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Villager that constructs buildings and gathers resources.
—In-game description

The Settler is an economic unit in Age of Empires III trained by European and Federal American civilizations at the Town Center. Settlers are the backbone of each civilizations' economy, performing key tasks such as resource gathering and building construction. Unlike their equivalents in previous games, Settlers have a train limit.

In standard random map games, European and Federal American civilizations start with six Settlers, although there are several exceptions (see Civilization differences).

The French train Coureurs des Bois that are more expensive but are superior in combat and gathering. African, Asian, and Native American civilizations have Villagers, which are identical in all but name to Settlers. With update 13.27885 for the Definitive Edition, the Dutch have Merchants and the Ottomans feature Yörük as Settler units that better reflect their unique attributes.

Some Politicians grant Settlers when aging up. The Naturalist gives two Settlers (except for the Germans, who receive a Settler Wagon instead) for aging up into the Commerce Age; The Medici (politician exclusive to the Italians) gives one Settler (two if the Advanced Politicians Home City Card has been sent) for aging up into the Commerce Age; The Viceroy gives 5 Settlers to the British if aging up with him to the Industrial Age.

Tactics[]

Settlers can be garrisoned inside Town Centers, Outposts, and Forts to protect themselves from the enemy. A Settler is required inside a Town Center in order to activate its ranged attack.

However, if Settlers are put into combat, it is best to send them into melee range. Their ranged attack is relatively weak, and they can attack faster with melee compared to ranged.

Tasks[]

Villagers foodanim aoe3

Settlers gathering food from a bison.

Settlers can be assigned with the following tasks:

  • Settlers can build most of the buildings given the player has the right amount of resources and is at the right Age, and there are enough spaces for the building.
  • Settlers can gather food from Berry Bushes, Cherry Orchards, and huntable animals. Settlers may also be tasked to a Mill, Farm or Rice Paddy which will generate infinite Food, but at a slower rate. Alternatively, food can also be gathered from livestock.
  • Settlers can gather wood from trees which usually can be found plenty and rarely runs out. Alternatively, they can gather from Mango Groves.
  • Settlers can gather coin from Mines and tasking settlers to work on an Estate or Rice Paddy will generate Coin, similarly to a Mill.
  • When resource shipments arrive from the Home City, they do so in the form of Crates of Food, Cords of Wood, Chests of Coin, Collection of Books (experience), and Tokens of influence at the assigned shipment arrival point, which usually is the first Town Center, but can be changed to certain other units and buildings. They must be unpacked by a gatherer (such as the Settler) in order to add them to your resources.
  • Similarly to heroes and Explorers, Settler may also collect Treasures.

Civilization differences[]

  • The British get one free Settler when a Manor House is built. With the "Estates" Home City Card, Settlers can be trained at Manors, although their train time is doubled in both Manors and Town Centers.
  • The French can receive 2 Settlers when choosing The Naturalist to advance to the next Age, since the Definitive Edition.
  • The Germans start with 3 Settler Wagons instead of Settlers, but can still train Settlers.
  • The Italians receive a free Settler with every technology researched, but start with only 3 Settlers.
  • Mexican Settlers have a train limit of 85, but can be automatically spawned by Haciendas from the Fortress Age.
  • The Portuguese start with 7 Settlers.
  • Russian Settlers are trained in groups of three, which are individually 13% cheaper (costing 260 food total) and 30% faster (taking 52 seconds). However, they start with only 5 Settlers.
  • Swedish Settlers have a train limit of 90.
  • United States Settlers have a train limit of 90.

Revolution[]

In The WarChiefs and The Asian Dynasties, when a European player revolts, all of their Settlers will turn into Revolutionaries which can be trained in place of Settlers at Town Centers (and Manors for the British if the "Estates" Home City Card has been sent before revolting).

In the Definitive Edition, the Settler's interaction with revolution has been expanded:

Métis Pathfinder[]

Revolting to Canada as the British turns Settlers into Métis Pathfinders with +17 ranged attack but are otherwise identical in all but name and appearance.

