Romania

Romania
Revolutionary nation
Nation information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Revolt from	Ottomans Russians
Revolt Age	Industrial Age
Continent	Europe
Home City	Bucharest
Demonym	Romanians
Features/Characteristics
Unique upgrades	Dorobant (Revolutionary) Wallachian Horse Archer (Cavalry Archer) Roșior Dragoon (Dragoon)

Romania is one of the revolutionary nations in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, available to the Ottomans and Russians.

Effects

• Sets population space to 200 (210 for the Russians).
• Removes training Settlers/Yörüks and Fishing Boats.
• Transforms all villagers into Dorobants (Revolutionary with +15% hit points, -2 ranged attack range, +1 XP train and kill bounty, and +10 food cost).
• Upgrades Dragoons to Roșior Dragoons (Guard Dragoon with -15% hit points, +15% damage, and +10% speed).
• Each Outpost/Blockhouse spawns 1 Roșior Dragoon.
• Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1.
• Delivers 1 Outpost Wagon with Home City shipment including INFINITE ones, which also increases the build limit of Outposts/Blockhouses by 1 (for the Russians, Outpost Wagons are renamed to Blockhouse Wagons, and they can build Blockhouses instead of Outposts).
• The in-game demonym changes to "Romanians".

Home City Cards

Some cards are highlighted with:
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Card	Description
Military Frontier	Each Outpost/Blockhouse spawns 1 Dorobant; enables Dorobants to build Outposts/Blockhouses; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Hajduks	Each Outpost/Blockhouse spawns 1 Hajduk; enables Hajduks to be trained at Outposts/Blockhouses, Barracks, Taverns, Forts, and Galleons; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Wallachian Horse Archers	Each Outpost/Blockhouse spawns 1 Wallachian Horse Archer (Veteran Cavalry Archer with -25% hit points, -33% Rate of Fire, and +10% speed); enables Wallachian Horse Archers to be trained at Outposts/Blockhouses; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Roșior Dragoons	Each Outpost/Blockhouse spawns 1 Roșior Dragoon; enables Roșior Dragoons to be trained at Forts; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier, Oprichnik, and Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Danubian Principalities	Delivers 1 Royal Embassy Wagon; enables Evzones and Boyars to be trained at Royal Embassies; removes Evzones and Boyars training limit, but now they cost 1 and 2 population, respectively; grants Veteran Phanariotes; enables Royal Guard Phanariotes, Armatoloi, Athos Monasteries, Byzantine Legacy, and Greek Shipyards at Royal Embassies; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Cavalry Combat	Cavalry hit points and damage +15%; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
12 Crabats	Delivers 12 Crabats; enables Crabats to be trained at Outposts/Blockhouses, Stables, Taverns, Forts, and Galleons; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
10 Pandours	Delivers 10 Pandours; enables Pandours to be trained at Outposts/Blockhouses, Barracks, Taverns, Forts, and Galleons; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Danubian Flotilla	Delivers 3 Galleys; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Border Fortress	Delivers 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Citizenship	Delivers 6 Citizens; enables Citizens to be trained at Town Centers for 70 coin; enables Fishing Boats can be trained at Docks; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
2 Horse Artillery	Delivers 2 Horse Artillery; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
8 Cavalry Archers	Delivers 8 Cavalry Archers; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1
Russian Expeditionary Army	Delivers 9 Counter Dragoons and 3 Culverins; +1 Outpost Wagon; Outpost/Blockhouse build limit +1; costs 500 coin

• "Riding School" and "Cavalry Combat" are disabled if the cards with the same name have already been sent from the previous civilization's deck.

Strategy

As with most revolutionary nations in the Definitive Edition, picking Romania can be a finishing move, as each Settler becomes a Dorobant, and each Outpost or Blockhouse spawns a Roșior Dragoon. This revolution is pretty similar to Hungary, as it also makes every shipment spawn an Outpost Wagon, while each shipment increases the build limit of Outposts and Blockhouses, but there are subtle differences that may make the player prefer to pick Romania over Hungary. The most notable one is that Romania focuses much more on cavalry than on infantry, and particularly ranged cavalry. Also, the revolutionary unit Romania offers, the Dorobant, has more resilience, due to their hit points, rather having more range, unlike the Hungarian Grenzer (which has 10% less hit points than a regular Revolutionary). Romania and Hungary share most of their shipments, but while Hungary offers shipments such as Hungarian Grenadiers and Magyar Hussars, Romania instead offers shipments such as Wallachian Horse Archers, Roșior Dragoons, and Infinite 2 Horse Artillery.

Like Hungary, most of the basic strategy with Romania revolves around placing Outposts (for Ottomans) or Blockhouses (for Russians). Every shipment sends an additional Outpost Wagon and increases the build limit by 1. This feature makes Romania a highly valuable option if the player previously focused on buildings and defenses. Most of the shipments Romania offers make each Outpost or Blockhouse spawn a variety of military units. In the case of the Hajduks, 12 Crabats, and 10 Pandours shipments, these shipments also make their respective units available at Outposts, Blockhouses, Forts, Barracks, Taverns, and Galleons. The Military Frontier shipment, which is infinite, gives Dorobants the ability to build Outposts/Blockhouses. The Romanian army may snowball with enough shipments and Outposts/Blockhouses placed, giving the player more map control with each shipment sent and better defense in case the all-in attack is stopped.

