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Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309

Ethiopians vs Indians

Ethiopians and Indians share 1 of their regular units and 0 Home City cards. Ethiopians start worth 1,200 resources and train 18 kinds of units; Indians start worth 1,550 and train 27.

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Ethiopians

Start 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

Indians

Start worth 1,550 · 2 Crates of Food, 4 Cords of Wood, 1 Brahmin, 1 Brahmin, 6 Hindu Villager

Civilization bonus: Most shipments will give you additional villagers. Villagers cost wood instead of food, cannot gather food from livestock. Unique units: Brahmin, Flail Elephant, Gurkha, Howdah, Mahout Lancer, Rajput, Siege Elephant, Sepoy, Sowar and Zamburak. Unique buildings: Sacred Field generates more exp when tasked with livestock and also trains cows. Mango Grove is a resource for wood. Caravanserai fulfils a similar role to stables. Wonders: Agra Fort, Charminar Gate, Karni Mata, Taj Mahal, Tower of Victory

Units only one of them has

Both: Surgeon.

Best age-up per age

AgeEthiopiansIndians
Colonial AgeHabesha ≈ 300Karni Mata ≈ 500
Fortress AgeHabesha ≈ 700Karni Mata ≈ 1,000
Industrial AgeHabesha ≈ 1,000Taj Mahal ≈ 1,500
Imperial AgeHabesha ≈ 2,000Karni Mata ≈ 2,400

The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).

Home City cards

140

only Ethiopians

0

in both decks

150

only Indians