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Pets
Weak vs. Everything, especially Oprichniks
Improvements
Gathering speed Klamath Work Ethos Klamath Work Ethos (+5%)
Fasting Fasting (+10%)
Punjabi New Year Punjabi New Year (+10% from Mills/Farms/Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields/Haciendas)
Hit points Nootka Bark Clothing Nootka Bark Clothing (+50%)
Berber desert kings Berber Kings of the Desert (+35%)
Frontiersmen Frontiersmen (+35%; United States and Mexicans only)
Great Coat Great Coat (+35%; Europeans only)
Apache Cactus Use Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Attack Blunderbuss Blunderbuss (+3)
Range Frontiersmen Frontiersmen (+6; United States and Mexicans only)
Blunderbuss Blunderbuss (+4)
Line of Sight Frontiersmen Frontiersmen (+6; United States and Mexicans only)
Blunderbuss Blunderbuss (+4)
Town Watch Town Watch (+3)
Speed Apache Cactus Use Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Train time Christian Schools Christian Schools (-15%)
Immigrants Immigrants (-10%)
New Mexico Immigration New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only)
Other Sequoyahs Cherokee Syllabary Sequoyah's Cherokee Syllabary (ships 4 Settlers)
Sharia Sharia (+10% train limit)
Yoruba herbalism Yoruba Herbalism (regenerate hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush)
Penalties Encomienda Manor Encomienda Manor (-5% gather rate from anything but Mills; Portuguese only)
Excessive Taxation Tax Burden (-40% hit points; Knights of St. John only)
Fasting Fasting (-40% hit points)
Pennsylvania Pound Pennsylvania Pound (-10% coin gather rate; United States only)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Settler
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All[]

Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 1 (4 Settlers) 4 Settlers Ships 4 Settlers
Age II tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 1 (5 Settlers) 5 Settlers Ships 5 Settlers
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
British Home City 1 (8 Settlers) 8 Settler Ships 8 Settlers
Age III tech tree aoe3
25
Spanish Home City 3 (Pioneers) Pioneers Villagers get +65% hit points
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City Cards (Sawmills) Sawmills Villagers gather wood from Trees and Mango Groves 15% faster; Trees and Mango Groves last 15% longer
Age I tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 4 (Exotic Hardwood) Exotic Hardwoods Villagers gather wood from Trees and Mango Groves 20% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
25
British Home City 4 (Establish Ironmonger) Establish Ironmonger Villagers gather coin from Mines 20% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 4 (Silversmith) Silversmith Villagers gather coin from Mines 20% faster; Mines last 20% longer
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
German Home City 4 (Food Silos) TEAM Food Silos Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 10% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 10% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 4 (Sustainable Agriculture2) Sustainable Agriculture Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 15% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 4 (Refrigeration) Refrigeration Villagers gather food 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather food 20% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3
25
Spanish Home City 4 (Furrier) Furrier Villagers gather food from Huntable Animals 15% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; Huntable animals last 7.5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Iroquois Home City 4 (Furrier) TEAM Furrier Villagers gather food from Huntable Animals 10% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster; Huntable animals last 5% longer; Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 7.5% longer
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 4 (Spice Trade) Spice Trade Villagers gather food from Huntable Animals, Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 20% faster; Huntable animals, Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards last 10% longer
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Dutch Home City 4 (Spice Trade) TEAM Spice Trade Villagers gather food from Huntable Animals 10% faster and from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 15% faster; Huntable animals and Cherry Orchards last 5% longer; Berry Bushes last 7.5% longer
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 4 (Rum Distillery) Rum Distillery Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 4 (Cigar Roller) Cigar Roller Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 20% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 20% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 4 (Textile Mill) Textile Mill Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 4 (Medicine) Medicine Villagers cost and train time -15%
Age II tech tree aoe3
25
Indian Home City 4 (TEAM Medicine) TEAM Medicine Villagers train time -15%
Age II tech tree aoe3
25
Spanish Home City 4 (Stone Masions) Stonemasons Villagers build buildings 65% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
  • "4 Settlers" is available to the British, Mexicans, and Spanish.
  • "5 Settlers" is available to the British and Mexicans.
  • "8 Settlers" is available to the British and Rio Grande.
  • "Pioneers" is not available to the Italians.
  • "Establish Ironmonger" is not available to the Russians and Spanish.
  • "TEAM Food Silos" is available to the Germans and Haudenosaunee.
  • "Sustainable Agriculture" is not available to the Swedes and United States.
  • "Furriers" is not available to the British and Russians.
  • "TEAM Furrier" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Russians.
  • "Spice Trade" is not available to the Dutch.
  • "TEAM Spice Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota.
  • "Rum Distillery" is not available to the British.
  • "Refrigeration", "Royal Mint", "Rum Distillery", "Cigar Roller" and "Textile Mill" are not available to the Knights of St. John..
  • "Refrigeration" and "Textile Mill" are not available to the John Black's Mercenaries.
  • "Refrigeration" and "Cigar Roller" are not available to the United States (Act III).
  • "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Indians.

