Renegado

Renegado
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Infantry Light infantry* Ranged infantry Gunpowder unit Rifle infantry* Outlaw*
Age	Commerce Age Fortress Age (Native Americans)
Requires	Gun Running (Native Americans)*
Training
Trained at	Tavern (Europeans) Native Embassy (Native Americans) Monastery (Asians) Lombard (Italians)
Cost	110 Coin 4 Population
Train time	40 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	110
Resistance	30% Ranged
Speed	4.0
Line of Sight	22
XP train bounty	22
XP kill bounty	22
Ranged attack
Damage	20 Ranged
Range	2-18
Rate of Fire	2.0
Bonus damage	2.5x vs. Light ranged cavalry 2.5x vs. Ranged shock infantry 2.0x Heavy infantry 0.6x vs. Cavalry 0.6x vs. Shock infantry*
Siege attack
Damage	24 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	12 Hand
Rate of Fire	2.0
Bonus damage	2.0x vs. Light ranged cavalry 2.0x vs. Ranged shock infantry 2.0x vs. Heavy infantry 0.75x vs. Cavalry 0.75x vs. Shock infantry

“	A dangerous outlaw with a rifle.	”
—In-game description

The Renegado is an outlaw in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs available on the Alaska, Andes, Baja California, Bayou, California, Carolina, Colorado, Dakota, Great Lakes, Great Plains, New England, Rockies, and Texas maps.

Overview

The Renegado is an outlaw unit armed with a rifle. As an outlaw it costs little coin but many population slots (5; 3 with the Theaters or equivalent card). It has fewer hitpoints than a Skirmisher but faster attack.

Renegados are, also like most outlaw units, strongest in the Commerce Age and weaker as the game progresses. While it can reach a high output by the Imperial Age, its frailty and heavy population cost make it generally more efficient to field standard Skirmishers.

Upgrades

The Renegado upgrades in the Industrial Age and the Imperial Age when Compunction, Folk Heroes, or Wild West are researched.

• +30% hit points and damage
• +50% hit points and damage

Civilization differences

• Native American civilizations can only train Pistoleros, Comancheros and Renegados as outlaws after researching the Gun Running technology in the Native Embassy, regardless of the map.
• The Lakota can get Renegados through the "Outlaw Band" and "Bandit Gang" Home City Cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped. They can also upgrade Renegados to Owlhoots through the "Hire Owlhoots" card.

Revolutions

• Argentina and the Maya can also get Renegados through the "Outlaw Band" (for Argentina) and "Bandit Gang" (for Maya) cards, which are included in the pool of random outlaws shipped.
• Haiti Battleships can train Renegados through the "Brethren of the Coast" card (if they are available in the Tavern).
• Upon revolting to Mexico, the Renegados are replaced by Bandidos in the Saloon.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry, light ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Compunction (+20%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Wild West (+20%; Native Americans only) Flint Lock (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Compunction (+20%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (+20%; Europeans only) Wild West (+20%; Native Americans only) Paper Cartridge (+15%) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Armatoloi (+5%) Yoga (+5%) Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack) Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire) Counter Infantry Rifling (+1.0 multiplier vs. heavy infantry) Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance) Hualcana (+5% resistance; Inca only)
Range	Schützenfest (+1)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Schützenfest (+1)
Speed	Tilly's Discipline (+20%; Germans only) Military Drummers (+10%) Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time	Compunction (-50%; Asians only) Folk Heroes (-50%; Europeans only) Wild West (-50%; Native Americans only) Standing Army (-25%) Akan Fontomfrom (-20%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Immigrants (-10%) Philhellenism (-10%)
Cost	Philhellenism (-10%) Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Other	Gun Running (can be trained at Native Embassies; Native Americans only) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
Penalties	Tilly's Discipline (+10% cost; Germans only)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Renegado

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Red	Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

