It’s a decent stab at solving the meta-game progression issue a lot of folks felt the Definitive Edition version had at launch. starts with a smaller initial deck than other factions. Since each state addition adds two more cards to the deck, the Home City of Washington D.C. Minutemen retain their hit points 75% longer. – Culpeper Minutemen: Arrives fast! All existing Town Centers spawn 6 Minutemen. – Virginia General Assembly: Ships 1 State Capitol Wagon and makes the next upgrade researched at the State Capitol FREE (excluding Spies and Blockade). For example, choosing Virginia when you progress to the Commerce Age adds these two cards to your deck: As you level up through the ages during a game, the United States adds federal states that bring unique cards to a player’s deck, instead of choosing politicians and generals with explicit supply or unit bonuses. In fact, the United States works quite differently from the other factions. Unlike some fan mods that tried to bring the USA into the game as a playable faction, this DLC doesn’t just port the single player campaign version over.
Microsoft, Tantalus Media, and Forgotten Empires just added the new faction to the game.
The United States is officially a real civilization in Age of Empire 3: Definitive Edition.
