Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Germans vs Lakota
Germans and Lakota share 2 of their regular units and 10 Home City cards. Germans start worth 1,200 resources and train 20 kinds of units; Lakota start worth 1,300 and train 12.
GermansStart worth 1,200 · 1 Chests of Coin, 3 Crates of Food, 1 Cords of Wood, 1 Explorer, 3 Settler Wagon
Civilization bonus: Receives Uhlans with every home city shipment. Begins with three Settler Wagons. Royal guard units: Skirmisher (Prussian Needle Gun) and Uhlan (Prussian Uhlan) Unique units: Settler Wagon, Doppelsoldner, Uhlan and War Wagon
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 Germans
Villager
Cavalry
Only Lakota
Villager
Both: Fishing Boat, Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Germans | Lakota |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 500 | The Wise Woman ≈ 3,000 |
| Fortress Age |  The Gentleman Pirate ≈ 800 | The Wise Woman ≈ 6,000 |
| Industrial Age |  The Cavalry Marshal ≈ 1,050 | 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
172
only Germans
10
in both decks
135
only Lakota