• Definiitive Edition
• The Asian Dynasties

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry get +10% damage; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% damage instead
Liberation March	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
Fencing School	Infantry (except Warrior Priests and Skull Knights) and shock infantry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
Outlaw Band	Delivers 19 random outlaws; costs 1,000 coin
Bandit Gang	Delivers 20 random outlaws; costs 2,000 coin
Outlaw Combat	Outlaws and mercenaries get +15% hit points and damage (costs 500 coin for Baja California)

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.
• "Liberation March" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
• "Fencing School" is available to Europeans (except the French, Maltese, Ottomans, and Spanish) and Indians.
• "Outlaw Band" is available to the Lakota, and also Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
• "Bandit Gang" is available to the Lakota, and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya.
• "Outlaw Combat" is available to Europeans (upon revolting to the Barbary States, Hungary, and Mexico) and Mexicans (upon revolting to Baja California).

Asians

Card	Description	Age
Atonement	Iron Troops/Jat Lancers/Yojimbos can be trained at the Monastery and available one age early; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1) (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Delivers 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and damage
Acupuncture	All units' (except monks) train time -20%; Heavy Cannon, Flying Crow, and Summer Palace banner army spawn time -5%

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged infantry get +5% speed

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1)
Loyal Warriors	Native warriors, mercenaries, and outlaws cost -15%; "TEAM 4 Zenata Rider", "Recruit Xebec", "Recruit Xebecs", and "15 Berber Allies" cost no coin
Brethren of the Coast	Delivers 1 Battleship with 10 Pirates in it; African, American and European outlaws, Pet Monkeys and some pets can be trained at Battleships; costs 1,000 coin
Wanderlust	Land military units and land villagers get +5% hit points; land villagers and construction wagons get +5% speed

• "Theaters" is not available to the Germans.
• "Loyal Warriors" is available to the Italians, Maltese, Ottomans, and Portuguese upon revolting to the Barbary States.
• "Brethren of the Coast" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.

French

Card	Description	Age
Royal Fencing School	Delivers 3 Royal Musketeers; infantry and shock infantry train time -40%
Cult of the Supreme Being	The player gains +10% XP from training units and other players receive -10% XP from defeating them; Sansculottes gather resources from Crates 50% faster; food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 25% faster; wood from trees and Mango Groves and coin from mines 20% faster; food from huntable and Herded animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster

• "Cult of the Supreme Being" is available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
Witch Hammer	Delivers 3 Inquisitors; Inquisitors can be trained at Taverns/Mercenary Camps, Town Centers, Church, Outposts, and Command Posts; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1); +2 Uhlans

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Delivers 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Conservative Tactics	Infantry get +10% hit points and damage
Wampum	Training units and constructing buildings grants +35% XP; unit train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead

Inca

Card	Description	Age
Road Building	Land military units get +10% speed
Couriers	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry train time -45%
TEAM Inca Bridges	Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% all melee attack damage; Rajputs get +20% all melee attack damage instead; +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and damage
Zamindars	Infantry train time -20%; delivers 2 Sepoys instead of 1 Hindu Villager with each Home City shipment, including this one

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points
Schiavoni Swords	Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +15% all melee attack damage

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
Onin War	Infantry get +33% siege attack damage
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%
Bakufu	Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +5% speed, +10 Line of Sight and train units 15% faster; land military unit train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Moccasins	Infantry get +10% speed
Winter Counts	Training units grants +40% XP and constructing buildings grants +20% XP
Hire Owlhoots	Delivers 10 Owlhoots; upgrades Renegados to Owlhoots; costs 500 coin

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post build; all units get +2% hit points
Squires	Military buildings train and research work 80% faster, except Forts which train and research work 260% faster

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
Guerrilla Tactics	Rifle infantry get +15% hit points and damage; Salteadores get the Guerrilla Tactics ability
Plan of Miramare	Turns all Salteadores into Voltigeurs; rifle infantry get +2 Line of Sight and range (including ability range); costs 750 food, 750 wood
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Colegio de San Nicolás	Delivers Large Collection of Books (500 XP); units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Pok Ta Pok	Infantry get +10% speed and -10% train time