Aztecs[]

Card Description Age HC level
Aztec Home City 4 (Exotic Hardwoods) TEAM Exotic Hardwoods Villagers gather from Trees and Mango Groves 15% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
25
Aztec Home City 4 (Silversmith) TEAM Silversmith Villagers gather coin from Mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster; Mines last 10% longer
Age I tech tree aoe3
1

British[]

Card Description Age HC level
British Home City 3 (Estates) Terraced Houses Manor Houses become Terraced Houses which can train Settlers with +100% train time
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
10
British Home City 4 (Fulling Mills) Fulling Mills Villagers gather from Livestock 300% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
British Home City 4 (Rum Distillery) TEAM Rum Distillery Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 15% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
1

Canada[]

Card Description Age
Canada Home City (Great Buffalo Hunt) Great Buffalo Hunt Ships 10 Bison; Villagers gather food from huntable animals 10% faster
Revolution

Europeans[]

Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 1 (2 Settlers) 2 Settlers Ships 2 Settlers
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 1 (3 Settlers) 3 Settlers Ships 3 Settlers
Age I tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 1 (5 Settlers) 5 Settlers Ships 5 Settlers
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Ottoman Home City 4 (Ironmonger) TEAM Ironmonger Villagers gather coin from Mines, Tribal Marketplaces, and Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Abuns gather coin and influence from Mountain Monasteries 10% faster; Mountain Monasteries auto gather coin and influence 10% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 4 (Royal Mint) Royal Mint Villagers gather coin 25% faster; Haciendas auto gather coin 25% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3
25
Spanish Home City 4 (Economic Theory) Economic Theory Villagers and Fishing Boats gather 10% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
40
  • "2 Settlers" and "3 Settlers" are available to the British, Maltese, Spanish, and Swedes.
  • "5" Settlers" is available to the British and Spanish.
  • "TEAM Ironmongers" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.
  • "Economic Theory" is available to the Germans, Portuguese, and Russians.

French[]

Card Description Age HC level
French Home City 4 (Sawmills) TEAM Sawmills Villagers gather from Trees and Mango Groves 10% faster; Trees and Mango Groves last 5% longer
Age I tech tree aoe3
10

Germans[]

Card Description Age
German Home City 2 (March Revolution) March Revolution All German Settlers and Settler Wagons pick up arms turns Revolutionaries and Guard Hussars; costs 1,200 food, 1,200 wood, 1,200 coin
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Inca[]

Card Description Age
Inca Home City 2 (TEAM Inca Bridges) TEAM Inca Bridges Infantry, Villagers, Healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui
Age I tech tree aoe3

Indians[]

Card Description Age HC level
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
25

Italians[]

Card Description Age
Italian Home City 3 (Florentine Football) Florentine Football Settlers get +40% hit points, +40 hand attack, and +25% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3

Japanese[]

Card Description Age HC level
Japanese Home City 3 (Pioneers) TEAM Jujutsu Villagers get +35% hit points; Surgeons, Priests, Architects, Native Scouts, and Envoys get +20% attack; Disciples and Shaolin Masters get +10% attack; units affected by villager upgrades get +10% hit points
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Japanese Home City 4 (Chonindo) TEAM Chonindo Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Abuns gather 8% faster (except hunts); Haciendas auto gather 8% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
40

Maltese[]

Card Description Age
Maltese Home City 3 (Wignacourt Constructions) Wignacourt Constructions Villagers gather natural resources 10% faster, and an additional 20% faster when nearby a Town Centers, Outposts, or Commanderies
Age II tech tree aoe3
Maltese Home City 3 (Vittoriosa) Vittoriosa Town Centers cost -30% and Settlers cost -50%
Age III tech tree aoe3
Maltese Home City 4 (Sicilian Supply) Sicilian Supply Gives a trickle of 2.75 food; Villagers gather food from Mills 25% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3

Mexicans[]

