

Their second unique technology is Shatagni, which improves the range of Hand Cannoneers, countering infantry from afar.Īge of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Review Their unique unit, the Elephant Archer, is a powerful and durable ranged unit, which is good against other archers. The Indians can also field a strong army of archers in support, since they have all archer upgrades available (except the Arbalester upgrade). In addition, they are the only civilization able to research the Imperial Camel Rider upgrade, which can fulfill the role of the Paladin, making Indian Camels useful for raids or frontal battles, instead of just for countering cavalry. The Indians possess the strongest camels in the game as their civilization bonuses provide extra armor and extra damage against buildings.

They also have almost every economic upgrade, lacking only Crop Rotation. In maps with water and lots of nearby shore fish, Indians can boost their economy with their shorefishing bonus instead of making fishing ships in early game, as their civilization bonus allows their fishermen to fish +10% faster. Their first unique technology, Sultans, boosts gold income by 10%, which is especially useful when in possession of Relics and/or trading with allies. Indians are one of the best civilizations in the late game, and excel at booming due to their cheaper villagers.


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