The Indians are one of the eight playable civilizations in Age of Empires Online. They are the second civilization developed by Project Celeste and the eighth developed overall. The Indians were released on the October 26th, 2024.
Civilization[]
Favorably located along the Silk Road between impassable mountains and lush jungles, the Indians connect the wonders of the Greeks and Egyptians with the advancements of the Chinese. The Indians endure through the Ages positioned at the forefront of technology.
Amass Food with abundant Plantations or train various elephants including the massive Juggernaut at the Mahout Camp.
Devote offerings at the Shrine to spawn helpful monkeys. React to any situation by researching specialized Choose One Technologies.
Advance through the Ages and control the world with the Indians!
This is how the India will be featured in Map World
Unique Features[]
- Lots of different Production Buildings, meaning a diverse roster of military units.
- Choose-One Techs, researched at the Shrine.
- Plantations replaces Farms, allowing two gatherers simultaneously.
- Access to the unique Gatherer Elephant, a specialist in earning resources but unable to build anything than Plantations.
- Fire Monkey and Club Monkey can be trained at the Shrine, they are quick units used to harass enemy economy. Both cost no population but has build limits.
- Sacred Cows can be created at the Shrine, they trickle gold faster than average herdables tasked to this unique building.
- Introduction of Heavy Club gear slot to equip playable units, i.e Gada Warriors and Club Monkeys.
Champion Mode Start[]
- Resources: 200
200 150 0 - 3x Villager
- 1x Scout
Units[]
- Main article: Units (Indian)
Buildings[]
- Main article: Buildings (Indian)
Technologies[]
- Main article: Technologies (Indian)
Milestones[]
- Main article: Milestones (Indian)
Development[]
Characteristics[]
- Civilization Motif: Customization. (For context, the Motif of the Persians is Versatility and the Motif of the Romans is Quality of Quantity)[1]
The Indians will "introduce a new mechanic unique to their civilization where in a quest or match, the player chooses several different Techs to research at the exclusion of researching other possible Techs. In this way, the player can modify the civ’s specialties on a quest-to-quest or match-to-match basis.[2]
They will start at level 20, similar to the Persians, Babylonians, and the Norse.
Follow the story of Tivala on his journey to find the weapons and armor from the Nanda dynasty after their downfall.
Timeline of Blog posts[]
- Main article: Indian Development Blog Posts
Historical background[]
The Mauryan Empire (and late Nanda Empire) -- roughly 350 BCE to 150 BCE, that would include the time of Alexander the Great, even though that was a few years before the Mauryan Empire). The Mauryan Empire was the first empire to unify almost all of India and represents ancient India at its height.
Nanda Dynasty[]
The Nanda dynasty originated from the region of Magadha in ancient India during the 4th century BC. At its greatest extent, the empire ruled by the Nanda dynasty extended from Bengal in the east, to Punjab in the west and as far south as the Vindhya Range.
In 327 BC Alexander the Great began his foray into Punjab. King Ambhi, ruler of Taxila, surrendered the city to Alexander. Alexander fought an epic battle against the Indian king Porus in the Battle of Hydaspes (326). Despite winning, Alexander decided to turn back and end his campaign due to pressure from his generals and troops who were tired and fatigued because of constant battle.
Maurya Empire[]
According to Megasthenes, who served as an ambassador from the Seleucid Empire, Chandragupta Maurya built an army consisting of 30,000 cavalry, 9,000 war elephants, and 600,000 infantry. Chandragupta conquered much of Indian subcontinent, establishing an empire from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. He then defeated the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire under Seleucus I Nicator to conquer the regions to the west of the Indus River. He then turned south, taking over much of what is now Central India. His military was administered by six chairs, one for each of the four arms of the army (infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots), one chair for the navy, and one for logistics and supply.
Infantry at this time was most commonly armed with a longbow made of bamboo and a single- or double-handed broadsword probably similar to the khanda. Other foot soldiers could be armed with a large animal hide tower shield and a spear or javelins. Cavalry carried lances. Elephants were mounted, sometimes allegedly with howdahs, which may be an Indian invention by archers or javelin throwers, with a mahout around the animal's neck. Chariots by this time were in definite decline, but remained in the army due to their prestige.
In 185 BCE, the last Mauryan emperor was assassinated by Pushyamitra Shunga, the General of the Mauryan Armed Forces.
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