Card Description Age
Mexican Home City 2 (TEAM Mariachi) TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3
Mexican Home City 1 (Alhóndiga de Granaditas) Alhóndiga de Granaditas Ships 1 Hacienda Wagon and 2 Settlers
Age I tech tree aoe3
Mexico card Mexican Mint Mexican Mint Ships 500 coin; Villagers gather coin 15% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3
Mexican Home City 4 (Jalapeno Peppers) Jalapeno Peppers For the next 30 seconds, Villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 250% faster; Villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 5% faster
Age I tech tree aoe3
Mexican Home City 4 (Habanero Peppers) Habanero Peppers For the next 60 seconds, Villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 100% faster; Villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 10% faster
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Mexican Home City 4 (TEAM Copper Canyon) TEAM Copper Canyon Ships 1 Prospector Wagon; Villagers gather wood from Trees and coin from Mines 10% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3
Baja California Home City (Baja California Territory) Baja California Territory Ships 3 Settlers; Haciendas attract nearby Huntable Animals to improve its work rate N/A
Rio Grande Home City (Sierra Madre Republic) Sierra Madre Republic Ships 1 Settler for every 3 Revolutionaries lost before this card is sent (up to 85) N/A
Rio Grande Home City (Plan of Monterry) Plan of Monterrey [Plan] Turns all Settlers into Revolutionaries; Most unit shipments that have already been sent can be sent again N/A
Texas Home City (Old Three Hundred) Old Three Hundred Ships 1 Citizen (Settler) for each building you have constructed; Citizens can be trained at the Town Centers for 70 coin N/A
Yucatan Home City (Amparo) Amparo Villagers get +65% hit points; Settler train time -25% N/A
Yucatan Home City (Yucatecan) Yucatecan Inspiring Flags can be placed anywhere and also increases the gather rate of Villagers by 15% N/A
Yucatan Home City (Solís Shredders) Solís Shredders Villagers can gather wood from Haciendas N/A
Yucatan Home City (Plan of Merida) Plan of Mérida [Plan] Turns all Settlers into 2 Insurgentes; Settlers train time -5% N/A
California Home City (8 Settlers INF) 8 Settlers Ships 8 Settlers N/A
Federal card california gold rush California Gold Rush Ships 1 Gold Prospector Wagon; Town Centers spawn Settlers automatically every 38 seconds instead of training them N/A
Federal card bear flag revolt Bear Flag Revolt Settlers become Californios and your General gains access to the Inspiring Bear Flag ability which spawn 6 Pet Grizzly Bears when used; Pet Grizzly Bears get -0.9 multiplier agains artillery; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin N/A
  • "Baja California Territory" is available upon revolting to Baja California.
  • "Sierra Madre Republic" and "Plan of Monterrey" are available upon revolting to Rio Grande.
  • "Old Three Hundred" is available upon revolting to Texas.
  • "Amparo", "Yucatecan", "Solís Shredders", and "Plan of Mérida" are available upon revolting to Yucatán.
  • "8 Settlers" is available upon revolting to Yucatán and California.
  • "California Gold Rush" and "Bear Flag Revolt" are available upon revolting to California; they also available to the United States upon selecting California Federal State.

Mexican Federal States[]

Card Description Age
Federal card colegio de san nicolas Colegio de San Nicolás Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Age II tech tree aoe3
Federal card tlaxcala textiles Tlaxcala Textiles Ships 3 Settlers for every Hacienda built
Age II tech tree aoe3
Federal card sonora valleys Sonora Valleys Villagers gather from Livestock and natural resources 25% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3
Federal card tabasco fruits Tabasco Fruits For the next 60 seconds, Villagers gather food and coin from Haciendas 250% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3
Federal card sierra madre forests Sierra Madre Forests Gives a trickle of 3 wood; Villagers gather wood from Trees 30% faster; Trees last 30% longer
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Federal card zacatecas silver Zacatecas Silver Ships 3 Silver Prospector Wagons; Villagers gather coin from Mines 40% faster; ships 1 Silver Prospector Wagons thereafter
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Federal card national servant National Servant All units get +10% hit points; Padre healing 200% faster
Imperial Age
Federal card tonala ceramics Tonalá Ceramics Villagers gather coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, Fields, and Haciendas 15% faster
Imperial Age
  • "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting Michoacán.
  • "Tlaxcala Textiles" is available upon selecting Tlaxcala.
  • "Sonora Valleys" is available upon selecting Sonora.
  • "Tabasco Fruits" is available upon selecting Tabasco.
  • "Sierra Madre Forests" is available upon selecting Chihuahua.
  • "Zacatecas Silver" is available upon selecting Zacatecas. It is also available to the Spanish after revolting into Mexico.
  • "National Servant" is available upon selecting Estado de México.
  • "Tonalá Ceramics" is available upon selecting Jalisco.

