Consulate

"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/military building in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Asian civilizations (Chinese, Indians, and Japanese). It enables them to ally with one of the eight European civilizations (or enter isolationism for the Japanese), which provides a passive bonus as well as units and technologies that can be acquired by spending export, and configures the export gather rate.

Alliance Edit

To ally with an 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 60 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 60 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 Edit

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 Edit

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 technologies (e.g. Roger's Ranger Skirmishers).

Instead of trained as armies, units provided by Japanese Isolationism are trained much like regular units.

Unlike their regular counterparts, Consulate units start with +10% hit points and attack (except for artillery), 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 Edit

Available at start for Chinese and Indians

Bonus: +10% hit points for land units

Shipments Edit

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	2 Surgeons	200 export	Ships 2 Surgeons
	4 Spies	300 export	Ships 4 Spies
	5 Petards	450 export	Ships 5 Petards
	British Brigade	2,400 export	Ships 16 Roger's Ranger Skirmishers and 5 Falconets

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	British Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	6 Redcoat Musketeers
	British Expeditionary Force	800 export	13	8 Redcoat Musketeers 1 Falconet
	British Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	27	6 Life Guard Hussars 3 Falconets

Available at a level 25 Home City for the Japanese

Bonus: 0.8 coin trickle

Shipments Edit

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
	Dutch Brigade	2,400 export	Ships 28 Stadhouder Musketeers and 4 Mortars

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Dutch Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	6 Stadhouder Musketeers
	Dutch Expeditionary Force	800 export	13	7 Carabineer Ruyters 6 Stadhouder Musketeers
	Dutch Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	17	9 Carabineer Ruyters 2 Mortars

Available at a level 25 Home City for Chinese and Indians

Bonus: Villagers gather 5% faster

Shipments Edit

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Food Crates	300 export	Ships 500 food
	Wood Crates		Ships 500 wood
	Coin Crates		Ships 500 coin
	French Brigade	2,400 export	Ships 15 Gendarme Cuirassiers

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	French Expeditionary Company	400 export	8	4 Young/Middle/Old Guard Grenadiers
	French Expeditionary Force	800 export	18	3 Gendarme Cuirassiers 3 Young/Middle/Old Guard Grenadiers
	French Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	27	5 Gendarme Cuirassiers 2 Horse Artillery

Available at a level 40 Home City for the Chinese

Bonus: Banner armies cost -15 resources

Shipments and technologies Edit

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 1.25 coin
	German Brigade	2,400 export	Ships 19 Czapka Uhlans and 15 Prussian Needle Gun Skirmishers

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	German Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	3 Zweihander Doppelsoldner
	German Expeditionary Force	800 export	12	3 Zweihander Doppelsoldner 6 Prussian Needle Gun Skirmishers
	German Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	25	11 Prussian Needle Gun Skirmishers 2 Heavy Cannons

Available at start for the Japanese

Bonus: +5% attack for land units

Shipments and technologies Edit

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Military Rickshaw	100 export	Ships 1 Military Rickshaw
	Bushido Principles	250 export	Units can be trained in blocks of 10
	Clan Offerings	500 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 Edit

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.
	Konsha Yamabushi	60 export	1
	Shinobi-no-Mono	80 export
	Ninjutsu-Zukai	145 export	4
	Hatamoto Samurai	290 export

Available at a level 40 Home City for the Indians

Bonus: +10 LOS for all units and buildings

Shipments Edit

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	2,400 export	Ships 13 Tufanci Corps Janissaries and 4 Great Bombards

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Ottoman Expeditionary Company	400 export	6	3 Gardener Hussars
	Ottoman Expeditionary Force	800 export	12	6 Tufanci Corps Janissaries 3 Gardener Hussars
	Ottoman Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	25	11 Tufanci Corps Janissaries 2 Great Bombards

Available at start for Indians and Japanese

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

Shipments Edit

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	2,400 export	Ships 11 Jinete Dragoons and 4 Horse Artillery

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Portuguese Expeditionary Company	400 export	7	7 Besteiro Crossbowmen
	Portuguese Expeditionary Force	800 export	14	10 Besteiro Crossbowmen 1 Culverin
	Portuguese Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	25	13 Guerreiro Musketeers 3 Culverins

Available at start for the Chinese

Bonus: Villager train time -10%

Shipments Edit

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Blockhouse Wagon	200 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	2,400 export	Ships 15 Bashkir Hussars and 3 Culverins

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Russian Expeditionary Company	400 export	4	4 Siberian Cossacks
	Russian Expeditionary Force	800 export	9	5 Siberian Cossacks 1 Culverin
	Russian Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	26	7 Kalmuck Dragoons 3 Culverins

Available at a level 40 Home City for the Japanese

Bonus: 0.8 XP trickle

Shipments and technologies Edit

Age	Improvement	Cost	Effect
	Merchant Marine	200 export	Home City shipments arrive twice as fast
	Nanban Trade	450 export	Crates and Trade Routes contain/generate +25% resources
	Bullionism	700 export	Gives 1,500 XP
	Spanish Brigade	2,400 export	Ships 17 Espadachin Rodeleros and 15 Garrochista Lancers

Armies Edit

Age	Army	Cost	Pop.	Consists of
	Spanish Expeditionary Company	400 export	7	7 Tercio Pikemen
	Spanish Expeditionary Force	800 export	15	10 Tercio Pikemen 1 Falconet
	Spanish Expeditionary Army	1,600 export	28	13 Espadachin Rodeleros 3 Falconets

Further statistics Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit 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/Middle/Old 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 Edit Card Description Age HC level Confucius' Gift Technologies are researched instantly and Home City shipments arrive 33% faster 40 Indians Edit 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

History Edit

"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 Edit

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

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Military	Outpost · Dock · Barracks · Stable · Artillery Foundry · Arsenal · Fort · Saloon*
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The Asian Dynasties
Chinese	Village · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · War Academy · Wonders
Indians	Sacred Field · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Caravanserai · Wonders
Japanese	Shrine · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Dojo · Wonders
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