Buildings

Hero Upgrades[]

Note: Some upgrades cannot be accessed for a Leader, i.e. Divine Channeling and Spells.

Combat Spells[]

Flash Bang

Repair Fortification

Overload

Force Field

Reassemble

Weapon Kit

Summon Siege Engine

Choking Fumes

Dampening Field

Destabilized Mana Core

Theocrat[]

«Because theocrats tend not to wield many offensive powers, it is tempting to believe that territories ruled by theocrats are easy to conquer. History has proven this to be foolishness. Theocrats lead the masses by the heart. They heal, persuade, minister and convert. Their zealots are fiercely loyal, convinced to the core that any action they perform will earn them a greater reward in the afterlife. Theocrats bestow power upon their most faithful from two theological sources: the Mandate of Heaven or the terror of the Underworld.» — «Gifted Lords of the Third Age» by Ralinstone Pedant, Chronicler

The theocrat is a class that revolves around careful buff and debuff placement that relies more on strategy and cunning than most other classes. They do benefit for their strong and very synergistic unit compositions but their weakness is their mana use as they rely on it to accomplish their most important victories. This means that a theocrat can have their wings clipped early by denying them important mana sites.

Although there are many strengths and weaknesses among the races when it comes to class choices the most benefit can be found in the goblin race when selecting to play a theocrat as their cheap cost units and fast expansion does fill in the gaps in the theocrat early game very well.

The end-game unit: Shrine of Smiting is perhaps one of the best city defense units in the game and as such is often to be found in cities before anywhere else as it does suffer a little on an open battlefield from cavalry charges and other quick approaches. Fortunately the exalted troop has a mechanic called resurgence which resurrects the unit if it fell during the last combat as long as its army went on to win, this makes it an amazing expeditionary force as they don’t need to fall back to replenish troops. This bonus is extended to all of a theocrat’s troops at the end of the research tree but this is so far off that it would only see major use in a very long game.

Frostlings[]

Note that only Frostling units and cities are affected

Goblins[]

«Goblins squirmed forth from the bowels of the earth, far before they were supposed to, so says a myth. Goblins are filthy sadistic creatures, which delight in destruction and chaos. They bubble from the earth as a filthy mass. They desire to reclaim all dark caves from any other living thing. Goblins are short and skinny, hunched over with lengthy arms that dangle near to the ground. Their skins are typically faded orange and brown, matching the earth. They have considerable eyesight underground, and are seldom taken by surprise.»

Centuries of oppression, combined with their small size, has made them masters of otherwise uninviting blighted wetlands and underground terrain. Goblins can heal themselves by living off the land (so to speak) in swamps, and both are resistant to and make use of poisons frequently found therein – as well as their unique units, goblin crossbow-using class units frequently poison their bolts for increased potency. This is augmented further by the ability of Untouchables and Blight Doctors to sap the Resistance of their foes before delivering the lethal dose. They are particularly known for the ability of their Swarm Darters to strike enemies from afar regardless of obstacles in their path, and their Big Beetles give them a fast cavalry force capable of digging through underground barriers and enemy walls alike. Goblin cities grow faster than those of other races, and their troops fight for less gold (if only out of desperation).

Dwarves[]

«Dwarves are hardy mountain kin which live in the earth or rugged places of the land. They value strength and hard work. Their minds are slow to the ways of diplomacy, preferring to strike their enemies with the force of their blows over spending inordinate amounts of energy in lengthy, sleep-inducing talk. They love to create things and find great satisfaction in creating vast structures adorned with the treasures discovered deep within the earth. Dwarves are strong fighters, some preferring to forego armor and shields to wield two axes and pure rage. Their sure-footed strides carry them over the high slopes they revere.»

Dwarves are a straightforward race, eschewing fancy maneuvers in favour of a good, honest fight. As a result, their higher-end units have less mobility than those of other races, but are capable of inflicting and receiving considerable punishment, while some of their melee-based class units have developed greater resistance to enemy projectiles to assist in surviving a headlong charge towards enemy lines. Their archers represent an exception to this rule, often acting more as irregulars with their heavy crossbows than conventional archers. Forge Priests can provide them with healing and the blessing of fire, and share an with the most powerful dwarven units, the Firstborn. While dwarves generally lack flyers, their mountaineering and caving skills allow them to quickly traverse terrain that can pose problems for other races. Dwarves are at home in arctic terrain as well as underground, although their cities are most productive nestled among mountain peaks on the surface than beneath the ground.

Empire Upgrades[]

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Empire upgrades once researched deliver some kind of passive benefit to the player’s empire as a whole. Effects can vary between increased resources from certain treasure sites (such as «Sanctified sites» for the Theocrat), a permanent boost to all or some of the player’s heroes and units (such as «Harbingers of Death» for the Necromancer), a bonus to city structures and/or treasure sites within a city’s domain (such as «Shrines of Unlife» for the Necromancer and «Animistic Knowledge» for the Arch-Druid) and/or a bonus to units produced in cities (such as «Modern warfare training» for the Dreadnought). These benefits do not cost players additional expenses in gold, mana, population or casting points.

City Bonuses[]

In addition to bonuses to units, some races get bonuses to their cities. These bonuses only apply to a city of that particular race, and is not dependent upon the leader’s race. Almost all of them are income bonuses, with the exception being the Halflings’ happiness bonus.