Revolutions[]

Card Description
Mexico Home City (Citizenship) Citizenship Ships 6 Citizens and allows them to be trained at the Town Centers for 70 coin, and allows Fishing Boats to be trained at the Docks (also +1 Mameluke for the Egypt)
Barbary States Home City (Dhimma) Dhimma Ships 6 Settlers; Settlers can be trained at the Town Centers
Brazil Home City (Minas Gerais) Minas Gerais Gives a trickle of 3.3 coin; Settlers can be trained at the Town Centers; Fishing Boats can be trained at the Docks
Canada Home City (Métis Pathfinders) 12 Métis Pathfinder Ships 12 Métis Pathfinders
Chile Home City (Salitrera) Salitrera Trading Posts generate 0.5 coin/sec.; allows Citizens to be trained at the Town Centers for 70 coin and Fishing Boats to be trained at the Dock
Egypt Home City (Flood of the Nile) Flood of the Nile Each Mill and Estate spawns 100 food, 100 coin, respectively; Villagers gather food from Berry Bushes and Mills, and coin from Estates 10% faster; Ships 4 Settlers; Settler train limit +4
Sevites Sevites Maroons, native warriors, and Villagers now regenerate hit points at a rate of 0.25% per second when idle; Yoruba Eso Rider hit point degeneration rate -60% and Militiaman hit point degeneration rate -10%, and for both stops at 25% hit points
Indonesia Home City (Aceh Pepper Exports) Aceh Pepper Exports Gives a trickle of 4.65 food; allows Citizens to be trained at the Town Centers for 70 coin, and Fishing Boats to be trained at the Docks
South Africa Home City (Wanderlust) Wanderlust Land units get +5% hit points; Villagers and Wagons get +5% speed

Spanish[]

Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 1 (Marvelous Year) Marvelous Year For the next 365 seconds, Settlers train time -33.3% and gather 20% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight; +1 Inquisitor
Age II tech tree aoe3
10

United States[]

Card Description Age
United States Home City 4 (Washington Lumber Mills) Washington Lumber Mills Ships 400 wood; Villagers gather wood from Trees and Mango Groves 10% faster
Age II tech tree aoe3
United States Home City 4 (Minneapolis Mills) Minneapolis Mills Ships 800 food; Villagers gather food from Mills 10% faster
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
US Home City 5 (Irish Immigrants) Irish Immigrants [Immigrant] Ships 2 Settlers; ships 2 Settlers for every 5 minutes of the game length (up to 30 minutes)
Age I tech tree aoe3
US Home City 5 (British Immigrants) British Immigrants [Immigrant] Houses can train Settlers with +100% train time
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
US Home City 5 (Dutch Immigrants) Dutch Immigrants [Immigrant] Ships 1 Bank Wagon; Villagers gather coin from Mines and Mountain Monasteries 5% faster; Mines last 10% longer; Bank Wagon available at the State Capitol; costs 350 coin
Age I tech tree aoe3
US Home City 5 (French Immigrants) French Immigrants [Immigrant] Ships 3 Coureur des Bois; villagers get +35% hit points, +100% ranged attack, +0.5 speed, and now resist ranged attacks; units affected by villager upgrades get +10% hit points and speed; costs 225 wood
Age I tech tree aoe3
US Home City 5 (Russian-American Company) Russian-American Company [Immigrant] Ships 2 Blockhouse Wagons wich can construct Frontier Blockhouses; Villagers gather food from Huntable Animals 30% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3

United States Federal States[]

