Microsoft Age of Empires III Manual download pdf (Page 43)

A Covered Wagon will travel to your site, build your

Town Center, unload your villagers and resources, and

then disappear. The villagers will immediately stockpile

your Food, Wood, and Coin resources.

Exploring a Map

When you land in a new territory, most of the map

is hidden. Your civilian units (villagers, soldiers, and

Explorers) must venture into the unknown territory to

reveal what’s hidden beneath the map’s blacked-out areas.

You may ﬁnd units, resources, or be surprised by enemy

encampments.

Designed for exploring and Treasure gathering, Explorers

excel at uncovering resources and discovering enemies.

By using your Explorer in this way, you can expand

your civilization and gain power. But beware—Explorers

are vulnerable to your territory’s hidden dangers. Bears,

cougars, wolves, and enemy soldiers can damage your

Explorer.

To explore hidden areas of the map using

your Explorer

Select your Explorer or an Explorer party, and

then right-click the area to explore on your map

or Mini Map.

Determining Where to

Place Your Town Center

Your ﬁrst Town Center is placed automatically at a site

that’s near resources. If you add another Town Center

later, you choose that site yourself. Nomad mode—the

exception to this—requires players to choose all their

Town Center sites.

When placing your Town Center, use your Explorer and

soldiers, also called an Explorer party, to search out the

most strategic location.

There are several factors to consider when choosing a site

for your Town Center:

Are resources readily accessible? Look for access to

animals and ﬁshing for Food, timber for Wood, and

mines for Coin.

Can the site be defended? Look for natural defenses,

including rocky outcroppings or shoreline.

Can you develop alliances and conduct

trade? Look for nearby settlements and

places for Trading Posts.

To place a Town Center

1. Click your Covered Wagon,

which contains all the raw

materials needed to set up

your Town Center.

2. Place your pointer

on the site for your

Town Center, and

then right-click

the location.

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