Consulate

Consulate
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Economic Military
Civilization	Asians
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Ally with a European civilization Provides armies/units, shipments, and improvements from the European ally Sets export gather rate
Construction
Wood	200
Max. builders	8
Build time	50 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	3,500
Line of Sight	12
XP build bounty	50
XP bounty	100

“	Spend Export here to enter into relations with European powers and gain a powerful bonus. Also use Export to purchase European troops and technologies.	”
—In-game description

The Consulate is an economic and military building in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is available to the Chinese, Indians, and Japanese. It allows an Asian civilization to enter an alliance with one of eight European civilizations (or for the Japanese, enter isolationism) at a time.

Each choice provides passive bonuses, but also access to technologies and units acquired through the spending of export. The Consulate menu also allows for configuration of the player's export gather rates.

Alliance

To ally with a European civilization (or enter isolationism for the Japanese), the player needs to select the option through Open Relations, which costs 100 export (25 export with Diplomatic Intrigue Home City Card) and takes 10 seconds to complete. Once the player forms an alliance/enters isolation, they will receive the ally's associated bonus and have access to the ally's armies/units and shipments/technologies at the Consulate.

The player can end their alliance/isolation by using End Relations/Isolation, which takes 45 seconds to complete. Once the alliance/isolation is ended, the ally's associated bonus and access to their armies/units and shipments/technologies will be removed (armies/units and shipments/technologies hired/sent/researched prior to ending the alliance/isolation will be retained), but the player can choose a new ally through Open Relations.

An Asian player may only have one ally at a time, but multiple Asian players may have the same ally.

Shipments and technologies

Consulate shipments and technologies vary depending on the allied civilization, which ranges from economic and military units and improvements.

For European allies, the Brigade shipment will become available once the Imperial Age is reached, which consists of a large number of the allied civilization's best units.

Armies

Consulate armies are similar to banner armies, in which they are groups of units trained in a single block. They usually consist of the allied civilization's best units, notably those which can be upgraded to the Royal Guard level (e.g. Redcoat Musketeers) or those that cannot be trained by the ally but can be shipped via certain Church technologies (e.g. Roger's Ranger Skirmishers). Instead of being trained as armies, units provided by Japanese Isolation are trained much like regular units.

Unlike their regular counterparts, Consulate units start with +10% hit points and attack and are upgraded in every Age up starting from the Fortress Age (Industrial Age for artillery and Ninja):

+20% hit points and attack

+30% hit points and attack (+25% hit points and attack for artillery)

+50% hit points and attack

This allows Consulate units to provide a much needed bolster for some Asian civilizations, especially those lacking in certain fields or when the game's outcome are not in their favor.

Consulate allies

• British
• Dutch
• French
• Germans
• Japanese Isolation
• Ottomans
• Portuguese
• Russians
• Spanish

Available for Chinese and Indians

Bonus: +7% hit points for land units

Shipments

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	2 Surgeons	250 export	Ships 2 Surgeons
	4 Spies	300 export	Ships 4 Spies
	5 Petards	450 export	Ships 5 Petards
	British Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 16 Roger's Ranger Skirmishers and 5 Falconets

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	British Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	6 Redcoat Musketeers
	British Expeditionary Force	800 export	14	9 Redcoat Musketeers 1 Falconet
	British Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	29	7 Life Guard Hussars 3 Falconets

Available for the Japanese

Bonus: 0.8 coin trickle

Shipments

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Church Wagon	150 export	Ships 1 Church Wagon
	Bank Wagon	450 export	Ships 1 Bank Wagon
	Arsenal Wagon	300 export	Ships 1 Arsenal Wagon
	Livestock Pen Wagon*	900 export	Ships 1 Livestock Pen Wagon
	Dutch Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 28 Stadhouder Musketeers and 4 Mortars

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Dutch Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	6 Stadhouder Musketeers
	Dutch Expeditionary Force	800 export	14	8 Carabineer Ruyters 6 Stadhouder Musketeers
	Dutch Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	28	16 Carabineer Ruyters 2 Mortars

Available for Chinese and Indians

Bonus: Villagers gather 5% faster

Shipments

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Food Crates	300 export	Ships 300 food
	Wood Crates		Ships 500 wood
	Coin Crates		Ships 700 coin
	French Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 15 Gendarme Cuirassiers

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	French Expeditionary Company	400 export	8	4 Young Guard Grenadiers
	French Expeditionary Force	800 export	15	3 Gendarme Cuirassiers 3 Young Guard Grenadiers
	French Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	30	6 Gendarme Cuirassiers 2 Horse Artillery

Available for the Chinese

Bonus: Banner armies cost -15% food

Shipments and technologies

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Food Trickle	250 export	Gives a trickle of 1.5 food
	Wood Trickle		Gives a trickle of 1.25 wood
	Coin Trickle		Gives a trickle of 1.65 coin
	German Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 19 Czapka Uhlans and 15 Prussian Needle Gun Skirmishers

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	German Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	3 Zweihander Doppelsoldner
	German Expeditionary Force	800 export	13	3 Zweihander Doppelsoldner 7 Prussian Needle Gun Skirmishers
	German Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	25	18 Prussian Needle Gun Skirmishers 1 Heavy Cannon

