Swedes/HCC

Civilization

Technology tree

Strategy

Home City Cards

Dialogue lines

Civilization	Technology tree	Strategy
Home City Cards	Dialogue lines

This page contains all Home City Cards available to the Swedish civilization in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.

• Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
• Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE amount of times
• Red: Shipment that can be sent TWICE

• New World Trading Company
• Military Academy
• Cathedral
• Manufacturing Plant
• Harbor

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Falun Mine	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; land villagers, Abuns, and Mountain Monasteries gather yield from mines 25% longer
2 Settlers	Ships 2 Settlers
3 Settlers	Ships 3 Settlers
Crates of 300 Food	Ships 300 food
Crates of 600 Food	Ships 600 food
Crates of 700 Food	Ships 700 food
Crates of 1000 Food	Ships 1,000 food
Crates of 1600 Food	Ships 1,600 food
Cords of 300 Wood	Ships 300 wood
Cords of 600 Wood	Ships 600 wood
Cords of 700 Wood	Ships 700 wood
Cords of 1000 Wood	Ships 1,000 wood
Cords of 1600 Wood	Ships 1,600 wood
Chests of 300 Coin	Ships 300 coin
Chests of 600 Coin	Ships 600 coin
Chests of 700 Coin	Ships 700 coin
Chests of 1000 Coin	Ships 1,000 coin
7 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon	Ships 7 Sheep and 1 Homestead Wagon
15 Sheep + 1 Homestead Wagon	Ships 15 Sheep and 1 Homestead Wagon
7 Semi-fattened Cows	Ships 7 Cows carrying an additional 150 food
1 Covered Wagon	Ships 1 Covered Wagon and Town Center build limit +1
TEAM 2 Surgeons	Ships 2 Surgeons
4 Surgeons	Ship 4 Surgeons
Master Surgeons	Surgeons can be trained at the Church and heal 50% faster
Duelist	Ships 1 Explorer Dog; heroes get +50% hit points and attack; the Explorer can use the Heavy Strike ability
Hot Air Balloons	The Explorer can summon a Hot Air Balloon to explore the map for a limited time
Advanced Balloon	Ships an Advanced Hot Air Balloon
15 Elk	Ships 15 Elks
Surströmming	Ships 2 Surströmming crates (provides 100 food which increases at a rate of 1 food every second if not gathered); only 10 Surströmming crates can be present at a time

Card	Description	Age
8 Pikemen	Ships 8 Pikemen
10 Pikemen	Ships 10 Pikemen
12 Pikemen	Ships 12 Pikemen
8 Caroleans	Ships 8 Caroleans
10 Caroleans	Ships 10 Caroleans
3 Hussars	Ships 3 Hussars
4 Hussars	Ships 4 Hussars
24 Pikemen	Ships 24 Pikemen
Dalecarlian Rebellion	Turns all Pikemen into Halberdiers
8 Hakkapelits	Ships 8 Hakkapelits
5 Hakkapelits	Ships 5 Hakkapelits
5 Leather Cannons	Ships 5 Leather Cannons
Hand Infantry/Hand Cavalry Hitpoints	Hand infantry and hand cavalry get +15% hit points
TEAM House of Bernadotte	Heavy infantry get +15% hit points
Platoon Fire	Caroleans get +10% ranged attack, +0.5 multiplier against heavy cavalry, and +0.2 multiplier against hand shock infantry in ranged mode
Julita Styckebruk	Ships 1 Leather Cannon and 1 Artillery Foundry Wagon
2 Leather Cannons	Ships 2 Leather Cannons; costs 150 food
3 Leather Cannons	Ships 3 Leather Cannons
2 Leather Cannons	Ships 2 Leather Cannons
5 Hussars	Ships 5 Hussars
8 Hussars	Ships 8 Hussars
4 Hakkapelits	Ships 4 Hakkapelits
3 Horse Artillery	Ships 3 Horse Artillery
16 Caroleans	Ships 16 Caroleans
9 Caroleans	Ships 9 Caroleans
Finnhorses	Hussars and Hakkapelits get +15% hit points
Line Grenadiers	Ships 5 Grenadiers; Grenadiers can be trained and upgraded at Barracks
6 Grenadiers	Ships 6 Grenadiers
9 Grenadiers	Ships 9 Grenadiers
Light Gun Carriages	Upgrades Leather Cannons into Infantry Guns (if not already); Leather Cannon train time -15%; costs 200 wood
2 Falconets	Ships 2 Falconets
2 Falconets + 2 Culverins	Ships 2 Falconets and 2 Culverins
1 Falconet + 1 Culverin	Ships 1 Falconet and 1 Culverin
Advanced Artillery	Ships 1 Mortar; Mortars and Horse Artillery can be trained in the Fortress Age
Case Shot	Leather Cannons, Falconets, Culverins, Horse Artillery and Heavy Cannons get the Case Shot attack (used against enemies within half of the normal range or closer, which deals 10% of the normal damage with 7 projectiles and +2 Area of Effect, but with ×0.5 against cavalry and shock infantry, and also ×2.0 against infantry for Culverins)
3 Mortars	Ships 3 Mortars
2 Mortars	Ships 2 Mortars
2 Heavy Cannon	Ships 2 Heavy Cannons
Ranged Cavalry Combat	Ranged cavalry get +15% hit points and attack
Snaplock	Caroleans get +3 Line of Sight and range; Hakkapelits get +1 Line of Sight and range
Cronstedt Reforms	Leather Cannons, Falconets, and Heavy Cannons take -1 population
Svea Lifeguard	Caroleans get +15% hit points and shifts hand resistance to ranged resistance; Grenadiers get +25% hit points
Barrage	Mortars get the Barrage attack (used against enemies at 4-30 range, dealing 40 damage with 7 Area of Effect, ×0.5 against cavalry and shock infantry, and ×0.1 against artillery and Arrow Knight)
Grenade Launchers	Grenadiers use a hand mortar to attack and get +2 Line of Sight and range
March of the Hakkapelits	Ships 3 Hakkapelits; Hakkapelits get +0.15 speed and can be trained in the Commerce Age
Trample Tactics	Hussars and Hakkapelits get +15% hit points and -0.5 rate of fire in Trample Mode
Cavalry Damage	Cavalry damage +15%

