Hindu Villager

Hindu Villager
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Villager
Civilization(s)	Indians
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cost	100 Wood 1 Population
Train time	25 seconds
Train limit	99
Statistics
Hit points	150
Resistance	20% Hand
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	14
Ability	Gathers resources Builds buildings Claims treasures
XP train bounty	10
XP kill bounty	10
Ranged attack
Damage	3 Ranged
Range	2-12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	4.0x Hunted animals 2.0x Pet 2.0x Artillery 0.5x Villager
Siege attack
Damage	5 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	3.0x Resource enclosure
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	5.0x Llama

“	An Indian villager that does not eat livestock. Gathers all other resources.	”
—Hindu Villager in-game description

The Hindu Villager (simply Villager before update 14.43676) is an economic unit in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, the functional equivalent to the Settler/Villager for the Indians.

Hindu Villagers automatically gather export as they gather resources, which can be spent at the Consulate, cost 100 wood instead of 100 food, and cannot gather food from herdable animals (which generate experience instead). The Indians also receive a Hindu Villager with every Home City shipment (except TEAM and infinite ones). Additionally, the Indians can get Hindu Villagers by allying with the Ottomans at the Consulate, which provides the 4 Villagers technology, allowing them to increase their Hindu Villager train limit to 103. "The Raj" Home City Card changes the Hindu Villager's cost to 100 food as with other civilizations' Villagers. The "Sepoy Resistance" Home City Card turns all Hindu Villagers into Sepoys.

The Indians automatically gain the Gang Saw and Log Flume technologies, and their land villagers gather from trees 50% longer, helping Hindu Villagers produce more wood from the start of the game.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Pets
Weak vs.	Everything, especially Oprichniks
Improvements
Gathering speed (general)	Civil Servants (+5% from natural resources) Imperial Bureaucracy (+10% from natural resources) Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Fasting (+10%) Punjabi New Year (+10% from Mills, Farms, Estates, and Rice Paddies)
Food gathering speed	Hunting Eagles (+5% from hunted animals) Professional Hunters (+10% from hunted animals) Paddy Threshing (+15% from Rice Paddies, Mills, and Farms) Irrigation Channels (+15% from Rice Paddies, Mills, and Farms) Dike-Controlled Canals (+15% from Rice Paddies, Mills, and Farms) Mechanized Rice Cultivation (+50% from Rice Paddies, Mills, and Farms) Maya Calendar (+10%) Zapotec Food of the Gods (+10%) Vegetarianism (+40% from Berry Bushes) Lenape Three Sisters (+30% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas)
Wood gathering speed	Water Wheel (+5%) Regenerative Forestry (+10%) Timber Trade (+30%) Tropical Timber Trade (+50%) Gang Saw (+10%) Log Flume (+20%) Wood Clearing (+20%)
Coin gathering speed	Blanket Filters (+5% from mines) Flume and Ditching (+10% from mines) Rice Surplus (+10% from Rice Paddies and Estates) Rice Trade (+20% from Rice Paddies and Estates) Rice Markets (+20% from Rice Paddies and Estates) Rice Exports (+20% from Rice Paddies and Estates) Collective Economy (+50%) Quechuan Metalworking (+20% from mines) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20%)
Hit points	Nootka Bark Clothing (+50%) Berber Kings of the Desert (+35%) Eastern Medicine (+35%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Eastern Medicine (+3)
Range	Eastern Medicine (+4)
Line of Sight	Eastern Medicine (+4)
Speed	Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Train time	Christian Schools (-15%) Immigrants (-10%)
Other	Sharia (+10 train limit) Yoruba Herbalism (regenerate hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush)
Penalties	Fasting (-40% hit points)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Hindu Villager

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

• Definitive Edition
• The Asian Dynasties

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Furrier	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 10% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster; hunted animals last 5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 7.5% longer
TEAM Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 10% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 10% faster
TEAM Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 10% faster, and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster; hunted animals last 5% longer, Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 7.5% longer
TEAM Medicine	Land villager train time -15%

• "TEAM Furrier" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Russians.
• "TEAM Food Silos" is available to the Germans and Haudenosaunee.
• "TEAM Spice Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota.
• "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Indians.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
Calpulli	Ships 3 Villagers
TEAM Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster
TEAM Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster; mines last 10% loger

British

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 15% faster

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster
Great Buffalo Hunt	Ships 10 Bisons; villagers gather food from hunted animals 10% faster

• "TEAM Ironmongers" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.
• "Great Buffalo Hunt" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Canada.

French

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sawmills	Villagers gather from trees and Mango Groves 10% faster; trees and Mango Groves last 5% longer

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM 3 Villagers	Ships 3 Villagers

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Indigo Dyeworks	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Seasonal Labor	Ships 2 Villagers, 2 fattened Llamas, and 200 wood
TEAM Inca Bridges	Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed

Indians

Due to their civilization bonus, the Indians receive a free Hindu Villager with non-TEAM and non-INFINITE cards.