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Pok Ta Pok" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
Matrakci School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -30%; Janissary, Azap, Nizam Fusilier, Abus Gunner, and Humbaraci train time -40% instead

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points

Russians

Card	Description	Age
Ransack	Infantry get +50% siege attack damage
Dueling School	Infantry train time -25%

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Peninsular Guerrillas	Ranged infantry get +20% damage, musket infantry get +10% damage instead; Skirmishers now see the Line of Sight of enemies they attacked for 3 seconds
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic units get +10 Line of Sight

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Fencing School	Infantry (except Skull Knights) train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Villager for the Indians)		10

• "Fencing School" is available to Europeans (except the Ottomans) and the Indians.

Asians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Atonement	Iron Troops/Jat Lancers/Yojimbos can be trained at the Monastery and available one age early; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1) (also +1 Villager for the Indians)		10

Chinese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Western Reforms	All units get +8% hit points and damage		40
Acupuncture	All units' (except monks, Heavy Cannon, Flying Crow, and Summer Palace banner army) train time -20%		10

Dutch

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points		10

Europeans

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dance Hall	Upgrades the Saloon to the Dance Hall which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population (to a minimum of 1)		1

French

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack	Gunpowder infantry and archers get +15% damage		10

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Dravidian Martial Arts	All units get +15% all melee attack damage; +1 Villager		40
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and damage		25

Iroquois

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 Line of Sight		10

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Onin War	Infantry get +33% siege attack damage		40
TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points		10

Russians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Ransack	Infantry get +50% siege attack damage		25
TEAM Dueling School	Infantry (except Skull Knights), Old Han Army, and Territorial Army train time -25%; Black Flag Army, Standard Army, Ming Army, and Imperial Army train time -12%		25

Sioux

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Wind Runner	Infantry get +10% speed		10
10 Renegado Allies	Delivers 10 Renegados; costs 500 coin		25
Outlaw Band	Delivers 7 Pistoleros, 5 Comancheros, and 7 Renegados; costs 1,000 coin		25
Bandit Gang	Delivers 8 Pistoleros, 5 Comancheros, and 7 Renegados; costs 2,000 coin		40

Spanish

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

Bandit Rifleman

Bandit Rifleman
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Treasure guardian
Civilization(s)	Mother Nature
Statistics
Hit points	270
Resistance	30% Ranged
Speed	7.0
Line of Sight	17
XP kill bounty	20
Ranged attack
Damage	40 Ranged
Range	15
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	24 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	12 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5

The Bandit Rifleman (Outlaw Rifleman before update 38254) is the Treasure guardian variant of the Renegado.

History

“

The term "outlaw" is derived from a Scandinavian designation for the worst sort of criminal imaginable - one who lived outside the protections of the law and should be killed on sight. The gun-slinging, horse-riding, bandana-wearing outlaw of the American frontier is a common image, and one embodied by Thomas Coleman Younger and his two brothers. They joined up with Jesse James and were eventually captured and pardoned, though not before one of Cole's brothers died of tuberculosis while imprisoned and the other killed himself out of grief. Cole was pardoned and lived the rest of his life honestly, making a lecture circuit and performing in a traveling Wild West show.

”

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Outlaw Riflemen have 20 Line of Sight, 18 ranged attack range, and 25% ranged resistance.

The WarChiefs

• Renegados cost 90 coin, take 6 population, have a x2.0 multiplier against heavy infantry, 1.5 melee rate of fire, 40 ranged damage and a 3.0 ranged Rate of Fire.

The Asian Dynasties

• With patch 1.01, All Archers and Skirmisher-type units gets ×0.75 ranged multiplier against cavalry and Coyote Runners, and gets ×2.00 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and Eagle Runner Knights.

