Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Dutch vs Lakota
Dutch and Lakota share 2 of their regular units and 30 Home City cards. Dutch start worth 1,350 resources and train 21 kinds of units; Lakota start worth 1,300 and train 12.
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
LakotaStart worth 1,300 · 1 Chests of Coin, 4 Crates of Food, 1 Cords of Wood, 5 Villager, 1 War Chief
Civilization bonus: Begins with 200 population and Huntable Animals last longer, but cannot build Walls until the Industrial Age. Unique units: Axe Rider, Bow Rider, Cetan Bowman, Rifle Rider, Tokala Soldier, Tashunke Prowler, Wakina Rifle and Club Warrior. Unique buildings: Teepee provides small hitpoint bonus to nearby units. Unique ceremonies: Call the People Ceremony and Tokala Ceremony
Units only one of them has
Only Dutch
Villager
Only Lakota
Villager
Both: Fishing Boat, Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Dutch | Lakota |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 500 | The Wise Woman ≈ 3,000 |
| Fortress Age |  The Sergeant at Arms ≈ 720 | The Wise Woman ≈ 6,000 |
| Industrial Age |  The Tycoon ≈ 1,000 | The Wise Woman ≈ 10,000 |
| Imperial Age |  El Presidente ≈ 2,000 | The Wise Woman ≈ 15,000 |
The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).
Home City cards
145
only Dutch
30
in both decks
115
only Lakota