Cowboy (revolution)

This article is about the outlaw from the United States revolution. For the similar outlaw trainable at the Saloon of the United States civilization, see Cowboy (Saloon).

Cowboy
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Cavalry Light ranged cavalry Ranged cavalry Gunpowder cavalry Outlaw*
Civilization(s)	United States (revolutionary)
Age	Revolution
Required Home City Card	"Cowboys"
Training
Trained at	Stable Tavern Fort Galleon Fluyt
Cost	120 Food 1 Population
Train time	30 seconds seconds
Statistics
Hit points	225
Resistance	20% Ranged
Speed	7.25
Line of Sight	20
Ability	Ranged attack fire four shots in a quick succession Gathers food from herdable animals Trains Cows Builds Livestock Pens
XP train bounty	24
XP kill bounty	24
Ranged attack
Range	12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	12 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	9 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×3.0 vs. Heavy cavalry ×2.0 vs. Artillery ×0.5 vs. Villager

“	Outlaw armed with a revolver who can gather from livestock and build Livestock Pens.	”
—In-game description

The Cowboy is a revolutionary outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that was unique to revolutionary United States before update 14.43676.

Overview

All Comancheros will be upgraded to Cowboys once the namesake Home City Card has been sent. Compared to Comancheros, Cowboys have the following differences:

• Costs 120 food and uses 1 population.
• Can gather food from herdable animals.
• Can train Cows and build Livestock Pens.
• Ranged attack fires four shots in a quick succession, like that of Organ Guns, which is more effective against heavy cavalry and artillery.

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, the Cowboy is tagged as outlaw.
• With update 14.43676, the Cowboy is no longer available for United States (Revolutionary), As a replacement, they instead get the "Lee's Continental Light Dragoons" shipment, which allows the player to train Guard Carbine Cavalry at all military buildings.

In-game dialogue

The Cowboy speaks in Western American English using Sheriff Billy Holme's dialogue files before the Definitive Edition.

Trivia

• While the Cowboy is often referred to and treated as a distinct unit unique to revolutionary United States, the game's data files reveal that it is actually a Comanchero with different name and modified stats/abilities.
  • For this reason, the Cowboy reuses the Comanchero's in-game history text.