Mill (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the building in Age of Empires III. For similar buildings in other games of the series, see Mill.

The Mill in Age of Empires III is an economic building that provides a steady source of Food (0.67 base rate), but not at a rate per Settler/Villager higher than hunting (0.84 base rate) without direct upgrades, Home City cards, or native settlement improvements.

Up to 10 Settlers can work on a Mill at once, though due to collisions between units it is best to only use 7 per structure. Mills placed too closely together (side by side with no space between them) may cause some Villagers to "migrate" to the adjacent Mill; this bug occurs with Plantations and Rice Paddies as well.

Mills replace the role of Farms in earlier games in the series. However, Farms are reintroduced in The WarChiefs, acting as the Native American version of a combined Mill and Livestock Pen.

Upgrades Edit

Icon	Name	Cost	Effect	Building	Age
	Seed Drill	150 wood 150 coin	Settlers gather food from Mills 15% faster.
	Artificial Fertilizer	335 wood 335 coin Requires Seed Drill	Settlers gather food from Mills 30% faster.

Click for a list of Mill related Home City cards

Other improvements Edit

Card name	Card description	Age	Level
Improved Buildings	Increases hit points	1	10
Advanced Mill	Increases hit points and decreases cost	1	0

Germans Edit

Card name	Card description	Age	Level
Improved Buildings	Increases hit points	1	10
Advanced Mill	Increases hit points and decreases cost	1	0
Germantown Farmers	Enables Settler Wagons to be trained from Mills.	3	25

History Edit

"A mill is used to break grains down into smaller pieces making cooking and baking easier. They were historically powered by wind, water, or livestock. Grain is ground between stones, known as millstones, until it is fine enough to be used for whatever purpose is needed. Flour for bread was made in this manner."

Gallery Edit