This revolution is much more synergic with the Russians than with Ottomans, as the Russians get Blockhouses instead of Outposts and have several shipments that increase the usefulness of this building.

Recommended shipments

For Russians and Ottomans

• Cavalry Combat: It benefits Roșior Dragoons, Wallachian Horse Archers, and Crabats. Can also be shipped after revolting to save time and gain the Outpost Wagon and added built limit.
• Improved Buildings: Its effect applies to Outposts and Blockhouses.
• Advanced Arsenal: The technologies provided help all Romanian units.
• Advanced Frontier Defenses: Ships 3 Outpost Wagons.
• Castramentation: Ships 1 Fort Wagon, +1 Fort limit, and allows Explorers to built Forts. Since the focus of this revolution is on defense, having Forts can be a good idea, especially considering Romania also has the infinite Fort shipment, and rebuilding lost Forts may be needed.
• Riding School: Benefits Roșior Dragoons, Wallachian Horse Archers, and Crabats. Can also be shipped after revolting to save time and gain the Outpost Wagon and added built limit.
• Factory shipments: Like most revolutions, economy is momentarily stopped until Citizenship is sent, so having some trickles of resources is very helpful.
• Stonemasons: Villagers build buildings 65% faster. This can be handy after the Citizenship card has been sent, if the player needs to rebuilt Outposts or Blockhouses.

For Russians

• Strelet Horde: Makes all Blockhouses (built and new) spawn 5 Streltsy. Since its effect applies to new Blockhouses and not just the already placed ones, it can greatly help the Romanian revolution.
• Ransack: Its effect benefits all infantry Romania offers.
• Pjotr's Toy Soldiers: Rekruts can build Forts, and Rekruts', Poruchiks', and Grenadiers' hit points and damage increase by 15%. While it doesn't increase Fort limit, the fact that Rekruts have no build limit may make this preferable to Castrametation.
• TEAM Kamchatka Expeditions: It benefits Crabats, Roșior Dragoons, and Wallachian Horse Archers.
• TEAM House of Romanov: Increases hit points of various military buildings, including Blockhouses.
• Blockhouse Cannon: Enables Falconets and Mortars at Blockhouses.
• Detinets: It doesn't hurt to ship some Blockhouses previous to revolting.
• Heavy Fortifications: Grants all defensive building upgrades for 250 wood.
• Fencing School and Dueling School: It benefits all the infantry Romania provides.
• Distributivism: Trickle of wood is helpful as the economy is interrupted by a revolution like Romania.

For Ottomans

• Akincis: Its effect applies to Roșior Dragoons, Wallachian Horse Archers, and Crabats.
• Topçular: Artillery get +15% hit points and damage, which includes the Horse Artillery.
• Frontier Defenses: It doesn't hurt to ship some Outposts previous to revolting.
• Extensive Fortifications: Increases the build limit of Outposts while increasing their hit points.
• Matrakci School: It benefits all the infantry Romania provides.
• Palace Intrigue: Enables technologies at the Mosque, which provide a valuable and varied mix of Nizam Fusiliers, Sipahi, and Great Bombards, as well as the option to train Nazim Fusiliers. Should be researched before revolting, or the player will lose this.
• Capitalism: Trickle of coin is helpful as economy is interrupted by a revolution like Romania.

Recommended politicians

Commerce Age

• The Governor (Ottomans): Gives an Outpost Wagon, so he is highly valuable for this revolution.
• The Logistician (Russians): For Russians, he sends a Military Wagon that can be turned into a Blockhouse. Blockhouses support more population.
• The Naturalist: She gives an early economic boost that may be used for a fast Revolution strategy.
• The Philosopher Prince: Like The Naturalist, he can make up for a fast age advancement.
• The Quartermaster: He sends wood that can be used for creating Outposts or Blockhouses

Fortress Age

• The Bishop (Russians): The Covered Wagon provided helps to reach the Revolution, while also improving economy, and may help to reboom after revolting.
• The Exiled Prince: His fast aging-up bonus may help to save time and get the Revolution earlier.

Industrial Age

• The Logistician: Since this revolution focuses on defensive buildings, having a Fort beforehand synergizes.
• The Tycoon (Ottomans): The 1,000 coin allows for a Fast Revolution.

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 13.27885, "Roșior Dragoons" can be sent twice.

Bugs and glitches

• Due to a bug, for the Russians, if they research St. Petersburg Dragoons in the Church before revolting, Roșior Dragoons will replace all existing Counter Dragoons in the game, but their skin still remains Counter Dragoon. It also makes Russian Dragoons lose the multiplier against light ranged cavalry. Consulate Counter Dragoons won't be affected, as it is considered a separate unit from the trainable Dragoon in the Fort.

Trivia

• Romania's availability to the Ottomans reflects the fact that most of Romania, which includes Moldavia, Wallachia, and Transylvania, were under the control of the Ottoman Empire until the 18th century.
• Romania's availability to the Russians refers to the Russian occupation of Romania in the mid-18th century and Russian support of the Romanian War of Independence.