Covered Wagon |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |- |[[File:Mexico Home City (Citizenship).png|22px]] '''Citizenship''' |Ships 6 [[Settler|Citizens]]; Citizens can be trained at Town Centers for {{Resources|coin = 70}}; Fishing Boats can be trained at Docks |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |- |[[File:Indonesia Home City (Lantakas).png|22px]] '''Lantakas''' |[[Artillery (Age of Empires III)|Artillery]], buildings, and ships get +15% attack |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |- |[[File:South Africa Home City (Huguenots).png|22px]] '''Huguenots''' |[[Coureur des Bois]] can be trained at the Town Centers with a train limit of 30 |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |} * <small><font color = "purple">"2 Covered Wagons"</font> is available upon revolting to [[Brazil]] and [[Haiti]].</small> * <small>"Citizenship" is available upon [[Revolution]]s.</small> * <small>"Lantakas" is available to the [[Dutch]] and [[Portuguese (Age of Empires III)|Portuguese]] upon revolting to [[Indonesia (revolutionary)|Indonesia]].</small> * <small>"Huguenots" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to [[South Africa]].</small> === Federal Americans === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Federal card the alamo.png|22px]] '''The Alamo''' |Ship 16 [[Minuteman|Minutemen]]; when destroyed by enemies, your buildings spawn a number of Minutemen equal to 1.5% of their cost rounded up |{{AoE3Age|5|C}} |} * <small>"The Alamo" is available to the United States upon selecting the [[Texas (Federal State)|Texas]] [[Federal State]] and Mexicans upon revolting to [[Texas (revolutionary)|Texas]], and spawns 8 Minutemen when a Town Center is destroyed.</small> === [[Germans]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:German Home City 3 (Teutonic Town Center).png|22px]] '''{{tt|TEAM House of Hohenzollern|TEAM Teutonic Town Center before update 13.9057}}''' |Town Centers get +30% hit points and +50% attack |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |25 |- |[[File:German Home City 5 (Witch Hammer).png|22px]] '''Witch Hammer''' |Ships 3 [[Inquisitor]]s; Inquisitors can be trained at [[Tavern]]/[[Mercenary Camp]]s, Town Centers, [[Church]], and [[Outpost (Age of Empires III)|Outposts]]; [[Outlaw (Age of Empires III)|outlaw]]s use -2 [[population]]; +2 Uhlans |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |} === [[Haudenosaunee]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Iroquois Home City 3 (Great House).png|22px]] '''Great House''' |Town Centers upgrade into Great Houses, get +50% attack and cost {{Resources|wood = -25%}} |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |- |[[File:Haudenosaunee Home City 3 (Wampum).png|22px]] '''Wampum''' |Training units and constructing buildings grants {{Resources|xp = +35%}} |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |} === [[Hausa]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:hc sokoto chronicle.png|22px]] '''Sokoto Chronicle''' |Ships 1 [[Kingdom Builder]] for every Town Center built |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |- |[[File:Hausa Home City Cards 5 (Aïr Berbers).png|22px]] '''Aïr Berbers''' |Ships 1 [[Berber Nomad]] for every Town Center and [[Trading Post]] built |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |} === [[Inca]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Hc 5 builder travois.png|22px]] '''Resettlements''' |Ships 4 Villagers and 1 [[Town Travois]] |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |- |[[File:Ottoman Home City 1 (2 Covered Wagons).png|22px]] '''2 Town Center Travois''' |Ships 2 Town Travois |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |- |[[File:Inca Home City 3 (High Ground).png|22px]] '''High Ground''' |[[War Hut]]s, Town Centers, [[Tambo]]s, and [[Stronghold (Age of Empires III)|Strongholds]] get +15 [[Line of Sight]] and +5 range |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |- |[[File:Inca Home City 3 (Monumental Architecture).png|22px]] '''Monumental Architecture''' |Buildings get +30% hit points; Town Centers get +35% attack |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |- |[[File:Hc huanka support.png|22px]] '''Huanka Support''' |Ships 1 Town Travois and 1 [[War Hut Travois]]; buildings' build time -15%; Town Center build limit +1; costs {{Resources|coin = 500}} |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |} === [[Indians (Age of Empires III)|Indians]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Indian Home City 1 (1 Town Rickshaw).png|22px]] '''Town Rickshaw''' |Ships 1 Town Rickshaw; Town Center build limit +1; 1 Villager |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Indian Home City 1 (2 Town Rickshaws).png|22px]] '''2 Town Rickshaws''' |Ships 2 Town Rickshaws; Town Center build limit +2; +1 Hindu Villager |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |25 |- |[[File:Mughal architecture.png|22px]] '''Mughal Architecture''' |Buildings cost {{Resources|wood = -20%}} and build time -30%; [[Wonder (Age of Empires III)|Wonders]]' build time -16% instead; +1 Hindu Villager |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |40 |} === [[Japanese (Age of Empires III)|Japanese]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- style = "{{BG-color|red}}" |[[File:Japanese Home City 1 (1 Town Rickshaw).png|22px]] '''Town Rickshaw''' |Ships 1 Town Rickshaw; Town Center build limit +1 |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |1 |- |[[File:Japanese Home City 5 (47 Ronin).png|22px]] '''Forty Seven Ronin''' |Turns all [[Villager (tag)|Villagers]] and [[Shrine (Age of Empires III)|Shrines]] into [[Wokou Ronin#Masterless Samurai|Masterless Samurai]], [[Castle (Age of Empires III)|Castles]] into [[Wokou Ronin]]s, [[Wonder (Age of Empires III)|Wonders]] and Town Centers into [[Ronin]]; costs {{resources|food = 1,000|wood = 1,000|coin = 1,000}} |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |} === [[Lakota]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Lakota Home City 3 (Camp Movements).png|22px]] '''Camp Movements''' |Ships 2 [[War Hut Travois]]; all buildings' build time -25%; Town Centers, [[Community Plaza]], [[Market (Age of Empires III)|Markets]], [[Corral]]s, [[War Hut]]s, [[Farm (Age of Empires III)|Farms]], [[Native Embassy|Native Embassies]], [[Estate]]s, and [[Dock (Age of Empires III)|Docks]] can now be transformed into a [[Travois]] to be built elsewhere |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |- |[[File:Winter counts.png|22px]] '''Winter Counts''' |Training units grants {{Resources|xp = +40%}} and constructing buildings grants {{Resources|xp = +20%}} |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |} === [[Maltese]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Maltese Home City 3 (Wignacourt Constructions).png|22px]] '''Wignacourt Constructions''' |Villagers gather natural resources 10% faster, and an additional 15% faster when nearby a Town Center, [[Outpost (Age of Empires III)|Outpost]], or [[Commandery]] |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |- style = "{{BG-color|blue}}" |[[File:Maltese Home City 3 (Vittoriosa).png|22px]] '''Vittoriosa''' |Town Centers {{tt|cost -30%|build limit +1 before update 13.10442}}; [[Settler]]s cost -50% |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |} === [[Mexicans]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:Mexico card TEAM Nuevo Mexico Territory.png|22px]] '''TEAM Nuevo México Territory''' |Ships 1 [[Covered Wagon]]; Town Center build limit +1; existing and new Town Centers spawn 1 [[Frontier Post Wagon]]; costs {{Resources|food = 500|wood = 500}} |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card colegio de san nicolas.png|22px]] '''Colegio de San Nicolás''' |Ships {{Resources|xp = 500}}; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 [[Line of Sight]]; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card tlaxcala alliance.png|22px]] '''Tlaxcala Alliance''' |Ships 1 [[Native Embassy Travois]]; [[Conquistador (Age of Empires III)|Conquistador]], [[Smokeless Powder]], [[Flying Buttress]], [[Aztec Initiation|Tlaxcala Initiation]], and [[Aztec Chocolate Recipes|Tlaxcaltec Chocolate Recipes]] available at [[Native Embassy]]; [[Aztec Scouting Party|Tlaxcaltec Scouting]]/[[Aztec Raiding Party|Raiding]]/[[Aztec War Party|War Party]] available at Town Center; the player is considered to be allied with the [[Jesuit Mission]] for "Native Treaties" |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card talavera architecture.png|22px]] '''Talavera Architecture''' |Buildings get +30% hit points, -30% build time, and grant [[coin]] upon being built instead of XP |{{AoE3Age|5|C}} |- |[[File:Maya Home City (Huipils).png|22px]] '''Huipils''' |Existing and new Town Centers and [[Hacienda]]s muster 3 Villagers which will wait in queue if the player is at Villager build limit |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} |- |[[File:Maya Home City (Maya Architecture).png|22px]] '''Maya Architecture''' |All buildings except Forts get +30% hit points; buildings now give food as well as experience when built; grants [[Redoubts]] |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} |} * <small>"Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the [[Michoacán]] Federal State.