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Big Button technologies in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs are available only to Native American civilizations. They can be recognized by their large size on the right side of the building selection interface.

Each Native American building has one Big Button, except Walls, and Trading Posts. A Big Button technology common to Native American civilizations is Gun Running.

Aztecs[]

Technology Effect Cost Age Building
Aztec Scouting Party Ships 4 Jaguar Prowl Knights. 480 food
Town Center
Aztec Raiding Party Ships 8 Jaguar Prowl Knights. 480 food
480 coin
Town Center
Aztec War Party Ships 12 Jaguar Prowl Knights. 480 food
480 wood
480 coin
Town Center
Barometz Ships 1 Puma Spearman for every two minutes of game time, with a maximum of 15 Spearmen after 30 minutes. 750 coin
War Hut
Cinteotl Worship Ships 1 Eagle Runner Knight for every two minutes of game time, with a maximum of 15 Knights after 30 minutes. 600 food
500 wood
Farm
Cipactli Worship Ships four Tlaloc Canoes. Also increases warship attack and hitpoints by +10%. 2,000 food
Dock
Coatlicue Worship Ships one Otontin Slinger for every 2 minutes of game time, with a maximum of 15 Otontin Slingers after 30 minutes. 500 coin
House
Founder Doubles the effectiveness of the Aztec War Chief's Bounty Aura, which increases the rate of XP growth around him. 50 food
50 wood
50 coin
Community Plaza
Gun Running Native Embassies can train Pistoleros, Comancheros, Renegados and Captured Mortars. 700 coin
Native Embassy
New Year Festival Gives 2,000 XP. 500 food
500 wood
500 coin
Market
Tezcatlipoca Worship Ships one Skull Knight for every 4 minutes of game time, with a maximum of 7 Skull Knights after 28 minutes. 900 coin
Estate
War Song Ships one Arrow Knight per two minutes of game time, up to 30 minutes. 500 food
400 wood
Nobles' Hut

Haudenosaunee[]

Technology Effect Cost Age Building
Cooperation Villagers at the Tribal Marketplace trickle XP. Reduces cost of native support shipments. 200 food
200 wood
Tribal Marketplace
Gun Running Native Embassies can train Pistoleros, Comancheros, Renegados and Captured Mortars. 700 coin
Native Embassy
Haudenosaunee Scouting Party Ships 5 Tomahawks. 500 food
Town Center
Haudenosaunee Raiding Party Ships 10 Tomahawks. 500 food
500 coin
Town Center
Haudenosaunee War Party Ships 15 Tomahawks. 500 food
500 wood
500 coin
Town Center
Horse Secrets Increases all cavalry units' speed by 10% and reduces cavalry training time by 35%. 400 wood
400 coin
Corral
Lacrosse Increases Line of Sight and range of all War Hut units by 2. 600 wood
600 coin
War Hut
Maple Festival Ships 500 coin for every 10 minutes of the game, maximum 30 minutes. 250 food
250 wood
Estate
New Year Festival Gives 2,000 XP. 500 food
500 wood
500 coin
Market
Rawhide Covers Increases warship hitpoints by 30%. 400 food
400 wood
Dock
Secret Society Haudenosaunee War Chief gains healing ability. 200 wood
100 coin
Community Plaza
Siege Drill Increases all Siege Workshop units' speed by 10%. 500 food
500 wood
Siege Workshop
Strawberry Festival Ships 500 food for every 10 minutes of the game, maximum 30 minutes. 250 wood
250 coin
Farm
Woodland Dwellers Ships 500 wood for every 10 minutes of the game, maximum 30 minutes. 250 food
250 coin
Longhouse

Lakota[]

