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This article is about the scenario. For the ceremony, see War Ceremony. |
| “ | At the dawn of the American Revolution, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy faced its greatest challenge. | ” |
War Ceremony (War Dance before the Definitive Edition) is the first scenario of Act I: Fire in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. It introduces Nathaniel Black, a Revolutionary War hero and the main protagonist of the Act I: Fire campaign. The scenario also reintroduces an older Ká:nien, eighteen years after the end of Act II: Ice.
Summary[]
The scenario starts out with the cinematic "The Iroquois" ("The Haudenosaunee" in the Definitive Edition) and tells a brief story of Nathaniel Black's life narrated by his daughter Amelia Black. Shortly after, Nathaniel and Ká:nien argue over the Haudenosaunee tribes joining sides in the American Revolutionary War. They both end up deciding to encourage peace but are soon ambushed by several tribal warriors and must defeat them to spread the message across.
The scenario is relatively easy and all the player has to do is to take down either the Seneca or Mohawk Town Centers. Enemy resistance will come here and there although the player will be able to take an Town Center without having to worry too much about aging up and building an economy, building a navy will play a key role in dominating the tribes.
Objectives[]
Primary objectives[]
- Bring Nathaniel and Ká:nien to the Haudenosaunee village.
- Task Native Villagers on the Community Plaza.
- Destroy one enemy Town Center.
Secondary objective[]
- Gather five Treasures. (250 XP)
Players[]
Player[]
- Oneida Nation (
Black Family Estate) - The player starts out in the southwestern part of the map, where Nathaniel and Ká:nien are seen discussing in a forest before they are ambushed by 2 Aennas and 3 Tomahawks on all sides. The player can immediately begin to take out the weak enemy units and defeat them unscathed. They soon meet with their first objective of heading to the nearby Oneida village to the northeast.
Ally[]
- Oneida ( Haudenosaunee) (Player 5) - This player is located in the center of the map waiting for the player to offer their base. After the arrival of Nathaniel and Ka:nien, they will be greeted by the Oneida War Chief and the friendly village will be under the player's control. The village will provide generous amounts of reinforcements to player, including 10 Tomahawks and 4 Kanya Horsemen.
Enemies[]
- Seneca ( Haudenosaunee) (Player 2) - This player is located in the northwest of the map, and trains Aennas. Can be defeated with the player's Kanya Horsemen.
- Mohawk ( Haudenosaunee) (Player 3) - This player is located in the northeast of the map, and trains Kanya Horsemen. Can be defeated with the player's Tomahawks.
- Seneca ( Haudenosaunee) (Player 4) - This player is located all over the map with immobile units and will frequently attack the player with the help of triggers. Consist of Tomahawks, Forest Prowlers, Mantlets and Aennas.
Strategy[]
- Note: The player only needs to take down one Town Center, they can choose either the Seneca or Mohawk Town Center
The player must defeat the initial attack and go to the nearby Oneida village. At this, point the player will receive their second primary objective and will have to task all 4 Villagers on the Community Plaza, after this the Oneida War Chief will give the location of the Seneca and Mohawk Town Centers on the map, allowing the player to plan how to defeat them. At this point, the player can split their forces into small numbers and scour the map to gather other reinforcements as well as treasures. It should be noted that the enemy tribes will send in their Kanya Horsemen, Tomahawks, and Mantlets to attack the player's village and there should be some troops stationed in defense.
While the small scale enemy attacks are happening, the player will need to focus solely on their economy for a duration of time. This is in part of allowing the production of a large military to take down the enemy Town Centers. Building Longhouses will be needed to keep up with fast growing population while shipments should mainly be spent on more military reinforcements to allow a massive army. The player should build a dock along the river bank so Fishing Boats can fish Salmon for food as well training Canoes to fight enemy units crossing the river.
At this point, the player can start to gather their forces and start a full on direct assault on the Seneca tribe settlement in the west. Immediately the village will have their defenses set up and prepared for the assault. As the player forces are crossing the river, numbers of Seneca Forest Prowlers and Mantlets will scramble up to defend their village and will take down many troops before being ultimately defeated. As the player crosses the river they can proceed to take down the Seneca Farms, once they are taken down then the enemy War Hut can be quickly razed next, numbers of Warriors from the Seneca Community Plaza will spawn and cause significant damage to the player's army if ignored, and so they must be taken down quickly along with the Community Plaza.
Once the Community Plaza, War Hut, and other last lines of village defenses are destroyed, the player can finally raze and destroy the Seneca Town Center. Villagers will be seen garrisoning inside but as soon as the Town Center is destroyed, the player has completed the scenario.
Treasures[]
There are eighteen treasures throughout the map: six in the south and southeast of the player's base, three more in the east of the map, five along the north river and three in the west bank of the middle river.
The map[]
Mini map
The map of the scenario features terrain similar to maps set in the northeastern area of North America. Green and yellow grass cover the map where plentiful herds of Deer can be found foraging. Berry Bushes are also a bounty in the region where they can be gathered for Food. Copper Mines are scarcer and found in small numbers dotting the map by the river bank near enemy lines, providing a risky source of coin. The trees in the map are very colorful in vibrant reds, yellows, and oranges; providing a sufficient source of wood. Salmon can be found thriving in the river where they can be fished for food.
Trivia[]
- The Haudenosaunee Confederacy was formed in 1580 by 5 tribes, including the Cayuga, Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, and the Oneida. In 1722, after the increasing advance of the British Settlers, the Tuscarora joined to the Confederacy. At the time of the American Revolutionary War, the Oneida and the Tuscarora allied with the rebels; the rest of the Confederation remained allied to the British.
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