Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Ethiopians vs French
Ethiopians and French share 1 of their regular units and 19 Home City cards. Ethiopians start worth 1,200 resources and train 18 kinds of units; French start worth 1,290 and train 22.
EthiopiansStart worth 1,200 · 1 Zebu Cattle, 1 Livestock Market Builder, 1 Ras, 5 Villager, 3 Zebu Cattle
Civilization bonus: Gets a free Mountain Monastery Builder with each Age-Up that can be built on top of Mines to gather Influence and Coin. Age-Up Alliances: (each grant extra bonuses) • Two new technologies at the Mountain Monastary • 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 Mountain Monasteries, Trading Posts and by controlling large herds of Livestock. Unique units: Sebastopol Mortar, Abun, Gascenya, Shotel Warrior, Neftenya and Oromo Warrior
FrenchStart worth 1,290 · 5 Coureur des Bois, 3 Crates of Food, 2 Cords of Wood, 1 Explorer, 1 Native Scout
Civilization bonus: Begins with a Native Scout. Trains Coureurs des Bois instead of Settlers. Royal guard units: Skirmisher (Voltigeurs), Cuirassier (Gendarmes) Unique units: Coureurs des Bois and Cuirassier
Units only one of them has
Only Ethiopians
Villager
Artillery
Only French
Villager
Cavalry
Both: Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Ethiopians | French |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  Habesha ≈ 300 | The Naturalist ≈ 500 |
| Fortress Age |  Habesha ≈ 700 | The Gentleman Pirate ≈ 800 |
| Industrial Age |  Habesha ≈ 1,000 | The Engineer ≈ 1,000 |
| Imperial Age |  Habesha ≈ 2,000 | El Presidente ≈ 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
121
only Ethiopians
19
in both decks
140
only French