Strategy Central

Welcome to Age of Empires III Heaven’s strategy section! Below you will find various guides written by members of the community which will help you improve your skills. Please note that each guide has a date, patch, and authors rating. The date is when it was first published, the patch is what version of Age of Empires III it is applicable to, and the author’s rating is there to give you an idea of the skill level of author. The higher the number the more skilled the player, of course remember that does not necessarily mean their guide will be better. Heaven Games does, however, strive to put the best guides on these pages. They are carefully selected to ensure the highest quality.

Reference

• Politicians Tables
  by Flammifer , 12/14/05, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: 2000+
  A set of tables by Flammifer showing what ages the politicians become available for each civilization. Also, includes a second age unit shipment table.
• Unique Church Technologies
  by Scot_Free, 10/27/05, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: Unknown
  A reference showing the unique church technologies benefits.
• Wonder Tables
  by Angel Walker, 2/21/08, TAD v1.00, Author’s Rating: Inactive
  A set of tables by Angel Walker showing what age up bonuses Wonders provide, as well as a small description about their abilities.
• Consulate Guide
  by Angel Walker, 4/6/08, TAD v1.01, Author’s Rating: Inactive
  A guide containing some information and statistics about the Consulate and its possible alliances.

General Strategy Articles

• A Guide to Treasure Hunting
  by Mokon , 4/18/06, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: 2200+
  A detailed guide to treasure hunting by Mokon.
• Reading Player Scores
  by Flammifer, 1/7/06, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: 2000+
  A guide to interpreting player scores so you know what to expect from your enemy.
• Healing and Repairing
  by Flammifer, 5/20/06, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: 2000+
  A guide to using the various methods of healing and repairing.
• Stagger Mode
  by Flammifer, 8/18/07, TWC v1.03, Author’s rating: 2000+
  A guide to when and how to use stagger mode and its effectiveness in different situations.

Civilization Specific Strategy Articles

Age of Empires III:

• Portuguese Water Turtle Boom
  by [ES]Swinger, 5/8/06, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: 2200+
  A guide to turtleing and booming with the Portuguese by [ES]Swinger, a member of the Ensemble Studios balance team.
• The British Black Watch Kick
  by Beatnik Joe , 4/11/06, AoE3 v1.06, Author’s Rating: 1800+
  A guide to a British Fast Fortress that utilizes the British Black Watch unit.
• Spanish Civilization Overview
  by Somme , 6/4/06, AoE3 v1.07, Author’s Rating: 2150+
  A short overview of the Spanish Civilization with some brief hints and tips.
• The Inexhaustible Ottoman Rush
  by Ender_Ward, 8/23/06, AoE3 v1.08, Author’s Rating: 2250+
  A basic Ottoman Rush. AKA. IOR
• Silk Road Rush
  by Ultimitsu , 9/10/06, AoE3 v1.08, Author’s Rating: Unknown
  A build order for an Ottoman Rush.
• The Spanish Hussar Rush
  by Fingon_NL, 9/3/06, AoE3 v1.08, Author’s Rating: 2100+
  An original Hussar Rush/Raid Strategy.

The Warchiefs:

• The New Ottoman Way
  by Ender_Ward, 1/3/07, TWC v1.0, Author’s Rating: 2050+
  An Ottoman Rush meant to be used against Natives.
• Aztec ZAP! Rush
  by F1RE_FLY, 1/20/07, TWC v1.0, Author’s Rating: 1800+
  A powerful Aztec Rush which uses Zapotecs.
• Aztec Scout Slam
  by Beatnik Joe, 12/16/06, TWC v1.01, Author’s Rating: 2000+
  An Aztec Strategy, powered by an unusual unit.
• German Outlaw Defense
  by Mediolanus, 2/7/07, TWC v1.02, Author’s Rating: 1800+
  A Turtle Strategy with Outlaws.
• The Tashunke Shank
  by Smear, 3/9/07, TWC v1.02, Author’s Rating: 2000+
  A Sioux Strategy Guide which focus on Tashunke Prowlers.
• Russian Sevastapol Boom
  by [ES]WaCkO, 6/5/07, TWC v1.03, Author’s Rating: 2200+
  A Strategy which utilises the power of the Sevastapol card.

The Asian Dynasties:

• Russian Sevastapol Boom
  by [ES]WaCkO, 6/5/07, TWC v1.03, Author’s Rating: 2200+
  A Strategy which brings to light the power of the Sevastapol card.
• Guide to Portugal
  by Micky Tee, 1/19/09, TAD v1.00 Fan Patch, Author’s Rating: 2200+
  A Guide featuring the many strategies of Portugal.
• The Good Faith Fortress
  by CookieCrisp13, 1/19/09, TAD v1.00, Author’s Rating: 2000+
  A Japanese Fast Fortress utilizing the card ‘Good Faith Agreements’.