Card	Description	Age
Blueberries	Torps spawn a Blueberry Bush (which have +200 food and are gathered twice as fast by Torps) instead of Berry Bush when built; turns all Torps' Berry Bushes into Blueberry Bushes
Blackberries	Torps spawn a Berry Bush
Engineering School	Artillery, Fixed Gun, Siege Elephant, Flamethrower, Ram, Mantlet, and Haudenosaunee Mantlet train time -30%; Heavy Cannon, Great Bombard, Rocket, Flying Crow, and Gatling Camel train time -10% instead
Engelsberg Ironworks	Torps gather coin from mines 100% faster
Dominions	Ships 4 Torp Wagons; Torps get +10% hit points, can receive economic Home City shipments and gather from crates
Native Lore	Native technologies cost -20%
Native Treaties	Each different allied native tribe sends a shipment of their respective native warriors
Native Warriors	Native warriors cost -25%
Advanced Trading Posts	Trading Posts get a ranged attack, +20% hit points and -35% cost
Town Militia	Town Centers get +50% attack and can use Conscription
Pioneers	Villagers get +65% hit points; units affected by villager upgrades get +20% hit points
Frontier Defenses	Ships 2 Outpost Wagons
Advanced Frontier Defenses	Ships 3 Outpost Wagons; upgrades Outposts to Frontier (if not already)
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points
Heavy Fortifications	Grants all defensive building upgrades (if not already); costs 250 wood
Castramentation	Ships 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1; the Explorer can build Forts and Outposts
Fort	Ships 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1
Kalmar Castle	Ships 1 Fort Wagon; Fort build limit +1; grants Bounty Aura to Forts
Extensive Fortifications	Outpost build limit +100%; frontier fortifications, Walls, and Forts get +25% hit points
Fencing School	Infantry and shock infantry train time -40%
Riding School	Cavalry train time -40%; Hakkapelit train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead
Treaty of Roskilde	Provides the Church with Push of Pike, Gustavian Guards, and Savolax Jaegers technologies
Advanced Mill	Ships 1 Mill Wagon; Mills get +100% hit points and -50% cost
TEAM New Sweden	Ships 1 Torp Wagon
Advanced Market	Markets get -20% buy and +20% sell factors
Advanced Estate	Ships 1 Estate Wagon; Estates get +100% hit points, -31% cost, and can be built in the Exploration Age
Advanced Dock	Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 85% faster; warship train time -33%
Factory	Ships 1 Factory Wagon
Industrial Revolution	Ships 1 Factory Wagon
Ranching	Livestock Pens can train Cows
6 Spies	Ships 6 Spies
10 Spies	Ships 10 Spies
Assassins	Upgrades Spies to Assassins with +100% attack and +5.0 multiplier against heroes and mercenaries; unlocks a charged carbine attack
Allotment System	Each Torp (existing and newly built ones) spawns 1 Carolean; allows Torps to be sold to recover 50% of their wood cost

