Changes: Exploration Age

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The Exploration Age (Discovery Age before the Definitive Edition) is the first Age in Age of Empires III.

The Exploration Age is characterized as the beginning of settlement in the "New World", exploration around the land, and the starting point of economics for European/Federal American Settlers and Asian/Native American/African Villagers. It allows only a simple economy, including trade, but does not allow for military development under normal circumstances. Because of limited technologies and little (if not outright nonexistent) military strength during this Age, it is strongly recommended to advance to the Commerce Age as soon as possible.

Military development[]

While normally it is impossible to train military units in the Exploration Age, it is possible to acquire such units by freeing captive military units from treasure guardians, converting Treasure guardians, or training pet animals. However, any army formed in that manner is very small at best, and it is usually reserved for the purposes of scouting, Treasure hunting, and harassing.

Available units and buildings[]

Town Center - Settler/Villager, Coureur des Bois, Envoy, Native Scout, Shaolin Master, Brahmin, Sohei Archer
House
Manor House (British only)
Kancha House (Inca only)
Torp (Swedes only)
Market
Mill
Livestock Pen - Sheep
Dock - Fishing Boat
Outpost
Blockhouse (Russians only)
Trading Post
Tambo (Inca only)
Wall (all civilizations except the Lakota)
Gate (all civilizations except the Lakota)
Bank (Dutch only)
Mosque (Ottomans only)
Field Hospital
Community Plaza (Native American civilizations only)
Farm (Native American civilizations only)
Tribal Marketplace (Haudenosaunee and Lakota only)
Longhouse (Haudenosaunee only)
Teepee (Lakota only)
War Hut (Native American civilizations only)
Village (Chinese only)
Rice Paddy (Asian civilizations only)
Sacred Field (Indians only) - Sacred Cow
Shrine (Japanese only)
Consulate (Asian civilizations only)
Castle (Asian civilizations only)
Monastery (Asian civilizations only)
Livestock Market (African civilizations only)
Field (African civilizations only)
Granary (African civilizations only)
Mountain Monastery (Ethiopians only)
University (Hausa only)
Hut (African civilizations only)
Port (African civilizations only)
Watch Tower (African civilizations only)

v • d • e Ages in the Age of Empires series
Age of Empires
Stone Age · Tool Age · Bronze Age · Iron Age Cut: Prehistoric Age · Republic Age
Age of Empires II
Dark Age · Feudal Age · Castle Age · Imperial Age
Age of Mythology
Archaic Age · Classical Age · Heroic Age · Mythic Age · Titan Age
Age of Empires III
Exploration Age · Commerce Age · Fortress Age · Industrial Age · Imperial Age Revolution
Age of Empires IV
Dark Age · Feudal Age · Castle Age · Imperial Age

