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Slow, infinite source of Food or Coin for up to three gatherers. Builds slowly, but is inexpensive.
—In-game description

The Field is an economic building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that is unique to the African civilizations (Ethiopians and Hausa).

Overview[]

The Field combines the functions of a Mill and an Estate by acting as an infinite source of food and coin, but not both; the Field must be configured to provide either resource at one time. Unlike its counterparts, the Field is very cheap, costing only 50 wood, but takes no less than 60 seconds to build and can only support up to 3 villagers.

Fields shall be placed near a Granary, as villagers will build the Field faster (40 seconds instead of 60), and also gather 10% faster.

All villagers of all civilizations gather coin from Fields 10% slower.

Further statistics[]

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Everything
Improvements
Hit points Flying Buttress (+20%)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight Gas Lighting (+4)
Cost Sudanese Hakura System (-30% wood)
Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Build time Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Sudanese Hakura System (-15%)
Other Berber Ghorfas (reduces the speed of enemy units in an area of 5 by 30%)
Irreechaa (grants 10 influence upon constructing)
Folwarks (grants 4 food, 4 coin upon constructing)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Field
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Shared
Card Description Age
TEAM Improved Buildings Building hit points +25%
Africans
Card Description Age
Advanced Agriculture Field and Granary build time -50%, hit points +75%; Fields become free, but do not give build bounty
Draft Oxen Enables Zebu Cattle, Sanga Cattle, and Big Benny to build Fields and gather resources from them
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
Gondarine Architecture Building hit points +25%; Town Center, Command Post, and Palace hit points +50% instead; Mountain Monastery hit points +100% instead; Wall hit points +225% instead
Hausa
Card Description Age
Koose Grants 30 food for each Field present on the map; villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +10%
Kola Nut Cultivation Enables land villager Field wood generation

Trivia[]

  • The image for the field shows coffee berries, pearl millet and cowpea flowers.

History[]

Like in several other parts of the world, agriculture was a staple of societies in many regions in Africa. Crops can fundamentally be divided into two categories: alimentary and non-alimentary. The former, prime examples of which in Africa include teff and millet, were grown to be eaten. The latter saw primary use for material and commercial purposes, with examples such as indigo (for dye) and coffee (technically also a consumable, but with primarily commercial value).

Gallery[]

See also[]

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Common
Dock · House · Livestock Pen · Market · Native Embassy · Stable · Town Center · Trading Post · Wall
Europeans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Church · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Tavern
Native Americans Community Plaza · Corral · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Farm · Tribal Marketplace · War Hut · Fire Pit (removed)
Asians Barracks · Castle · Consulate · Monastery · Rice Paddy · Wonder
Federal Americans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Estate · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Saloon
Africans Arsenal · Field · Granary · Hut · Livestock Market · Palace · Port · War Camp · Watch Tower
Unique
British Manor House
Dutch Bank
Germans Mercenary Camp
Ottomans Mosque
Russians Blockhouse
Aztecs Nobles' Hut
Haudenosaunee Longhouse · Siege Workshop
Lakota Teepee
Chinese Village · War Academy
Indians Caravanserai · Mango Grove · Sacred Field
Japanese Cherry Orchard · Dojo · Shrine
Inca Kallanka · Kancha House · Stronghold · Tambo
Swedes Torp
United States Meeting House · State Capitol
Ethiopians Mountain Monastery
Hausa University
Mexicans Cathedral · Hacienda
Italians Basilica · Lombard
Maltese Commandery · Depot · Fixed Gun · Hospital
Situational
American Citadel (formerly Maya Castle) · Athos Monastery · Battery Tower · Factory · Field Hospital · Regent's Castle
Scenario Editor/campaign only
A Mine of Unknown Origin · Cherokee War Hut · Command Post · Command Post · Fixed Gun · Fort Tower · Gunpowder Stores · Ossuary · The Fountain of Youth · Tower · Watch Tower