Age of Empires 3 Do you guys think that because the Hausa Griot has been added, we might see more gameplay benefits from European drummers/flag bearers in future updates? Would certainly be visually appealing to boost your army selections with flags and drums regardless!

Do you guys think that because the Hausa Griot has been added, we might see more gameplay benefits from European drummers/flag bearers in future updates? Would certainly be visually appealing to boost your army selections with flags and drums regardless!
16 years later....
Thank you, Napoleon.
2 New Game Modes For Rank
New Civ. My Speculations on which it could be. Three most likely according to me.
AI Home Deck or Strategy Editing?
My d*ck after the patch
Just started playing DE again in preparation for 4. I am struggling against the CPU on hard. Should I keep trying to get better against the hard CPU or should I just play multiplayer?
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Do you guys think that because the Hausa Griot has been added, we might see more gameplay benefits from European drummers/flag bearers in future updates? Would certainly be visually appealing to boost your army selections with flags and drums regardless!

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 05:32 PM PDT

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16 years later....

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 07:59 AM PDT

AoE III is still holding its own and could be arguably the better game. I had tons of fun playing the AoE IV beta, however, AoE III is the better game imho.

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Thank you, Napoleon.

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 03:59 AM PDT

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Posted: 14 Oct 2021 02:32 AM PDT

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New Civ. My Speculations on which it could be. Three most likely according to me.

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 06:03 AM PDT

So in the latest patch note they confirmed that a new civ will arrive in AoE3 DE. They specificially wrote it as "A New Civilization" which implies its only one but it might be intentional misleading.

I have some ideas which it could be:

Morocco (Barbary Coast) [Most Likely IMO]

Even back in DE there were files mentioning a Barbary Coast civilization whom appeared in a historical mission. The files were reminiscent of the files that Ethiopia got which implied they might have been a full civ or similar with cut units and stuff that didn't appear anywhere else.

With Africa DLC we only got two factions. Development took very long and this stands out from the other Expansion packs. We also didn't get a campaign. Hausa represented West Africa and Ethiopia East Africa whilst no one represents Northern Africa and the berbers who were important during this time period.

However in certain maps you can find berber natives whom allow you to train Berber villagers which is unique as natives rarely have a unique villager themselves.

One of the new Historical Battles added in Africa also had Morocco as a playable faction.

I have this theory that Africa DLC was planned to have three civs originally but covid/time caused them to cut the third. What remained was made into the berber natives.

Barbary Coast could literally in the files also be a feint to cover up Morocco being in development. I have a strong suspicion Morocco will join the roster as there might be development already done for her.

Italians (Moderately Likely)

Like the Germans it would be a collection civ of the Italian city states on the peninsula. Italy was planned for the original aoe 3 with a unique architech builder unit and archaic military.

There already existed plans, cards, units etc that were cut in the same way as the Swedes who got a spot in DE.

They remain the last planned faction from the original still not in the game and I really hope to see them and wielding archaic armies resembling Malta from the campaign with hoop throwers and crusaders.

Malta in campaign is partially what is left of the Italian faction afterall.

Persia/Iran (Lowest of most likely)

The land of Shahs and shining with its absence in AoE3 despite being a fairly important nation in the 1600s and 1700s. It would bring another "Mideastern faction" and a rival to the Ottoman Empire aswell as being the first Shia Muslim nation.

It was one of the three "gunpowder" nations and famous for its cavalry and culture alongside its legacy of continuing the iranian heritage.

Very little in files and such indicate it but historically and such it really is surprising it has not been added yet. (We also need more Muslim nations imo)

My own wants that aren't likely for this one and in no particular order.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Denmark-Norway, Vietnam, (some indonesian civ), Austria(Hungary), Mexico, Gran Colombia, Haiti, Korea, Another Native American civ, Oman/Yemen, Mamelukes/Egypt.

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AI Home Deck or Strategy Editing?

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 01:10 PM PDT

Is there any way to force feed the AI custom home city decks? Or give it broad stroke strategy outlines? All I can find built in is the scenario editor and if you can use that to do it, it's not immediately obvious how. But if it were at all possible, I'd love to tinker around with editing what the AI chooses.

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My d*ck after the patch

Posted: 13 Oct 2021 06:10 AM PDT