The Cheyenne are a Native American tribe in Age of Empires III that replaces the Lakota in The WarChiefs expansion. Like all natives, they can be allied with by building a Trading Post or Tambo at their Trading Post site.
Unit[]
Cheyenne Rider: Cheyenne horseman armed with a spear.
Technologies[]
| Age | Technology | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Cheyenne Hunting Grounds
|
175 wood 175 coin |
Delivers 12 Bison |
 Cheyenne Horse Trading
|
250 wood 250 coin |
Cavalry (except Tokala Soldiers), shock infantry, Forbidden Army, and Mongolian Army train time -40%; Standard Army, Black Flag Army, Ming Army, and Imperial Army train time -20% | |
 Cheyenne Fury
|
350 wood 350 coin |
Cheyenne Rider bonus damage against cavalry +1.0, against shock infantry +0.8 |
Strategy[]
Cheyenne technologies mostly focus on cavalry and improving allied economy.
The Cheyenne help with hunting and cavalry rushes. Cheyenne Hunting Grounds ships 12 Bison which can be hunted (giving a total of 6,000 food). For the Japanese, it allows them to fill three Shrines.
Cheyenne Horse Trading gives cavalry and shock infantry -40% training time. This is powerful for strong cavalry civilizations such as the French, Germans, and Lakota.
Overall, the Cheyenne are the strongest when the player is about to run out of hunt, due to Cheyenne Hunting Grounds. This is also about the time the player will likely have a big enough economy to afford Cheyenne Fury to make the Cheyenne Rider much more helpful and have a balanced enough composition to be able to add in a specialized unit like the Cheyenne Rider.
In-game dialogue[]
The Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family.
- Select 1
- Select 2
- Move 1 Takni
- Move 2 Ohe - Move
- Attack 1 Naahetanotov! - Want to fight!
- Attack 2 N'asene! - Kill!
History[]
| “ | The name Cheyenne is linked to the Dakota Sioux term for the tribe, Sahiyenan, thought to mean "people of different speech." The Cheyenne call themselves Tsitsistas, which translates to - as is the case with many Native American tribal names - "the people." Originally an agricultural people, the Cheyenne took up the buffalo hunting lifestyle similar to that of the Sioux as the U.S. westward expansion forced them onto the Great Plains. They were excellent horsemen, and (unlike those of most other tribes) their buffalo hunts involved both men and women. Along with the meat provided (including the much prized heart, brain, liver, and kidneys), the buffalo's hide was used to make winter clothing, teepee coverings, and blankets. The Cheyenne were made up of many different clans, spread across a large geographic area. Their size offered both a blessing and a curse. Because they were so widespread, the Cheyenne have managed to keep their identity intact to this day. Unfortunately, however, individual Cheyenne clans often suffered unjust retribution at the hands of the U.S. military for supposed offenses they may or may not have committed. The Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 epitomized this cycle of violence; over 150 innocent Cheyenne and Arapaho were slaughtered in an unwarranted attack that shocked many even during that period of great conflict. |
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