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This article is about the building in Age of Empires III. For the building in Chronicles, see Port (Chronicles). |
| “ | Builds and upgrades Fishing Boats and warships. Repairs nearby ships. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Port is an economic/military building in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals that replaces the Dock for African civilizations (Ethiopians and Hausa) and are identical in all but name and appearance.
Units[]
| Age | Unit | Cost | Pop. | Limit | Civ. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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  Fishing Canoe
|
70 wood | 1 | 99 |   |
 |
 Battle Canoe
|
200 wood 200 coin |
– | 5 | |
 Canoe*
|
100 influence | 20 | |||
 |
 Cannon Boat
|
300 wood 600 coin |
2 | ||
 War Dhow
|
700 coin 500 influence |
| |||
 Xebec
|
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- The Canoe requires building a Trading Post in native settlement on America maps to be trained at Ports.
Technologies[]
| Age | Technology | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Gill Nets
|
90 wood 90 coin |
Fishing boat gather work rate for fish and whale +15% |
|
 Long Lines
|
200 wood 200 coin |
Fishing boat gather work rate for fish and whale +30%; requires Gill Nets |
 Heavy Riverboats
|
400 wood 400 coin |
War ship hit points +25% | |
 River Skirmishes
|
500 wood 500 coin |
War ship damage +25%; Fishing Canoes get a ranged and siege attack | |
 |
 Legendary Canoes
|
2,000 wood 2,000 coin |
Upgrades Fishing Canoes, Battle Canoes, and Cannon Boats to Legendary (+50% hit points and damage) |
Further statistics[]
| Building strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Ships (when garrisoned) |
| Weak vs. | Everything, especially siege units and artillery |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
|
| Attack |  Heated Shot (+50% multiplier vs. ships)
|
| Line of Sight |  Somali Lighthouses (+10) Gas Lighting (+4)
|
| Cost |  Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
|
| Build time | Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
|
| Other |  Cherokee Basket Weaving (Port technologies cost no wood) Greek Shipyards (+40% work rate)
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Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Port
| 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% |  |
 TEAM Great Lakes
| Dock and Port, and their technologies cost -30%; Naval Big Button technologies cost -50% instead | |
 TEAM Coastal Defenses
| Building anti-ship attack bonus damage against ships +0.8 | |
- "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
- "TEAM Great Lakes" is available to the British, Haudenosaunee, and Lakota.
- "TEAM Coastal Defenses" is available to Europeans and Federal Americans.
- Africans
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Advanced Port
| Port damage and heal work rate for ships +100%; war ship train time -33% | |
| 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 | |
Trivia[]
- The Port resuses one of the selection sounds of the Dock from Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.
History[]
| “ | Long before the early modern period, Africa's coasts were bustling hubs for vibrant international trade and commerce. North African ports date back to the Egyptian and Phoenician-Carthaginian civilizations of antiquity, while others, such as Berbera, Elmina, and Mombasa rose to prominence during the medieval period and onwards. Still others played a role in networks spanning the vast rivers that run throughout the African continent. | ” |
Gallery[]
Port image from the Compendium section
An in-game Port from the Exploration to Fortress Age
An in-game Port in the Industrial/Imperial Age