Card	Description	Age
Whale Oil	Fishing boats gather coin from whales 30% faster
Fish Market	Fishing boats gather food from fishes 25% faster and coin from whales 20% faster
Rendering Plant	Fishing boats gather food from fishes 30% faster and coin from whales 25% faster
Schooners	Fishing Boat and Fishing Canoe cost -20 wood and train time -30%
Sawmills	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer
Exotic Hardwoods	Villagers gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 20% faster
Establish Ironmonger	Villagers gather coin from mines and Mountain Monasteries 20% faster
Silversmith	Villagers gather coin from mines and Mountain Monasteries 20% faster; mines last 20% longer
Royal Mint	Villagers gather coin from mines, Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, Mountain Monasteries, and Haciendas 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Oxenstierna Reforms	Exchanges all coin for 1.25 times the food
Furrier	Villagers gather food from hunted animals 15% faster, and from Berry Bushs and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; hunted animals last 7.5% longer, Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Refrigeration	Villagers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster
Colbertism	Gives a trickle of 1.5 food/sec.
Spice Trade	Villagers gather food from hunted animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; hunted animals, Berry Bushes, and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Medicine	Villager cost and train time -15%
Rum Distillery	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster
Cigar Roller	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster
Textile Mill	Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Stonemasons	Villagers build buildings 65% faster
Land Grab	Mill, Estate, Farm, Livestock Pen, Rice Paddy, Sacred Field, and Hacienda cost -40% and build time -75%; Village cost -30% and build time -60%
1 Copper Mine	Ships 1 Prospector Wagon
2 Copper Mines	Ships 2 Prospector Wagons
3 Copper Mines	Ships 3 Prospector Wagons
Osemund Process	Ships 4 Prospector Wagons the first time it is sent; ships 2 Prospector Wagons thereafter
Great Northern Forests	Tremendously improves Torps at gathering wood by enabling them to gather from more trees as well as further away trees; all existing Torps spawn 3 trees
TEAM Frugal Constructions	Gives a trickle of 0.75 wood/sec.; trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer

Card	Description	Age
1 Caravel	Ships 1 Caravel
2 Caravels	Ships 2 Caravels
1 Galleon	Ships 1 Galleon
7 Royal Horsemen	Ships 7 Royal Horsemen; costs 1,500 coin
1 Frigate	Ships 1 Frigate
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack
Naval Gunners	Warships get +20% attack
1 Monitor	Ships 1 Monitor
TEAM 1 Gunboat Diplomacy	Ships 1 Monitor
Baltic Fleet	Ships 1 Frigate and 1 Galleon
Vasa	Ships 1 Battleship*; Frigates and Galleons return 100 coin, and Battleships 200 coin when sunk by enemy unit; costs 1,000 coin
Admiralty	All Dock warship improvement costs and research times -60%
TEAM Coastal Defenses	Buildings get +0.8 attack multiplier against ships
Contract Irish Brigadiers	Ships 9 Irish Brigadiers; Irish Brigadiers can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; costs 500 coin
Contract Swiss Pikemen	Ships 12 Swiss Pikemen; Swiss Pikemen can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; costs 1,000 coin
Contract Landsknecht Mercenaries	Ships 3 Landsknechts; Landsknechts can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, and Taverns, and available from the Commerce Age; costs 300 coin
Contract Giant Grenadiers	Ships 8 Giant Grenadiers; Giant Grenadiers can be trained at at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; costs 1,000 coin
Contract Black Riders	Ships 7 Black Riders; Black Riders can be trained at Stables and Galleons; costs 1,000 coin
Contract Hessian Jaegers	Ships 10 Jaegers; Jaegers can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, and Galleons; costs 1,000 coin
German Mercenary Contracts	Mercenaries get +20% hit points and attack; Landsknechts and Jaegers can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; Black Riders can be trained at Galleons
Hire Highland Mercenary Army	Ships 8 Swiss Pikemen, 6 Highlanders, and 4 Harquebusiers; costs 2,000 coin
Mercenary Loyalty	Mercenary shipments cost -10% to -25%
Recruit Privateers	Ships 2 Privateers; costs 500 coin
Recruit Buccaneer Fleet	Ships 4 Privateers; costs 1,000 coin
TEAM Carribean Privateers	Ships 2 Privateers; costs 500 coin
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population
11 Vasa Allies	Ships 11 Royal Arquebusiers; costs 500 coin
7 Wittelsbach Allies	Ships 7 Mountain Troopers; costs 500 coin
5 Jagiellon Allies	Ships 5 Shock Riders; costs 500 coin
7 Wittelsbach Allies	Ships 7 Chevaulegers; costs 500 coin
17 Carib Allies	Ships 17 Carib Blowgunners; costs 500 coin
25 Oldenburg Allies	Ships 25 Northern Musketeers; upgrades Northern Musketeers to Veteran (if not already); costs 1,000 coin
8 Wittelsbach Allies	Ships 8 Chevaulegers; upgrades Chevaulegers to Veteran and Royal Guard (if not already); costs 1,000 coin
1 Battleship	Ships 1 Battleship; costs 1,000 coin

