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The Mini Map no longer includes a Find Explorer button. You can still locate your explorer by pressing the slash ( / ) key. Trading Posts can not be built after the Trade Monopoly timer has started if your team initiated the timer. The opposing team can still build Trading Posts. While updating your cards from the Home Cities Cards screen the Close button will take you back to the Home Cities screen. You must return to the Home Cities screen to launch into a game.
A. Installing Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
To install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, you must have Age of Empires III installed and you must have administrator rights on your computer and your computer must be running Microsoft ® Windows XP. To install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Insert the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc into the disc drive. If AutoPlay is enabled, the installation menu will appear; click Install, and then follow the on-screen prompts. —or— If AutoPlay is disabled, on the Start menu, click My Computer. In the My Computer window, double-click the disc drive icon, and then double-click Setup.exe. On the Setup screen, click Install, and then follow the on-screen prompts.
D. What's on the Disc?
The Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc contains some additional information that you may find interesting or useful. To access the information on the game disc On the Start menu, click My Computer. In the My Computer window, double-click the disc drive icon, and then double-click the Docs folder.
F. Shortcut Keys
The following keys can be very helpful during gameplay.
Building
Fort or Fire Pit Mill or Farm Native Embassy Nobles’ Hut Stable or Corral Teepee War Hut Saloon Wall
You can skip the opening cinematics by pressing ENTER, SPACEBAR, or ESC.
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C. Getting Help
You can find information about Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs in the game manual, the ingame Help, and in PDF files. To display in-game Help Place your pointer over any button or interface item in the game to view rollover Help or tooltips. You can also right-click any unit portrait or improvement icon in the game to view detailed Help.
B. Starting Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
You must have the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc in your disc drive to play. To start Age of Empires III:The WarChiefs Insert the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs disc into the disc drive. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, and then click Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs.
E. Playing on ESO with Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
You must use your existing ESO account from Age of Empires III to log into ESO. If you have never created an account on ESO you may do so by clicking on the New Account button at the ESO Login screen.
H. Quick Reference Card Corrections

Strong War Hut / Mighty War Hut can be researched in the 3 and 4 Age nd Coatlicue Worship can be researched from the House in the 2 Age rd Cinteotl Worship can be researched from the Farm in the 3 Age rd Plantations can be built in the 3 Age nd Raiding Party / War Party can be researched in the 2 Age from the Town Center Founder dance from the Fire Pit spawns Travois nd Harvest Ceremony can be researched in the 2 Age from the Farm
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CONTENTS
A. Installing Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs B. Starting Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs C. Getting Help D. What's on the Disc? E. Playing on ESO with Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs F. Shortcut Keys G. Manual Corrections H. Quick Reference Card Corrections I. Gameplay Troubleshooting J. Other Troubleshooting K. Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Information
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Gun Trade researched from the Sioux Plantation increases the attack of Wakina Rifles and Rifle Riders Cipactli Worship researched from the Aztec Dock spawns Tlaloc Canoes Flaming Arrows produced from the Dock are available to the Sioux only Fishing Boats trained from the Dock are counted as units Battle Anger dance from the Fire Pit provides the War Chief with greatly increased damage against artillery Founder chosen from the Fire Pit is an Iroquois-only dance
PDF files of the game manual and civilization quick reference card reside in the Docs folder on ® the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs CD. To view the PDF files, you must have Adobe ® Reader installed. You can download Adobe Reader at <http:www.adobe.com>.
Build
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Quick Select
CTRL+F CTRL+I CTRL+J CTRL+N CTRL+S CTRL+U CTRL+W CTRL+X
BACKSPACE—Toggles Stealth Z+Right Click—Attack Move
G. Manual Corrections
I. Gameplay Troubleshooting
Attempting to install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs without Age of Empires III installed—This will produce the following error message “age3x.exe - Unable To Locate Component - This application has failed to start because RockallDLL.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.” You will need to reinstall Age of Empires III in order to install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. Dance Icons—If you have the Show Player Score UI option turned on, whenever any Native player’s villagers are doing a military dance such as the War Dance at the Fire Pit, a small icon representing the dance will appear to the left of that player’s score.
Microsoft Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs ReadmeX File
September 2006
Welcome to Microsoft Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs! This file contains information to help you install Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. It also includes late-breaking information not included in the manual or in-game Help.