Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Lakota vs Swedes
Lakota and Swedes share 2 of their regular units and 30 Home City cards. Lakota start worth 1,300 resources and train 12 kinds of units; Swedes start worth 1,150 and train 21.
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
SwedesStart worth 1,150 · 1 Crates of Food, 3 Cords of Wood, 1 Explorer, 6 Settler, 1 Tiny Crate of Food
Civilization bonus: Torps gather nearby resources. Jaeger and Black Rider mercenaries can always be recruited from the Tavern. Mercenary shipments are cheaper and arrive more quickly. Advanced improvements available at the Arsenal. Royal guard units: Pikeman (Dalkarl) and Hakkapelit (Drabant) Unique units: Carolean, Leather Cannon and Hakkapelit
Units only one of them has
Only Lakota
Villager
Only Swedes
Villager
Cavalry
Both: Fishing Boat, Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Lakota | Swedes |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 3,000 | The Naturalist ≈ 500 |
| Fortress Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 6,000 | The Marksman ≈ 800 |
| Industrial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 10,000 | The King's Musketeer ≈ 1,000 |
| Imperial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 15,000 | 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
115
only Lakota
30
in both decks
142
only Swedes