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 {{Infobox Age
-|Name = Discovery Age
+|Name = Exploration Age
-|Image = ages discovery.jpg
+|Image = <gallery>Age I tech tree aoe3.png|Definitive
+ages discovery.jpg|Original</gallery>
 |Intro = {{AoE3Icon|Vanilla}} ''[[Age of Empires III]]''
 |Civilization = All civilizations
 |Age = 1
-|Previous = N/A
+|Previous =
-|Next = [[File:Ages colonial.jpg|22px]] [[Colonial Age]]
+|Next = {{3icons|Commerce Age}}
+}}
-}}The '''Discovery Age''' is the first [[Age]] in ''[[Age of Empires III]]''. It is characterized as the beginning of settlement in the "New World", exploration around the land, and the starting point of economics for European [[Settler]]s and Asian/Native American [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]]. It allows only a simple economy, including trade, but does not allow for military development under normal circumstances. Because of limited technologies and little (if not outright nonexistent) military strength during this Age, it is strongly recommended to advance to the [[Colonial Age]] as soon as possible.
+The '''Exploration Age''' ('''Discovery Age''' before the ''[[Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]'') is the first [[Age]] in ''[[Age of Empires III]]''.
+The Exploration Age is characterized as the beginning of settlement in the "New World", exploration around the land, and the starting point of economics for European/Federal American [[Settler]]s and Asian/Native American/African [[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villagers]]. It allows only a simple economy, including trade, but does not allow for military development under normal circumstances. Because of limited technologies and little (if not outright nonexistent) military strength during this Age, it is strongly recommended to advance to the [[Commerce Age]] as soon as possible.
 == Military development ==
-While normally it is impossible to train military units in the Discovery Age, it is possible to acquire such units by freeing captive military units from [[Treasure Guardian]]s, converting Treasure Guardians, or training [[Pet|pet animals]]. However, any army formed in that manner is very small at best, and it is usually reserved for the purposes of scouting, Treasure hunting, and harassing.
+While normally it is impossible to train military units in the Exploration Age, it is possible to acquire such units by freeing captive military units from [[treasure guardian]]s, converting Treasure guardians, or training [[Pet|pet animals]]. However, any army formed in that manner is very small at best, and it is usually reserved for the purposes of scouting, Treasure hunting, and harassing.
-==  Available units and buildings ==
+== Available units and buildings ==
-* [[Town Center (Age of Empires III)|Town Center]] - [[Settler]]/[[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villager]], [[Minuteman]]
+* [[Town Center (Age of Empires III)|Town Center]] - [[Settler]]/[[Villager (Age of Empires III)|Villager]], [[Coureur des Bois]], [[Envoy (Age of Empires III)|Envoy]], [[Native Scout]], [[Shaolin Master]], [[Brahmin]], [[Sohei Archer]]
 * [[House (Age of Empires III)|House]]
+* [[Manor House]] ([[British]] only)
+* [[Kancha House]] ([[Inca]] only)
+* [[Torp]] ([[Swedes]] only)
 * [[Market (Age of Empires III)|Market]]
 * [[Mill (Age of Empires III)|Mill]]
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 * [[Dock (Age of Empires III)|Dock]] - [[Fishing Boat (Age of Empires III)|Fishing Boat]]
 * [[Outpost (Age of Empires III)|Outpost]]
+* [[Blockhouse]] ([[Russians]] only)
 * [[Trading Post]]
-* [[Wall]]
+* [[Tambo]] (Inca only)
-* [[Mosque (Age of Empires III)|Mosque]] ([[Ottomans]] only)
+* [[Wall (Age of Empires III)|Wall]] (all civilizations except the [[Lakota]])
+* [[Gate (Age of Empires III)|Gate]] (all civilizations except the Lakota)
-{{-}}
+* [[Bank]] ([[Dutch]] only)
+* [[Mosque (Age of Empires III)|Mosque]] ([[Ottomans (Age of Empires III)|Ottomans]] only)
+* [[Field Hospital]]
+* [[Community Plaza]] (Native American civilizations only)
+* [[Farm (Age of Empires III)|Farm]] (Native American civilizations only)
+* [[Tribal Marketplace]] ([[Haudenosaunee]] and Lakota only)
+* [[Longhouse (Age of Empires III)|Longhouse]] (Haudenosaunee only)
+* [[Teepee]] ([[Lakota]] only)
+* [[War Hut]] (Native American civilizations only)
+* [[Village (Age of Empires III)|Village]] ([[Chinese (Age of Empires III)|Chinese]] only)
+* [[Rice Paddy]] (Asian civilizations only)
+* [[Sacred Field]] ([[Indians (Age of Empires III)|Indians]] only) - [[Sacred Cow]]
+* [[Shrine (Age of Empires III)|Shrine]] ([[Japanese (Age of Empires III)|Japanese]] only)
+* [[Consulate]] (Asian civilizations only)
+* [[Castle (Age of Empires III)|Castle]] (Asian civilizations only)
+* [[Monastery (Age of Empires III)|Monastery]] (Asian civilizations only)
+* [[Livestock Market]] (African civilizations only)
+* [[Field]] (African civilizations only)
+* [[Granary (Age of Empires III)|Granary]] (African civilizations only)
+* [[Mountain Monastery]] ([[Ethiopians (Age of Empires III)|Ethiopians]] only)
+* [[University (Age of Empires III)|University]] ([[Hausa]] only)
+* [[Hut (Age of Empires III)|Hut]] (African civilizations only)
+* [[Port]] (African civilizations only)
+* [[Watch Tower (Age of Empires III)|Watch Tower]] (African civilizations only)
-{{AoEIIIAges}}
+{{Ages}}
+[[Category:Ages (Age of Empires III)]]
 [[Category:Age of Empires III]]
-[[Category:Discovery Age]]
+[[Category:Exploration Age| ]]
 [[Category:Lists]]
+[[es:Edad de la Exploración]]