The only thing XP does is allow for cosmetic changes, like adding jugglers or drunkards who toss and stumble around your empty streets. Every card is available for you to build a deck with, right from the start, regardless of Home City level. The game's mechanics remain largely untouched, with one major exception - no longer do you need to earn XP towards unlocking new 'cards' for your Home City. RELATED: Everything Changed And Updated In Age Of Empires 3: Definitive Edition In a similar vein, the 'Colonial' Age is now the 'Commerce' Age, and the 'Discovery' Age is now the 'Exploration' Age what were plantations are now referred to as estates and so on. What were the Iroquois are now the Haudenosaunee the Sioux are now the Lakota. There are other welcome cosmetic changes, mostly there to more faithfully represent the Native American civilizations. Previously, the UI took up about 25% of the screen now, everything is tucked away into corners, out of the way.

The next thing that's immediately apparent is the significantly streamlined UI. Sunlight glints off of waves, cascading on the beaches of South Carolina smoke billows out of the chimneys of manor houses and factories musketeers appropriately ragdoll-ize the moment they're struck by heavy cannon fire. Just as the original game was groundbreaking for its time, so too is the Definitive Edition. The first thing players will notice upon booting up Age Of Empires 3: Definitive Edition are the updated graphics.

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