This article is about the campaign. For the technology, see El Dorado (technology). |
โ | Join Francisco Orellana and Gonzalo Pizarro on their quest to find El Dorado, the legendary Lost City of Gold, thought to be hidden somewhere in the vast Amazon rain forest. Will their quest along the Amazon river lead to lifelong prosperity or will they drown in their sorrow? | โ |
—In-game description |
The El Dorado campaign in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten is depicting the quest of Francisco de Orellana in search of a rumored golden city known as "El Dorado", the namesake of this campaign. The player is playing as Spanish for the first scenario, and play as Incas for the other three.
Francisco de Orellana is serving Gonzalo Pizarro, the governor of Quito. To embark on their journey in search of the legendary El Dorado, they recruited Spanish and natives in modern-day Ecuador for their cause, and went deep into Amazon rainforest. As they were running out of provisions, Orellana departed from Pizarro and continued his journey along the Amazon River, while seeking for food. Though the search for El Dorado ended up being a failure, Orellana had navigated and discovered the entire Amazon River, sailing into the Atlantic Ocean.
El Dorado is not available in the Definitive Edition, where it has been replaced by another Inca campaign: Pachacuti.
Campaign[]
The El Dorado campaign consists of four scenarios. The player plays as the Spanish or Incas, and the player color is blue.
- Tales of La Canela (Spanish)
- The Split (Incas)
- The Amazones (Incas)
- The Cannibals (Incas)
The campaign is narrated by an anonymous member of Orellana's expedition, keeping a logbook by order of his superior.
Trivia[]
- In addition to the Bari campaign, this is the first full campaign in The Forgotten that has not been named after a campaign character. In the Definitive Edition there are yet another two such campaigns, The Grand Dukes of the West and The Hautevilles.
- Despite being removed from the Definitive Edition, the campaign can be playable there as a mod.
- Even though the campaign isn't included in the Definitive Edition, all units created for it are: Francisco de Orellana, Gonzalo Pizarro, Amazon Warrior, Amazon Archer, and Canoe.