As an example, a Human leader with 3 High Elf and 2 Human cities will receive no production bonuses for the High Elf cities but will receive the +3 bonus for each of them. On the other hand, the Human cities will still receive the +10 bonus with no research bonus.

Tactics[]

Humans are the most adaptable of the races in Age of Wonders 3, they have the most average of statistics with no real strengths or weaknesses and don’t have any elemental resistances or vulnerabilities. On paper human units are not that impressive, but thanks to excellent synergies between governance and classes their troops are more capable than their stats would suggest. Their racial troops are focused on cavalry charges and spirit casting priests with archer and infantry support. Human strong anti-pike options open the way for their racial cavalry units, one of the best in the game.

Human settlements prefer fertile plains; dislike Subterranean environments, and hate blighted or volcanic surroundings. To maintain city happiness you should carefully consider these factors before settling in near these hexes. They also possess a more powerful navy power than the other races, although this is often circumvented by the end-game. They do not posses racial flyers as well as any mobility bonus for non-water terrain types, so some of their classes — particularly Dreadnought, may suffer a problems with fast map cleaning when the majority of map contains swamps, forest or mountains.

Strategic Spells[]

Glyphs of Warding

Summon Wisp

Dread Omen

Invoke Extraordinary Mount

Summon Phantasm Warrior

Dome of Protection

Lightning Storm

Summon Fantastic Creature

Enchanted Walls

Summon Node Serpent

Summoner’s Aura

Spell of Return

Summon Eldritch Horror

Age of Magic

Draconians[]

Note that only Draconian units and cities are affected

Halflings[]

Note that only Halfling units and cities are affected

Бонусы[]

• Эксклюзивное издание от EuroVideo
• Эксклюзивное издание от Techland
• Стандартное издание от Бука

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Age of Wonders III обладает отдельными бонусами за предзаказ и особое издание. Кроме того, издатели в различных странах выпускали эксклюзивные издания при покупке игры на физическом носителе. Физические издания, включают в себя бонусы за предзаказ и Deluxe Edition.

Издания

Deluxe Edition

• Сценарий «Трон Дракона»
• Официальный саундтрек в формате MP3 для загрузки

EuroVideo (Германия, Австрия, Швейцария, Лихтенштейн)

• Пронумерованный сертификат подлинности (1111 экземпляров)
• Официальный саундтрек на 2 компакт-дисках
• Статуэтка Сандрен на , около 12 см высотой

Techland (Польша, Чехия, Венгрия)

• Официальный саундтрек на компакт-диске
• Книга армии
• Постер
• Руководство
• Набор наклеек

Бука (Россия и страны СНГ)

«Энциклопедия вселенной». Цветной буклет на 40 страниц. Входит в стандартное издание.

History[]

Halflings[]

«To Halflings every day is an idyllic dream, filled with the possibility of simple pleasures and prosperity. Halflings are masters of happiness. They seek the path to everlasting joy. As a result, there are many factions among the small folk, from the pious priests who seek joy in service and doing good to others, to the eccentric pranksters, and celebrant revelers filled with any brew that might bring them closer to a stupor of laughter and song. Halflings are extraordinary cooks, and eat well. They enjoy music, and telling stories. Adept at trade, they spend their wealth as quickly as they earn it. They are content to work the land and harvest its bounty, but at times they are carried away to waste and silliness that separates them from the more proud faerie folk and Elven kin.»

While often poor in melee, Halflings have a number of tricks to make up for this. Their signature countermeasure is the Lucky feature, giving them a chance to avoid all of the damage from an enemy strike – however, the luck of the halflings is dependent on their morale, making keeping morale up particularly important for halflings. To assist in this, many halfling class support units have the ability to boost the morale of their army, and their Brew Brothers are excellent healers capable of raising the health of friendly troops above their normal maximums, although their physical-based attacks leave halflings with few answers against incorporeal foes. Meanwhile, their fast but fragile Eagle Riders have an ability that allows them to attack enemy troops without retaliation, potentially reducing the damage they receive, while the fireworks of Jesters can dazzle enemy troops, allowing the rest of the army to attack them without fear. However, halflings still prefer to keep their enemy at a distance when possible, with their Adventurers providing a cheap but effective archer-like unit with little infrastructure, and their Farmers able to break up and slow down an enemy advance with some well-aimed livestock.

Dragon’s Peak[]

Dragon’s Peak

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The Dragons still hold many of the dwellings they carved out in the dawn of creation and they are as intelligent and articulate as any other race, though they are also more primal too. They are born of the elements and their appearance reflects that, with the types of Dragon being very different from each other.

You can find their homes among ancient volcanoes, often with a few Dragons standing guard in their dwelling and a few Wvyerns wandering their territory. They will defend themselves from attack but may be open to diplomatic approaches. If you befriend them they will grant you quests from time to time with large rewards, being stronger items compared to what you would get from normal cities, Dragons, or often multiple Wyverns. The quests themselves however, are often great tasks involving strong armies of Giants or Archons.

If you conquer them or win their alligence through diplomacy then you will be able to produce your own elemental fury-breathing lizards. First, there are the Wyverns that can fly, have good resistances and deal decent damage. But after a few upgrades that cost a lot of gold and time, you can produce your own Dragons. These are the true powerhouses of the elements, with massive resistances and abilities that rival a lot of the most powerful spells in the game. They are very expensive to produce, but will prove worth their money as they rank among the strongest of the highest level units.

High Elves[]

Note that only High Elf units and cities are affected