</small> * <small>"Tlaxcala Alliance" is available upon selecting the [[Tlaxcala]] Federal State.</small> * <small>"Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the [[Puebla]] Federal State.</small> * <small>"Huipils" and "Maya Architecture" are available upon revolting to the [[Maya (revolutionary)|Maya]].</small> === Native Americans === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Iroquois Home City 4 (Old Ways).png|22px]] '''Old Ways''' |[[Big Button]] technologies cost -50% |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style="text-align: center;" |25 |} === [[Ottomans (Age of Empires III)|Ottomans]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Levy ottoman.png|22px]] '''City Defense''' |Town Centers get +50% attack and can use [[Levy|Conscription]] |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} |} === [[Portuguese (Age of Empires III)|Portuguese]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Portuguese Home City 1 (Donatarios).png|22px]] '''Donatarios''' |Town Center build limit +2 |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |10 |- |[[File:Portuguese Home City 4 (Feitorias).png|22px]] '''Feitorias''' |Town Centers trickle {{Resources|food = 0.5|wood = 0.24|coin = 0.24}} per second (totally 0.98 per Town Center) |{{AoE3Age|1|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |N/A |} === [[Russians]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "60%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] ! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}} |- |[[File:Russian Home City 3 (Sevastopool).png|22px]] '''Sevastopol''' |Town Center, [[Blockhouse]], [[Wall (Age of Empires III)|Wall]], and [[Fort]] build time -50% |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} | style = "text-align: center;" |40 |} === [[Spanish (Age of Empires III)|Spanish]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- |[[File:Chile Home City (Salitrera).png|22px]] '''Salitrera''' |[[Trading Post]]s generate {{Resources|coin = 0.5}}/sec.; Citizens can be trained at the Town Centers for 70 coin; Fishing Boats can be trained at the Docks |{{AoE3Age|R|C}} |} * <small>"Salitrera" is available upon revolting to [[Chile]].</small> === [[United States]] === {| class = "wikitable" width = "100%" ! width = "25%" |Card ! width = "70%" |Description ! width = "5%" |[[Age]] |- style = "{{BG-color|blue}}" |[[File:United States Home City 1 (Missouri River Expeditions).png|22px]] '''Missouri River Expeditions''' |Ships 1 [[Covered Wagon]]; Town Center build limit +1; the [[General (Age of Empires III)|General]] can summon [[Hot Air Balloon]]s |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:United States Home City 3 (TEAM Louisiana Purchase).png|22px]] '''TEAM Louisiana Purchase''' |Ships 1 [[Covered Wagon]]; Town Center build limit +1; existing and new Town Centers spawn 6 [[Bison]]s; costs {{Resources|coin = 750}} |{{AoE3Age|3|C}} |- style = "{{BG-color|green}}" |[[File:United States Home City 3 (TEAM Alaska Purchase).png|22px]] '''TEAM Alaska Purchase''' |Ships 6 [[Polar Bear]]s; Town Centers spawn 1 [[Silver Prospector Wagon]]; costs {{Resources|coin = 2,500}} |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card plymouth settlers.png|22px]] '''Plymouth Settlers''' |Ships 1 [[Native Scout]] and {{Resources|food = 300}}; all existing Town Centers spawn 3 [[Pilgrim]]s |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card culpeper minutemen.png|22px]] '''Culpeper Minutemen''' |[[Levy|Levy/Conscription]] global cooldown -50%; Minutemen hit point degeneration rate -50%; all existing Town Centers spawn 6 Minutemen |{{AoE3Age|2|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card california gold rush.png|22px]] '''California Gold Rush''' |Ships 1 [[Gold Prospector Wagon]]; Town Centers spawn [[Settler]]s automatically every 38 seconds instead of training them |{{AoE3Age|4|C}} |- |[[File:Federal card connecticut shipwrights.png|22px]] '''Connecticut Shipwrights''' |Artillery train time -25%, buildings' build time -35%, and ships' train time -50% |{{AoE3Age|5|C}} |} * <small>"Plymouth Settlers" is available upon selecting the [[Massachusetts]] Federal State.