Technology Effect Cost Age Building
Battle Anger Lakota War Chief gains a ×6.0 multiplier against artillery. 300 wood
600 coin
Community Plaza
Bonepipe Armor Your Lakota Warriors gains +10% siege resistance. 500 wood
250 coin
Corral
Cooperation Villagers at the Tribal Marketplace trickle XP. Reduces cost of native support shipments. 200 food
200 wood
Tribal Marketplace
Flaming Arrows Increases warship attack by 30%. 400 food
200 coin
Dock
Gun Running Native Embassies can train Pistoleros, Comancheros, Renegados and Captured Mortars. 700 coin
Native Embassy
Gun Trade Increases Wakina Rifle and Rifle Rider damage by 25%. 250 wood
Estate
Horsemanship Cavalry trains faster and do increased damage against walls. 500 coin
Farm
Lakota Lands Teepees gain +40 Line of Sight and effect range, and now also improve the speed of nearby units by 10%, except villagers, which get +7.9%. 250 food
250 wood
250 coin
Teepee
Lakota Tokala Soldiers One Tokala Soldier for every 3 minutes of the game, to a maximum of 30 minutes. 1,800 food
Town Center
New Year Festival Gives 2,000 XP. 500 food
500 wood
500 coin
Market
War Drums Cetan Bowmen/Club Warriors train 33% faster, Wakina Rifle trains 25% faster. 400 coin
War Hut

Inca[]

Technology Effect Cost Age Building
Coca Cultivation Estates gain a trickle of 0.8 coin. 500 food
500 wood
500 coin
Estate
Gun Running Native Embassies can train Pistoleros, Comancheros, Renegados and Captured Mortars. 700 coin
Native Embassy
Hualcana Adds 0.5 Armor to Infantry and Shock Infantry units. 50 wood
500 coin
War Hut
Inca Scouting Party Ships 5 Plumed Spearman. 600 food
Town Center
Inca Raiding Party Ships 12 Plumed Spearman. 600 food
600 coin
Town Center
Inca War Party Ships 20 Plumed Spearman. 600 food
600 wood
600 coin
Town Center
Royal Festival Ships 2 Maceman immediately, and ships 1 Maceman for every 4 minutes of the game, maximum 30 minutes. 300 food
400 wood
500 coin
Community Plaza
Inti Festival Adds one shipment that can be sent from Home City. 1,000 coin
Market
Queen's Festival Ships 4 Villagers. 250 food
250 wood
250 coin
Kancha House
Thunderbolts of Illapa Ships 4 Field Cannons. 1,600 coin
Stronghold
Totora Reeds Ships 1 Fishing Boat and 1 Chincha Raft for every 5 minutes of the game, maximum 30 minutes. Also improves Chincha Raft range and build limit. 600 food
600 wood
600 coin
Dock
Urcuchillay Worship Ships 2 fattened Llamas for every 5 minutes of the game, maximum 30 minutes. 400 wood
400 coin
Farm
Viracocha Worship Ships 2 Builder Travois and upgrades all Builder Travois to Viracocha Travois with increased building capability. 750 wood
750 coin
Kallanka
Big Button technologies in Age of Empires III
The WarChiefs
Aztecs Founder · New Year Festival · Coatlicue Worship · Barometz · Aztec Scouting Party · Aztec Raiding Party · Aztec War Party · Cinteotl Worship · War Song · Tezcatlipoca Worship · Cipactli Worship · Gun Running**
Haudenosaunee Woodland Dwellers · Strawberry Festival · New Year Festival · Secret Society · Lacrosse · Horse Secrets · Rawhide Covers · Haudenosaunee Scouting Party · Haudenosaunee Raiding Party · Haudenosaunee War Party · Siege Drill · Maple Festival · Cooperation· Gun Running**
Lakota New Year Festival · Lakota Tokala Soldiers · Battle Anger · War Drums · Bonepipe Armor · Horsemanship · Flaming Arrows · Gun Trade · Cooperation· Lakota Lands** · Gun Running**
Definitive Edition
Inca Queen's Festival · Totora Reeds · Urcuchillay Worship · Inti Festival · Inca Scouting Party · Inca Raiding Party · Inca War Party · Royal Festival · Hualcana · Viracocha Worship · Coca Cultivation · Thunderbolts of Illapa · Gun Running**
* introduced in the Definitive Edition   ** in Knights of the Mediterranean