Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Dutch vs Hausa
Dutch and Hausa share 1 of their regular units and 21 Home City cards. Dutch start worth 1,350 resources and train 21 kinds of units; Hausa start worth 1,200 and train 17.
DutchStart worth 1,350 · 4 Chests of Coin, 2 Cords of Wood, 1 Envoy, 1 Explorer, 6 Settler
Civilization bonus: Trains Merchants, unique villagers that cost coin instead of food and have lower train limit, but gather coin 15% faster. Begins with an Envoy. Royal guard units: Halberdier (Stadswacht) and Ruyter (Carabineer) Unique units: Merchant, Envoy, Ruyter and Fluyt Unique buildings: Can build Banks to automatically produce coin
HausaStart worth 1,200 · 1 Sanga Cattle, 1 Emir, 1 Livestock Market Builder, 3 Sanga Cattle, 5 Villager
Civilization bonus: Gets a free Sanga Cattle with all shipments. Universities generate Influence, especially when built in a Kingdom (nearby one Town Center, Palace and Trading Post). Age-Up Alliances: (each grant extra bonuses) • Two new technologies at the University • Units/Builders at the Palace or Town Center Unique Resource: Influence is a powerful resource spent primarily at the Palace on Native Warriors and Mercenaries. All unlocked features cost Influence. Generate it with Universities, Trading Posts and by controlling large herds of Livestock. Unique units: Maigadi, Griot, Fulani Archers, Raider and Lifidi Knight
Units only one of them has
Only Dutch
Villager
Both: Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Dutch | Hausa |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 500 | Hausa ≈ 500 |
| Fortress Age |  The Sergeant at Arms ≈ 720 | Berbers ≈ 720 |
| Industrial Age |  The Tycoon ≈ 1,000 | Hausa ≈ 1,000 |
| Imperial Age |  El Presidente ≈ 2,000 | Hausa ≈ 2,000 |
The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).
Home City cards
144
only Dutch
21
in both decks
130
only Hausa