Military Units

Hotkeys

Town Center
Arsenal
Artillery Foundry
Barracks/Blockhouse
Dock
Stable
Factory
Fort
Outpost
Field Hospital

Find

T
CTRL+R
CTRL+A
CTRL+B
CTRL+D
CTRL+S
CTRL+Y
CTRL+F
CTRL+O
CTRL+Q

Wall
Trading Post
Bank
Market
Capitol
Church/Mosque
Livestock Pen
Mill
Plantation
House/Manor House

CTRL+W
CTRL+P
CTRL+K
CTRL+M
CTRL+Z
CTRL+C
CTRL+V
CTRL+I
CTRL+L
CTRL+E

Portuguese

Unique Units: Cassador,

Organ Gun
Civ Bonus: Free Covered
Wagon in every Age
Explorers Spyglass
reveals unexplored
territory.
Strong navy and light
infantry; best Dragoons
in the game.

Cavalry
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Uhl
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Cav
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Ships

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G al
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Fluy
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Frig
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Infantry

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ALT
CTRL+19
19
SHIFT+19
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
CTRL+F12
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Right-click the building
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Cycle Idle Villagers

Cycle Idle Military Units
Cycle Explorers
Cycle Wagons
Cycle Ships
Center View on Selected Unit
Display Details on Selected Unit
Assign Group to Units
Select Group Assignment
Select This Group Additionally
Display Improvements
Display Objectives
Display Score
Display Chat Menu
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Garrison Selected Units
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Civilization
Attributes

By Civilization

Spanish

Spanish

Spanish

British

British

French

French

Portuguese
Dutch

Portuguese
Dutch

Russian

Russian

German

German

Ottoman

Ottoman

Unique Units: Rodelero,

Lancer, War Dog
Civ Bonus: Earns Home
City Shipments faster
War Dogs provide
extra exibility early
in the game.
Home City offers
unique improvements
to buildings, soldiers,
and navy.
Three royal guard
units: Lancer, Pikeman,
and Rodelero.

French

Unique Units: Coureur,

Cuirassier
Civ Bonus: Coureurs have
increased resistance to
attacks
Cuirassier is the strongest
cavalry unit in the game.
Best civilization at
forging alliances with
Native American nations.
Coureurs gather resources
faster than other Settlers
and can stand in as
infantry.

Ottom an

Unique Units: Abus Gun,

Janissary, Spahi, Galley,
Great Bombard
Civ Bonus: Town Centers
spawn Settlers
More unique units than
any other civilization.
Millet system increases
Settler limit and
spawn rate.
Access to artillery and
gunpowder infantry in
Age II, but they lack
Pikemen, Crossbowmen,
and Musketeers.

Russian

Unique Units: Strelet,

Cossack, Oprichnik
Civ Bonuses: Can train
Settlers and infantry in
groups; low-cost military
Begins the game with
extra resources but fewer
Settlers.
Infantry and Settlers
train in groups at a
faster rate, but at greater
expense.
Infantry train out of
Blockhouses, which
can defend territory like
an Outpost.

Dutch

Unique Units: Envoy,

Ruyter, Fluyt
Civ Bonuses: Settlers cost
Coin; Banks produce Coin
Settlers cost Coin, not
Food, but are greatly
limited in number.
Banks generate Coin
automatically.
Envoy is a low-cost
reconnaissance unit.

British

Unique Units:
Longbowman, Rocket
Civ Bonus: Building Manor
Houses spawns Settlers
Fast-spawning Settlers
create a strong economy.
Upgrades to Musketeers
and Hussars provides lategame strength.
Longbowman is an
expensive, accurate archer
with rapid rate of re.

Ger m an

Unique Units:
Uhlan, Settler Wagon,
Doppelsoldner
Civ Bonus: Uhlans arrive at
no cost with every Home
City Shipment
Settler Wagons from
Home City cost more
but gather faster than
Settlers.
Can dispatch mercenaries
long before other
civilizations.

