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Strategic Objectives: Battle of the Bay by Moshe Levii This scenario is for both “AOE 3: Original” (Vanilla) and “AOE 3: TWC”. This scenario requires the latest patch. “Strategic Objectives” is a scenario that qualifies as a new game type. It allows to capture neutral buildings that are guarded by guardians (such as Forts and Barracks), and even re-capture them from the AI and vice versa. Captured buildings offer either economic bonus or military bonus (free units). Players can also capture Great Cannons and use them to construct Fixed Guns anywhere on the map. In this scenario Players can Teleport their armies behind enemy lines once they captured a sacred temple (for TWC only). Scenario Versions The following is the list of the “Scenario Launchers” that you can execute: TWC xStrat Obj Launch Bay Easy.age3Xscn xStrat Obj Launch Bay Moderate.age3Xscn xStrat Obj Launch Bay Normal.age3Xscn xStrat Obj Launch Bay Hard.age3Xscn Vanilla Strat Obj Launch Bay Easy.age3scn Strat Obj Launch Bay Normal.age3scn Strat Obj Launch Bay Hard.age3scn These scenario launchers will allow you to select the civ that you want to play with and launch the appropriate scenario. Do NOT execute the “Launcher” from the Editor – That won’t work. Execute the “Launcher” from the Main Menu. Click on “Single Player”, then on “Custom Scenario”, and then look for one of the “Launch” files. Game Play This map is a bay area with only one narrow land passage between the two players. Players will have to build ships and use naval tactics. There are 20+ neutral structures around the map such as Forts, Barracks, Stables, Mills(with villagers) that are guarded by guardians (who are hostile to anyone who passes by) and any of these structures can be captured by any one of the players. In addition to that players can re-capture them from each other. Since every building offers either economic bonus or military bonus it is crucial to capture as many of these structures in order to achieve victory. There is also one Fixed Gun on top of a hill that can be captured, and 2 Great Cannons that can be captured as well. Once a player captures any one of the Great Cannons he can use it to build a Fixed Gun anywhere on the map after he reaches the Fortress age. In this scenario Players can Teleport their armies behind enemy lines once they captured a sacred temple (for TWC only). You capture the Aztec Temple when you build a native post right next to the temple. You would also need to rescue the Navajo Tracker and his small army from the prison. Once you control the Temple and rescue the Navajo Tracker you can Teleport your army from the Aztec Temple to the Navajo Tracker. If the native post is destroyed then you would loose control of the Aztec Temple . The Navajo Tracker has the Stealth ability which can allow you to send him deep into enemy territory undetected. To Teleport your army from around the Aztec Temple to the Navajo Tracker, just select the Navajo Tracker and your Explorer at the same time. If your Navajo Tracker is wounded you can then Teleport him to your TC by selecting the Navajo Tracker and your Railroad Worker. For more information about the game play and new features see: ”Strategic Objectives: Battle of the Bay” Scenario. Scenario Versions I have made several versions with different civs to play with and different difficulty levels. For Vanilla: There are 3 different civ versions and 3 difficulty levels for each civ (Easy, Normal and Hard). For TWC: There are 4 different civ versions and 4 difficulty levels for each civ (Easy, Moderate, Normal , and Hard) “Easy”, “Moderate”, and “Normal” versions are utilizing “Moderate” AI. The “Hard” version utilizes “Hard” AI. For average players I would suggest to play the “Moderate” version first. Very good players can start with the “Normal” version. No cheating codes are allowed with these scenarios In the event the cheat codes are being used the AI will receive 100 mercenaries with 20,000 HP. So just play the level that fits your level the most. Installation Instructions Please note that these scenarios don’t mod your game in any way. Installation Instructions for AOE 3: TWC Copy all the “Xstrat Obj….age3Xscn” files to "My Documents/My Game/Age of Empires 3/Scenario" Copy all the "HomecityX…….XML" files to "Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires III/Campaign/War Chief" Copy the music file Quest_for_the_Unknown.mp3 to the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\Sound Installation Instructions for AOE 3: Vanilla Copy all the "Strat Obj…….age3scn" to "My Documents/My Game/Age of Empires 3/Scenario". Copy all the "Homecity_……XML" files to "Program Files/Microsoft Games/Age of Empires III/Campaign/Blood Ice Steel" Copy the music file Quest_for_the_Unknown.mp3 to the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age of Empires III\Sound Message for the Reviewers Please review either the “Moderate” or “Normal” versions of the scenario depending on your skill level. The “Hard” version was made only for the contest and the “Easy” version is just for practice. Please keep in mind that despite the fact that the AI has more units than the human player, the human player can counter that with superior strategy and tactics, especially with a good use of Fixed Guns. Special Thanks I want to thank Schildpad (also known as Furby_Killer) for helping me test the various “Strategic Objectives” scenarios and for his important advice. Schildpad’s help and feedback was most valuable. I want to thank pftq for his great “Advanced Effects” that helped me enhance the AI to a new level, and to introduce the “Building Fixed Guns” feature. I also want to thank somme for his brilliant “Villager Second Calculator” which I used for the free units balancing, and to kjn for making the screen shots for me. Thank you, Moshe Levi

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This contains several minor changes. Increases Town Center, Outpost build and builder limits, and and allows for unlimited Musketeers which can be trained from the Town Center.

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This is the first public release of our Rising Sun mod for Age of Empires III. It adds the Japanese civilatization as a playable one to your game.

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With this mod, settlers can build frontear forts and factorys.

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