Villager · Discovery Age
Coureur des Bois
Coureur des Bois (proto ID Coureur) is a villager unit in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 from the Discovery Age: 180 hit points, ranged 8 every 3 s at range 12 (×2 vs Artillery, ×2 vs Pet, ×2 vs Hunted Animals), 30% ranged resist. It costs 120 food and takes 28 s to train at the Town Center. 4 civilizations have it.
Quick answers (3)
- How much does Coureur des Bois cost in AoE3?
- 120 food; 28 s to train; 1 population (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
- Which civilizations have Coureur des Bois?
- British, United States, Dutch and French.
- What is the proto ID of Coureur des Bois?
- Coureur — the name scenario triggers, AI scripts and mods use.
Expensive but powerful villager who gathers fast.
- Population
- 1
- Line of sight
- 18
- Ranged resist
- 30%
- Build limit
- 80
- Available from
- IDiscovery
- XP when killed
- 12
- Game ID
Coureur
In the game's words
How to use it
The Coureur des Bois is the main resource gatherer for the French. Coureurs des Bois are expensive compared to standard Settlers, but have a good attack and decent range. They are, however, not meant for combat, but will defend themselves better than the gatherers of other nations. Coureurs des Bois can be used to collect Treasures. There is a limit to the number of Coureurs des Bois that the French can have at once. They pay for themselves rather quickly, and the longer an individual Coureur des Bois is alive, the more he contributes to the overall wealth of a given colony. Coureurs des Bois can be sent from the Home City, trained in the New World and, if you have an alliance, trained at Cree settlements.
History
Coureur des Bois is French for "runner in the woods," the name given to a group of French fur traders. They came from all walks of French and colonial French life to hunt and trap animals for their pelts in North America. One of the first native-born Canadian explorers was Louis Jolliet, who at a young age determined that he would become a Coureur des Bois. He and a handful of other Coureurs des Bois paddled down the Mississippi river in canoes, determining that it would empty into the Gulf of Mexico, but feared to travel as far as the mouth into the hands of the Spanish. They noted rivers to the west as they went, hoping that one would flow into the seas of China or Japan. He became well-established in the fur trade and had several land holdings that he traveled between. It was on a trip to one of these that he died in 1700.
From the game's History encyclopedia (Gatherers).
Attacks
| Attack | Damage | Every | Range | Multipliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle | 8 ranged | 3 s | 12 | ×2 vs Artillery×2 vs Pet×0.25 vs Villager×1 vs Guardian×2 vs Hunted Animals |
| Siege | 6 siege | 3 s | — | ×3 vs Resource Enclosure |
Trains and researches
Every unit and technology the game lists at this building; each civilization sees only its own.
Trained at
Civilizations
Home City cards that ship it
Cards and technologies that change it
…and 235 more that change every Villager.
Source: protoy.xml and techtreey.xml, AoE3: DE 100.19.18309 (build 25040513).