Card Description Age
Federal card slater textile mill Slater Textile Mill Gives 30 food for every Villager and 20 wood for every Fishing Boat; Villagers cost -30 food; Fishing Boats cost -20 wood
Age II tech tree aoe3
Federal card indiana mobilization Indiana Mobilization Ships 1 Carbine Cavalry for every shipment that had been sent by the player, including this one; Units' train time, technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 500 wood
Age III tech tree aoe3
Federal card overmountain settlers Overmountain Settlers Ships 4 Settlers; Villagers get +12 ranged attack; Natural resources last 25% longer
Age III tech tree aoe3
Federal card california gold rush California Gold Rush Ships 1 Gold Prospector Wagon; Town Centers automatically spawn 1 Settler every 72 seconds instead of training them
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Federal card vermont coppers Vermont Coppers Estate technologies are free and researched instantly; Villagers and Fishing Boats gather coin 5% faster; All coin autogather and trickle 5% faster
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Federal card deere steel plow Deere Steel Plow Villagers gather food from Mills, Farms, Rice Paddies, and Haciendas and coin from Estates, Rice Paddies, and Haciendas 10% faster; Haciendas autogather food and coin 10% faster
Imperial Age
  • "Slater Textile Mill" is available upon selecting Rhode Island.
  • "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting Indiana.
  • "Overmountain Settlers" is available upon selecting Tennessee.
  • "California Gold Rush" is available upon selecting California.
  • "Vermont Coppers" is available upon selecting Vermont.
  • "Deere Steel Plow" is available upon selecting Illinois.

Changelog[]

Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition[]

  • Originally, the Canada revolution increases the ranged attack of Settlers by 13. With update 3552, the Canada revolution increases the ranged attack of Settlers by 17.
  • Originally, Mexican Settlers had a train limit of 80. With update 61213, Mexican Settlers have a train limit of 85.
  • Swedish Settlers have a train limit of 99.

Age3DE Icon The African Royals[]

Age3DE Icon Knights of the Mediterranean[]

History[]

Highly industrious and loyal to a fault, the Settler lives to work for you. Whether it's chopping down the seventeen thousandth tree, scurrying across the map to a distant pile of silver ore, or endlessly toiling away at a mill, the Settler is ready to happily tackle any tedious task. The Settler's hobbies include running away from enemy soldiers, getting thrown into the river by enemy cannon fire, and crochet.

Trivia[]

  • Settlers come in the forms of men and women and the gender is randomly decided upon being trained from the Town Center. This feature is present since Age of Empires II.
  • Additionally, while the icon shows white Settlers, the racial appearance of Settlers is also randomized, and the Settlers in game can appear as being of European, African, or Native American extraction. In contrast, European military units are always white.
  • The Settlers' dress is tied to the architecture set of their civilization:
    • Eastern European Settlers (Germans, Russians and Swedes) wear thick winter clothing, with men in flat-top papakhas and women in full headscarves and patterned dresses.
    • Southern European Settlers (Mexicans, Portuguese, and Spanish) dress for sunny weather; men sport sombreros and crossbody bags, women wear hooded bonnets and dresses with low necklines.
    • British and United States Settlers are dressed lightly, with men in breeches without hats and women in simple coifs.
  • Settlers always speak in the same language as the playing civilization and sound modest and willing.
  • Settlers seen as Treasures (trapped by wild animals or tightened up by bandits) have the Western European appearance, but upon being rescued, will immediately turn into the appearance of the Settlers/Villagers of their rescuers.
    • This is also the only way for the French, Native American and Asian civilizations to acquire Settlers and will sound as Coureur des Bois or Villagers, respectively. In the case of the French, it was also the only way to acquire female units, but certain Politicians in the Definitive Edition are another way. The French Settlers have the same appearance as the Western European Settlers.
    • Settlers rescued from Treasures by Native American civilizations can be tasked to the Community Plaza and build everything Villagers can.
    • Settlers rescued from Treasures by African civilizations will immediately turn into Villagers of their rescuers.

Gallery[]