Definitive Edition

• Outlaw Riflemen have 17 Line of Sight and 15 ranged attack range.
• All Archers and Skirmisher-type units gets ×0.75 ranged multiplier against cavalry and hand shock infantry, and gets ×2.00 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry.
• With update 23511, Renegados cost 100 coin, take 5 population, have a x1.75 multiplier against heavy infantry, 2.0 melee rate of fire, 18 ranged damage, 2.0 ranged rate of fire, are tagged as Rifle infantry and outlaw and can be trained by Native Americans in the Fortress Age at Native Embassies.

The African Royals

• With update 38254, the Outlaw Rifleman was renamed to Bandit Rifleman.
• With update 50830, Renegados take 4 population and have 20 ranged damage.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.9057, the Renegado is tagged as Light Infantry.
• With update 13.12327, Renegados require Gun Running to be trained by Native Americans in the Commerce Age at Native Embassies.
• With update 13.27885 Renegados have 30% ranged resistance, and 2x ranged attack multiplier against heavy infantry.
• With update 13.58326, Renegados have a ×0.6 ranged multiplier vs. cavalry and ×0.5 shock infantry, ×2.5 against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry.

In-game dialogue

Before update 23511

The Renegado, as well as Comanchero and Pistolero, speak in Western American English using "Saloon unit" dialogue files, which were used by Sheriff Billy Holme before the Definitive Edition with the pitch raised slightly, while the Outlaw Rifleman and Chinaco speak Spanish using the Spanish Mortar's dialogue files and Hajduk his nation's Mortar's dialogues.

• Select 1 Yeah?
• Select 2 I'm ready
• Select 3 Whatcha need?
• Move 1 Sure thing
• Move 2 Alright
• Move 3 Okay
• Attack 1 You got it!
• Attack 2 I'll get 'em!
• Attack 3 Right

After update 23511

After update 23511 and introduction of the United States major civilization the Renegado speaks Spanish using the Spanish Mortar's dialogue files. The exception for this is the United States's units (both major and scenario) that speak in Western American English using Sheriff Billy Holme's dialogue files from the Definitive Edition.
The Outlaw Rifleman (Bandit Rifleman after update 38254) and Chinaco continue to use Spanish Mortar's dialogue files and Hajduk his nation's Mortar's dialogues.

History

“

The broad expanses of the North American Old West offered many different opportunities to make one's fortune – either within the boundaries of the law, or by simply preying on others who had already done so. Anyone known as a rengado - Spanish for "renegade" - was almost certainly a gruff and surly individual who had little use for society's traditions or laws. Mark Twain's "A Horse's Tale" mentions one such character, "Trap-robber, horse-thief, squaw-man, renegado - Hank Butters - I know him very well."

”

Trivia

• Before update 13.58326, Mexico Renegados could be upgraded to Chinacos through the namesake Home City Card, which were insurgents made up of ranchers who fought against the Spanish during the Mexican War of Independence. A proper Mexican unit with the same name was added in the Mexican DLC.
• Before Knights of the Mediterranean, Hungary and Romania Renegados were named after the Hajduks, known for being both freedom fighters and outlaws. A proper outlaw unit with the same name was introduced in Knights of the Mediterranean.
• The Renegado is armed with what appears to be a Winchester Model 1894.
  • The specific appearance of the Renegado's rilfe is anachronistic, as Act II: Shadow for The WarChiefs is set in 1876, yet the rifle's appearance is based upon the Winchester Model 1894, which has a smaller iron band present on the forward handle. In contrast, the more accurate Winchester Model 1873 (which was famously known as "The Gun That Won the West") has the band located in front of the forward handle.

Gallery

Renegado image from the Compendium section

An in-game Renegado

An in-game Renegado in the Definitive Edition

The Renegado's history portrait

Renegado model

See also

• Owlhoot – United States counterpart
• Bandido – Mexican counterpart