Colonial Looter

Colonial Looter
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - update 13.18214
Type	Infantry Light infantry Ranged infantry Gunpowder trooper Rifle infantry Outlaw
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Tavern (Europeans) Monastery (Asians) Lombard (Italians)
Cost	140 Coin 5 Population
Train time	45 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	225
Resistance	25% Ranged
Speed	4.25
Line of Sight	22
Train XP	28
Kill XP	28
Ranged attack
Damage	40 Ranged
Range	18
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	2.5× vs. Light ranged cavalry 2.5× vs. Ranged shock infantry 2.0× vs. Heavy infantry 0.6× vs. Cavalry 0.6× vs. Shock infantry*
Siege attack
Damage	10 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	1.5
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	2.0× vs. Light ranged cavalry 2.0× vs. Ranged shock infantry 2.0× vs. Heavy infantry 0.75× vs. Cavalry 0.75× vs. Shock infantry*

The Colonial Looter is an outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition introduced in update 13.18214. It is trainable only in the Unknown at the moment. It was first introduced as a treasure guardian.

Overview

Upgrades

The Colonial Looter upgrades in the Industrial Age and the Imperial Age when Compunction, Folk Heroes, or Wild West are researched.

• +30% hit points and damage
• +50% hit points and damage

Civilization differences

• The Lakota can get Colonial Looters through the "Outlaw Band" and "Bandit Gang" Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.

Revolutionary

• Argentina and the Maya can also get Colonial Looters through the "Outlaw Band" (for Argentina) and "Bandit Gang" (for Maya) Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.
• Haiti Battleships can train Colonial Looters through the "Brethren of the Coast" card (if they are available in the Tavern).

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Compunction (+20%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Wild West (+20%; Native Americans only) Flint Lock (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Compunction (+20%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Wild West (+20%; Native Americans only) Paper Cartridge (+15%) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Armatoloi (+5%) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack) Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire) Counter Infantry Rifling (+1.0 multiplier vs. heavy infantry) Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Range	Schützenfest (+1)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Schützenfest (+1)
Speed	Tilly's Discipline (+20%; Germans only) Military Drummers (+10%) Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time	Compunction (-50%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (-50%; Europeans only) Wild West (-50%; Native Americans only) Standing Army (-25%) Akan Fontomfrom (-20%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) Philhellenism (-10%)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%) Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Penalties	Tilly's Discipline (+10% cost; Germans only)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Colonial Looter

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Red	Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry get +10% damage; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% damage instead
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
Fencing School	Infantry (except Warrior Priests and Skull Knights) and shock infantry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
Outlaw Band	Delivers 19 random outlaws; costs 1,000 coin
Bandit Gang	Delivers 20 random outlaws; costs 2,000 coin
Outlaw Combat	Outlaws and mercenaries get +15% hit points and damage (costs 500 coin for Baja California)

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.
• "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
• "Fencing School" is available to Europeans (except the French, Maltese, Ottomans, and Spanish) and the Indians.
• "Outlaw Band" is available to the Lakota, and also Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
• "Bandit Gang" is available to the Lakota, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya.
• "Outlaw Combat" is available to Europeans (upon revolting to the Barbary States, Hungary, and Mexico) and Mexicans (upon revolting to Baja California).

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Atonement	Iron Troops/Jat Lancers/Yojimbos can be trained at the Monastery and available one age early; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1) (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Delivers 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and damage
Acupuncture	All units' (except monks) train time -20%; Heavy Cannon, Flying Crow, and Summer Palace banner army spawn time -5%

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged infantry get +5% speed

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1)
Loyal Warriors	Native warriors, mercenaries, and outlaws cost -15%; "TEAM 4 Zenata Rider", "Recruit Xebec", "Recruit Xebecs", and "15 Berber Allies" cost no coin
Brethren of the Coast	Delivers 1 Battleship with 10 Pirates in it; African, American and European outlaws, Pet Monkeys and some pets can be trained at Battleships; costs 1,000 coin
Wanderlust	Land military units and land villagers get +5% hit points; land villagers and construction wagons get +5% speed

• "Theaters" is not available to the Germans.
• "Loyal Warriors" is available to the Italians, Maltese, Ottomans, and Portuguese upon revolting to the Barbary States.
• "Brethren of the Coast" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.

French

Card	Description	Age
Royal Fencing School	Delivers 3 Royal Musketeers; infantry and shock infantry train time -40%
Cult of the Supreme Being	The player gains +10% XP from training units and other players receive -10% XP from defeating them; Sansculottes gather resources from Crates 50% faster; food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 25% faster; wood from trees and Mango Groves and coin from mines 20% faster; food from huntable and Herded animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster

• "Cult of the Supreme Being" is available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
Witch Hammer	Delivers 3 Inquisitors; Inquisitors can be trained at Taverns/Mercenary Camps, Town Centers, Church, Outposts, and Command Posts; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1); +2 Uhlans

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Delivers 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% all melee attack damage; Rajputs get +20% all melee attack damage instead; +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and damage
Zamindars	Infantry train time -20%; delivers 2 Sepoys instead of 1 Hindu Villager with each Home City shipment, including this one

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points
Schiavoni Swords	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% all melee attack damage

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
Onin War	Infantry get +33% siege attack damage
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +5% speed, +10 Line of Sight and train units 15% faster; land military unit train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Moccasins	Infantry get +10% speed

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points
Squires	Military buildings train and research work 80% faster, except Forts which train and research work 260% faster

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Guerrilla Tactics	Rifle infantry get +15% hit points and damage; Salteadores get the Guerrilla Tactics ability
Plan of Miramare	Turns all Salteadores into Voltigeurs; rifle infantry get +2 Line of Sight and range (including ability range); costs 750 food, 750 wood
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Colegio de San Nicolás	Delivers Large Collection of Books (500 XP); units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Pok Ta Pok	Infantry get +10% speed and -10% train time

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Pok Ta Pok" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
Matrakci School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -30%; Janissary, Azap, Nizam Fusilier, Abus Gunner, and Humbaraci train time -40% instead

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder trooper get +15% hit points

Russians

Card	Description	Age
Ransack	Infantry get +50% siege attack damage
Dueling School	Infantry train time -25%

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Peninsular Guerrillas	Ranged infantry get +20% damage, musket infantry get +10% damage instead; Skirmishers now see the Line of Sight of enemies they attacked for 3 seconds
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic units get +10 Line of Sight

Treasure guardian

Colonial Looter
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Type	Guardian
Civilization(s)	Mother Nature
Statistics
Hit points	400
Resistance	30% Ranged
Speed	7.0
Line of Sight	20
Kill XP	26
Ranged attack
Damage	20 Ranged
Range	16
Rate of Fire	1.5
Siege attack
Damage	20 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5

The Colonial Looter is also a treasure guardian unit introduced first in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals. It's not so much different from the outlaw unit, adjusted with appropriate damage multipliers and unit types.

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 14.43676, treasure guardian Colonial Looter kill bounty was changed from 30 to 26.

In-game dialogue

The Colonial Looter speaks modern Standard German using the German Pikeman's dialogue files.

Trivia

• The Colonial Looter wears the gray Imperial African Colonial uniform. It was used by German troops in the German Colonial Empire between the end of the 19th century and World War I, where German troops in Africa were used as guerrilla troops against the Allies. They were responsible for the Herero Genocide, the first of the 20th century.

Gallery

View of a Colonial Looter