Introducing: Knights of the Mediterranean, new to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition!

Age DE Team
May 12, 2022

Hello, adventurers! We know you’ve been waiting for all the news – and here it is. We’re excited to introduce Knights of the Mediterranean – the latest DLC forAge of Empires III: Complete Edition! The Microsoft Store and Steam have it available now for pre-order. May 26,!

Two exciting civilizations are coming to dominate the Mediterranean. The Italians, and the MaltesePlus, you can enjoy an entire slew Maps updatedThere are some interesting and engaging things about this. Game modes! Do you feel ready to leap in? These are the upcoming features.

• 2 new Civilizations
• New Random Maps: 30
• 9 new Minor Civilizations
• 8 Historical Maps
• Mode Diplomacy Game
• Mode Tycoon Game

Table of Contents

Italians

The Renaissance had been driven by powerful merchant states, kingdoms or duchies that were rich enough to dominate the Mediterranean trade network. However, the Italian polities did not engage in foreign conflicts, and they continued to fight each other until Risorgimento created the new Kingdom.

As new Settlers arrive to your growing empire, they will join a rich but divided Italy. Meanwhile, Architects can build free buildings!

To optimize your economy, turn a fast profit or build a tall Basilica to send Papal troops to your army.

You can lure your opponents with shielded Pavisiers, or Elmetti will lower the lances to carry on the fight!

Cards for Home Cities

You can use the new cards available to you by asking the Italians for help on your way to victory and unity!

• About 50 cards are unique to the Italian civilization.
• “Company” CardsThat sends complementing groups of Natives, Mercenaries or other European allies.

We’ve picked a few noteworthy examples for cards with a variety of unique behaviors.

Italian Unique Cards

TEAM Marco Polo Voyages: It arrives quickly! TEAM explores all black zones on the map, and receives double the treasure and resource reward rewards. All resources previously looted will be given to your team.

Venetian Arsenal: One Arsenal Wagon for Ships When an Arsenal is close, docks can work faster.

Machiavellianism: It arrives quickly! This can make your Italian Explorer more agile in combat and allows you to quickly pick up Treasures. It also makes you a strong companion dog.

Merchant Republics: Ships 1 Trading Post Wagon. Gives you resources to control Trading Routes in the past or future.
 • Delivers 1 Trading Post Wagon.
 • Trade Routes: 20% of ALL resources you have earned so far are granted to you again.
 • Trade Routes: Future income improved by +30%.

Guardia di Finanza: For each unit of enemy you defeat, the financial police will collect Coin.     

Corporate Cards

Broken Lance Company Transports several Papal Lancers and Stradiots.

Maltese Company There are many ships that can carry Inquisitors, Fire Throwers and Hospitallers.

Black Company Transports several Black Riders, Armored Pistoleers.

And many more…

Maltese

One of the Mediterranean’s epitomes of a melting pot, Malta was strategically and financially important, and thus most of the surrounding powers coveted it, becoming a stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller.

Protect the Mediterranean from incursions by deploying unique defenses and wearing shining armor. Also, shell enemies far away with Fixed Guns.

While greatswords and Fire Throwers are victorious in battle, Commandery’s superior logistical capabilities win the wars. There are two options: you can have one or both.

Fighting at sea with Order Galleys may wet the gunpowder, but your Arbalesters won’t mind. It’s possible to restock at the Gunpowder Depot or destroy it when you see an enemy armoured marching past.

Cards for Home Cities

There are many new cards available to the Maltese that can help you get to unity and victory.

• There are 65 cards that were specifically designed for the Maltese civilization.
• “Tongue” CardsYou can request units to support your cause from European countries.

Maltese Unique Cards

Greek Fire Allows docks to build fireships. An explosive vessel that is stowed with Greek Fire, an incendiary mix which causes significant damage on contact.

Fire Towers: Investigates Frontier Outposts. Also, enables a strong short-range fire attack.

Wignacourt Constructions When they are close to a Town Center, Outpost or Town Center, settlers can access natural resources much faster.

TEAM Knights of the Round Table For each Town Center on the map, the Knights of the Round Table send 1 Hospitaller to every TEAM member. Also, grants +2% hitpoints for all units on your TEAM card.

Fire Throwers: Fire Throwers are equipped with Flamethrowers. This powerful, charged attack inflicts significant Burning Damage at close range.  

Tongue Cards

Italian Tongue: A Commandery Wagon ships and several powerful Order Schiavoni. Allows commanderies to recruit additional.

French Tongue The Commandery Wagon is equipped with a large number of Order Cuirassiers and ships a commandery wagon. Allows Commanderies for them to be recruited.

German Tongue The Commandery Wagon is a ship that can carry a Commandery Wagon as well as a variety of Settler Wagons. Allows commanderies to recruit them.   

And many more…

Historic Maps

Historical Maps can be used as an alternative to Random Maps. Each map is randomly generated to allow for replayability and has unique objectives. They are based on some of Europe’s most famous conflicts.

• The Italian Wars
• Eighty Years’ War
• The Deluge
• Great Turkish War
• Great Northern War
• Napoleonic Wars
• Russo-Turkish Wars
• The Thirty Years’ War (multiplayer only)

European Royal Houses

The introduction of more than 30 European Maps has brought 9 minor civilisations into the game. They add a wealth of innovative units, technologies, abilities, and new technology to the game.

European Royal Houses represent larger entities with influence that transcends national borders and not individual people-groups. Age of Empires III: The definitive edition. Like Native American Settlements, Asian Holy Sites, and African Kingdoms, a Trading Post must be built on European Royal Houses’ Palaces to ally with them. Although Royal Houses offer a rare ability, more units and technology than minor civilizations on average, they are not available until the Exploration Age. These assets are quite impactful and the units often utilize novel mechanics – such as unit promotions, charged actions, (dis)mounting, and damage deflection – but tend to come at a higher cost than their counterparts.

Royal Houses

• House of Bourbon
• House of Wittelsbach
• House of Oldenburg
• House of Hanover
• The House of Phanar
• Jagiellon House
• House of Vasa
• House of Habsburg
• House of Wettin

New game modes

Diplomacy

This is a new way to play Multiplayer with friends. This allows players to switch their loyalties to different players throughout the match. Negotiate with your friends over war & peace… and make them pay for it!

The new mode of diplomacy is now available All You can also use existing random maps Additionally, one map has been specially crafted around this game mode, the multi-player exclusive diplomacy map “Thirty Years’ War“.

Tycoon

Tycoon There is now a brand new Game Mode that you can use to complement your game. Supremacy. Deathmatch. Empire Wars.

This course is designed to be a focus on economy-building Age of Empires III: The definitive editionThe new Game Mode lets players focus their efforts on building strong economies to build empires. 

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Pre-Order Now!

You are ready to take on all new challenges and explore the world? Knights of the MediterraneanAvailable for Pre-Order from Microsoft Store and Steam