Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs is the new expansion pack for the best-selling real-time strategy (RTS) title of 2005: "Age of Empires III" from Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Game Studios. "Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs" will engage gamers of all ages and types in epic warfare in the Americas, where they will lead proud, playable native civilizations to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas like they haven't done in history.

"Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs" is the latest installment in the award-winning "Age of Empires" franchise and continues Ensemble's stellar track record of delivering innovative RTS games experiences.

Here are some key features of "Age of Empires III The WarChiefs":

· Playable Native American civilizations. Lead one of three proud Native American civilizations, including the Iroquois Confederacy and the Sioux Nation, to expand their empires and fight for control of the Americas. Each Native American civilization will have its own unique units, led by the powerful WarChief unit, buildings reflecting each culture's architectural style, and a distinct approach to its Home City feature.
· Gripping new single-player campaign. "Age of Empires: The WarChiefs" will introduce a new single-player campaign that continues the saga from "Age of Empires III." Play through 15 new missions with a rich story and a cast of characters that interact with real historic figures and events.
· Enhancements to European civilizations. The expansion pack will also provide exciting additions to existing European civilizations, with new Home City content, new units including new mercenaries, and new ways to look at your card deck.
· Extended gameplay. Experience more of everything, including new random maps of unique locations in the Americas not featured in the original "Age of Empires III," additional native allies and units, more statistics tracking, and new ways to play.


What's New in This Release:

CLIENT FIXES
· Fixed mercenary selection in Saloons for custom maps.
· Better anti-aliasing support for NVIDIA GeForce 8 series cards
· A number of Windows Vista compatibility issues fixed
· Several low level network optimizations have been added
BALANCE CHANGES
· Reduced Rodelero building bonus
· Reduced Spanish shipment bonus
· Reduced Cetan Bowman hitpoints by 10
· Increased Kanya Horsemen hitpoints by 20
NETWORK AND ESO FIXES
· ESO statistics tab now defaults to show statistics for the game you are playing
· Decks are now limited to 32 per home city
· Quick Search - the civilizations of other players are no longer shown when the initial match is made
· Quick Search - games no longer follow the two minute resign rule and will count toward your rating as soon as they begin
· Power Rating values will now update more quickly after a game