Changes: Spies (Age of Empires III)

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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires III. For other uses of the term, see Spies.

“	You can see everything your enemies can see!	”
—In-game description

“	Your spies have been sent out to watch enemy positions.	”
—Message once Spies is researched

“	[Player name] has sent out spies.	”
—Message when an ally has researched Spies

“	[Player name] has infiltrated your ranks with spies and now knows all that you do.	”
—Message when an enemy has researched Spies

Spies is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched at the Capitol by European civilizations or the Town Center once the Imperial Age is reached by Native American and Asian civilizations. Once researched, it allows the player to see their enemies' Line of Sight.

As with its Age of Empires II version and similar to Blockade, Spies have a variable cost that depends on how many units the enemy has, but with no minimum or maximum limit.

In a team game, only the players who researched the upgrade can see the enemy's line of sight, it is not shared with teammates.

Except if the starting age is set to Imperial/Post-Imperial Age, Spies is unavailable in Deathmatch as players cannot advance into the Imperial Age.

v • d • e Capitol technologies
Blockade · Spies · Knighthood · Peerage · Legendary Native Warriors · Immigrants · Large Scale Agriculture · Deforestation · Excessive Taxation · Cadets · Brigadier General
State Capitol technologies
	Oregon Trail · State Constitutions · Statehood
	Cadets · New Mexico Immigration
	Blockade · Spies · Brigadier General · Legendary Native Warriors · Iowa Farmlands · Pine Tree State · Mountain State Gold Rush
Other civilization's counterparts
African	Large Scale Farming · Ebony Exports · Strangers' Quarters
Asian	Mechanized Rice Cultivation · Tropical Timber Trade · Collective Economy · Exalted Natives
Native American	Large Scale Gathering · Deforestation · Excessive Tribute · Legendary Native Warriors

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+{{For|technology in [[Age of Empires III]]|other uses of the term|Spies}}
 {{Techbox
+|Name = Spies
-|Title=Spies<br>[[File:SpiesAOEIII.png]]
+|Image = File:SpiesAOEIII.png
-|Age=Imperial Age
+|Available = All
-|Building=Capitol
+|Age = {{AoE3Age|5}} [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires III)|Imperial Age]]
-|Stats=Shows enemy [[Line of Sight|LOS]]}}
+|Building = [[File:Capitol.png|22px]] [[Capitol]] <small>(Europeans)</small><br/>[[File:Aoe3 town center.png|22px]] [[Town Center (Age of Empires III)|Town Center]] <small>(Native Americans and Asians)</small>
-'''Spies''' is an [[Age of Empires III]] [[Technology (Age of Empires III)|technology]] available in the [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires III)|Imperial Age]]. It costs {{resources|coin=75}} per enemy unit, and lets you see everything that your enemy sees.
+|Time = 1 second
+|Coin = 75 per enemy unit
+|Stats = See all enemies' [[Line of Sight|LOS]]
+}}
+{{Quote|You can see everything your enemies can see!|In-game description}}
+{{Quote|Your spies have been sent out to watch enemy positions.|Message once Spies is researched}}
+{{Quote|<nowiki/>''[Player name]'' has sent out spies.|Message when an ally has researched Spies}}
+{{Quote|<nowiki/>''[Player name]'' has infiltrated your ranks with spies and now knows all that you do.|Message when an enemy has researched Spies}}
+'''Spies''' is a [[Technology (Age of Empires III)|technology]] in ''[[Age of Empires III]]'' that can be researched at the [[Capitol]] by European civilizations or the [[Town Center (Age of Empires III)|Town Center]] once the [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires III)|Imperial Age]] is reached by Native American and Asian civilizations. Once researched, it allows the player to see their enemies' [[Line of Sight]].
+As with its [[Spies (Age of Empires II)|''Age of Empires II'' version]] and similar to [[Blockade]], Spies have a variable cost that depends on how many units the enemy has, but with no minimum or maximum limit.
-It can be researched from the [[Capitol]] for European civilizations, and from the [[Town Center]] for Asians and [[Native Americans]].
-{{-}}{{capitoltech}}
+In a team game, only the players who researched the upgrade can see the enemy's line of sight, it is not shared with teammates.
+Except if the starting age is set to Imperial/Post-Imperial Age, Spies is unavailable in [[Deathmatch]] as players cannot advance into the Imperial Age.
+== See also ==
+* [[Great Buddha]] – [[Japanese (Age of Empires III)|Japanese]] [[Wonder (Age of Empires III)|wonder]] that provides the similar ''Informers'' ability
+{{-}}
+{{capitoltech}}
 [[Category:Age of Empires III]]
 [[Category:Capitol]]
-[[Category:Imperial Age (AoE III)]]
+[[Category:Imperial Age (Age of Empires III)]]
-[[Category:Economic Technologies]]
+[[Category:Technologies]]