Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition · source & scope
Current game-file-derived costs and production/research times from AoE3 Database, patch 100.19.18309 (read 2026-10-14). Unit, building and technology rows carry exact source identifiers and civilization/station mappings.
Object information coverage
Game banners are separate from these item illustrations. Counts describe this source version; they do not establish complete current-game coverage.
Reconciled source inventory
- units: 699 of 699 source records
- buildings: 164 of 164 source records
- technologies: 1,446 of 1,446 source records
- cards: 2,509 of 2,509 source records
Known coverage gaps
- 6 objects have no exact native illustration mapping.
- 6 objects have no detailed property fields beyond their recorded recipe or relationships.
- 4,776 objects have no individual purpose/timing/tradeoff assessment.
- Item introduction history is incomplete; download dates are not used as release dates.
- Full core-family and latest-release reconciliation is incomplete; this is a versioned source library.
Inspect coverage by family
| Family | Objects | Illustrated | Property fields | Individual guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core resources | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ethiopian support units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ottoman ranged infantry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Haudenosaunee ranged infantry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Companion units | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hausa native infantry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Native allies | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 |
| Materials | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Akan native heroes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish native cavalry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian builders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mercenary infantry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chinese ranged infantry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Infantry | 133 | 133 | 133 | 0 |
| African arsenal wagons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian mercenaries | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese warships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lakota cavalry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian companion units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Native ranged infantry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| American economic wagons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mercenaries | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| African warships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mercenary warships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Berber economic units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hausa economic units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Livestock and food animals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| American companion units | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Specialist units | 159 | 159 | 159 | 0 |
| Lakota ranged cavalry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian heroes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Heroes | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Trade resources | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexican ranged cavalry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ships | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Mercenary artillery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cavalry | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
| Revolution artillery | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Villagers & economy | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Artillery | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| Hausa heroes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Companions | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Native cavalry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Animals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Chinese cavalry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indian defensive buildings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Buildings | 160 | 160 | 160 | 0 |
| Polish defensive buildings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Technology & upgrades | 1,442 | 1,437 | 1,442 | 0 |
| Lakota cavalry upgrades | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chinese cavalry upgrades | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| African economic upgrades | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Home City cards | 2,509 | 2,509 | 2,509 | 0 |
Objects still missing exact artwork
Catalog & calculator versions
4,824 discoverable objects and 53 families. The batch and production calculator uses the pinned version above. Newer reference inventories retain their own source version and costs in each object detail.
Introduction and meaningful-change records retain their own source evidence.
Supported scope and limits
- The complete source unit, building, technology and Home City card inventories are available as references. Cards without numeric production bills are not presented as craftable. Deck selection, shipment experience, revolution rules and live combat outcomes are not simulated.
- AoE3 native age values start at zero; display labels use I Discovery through V Imperial. Native availability and civilization rules remain source-versioned.
- Building trainTime is build points, not seconds, and is omitted; unit trainTime and technology researchTime are documented in seconds. Costs are source-listed game resources, including Gold (coin), not retail purchases.
Source record
See upstream repository/site licensing and any game-content restrictions; no game assets redistributed.
Retrieved 2026-10-25T05:43:28.460951+00:00
Revision AoE3 DE 100.19.18309 / Steam build 25040513 (read 2026-10-14)
Checksum & review record
20a26f4f66f854abb8290a3ba6189cb45bc35b3145c163fdb6e388823b26bb42
Source snapshot parsed and references checked; gameplay not independently verified. Native references and quantities validated on import; full current-release and editorial acceptance is tracked separately.
Verification status
Native references and numeric quantities checked on import. Some guidance includes a source-grounded GPT-6 Luna review. Gameplay testing was not performed and is not required by the current review policy.