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 20322, the Swedes no longer have access to the "8 Crossbowmen" card.
• Originally, the "Dominions" card is available in the Commerce Age and gives Torps +30% hit points. With update 20322, the "Dominions" card is available in the Fortress Age.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 23511, the "Dance Hall" card was changed to the "Theaters" card.
• "Svea Lifeguard" card gives Caroleans +25% hit points.
• With update 38254, "Dominions" card is available in the Commerce Age, gives Torps +10% hit points, and now enables the economic Home City shipment point at Torps, "7 Skirmishers" card was changed to the 8 Skirmishers card, "2 Leather Cannons" card now costs 150 food, "Svea Lifeguard" card gives Caroleans +15% hit points, "Hire Egyptian Mamelukes" card is no longer infinite.
• With update 13.27885, "Blackberries" (III) May now be sent infinite times, "Platoon Fire" (III) Carolean cavalry bonus damage improved by 0.5x (from 0.7x); Shock Infantry multiplier improvement adjusted accordingly, "TEAM Ranged Cavalry Combat" (III) This is no longer a team card and the card effect has been updated to improve Ranged Cavalry attack and hitpoints by +15% (previously improved range and speed), "March of the Hakkapelits" (II) No longer converts Hussars into Hakkapelits, instead increases Hakkapelit speed by +0.25 (and continues to enable Hakkapelits in the Commerce Age), "Finnhorses" (IV) Hitpoint improvement for Hussars and Hakkapelits reduced to 15% (down from 25%), "TEAM Engineering School" (II) Removed from Home City, "INF 4 Dragoons" (III) Removed from Home City, "INF 8 Skirmisher" (III) Removed from Home City, "1 Foundry Wagon + 1 Leather Cannon" (II) Added to Home City, "INF 2 Leather Cannons" (III) Added to Home City, "3 Leather Cannons" (III) Added to Home City, "Allotment System" (IV) Also allows Torps to be sold to recover 50% of their wood cost, "Great Northern Forests" (IV) Tooltip updated to "Tremendously improves your Torps at gathering wood by enabling them to gather from more trees as well as further away trees. Also, all existing Torps also spawn 3 Trees." (previously spawned only 1 Tree and Torps did not gather from multiple trees), "4 Copper Mines" (IV) May now be sent infinite times; effect updated to "Ships 4 Prospector Wagons. Ships 2 thereafter."; Card renamed to "Osemund Process", "Surstromming" (IV) Build limit increased to 10 (up from 8), "Vasa" (IV) Added cost of 1000c; effect updated to "Ships 1 Battleship. Battleships, Frigates and Galleons return 20% of their Coin cost when sunk by an enemy unit" (previously sent a Frigate), "6 Mamelukes" (IV) Card replaced with "7 Royal Horsemen" (IV), "Contract Highlanders" (III) Card replaced with "Contract Irish Brigadiers" (II), sends 8 Irish Brigadiers, "Contract Fusiliers" (III) Card replaced with "Contract Giant Grenadiers" (III), sends 8 Giant Grenadiers, "INF 9 Carib Allies" (II) This card is no longer infinite and now sends "17 Carib Blowgunners"; moved to Age 3, "INF 13 Cherokee Allies" (IV) Card replaced with "INF 8 Chevaulegers" (IV), "22 Cherokee Allies" (IV) Card replaced with "25 Oldenburg Allies" (IV, Northern Musketeer), Native unit cards Added "11 Vasa Allies" (II, Royal Arquebusier), "INF 7 Wittelsbach Allies" (II, Mountain Trooper), "5 Jagiellon Allies" (II, Shock Rider) and "7 Wittelsbach Allies" (III, Chevauleger) to the Home City.
• Originally, Contract Irish Brigadiers (II) sends 8 Irish Brigadiers. With update 13.38085, it sends 9 Irish Brigadiers and is available in Age 2 as intended
• With update 13.58326, Ranged Cavalry Combat (III) no longer affects the entire team, and the Barrage (IV) card was removed.