War Hut

War Hut
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Military Defensive
Civilization	Native Americans
Age	Exploration Age
Use	Attacks nearby enemies Trains and upgrades infantry Receive Home City shipments Reveal stealth enemies* Enter in stealth mode (Incas, with Cloud Fortresses Home City Card)
Construction
Wood	250
Max. builders	4
Build time	50 seconds
Build limit	7
Statistics
Hit points	2,000
Garrison	20 villagers
Line of Sight	34
XP build bounty	50
XP bounty	100
Ranged attack
Damage	30
Multipliers	×1.5 vs. Cavalry ×1.3 vs. Shock Infantry ×0.5 vs. Siege unit ×0.25 vs. Villager
Range	24
Rate of Fire	3.0
Anti-ship attack
Damage	100
Multipliers	×0.5 vs. Siege unit
Range	40
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Trains and upgrades infantry units as well as defends an area with a ranged attack.	”
—In-game description

The War Hut is a military building in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Native American civilizations (Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Incas, and Lakota). It combines the functions of a Barracks and an Outpost where it trains and upgrades infantry as well as attacking enemy units, similar to the Russian Blockhouse.

The War Hut is also available to the Mexicans if the player revolts to the Maya. When this happens, all existing Stables are converted to War Huts.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Civ.
	Coyote Runner	85 food, 25 wood	1	Aztecs
	Chimu Runner	65 food, 35 wood		Incas
	Puma Spearman	50 food, 50 coin		Aztecs
	Plumed Spearman	100 food, 20 wood		Incas
	Club Warrior	50 food, 40 wood		Lakota
	Otontin Slinger	40 food, 30 wood		Aztecs
	Tomahawk	75 food, 25 wood		Haudenosaunee
	Aenna	100 food
	Jungle Bowman	90 food, 20 wood		Incas
	Cetan Bowman	65 food, 35 wood		Lakota
	Forest Prowler	50 food, 65 coin		Haudenosaunee
	Wakina Rifle	60 food, 40 coin		Lakota

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Strong War Hut	400 wood, 200 coin	Upgrades War Huts into Strong War Huts (+30% hit points and attack)
	Mighty War Hut	800 wood, 400 coin	Upgrades War Huts into Mighty War Huts (+50% hit points and attack); requires Strong War Hut

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect	Civ.
	Barometz	750 coin	Ships 1 Puma Spearman for every 2 minutes the game has passed, up to 30 minutes	Aztecs
	Lacrosse	600 wood, 600 coin	Aennas, Tomahawks, and Forest Prowlers get +2 LOS and +2 range	Haudenosaunee
	War Drums	400 coin	Cetan Bowman and Club Warrior train time -33%; Wakina Rifle train time -25%	Lakota
	Hualcana	50 wood, 500 coin	Infantry and Shock Infantry get +10% melee/ranged resistance	Incas

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships, infantry, cavalry
Weak vs.	Artillery, siege unit
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Attack	Heated Shot (+1.5x multiplier vs. ships, Haudenosaunee only)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the War Hut

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Aztecs Card Description Age HC level Cheap War Huts War Huts cost -50% 1 Aztec Fortifications War Hut and Nobles' Hut build limit +6 1 Stone Towers War Huts and Nobles' Huts get +6 LOS and +6 range 25 Europeans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Coastal Defenses Defensive buildings get +1.0x multiplier against ships 25 The TEAM Coastal Defenses card is available to French, Portuguese, Russians and Spanish. Haudenosaunee Card Description Age HC level Extensive Fortifications 2 War Hut gets +25% hit points and +6 build limit 10 TEAM Cheap Outposts Outposts, Blockhouses, War Huts and Castles cost -30% 10 The TEAM Cheap Outposts card is also available to the Portuguese. Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Native Americans Card Description Age HC level 2 War Hut Travois Ships 2 War Hut Travois and War Huts get +20% hit points 10 Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Extensive Fortifications War Hut gets +25% hit points and +6 build limit 1 Heavy Fortifications Grants all defensive building upgrades (if not already) 25 Old Ways Big Button improvements cost -50% 40 The 2 War Hut Travois card is not available to the Haudenosaunee. The Improved Buildings card is available for a level 1 Home City to the Lakota. The Extensive Fortifications card is not available to the Aztecs. Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Barracks Hitpoints Barracks and War Academies get +100% hit points; Blockhouses, War Huts and Nobles' Huts get +50% hit points 1 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cheap Barracks Barracks cost -50%; Blockhouses and War Huts cost -15%; War Academies cost -25% 1

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• The War Hut cannot reveal stealth enemies.
• The War Hut ranged attack has a x1.5 multiplier against light infantry.

Definitive Edition

• The War Hut can reveal stealth enemies.
• War Hut anti-ship and unit inaccuracy removed.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, the War Hut ranged attack now has a x1.3 multiplier against shock infantry.

History

“

In both North American and Mesoamerican cultures, warriors were critical to the defense and survival of the tribe. On the Great Plains, warrior societies emerged - complete with their own dances, songs, and costumes. Prestige was typically bestowed based on an individual's acts of courage during battle, such acts as stealing weapons, horses, and counting coup. In Aztec society, membership in the calpulli established each individual's religious and secular schooling, as well as how they would be trained in warfare. The men of a calpulli served together in battle and on the numerous public works projects. The Aztec soldiers wielded weapons of wood and stone, and they often sought prisoners to be sacrificed in religious ceremonies. For the Iroquois, the longhouse stood as the central symbol of religious and civic life. In fact, the name they call themselves - Haudenosaunee - means "People of the Long House." It was in the longhouse that the Grand Council of the six member nations of the Iroquois Confederacy made decisions regarding matters of war and peace.

”

Gallery

A Haudenosaunee War Hut in-game in The WarChiefs