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Discovery
Age

II

Colonial
Age

III
Fortress
Age

IV

Industrial
Age

Imperial
Age

Levy
Minutemen

Pikeman

Crossbowman

Veteran
Pikemen

Veteran
Crossbowmen

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Settler
Town Center

Ransom
Explorer

Sheep
Livestock Pen

Returns
Explorer to
Town Center

Hussar

Musketeer

Skirmisher

Grenadier
Stable

Barracks

Veteran
Musketeers

Halberdier

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Veteran
Hussars

Dragoon

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Veteran
Grenadiers

Selective
Breeding
Sheep Fatten
Faster in
Livestock Pens

Armor
Plating

Seed Drill

Artillery
Foundry

Culverin

Fishing
Boat

Mill

Faster
Farming

Improves
Warship
Hitpoints

Artificial
Fertilizer

Falconet

Faster
Farming

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Carronade

Fort

Caravel

Improves
Warship
Attack

Percussion
Lock

Fort Trains all

Military Units

Gill Nets
Dock

Faster
Fishing

Galleon

Frigate

Improves
Broadside
Attack

Guard
Halberdiers

Guard
Hussars

Guard
Dragoons

Guard
Grenadiers

Grape Shot

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Imperial
Skirmishers

Imperial
Musketeers

Imperial
Halberdiers

Imperial
Hussars

Imperial
Dragoons

Imperial
Grenadiers

Imperial
Culverins

Imperial
Field Guns

Imperial
Howitzers

Imperial
Gunboats

Imperial
Men-o-War

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Mortar

Revetment
Improves
Fort Attack

Star Fort

Great Coat

Placer
Mines

Gang Saw

Hunting
Dogs

Improves
Villager
Attack

Improves
Villager
Hitpoints

Faster
Mining

Faster Wood
Chopping

Faster
Hunting

Amalgamation

Log Flume

Steel Traps

Mercantilism

Gas
Lighting

Town
Watch

Bastion

Faster
Hunting

Free Coin

Improves
Building
LOS

Improves
Unit
LOS

Improves
Wall
Hitpoints

Faster
Fishing

Guard
Musketeers

Howitzers

Blunderbuss

Long Lines

Guard
Skirmishers

Field Guns

Outpost

Monitor

Improves Fort
Hitpoints

Faster
Mining

Frontier
Outpost

Bookkeeping

Improves
Attack

Faster
Gathering from
Plantations

Fortified
Outpost

Homsteading

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Faster
Gathering from
Plantations

Peerage
Improves
Explorer
Hitpoints
and Attack

Plantation

Faster Wood
Chopping

Market

Circular
Saw

Heated
Shot

Infantry
Breastplate

Socket
Bayonet

Faster Wood
Chopping

More
Damage
to Ships

Improves
Infantry
Hitpoints

Improves
Musketeer
Hand Attack

Steam
Power

Wall

House

Water
Power

Arsenal

Canneries

Improves
Explorer
Hitpoints
and Attack

Blockade
Prevents
Enemy
Home City
Shipments

Spies
See What
Enemies See

Immigrants
Extra
Population

Capitol

Priest

Counter
Infantry
Rifling

Cavalry
Cuirass

Ranged
Cavalry
Caracole

Gunners
Quadrant

Improves
Skirmisher
Attack

Improves
Cavalry
Attack

Improves
Ranged
Cavalry
Attack

Improves
Artillery
LOS

Mass
Production

Faster
Faster
Faster
Faster Factory
Factory Coin Factory Wood Factory Food
Artillery
Production
Production
Production
Production

Knighthood

Trading Post

Factory

Heavy
Cannon

Church

Standing
Army

Mass
Cavalry

Infantry
Training

Cavalry
Training

Buildings

Excessive
Taxation

Legendary
Native
Warriors

Large-Scale
Agriculture

Deforestation

Imperial
Cannon

Gathers
Coin
Faster

Improves
Native Warrior
Hitpoints
and Attack

Gathers
Food
Faster

Gathers
Wood
Faster

Improves
Attack and
Hitpoints

Units
Improvements