Available for the Japanese

Bonus: +7% attack for land units

Shipments and technologies

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Military Rickshaw	100 export	Ships 1 Military Rickshaw
	Bushido Principles	300 export	Units can be trained in blocks of 10
	Clan Offerings	400 export	Each Castle spawns 1 Samurai after 45 seconds
	Meiji Restoration	4,000 export	Advances to the Imperial Age without having to build a wonder

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.
	Konsha Yamabushi	65 export	1
	Shinobi-no-Mono	80 export
	Ninjutsu-Zukai	145 export	4
	Hatamoto Samurai	290 export

Available for the Indians

Bonus: +7 LOS for all units and buildings

Shipments

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Levy	200 export	Ships 6 Minutemen
	4 Settlers	300 export	Ships 4 Settlers
	2 Great Bombards	850 export	Ships 2 Great Bombards
	Ottoman Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 13 Tufanci Corps Janissaries and 4 Great Bombards

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Ottoman Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	3 Gardener Hussars
	Ottoman Expeditionary Force	800 export	13	7 Tufanci Corps Janissaries 3 Gardener Hussars
	Ottoman Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	27	13 Tufanci Corps Janissaries 2 Great Bombards

Available for Indians and Japanese

Bonus: Buildings (including wonders) cost -15% food and -15% wood

Shipments

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Fishing Fleet	250 export	Ships 3 Fishing Boats
	Exploration Fleet	425 export	Ships 1 Caravel with 3 Petards
	Expeditionary Fleet	700 export	Ships 1 Ironclad
	Portuguese Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 11 Jinete Dragoons and 4 Horse Artillery

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Portuguese Expeditionary Company	400 export	7	7 Besteiro Crossbowmen
	Portuguese Expeditionary Force	800 export	15	11 Besteiro Crossbowmen 1 Culverin
	Portuguese Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	27	15 Legionario Musketeers 3 Culverins

Available for the Chinese

Bonus: Villager train time and cost -10%

Shipments

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Blockhouse Wagon	225 export	Ships 1 Blockhouse Wagon and allows Settlers to build Blockhouses
	Fort Wagon	600 export	Ships 1 Fort Wagon
	Factory Wagon	800 export	Ships 1 Factory Wagon
	Russian Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 15 Bashkir Hussars and 3 Culverins

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Russian Expeditionary Company	400 export	4	4 Siberian Cossacks
	Russian Expeditionary Force	800 export	10	6 Siberian Cossacks 1 Culverin
	Russian Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	30	9 Kalmuck Dragoons 3 Culverins

Available for the Japanese

Bonus: 0.8 XP trickle

Shipments and technologies

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Merchant Marine	125 export	Home City shipments arrive twice as fast
	Nanban Trade	325 export	Crates and Trade Routes contain/generate +25% resources
	Bullionism	700 export	Gives 1,500 XP
	Spanish Brigade	2,300 export	Ships 17 Espadachin Rodeleros and 15 Garrochista Lancers

Armies

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Spanish Expeditionary Company	400 export	8	8 Tercio Pikemen
	Spanish Expeditionary Force	800 export	14	9 Espadachin Rodeleros 1 Falconet
	Spanish Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	29	7 Garrochista Lancers 3 Falconets

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Consulate

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Asians Card Description Age HC level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Good Faith Agreements Consulate armies/units train time -50%; Consulate shipments/technologies cost -40% (-400 export for Brigades) and arrives/are researched twice as fast (except Brigades) (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 1 Intervention The Consulate ally sends a shipment of their units (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 Diplomatic Intrigue Gives 300 export and Open Relations cost -75% (also +1 Villager for the Indians) 10 The Indians have the TEAM Improved Buildings card instead of Improved Buildings. Units shipped by the Intervention card depends on the European civilization the player is allied with: British: 9 Redcoat Musketeers Dutch: 9 Stadhouder Musketeers French: 5 Young Guard Grenadiers Germans: 4 Zweihander Doppelsoldner Japanese Isolationism: 10 Konsha Yamabushi Ottomans: 4 Gardener Hussars Portuguese: 11 Besteiro Crossbowmen Russians: 6 Siberian Cossacks Spanish: 11 Tercio Pikemen Chinese Card Description Age HC level Confucius' Gift Technologies are researched instantly and Home City shipments arrive 33% faster 40 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Mughal Architecture Buildings except wonders cost -20% wood and build time -50% +1 Villager 40 Royal Green Jackets Receive Gurkhas with every Consulate shipment/technology; Gurkhas and the Mansabdar Gurkha get +1.0x multiplier against infantry and heavy infantry +1 Villager 10

Trivia

• Zweihander Doppelsoldners, Tufanci Janissaries, and Siberian Cossacks are the only units that aren't a royal upgrade and cannot be shipped from a Church research, but they can be regularly trained from the proper military building of their civilization.

History

“

A consulate, also known as an embassy, or a diplomatic mission, is a group of people from one state or organization present in a foreign state to represent their state’s interests. A consulate is generally located in a busy tourist city, and takes care of minor diplomatic tasks such as issuing visas and diplomatic papers. The word “consulate” literally means “office of the consul,” who is a diplomat appointed to foster trade and take care of expatriates.

”

Gallery

The Consulate flags for every nation (from left to right): Spanish, British, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, German, Ottoman, Japanese, Chinese, Indian

Consulate options featuring China, Japan, and India, only in China campaign

A Japanese Consulate