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Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309

Ethiopians vs Japanese

Ethiopians and Japanese share 0 of their regular units and 6 Home City cards. Ethiopians start worth 1,200 resources and train 18 kinds of units; Japanese start worth 1,750 and train 17.

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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

Japanese

Start worth 1,750 · 1 Chests of Coin, 4 Crates of Food, 3 Cords of Wood, 1 Orchard Rickshaw, 1 Sohei Archer, 1 Sohei Archer, 6 Villager

Civilization bonus: Villagers cannot hunt. Shrines attract animals to generate resources. Unique units: Ashigaru Musketeer, Atakebune, Daimyo, Flaming Arrow, Fune, Sohei Archer, Morutaru, Naginata Rider, Tekkousen, Samurai, Yabusame Archer and Yumi Archer. Unique buildings: Cherry Orchard is a resource for food. Dojo generates armies automatically and Shrines are Japanese homes. Wonders: Golden Pavilion, Great Buddha, The Shogunate, Torii Gates and Toshogu Shrine

Units only one of them has

Best age-up per age

AgeEthiopiansJapanese
Colonial AgeHabesha ≈ 300Golden Pavilion ≈ 315
Fortress AgeHabesha ≈ 700Golden Pavilion ≈ 630
Industrial AgeHabesha ≈ 1,000Torii Gates ≈ 1,140
Imperial AgeHabesha ≈ 2,000Torii Gates ≈ 2,280

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

Home City cards

134

only Ethiopians

6

in both decks

139

only Japanese