Barbary Pirates

This article is about the Historical Battles civilization. For the revolutionary civilization, see Barbary States.

Barbary Pirates
Civilization
Civilization information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Continent	Africa
Home City	Cherchell
Features/Characteristics
Unique units	Berber Archer Berber Spearman Berber Arquebusier Barbary Corsair Tribal Horseman Bedouin Horse Archer

The Barbary Pirates civilization's music theme in the Definitive Edition

The Barbary Pirates are a civilization exclusive to the Historical Battles in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. They appear in the Algiers scenario as a playable civilization and as antagonists in the The Burning of USS Philadelphia scenario. They are very similar to the Moroccan civilization.

Heroes

• Hizir Reis
• Oruc Reis

Home City Cards

Card	Description	Age
3 Settlers	Ships 3 Settlers
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points
Fish Market	Fishing Boats and Galleys gather 25% faster
Sawmills	Settlers gather wood 15% faster
4 Settlers	Ships 4 Settlers
Crates of 700 Food	Ships 700 food
Cords of 700 Wood	Ships 700 wood
Chests of 700 Coin	Ships 700 coin
6 Janissaries	Ships 6 Janissaries
2 Galleys	Ships 2 Galleys
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack
Recruit Privateers	Ships 2 Privateers
Berber Support	Ships 6 Berber Spearmen and 6 Berber Archer
Silversmith	Settlers gather from mines 20% faster
Cords of 1,000 Wood	Ships 1,000 wood
Chests of 1,000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin
8 Janissaries	Ships 8 Janissaries
2 Falconets	Ships 2 Falconets
3 Galleys	Ships 3 Galleys
Hire Egyptian Mamelukes	Ships 4 Mameluke
Hire Barbary Corsairs	Ships 9 Barbary Corsairs
Recruit Privateer Fleet	Ships 4 Privateers
Bedouin Support	Ships 3 Bedouin Horse Archers and 4 Tribal Horsemen
Janissary Combat	Janissaries and Nizam Fusiliers get +20% hit points and attack

In-game dialogue

The unique units of the Barbary Pirates speak Kabyle language using dialogue files of the Barbary Corsair, except for the Bedouin Horse Archer who uses dialogue files of the Mameluke. The Ottoman units speak Turkish.

Trivia

• The Barbary Pirates were a civilization that could possibly have been intended to be playable in the Definitive Edition (outside of the Historical Battles and the Scenario Editor) due to the fact that they have unique military units and have a music theme, unlike other civilizations that appear in just one campaign scenario.
  • However, the Barbary States civilization, which is similar in some aspects, can be played normally outside of the Scenario Editor if the player revolts.
  • Its music theme is named "BarbaryCoast.mp3" in the game files. The civilization's name was possibly Barbary Coast at some point of the Definitive Edition development.
• In the Algiers scenario of the Historical Battles, the Barbary Pirates can ship Ottoman units from their Home City and train Janissaries, Abus Gunners and Mamelukes if a certain secondary objective is completed.
• Originally, the Barbary Pirates' Home City reused the same name as the Ottoman Home City, Istanbul. This was been fixed in update 10807, which renamed the Barbary Pirates Home City to Cherchell.