</small> * <small>"Culpeper Minutemen" is available upon selecting the [[Virginia]] Federal State.</small> * <small>"California Gold Rush" is available upon selecting the [[California (Federal State)|California]] Federal State.</small> * <small>"Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the [[Connecticut]] Federal State.</small> {{CardListEnd}} == Changelog == === ''Age of Empires III'' === * Town Centers cost {{resources|wood = 600}}, give {{resources|xp = 120}} when built and {{resources|xp = 240}} when destroyed. * [[Settler]]s cannot build Town Centers. === ''Definitive Edition'' === * Town Centers cost {{resources|wood = 500}} and give {{resources|xp = 200}} when destroyed. * [[Settler]]s can now build Town Centers. * With [[update 9476]], Town Centers give {{resources|xp = 100}} when built. === ''The African Royals'' === * With [[update 38254]], Town Centers give {{resources|xp = 50}} when built and {{resources|xp = 100}} when destroyed. == Trivia == * Despite having no access to gunpowder, the [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztec]] Town Center defends itself with gunfire against land units and cannon fire against ships. This was not corrected in the ''Definitive Edition'', where the same also occurs with the [[Inca]] Town Center. * The Town Center is also able to garrison [[Fishing Boat (Age of Empires III)|Fishing Boats]], only if it is close to shore. This is due to the fact that the Fishing Boats have the [[Villager (tag)|villager]] [[tag]] (<code>AbstractVillager</code> in the game files), which allows them to be garrisoned by the Town Center as well as the Settlers/Villagers. == History == {{quote|Churches, taverns, and town halls were all important colonial centers where leaders and citizens met to discuss the issues facing their towns and colonies. Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia was the site of several important events in the history of the American colonies. One, the First Continental Congress, was the meeting of the thirteen colonies in the fall of 1774 to discuss their grievances with British governance and just what they could do about it.<br /><br />This historic hall also housed Benjamin Franklin's Library Company and the First and Second Banks of the United States.}} == Gallery == <gallery> Town Center discovery age.png|An in-game European Town Center in the Exploration Age Med style tc industrial aoe3.png|An in-game Southern Town Center in the Industrial/Imperial Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Town center 3age east russian 01.png|An in-game Northern European Town Center in the Industrial/Imperial Age Chinese a1 tc.png|An in-game Chinese/Japanese Town Center in the Exploration Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Chinese a2 tc.png|An in-game Chinese Town Center in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Aoe3 unused japanese town center portrait.png|Unused Japanese Town Center portrait Japanese a2 tc.png|An in-game Japanese Town Center in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Japanese a5 tc.png|An in-game Japanese Town Center in the Industrial/Imperial Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Inca a5 tc.png|An in-game Inca Town Center in the Exploration Age Aztec a1 tc.png|An in-game Aztec Town Center in the Exploration Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Aztec a3 tc.png|An in-game Aztec Town Center in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the ''Definitive Edition'' Eth tc a1.png|An in-game African Town Center in the Exploration Age Eth tc a3.png|An in-game Ethiopian Town Center in the Commerce/Fortress Age Eth tc a5.png|An in-game Ethiopian Town Center in the Industrial/Imperial Age </gallery> {{Buildings List (Age of Empires III)}} [[Category:Exploration Age]] [[Category:Town Centers]] [[es:Centro Urbano (Age of Empires III)]]
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