![]() ![]() Pavise costs 550 food, 300 gold and only affects Genoese Crossbowmen.Advancing to the next Age is 10% cheaper.Overall, the Italians have a very wide technology tree that leaves little to be desired. Same goes for their economy, which only lacks Gold Shaft Mining, and their defensive structures, which do not lack a single feature at all. However, their Monks and navy are excellent with only one missing feature each. ![]() Apart from the Bombard Cannon which they get at a lower cost the siege weapons are underwhelming for the Italians. In the infantry department there is only the Halberdier missing, but they have the Condottiero at their disposal. Their Stable units however are good, featuring Hussars and Cavaliers with full upgrades. Their Archery Range is pretty fit with all upgrades and technologies for the foot soldiers there. The Italians are mainly an archer and naval civilization. Team bonus Condottieri are available at the Barracks. ![]() Dock and University technologies are 33% cheaper.Advancing to the next Age is 15% cheaper.The Italian civilization was implemented in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean.Īge of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties ReviewĢ3 October 2007 Unique technologies Pavise: Gives foot archers (except Skirmishers) and Condottieri +1/+1 armor. The Italians were originally one of the planned civilizations to be added in Age of Empires III, with their design to be more "medieval" when compared to other European civilizations, but were scrapped in the final release of the game. Despite their archer and naval focus, they have a reasonably diverse tech tree, meaning the Italians can mix in a wide variety of units with their archers and gunpowder units. Their civilization bonuses provide discounts for their gunpowder units, Fishing Ships, age advancement, and Dock and University technologies. Their first unique unit, the Genoese Crossbowman, is an archer unit that deals bonus damage against cavalry, while their second unique unit, the Condottiero, is an anti-gunpowder infantry unit that can be trained at the Barracks and serves as a team bonus, making the Italians one of the three civilizations that can share a unique unit with their allies. The civilization is instead based on various independent city-states in the Italian peninsula. Despite the civilization name, the concept of a unified Italian kingdom did not exist until the 19th century. The Italians are a Southern European civilization introduced in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. The Italians' civilization music theme in the Definitive Edition Lead armies of Condottieri and Genoese Crossbowmen to glory or establish a trade network that dominates the Silk Road! The choice of which history to write is yours. Take the role as general of one of the Italian city-states - Genoa, Venice, Pisa, Ragusa, Amalfi, or even the Papal States - that emerged in the chaos and restore the might that once shone from your lands. Shed off the burden of the barbarian invasions that have torn your beloved peninsula apart after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. ![]()
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