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% hand attack; Rajputs get +20% hand attack instead; +1 Hindu Villager
Sepoy Resistance	Turns all Settlers, Coureurs des Bois, Cree Coureurs des Bois, Hindu Villagers, and Pilgrims into Sepoys; +1 Hindu Villager; costs 2,000 wood
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points; units affected by villager upgrades get +10% hit points; +1 Hindu Villager
The Raj	Hindu Villagers cost 100 food instead of 100 wood; +1 Hindu Villager
Zamindars	Infantry train time -20%; receives 2 Sepoys instead of 1 Hindu Villager with every Home City shipment; +2 Sepoys
Foreign Trading Companies	Gives a trickle of 0.75 export/sec.; banner army cost -15% export; Indian units cost +2.5% (Hindu Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Sacred Cows cost +5% instead); +1 Hindu Villager
Land Reforms	Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; buildings' build bounty +100%; +1 Hindu Villager
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer; +1 Hindu Villager
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Woodcrafting	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Establish Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Royal Mint	Villagers gather coin 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; mines last 20% longer; +1 Hindu Villager
Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 10% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 10% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Sustainable Agriculture	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Furrier	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 15% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; hunted animals last 7.5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer; +1 Hindu Villager
Spice Trade	Villagers gather from hunted animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager
Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Jujutsu	Villagers get +35% hit points; Surgeons, Priests, Architects, Native Scouts, and Envoys get +20% attack; Disciples and Shaolin Masters get +10% attack; units affected by villager upgrades get +10% hit points
TEAM Chonindo	Villagers, fishing boats, and Abuns gather 8% faster (except hunts); Haciendas auto gather 8% faster

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
TEAM Copper Canyon	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; villagers gather wood from trees and coin from mines 10% faster

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Falun Mine	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; villagers, Abuns, and Mountain Monasteries gather yield from mines 25% longer

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Furrier	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 10% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster		1
TEAM Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, and Rice Paddies 10% faster		1
TEAM Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 10% faster, and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster		10
TEAM Medicine	Land villager train time -15%		25

• "TEAM Furrier" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Russians.
• "TEAM Food Silos" is available to the Germans and Haudenosaunee.
• "TEAM Spice Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota.
• "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, and Indians.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Villagers	Ships 3 Villagers		10
TEAM Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster		25
TEAM Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines 10% faster		1

British

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates and Rice Paddies 15% faster		1

Europeans

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines 10% faster		1

• "TEAM Ironmongers" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.

French

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Sawmills	Villagers gather from trees and Mango Groves 10% faster		10

Indians

Due to their civilization bonus, the Indians receive a free Hindu Villager with non-TEAM and non-INFINITE cards.

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% hand attack; +1 Hindu Villager		40
Sepoy Resistance	Turns all Hindu Villagers into Sepoys; +1 Hindu Villager; costs 2,000 wood		40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points; +1 Hindu Villager		1
The Raj	Hindu Villagers cost 100 food instead of 100 wood; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Zamindars	Receives 2 Sepoys instead of 1 Hindu Villager with every Home City shipment; +2 Sepoys		1
Land Reforms	Villagers and Rickshaws build buildings 50% faster; buildings' build bounty +100%; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		25
Woodcrafting	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		1
Establish Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		1
Royal Mint	Villagers gather coin 25% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Food Silos	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, and Rice Paddies 10% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		1
Sustainable Agriculture	Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, and Rice Paddies 15% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Furrier	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 15% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		1
Spice Trade	Villagers gather from hunted animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		10
Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates and Rice Paddies 20% faster; +1 Hindu Villager		1

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Pioneers	Villagers get +35% hit points		1
TEAM Chonindo	Villagers and fishing boats gather 8% faster (except hunts)		40

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight		10

Changelog

The Asian Dynasties

• The unit is named Villager.

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Villagers have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Mountain Monasteries and can now be healed by healers whilst they are gathering resources or constructing buildings.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.9057, Villagers have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Depots and Athos Monasteries.
• With update 13.27885, Villagers have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Shrines.
• With update 13.58326, Villagers have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Resource enclosure.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 14.43676, the unit is renamed to Hindu Villager.

Trivia

• The inability for Hindu Villagers to gather food from livestock is a reference to the fact that cows are honored as sacred animals in Hinduism – even killing one is said to be a mortal sin.

History

“

Highly industrious and loyal to a fault, the Villager lives to work for you. Whether it's chopping down the seventeen thousandth tree, scurrying across the map to a distant pile of silver ore, or endlessly toiling away at a mill, the Villager is ready to tackle any tedious task. The Villager's hobbies include running away from enemy soldiers, being thrown into the river by enemy cannon fire, and screaming—a lot of screaming.

”

Gallery

From left to right: Native American Villagers, Chinese/Japanese Villagers, and Hindu Villagers

In-game Hindu Villagers

In-game Hindu Villagers in the Definitive Edition