Civilian units in Age of Empires III
General
AllFishing ship aoe3de Fishing Boat · Settler aoe3de Settler · Covered wagon aoe3de Covered Wagon/Town Travois/Town Rickshaw/Town Center Builder · Outpost wagon aoe3de Trading Post Wagon, Lakota trading post aoe3de Trading Post Travois, and Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Trading Post Rickshaw · Outpost wagon aoe3de Dock Rickshaw/Dock Wagon/Dock Travois · Native embassy DE icon Native Embassy Travois/Native Embassy Builder/Royal Embassy Wagon
EuropeansPriest aoe3de Priest · Factory wagon aoe3de Factory Wagon · Fort wagon aoe3de Fort Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Homestead Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Military Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Prospector Wagon (Factory wagon aoe3de Silver · Factory wagon aoe3de Gold)
Europeans and USSurgeon aoe3de Surgeon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Outpost Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Estate Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Mill Wagon
Native AmericansVillager aztec aoe3de Villager · Haudenosaunee healer aoe3de Healer · Team native aoe3de Native Scout* · Aztec travois aoe3de Farm Travois · Aztec travois aoe3de War Hut Travois
AsiansChinese castle wagon aoe3de Castle Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Market Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Monastery Rickshaw
AfricansEthiopian fishing canoe portrait aoe3de Fishing Canoe · Camp portrait Camp Builder · Hausa builder portrait Kingdom Builder · Hausa builder portrait Livestock Market Builder · Palace portrait aoe3de Palace Builder · Hausa builder portrait Trade Builder · Watch tower aoe3de portrait Watch Tower Builder
Unique units
Flag DutchDE DutchVillager dutch merchant portrait Merchant · Envoy aoe3de Envoy · Bank wagon aoe3de Bank Wagon
Flag FrenchDE FrenchCoureur aoe3de Coureur des Bois
Flag GermanDE GermansSettler wagon aoe3de Settler Wagon
Flag OttomanDE OttomansVillager ottoman yoruk portrait Yörük · Imam de Imam
Flag SpanishDE SpanishMissonary de Missionary
Flag AztecDE AztecsWarrior priest de Warrior Priest · Aztec travois aoe3de Nobles' Hut Travois
Flag IroquoisDE HaudenosauneeTravois portrait aoe3de Travois (Haudenosaunee)
Flag ChineseDE ChineseOutpost Wagon Blockhouse Wagon · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Consulate Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Village Rickshaw · Mongol scout aoe3de Mongol Scout
Flag IndianDE IndiansIndian peasant aoe3de Hindu Villager · Indian castle grove aoe3de Grove Rickshaw · Indian town center rickshaw aoe3de Sacred Field Rickshaw
Flag JapaneseDE JapaneseFactory wagon aoe3de Livestock Pen Wagon · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Dojo Rickshaw · Japanese Town Center Rickshaw Military Rickshaw · Japanese grove aoe3de Orchard Rickshaw · Japanese grove aoe3de Rice Paddy Rickshaw · Chinese town center rickshaw aoe3de Shrine Wagon
Flag IncanDE IncaPriestess-icon-aoe3 Priestess · Travois inca AoE3de Builder Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Kallanka Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Stronghold Travois · Lakota trading post aoe3de Tambo Travois
Flag SwedishDE SwedesSpc wagon aoe3de Torp Wagon
Flag American act3 aoe3de United StatesFactory wagon aoe3de Coal Prospector Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Infrastructure Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Meeting House Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de State Capitol Wagon
Flag MexicanDE MexicansBank wagon aoe3de Cathedral Wagon · Factory wagon aoe3de Hacienda Wagon
Revolution RevolutionFactory wagon aoe3de Diamond Prospector Wagon · Sansculotte portrait Sansculotte
Flag Ethiopian aoe3de EthiopiansAbun portrait aoe3de Abun · Rickshaw1 icon portrait Indian Market Rickshaw · Mountain monastery portrait aoe3de Mountain Monastery Builder
Flag Hausa HausaGriot aoe3de portrait Griot · Bank wagon aoe3de Mosque Wagon · Hausa builder portrait Hausa Builder · University portrait University Builder
Flag ItalianDE ItaliansItalians architect portrait Architect · Bank wagon aoe3de Basilica Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Lombard Wagon
Flag MalteseDE MalteseOutpost wagon aoe3de Commandery Wagon · Spc wagon aoe3de Depot Wagon · Fort wagon aoe3de Fixed Gun Wagon
Miscellaneous
Berber nomad portrait Berber Nomad · Berber salt camel portrait Berber Salt Camel · Trading post african aoe3de Red Sea Wagon · Balloon portrait Hot Air Balloon · Cree coreur portrait updated Cree Coureur des Bois · Factory wagon aoe3de Arsenal Wagon · Bank wagon aoe3de Church Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Frontier Post Wagon · Pilgrims icon definitive Pilgrim · Bank wagon aoe3de Athos Monastery Wagon · Outpost wagon aoe3de Battery Tower Wagon · Lakota trading post aoe3de American Citadel Travois
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