Tycoon

Tycoon is a game mode that was introduced in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean.

In this mode, players must create the most productive economic engine for their civilization. Free from the pressure of the head-to-head military play, Tycoon allows players to explore and strengthen economic strategies for their civilizations and take that knowledge back into the other game modes.

Victory is secured by holding the highest Tycoon Score at the end of the game round or being the first to reach the score target. Other key changes in Tycoon mode include limits to military unit caps and lifespan, and a new set of Tycoon Challenges that offer bonuses to Tycoon Score for players that are first to meet economic milestones.

Economic Challenges

If enabled during game setup, Economic Challenges will award Tycoon Score for the first players to achieve certain milestones.

As of game version 100.13.29985.0, the available challenges are:

Economic Challenges

Challenge	Requirement	Time	Score
Gather Food	800 Food	3m/5m/7m	1000/500/250
Gather Wood	1500 Wood	7m/9m/11m	2000/1000/500
Gather Coin	2000 Coin	11m/13m/15m	2500/2000/1000
Population Reached	50 Pop Used	14m/16m/18m	3000/2000/1000
Commerce Age	Reach this age first.	Any	500
Fortress Age	Reach this age first.	Any	1000
Industrial Age	Reach this age first.	Any	1500
Imperial Age	Reach this age first.	Any	2000
Revolt	Revolt first/second.	Any	250/500
Home City Shipments	Send 5 Shipments	Any	500
Home City Shipments	Send 10 Shipments	Any	1000
Home City Shipments	Send 15 Shipments	Any	1500
Home City Shipments	Send 20 Shipments	Any	2000
Improvements	Research 10 Improvements	Any	2000

When there are multiple potential conditions (1st/2nd/3rd place), the time and score is displayed in order from first place to last place.

For resource gathering challenges, the resource count is the total collected, even if some is spent before the challenge is complete.

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Tycoon Packages

If enabled during game setup, Tycoon Packages become available to purchase once a player reaches the Commerce Age or later. A player may purchase up to 5 of each available package at a time, which then takes some time to ship (like training a unit or researching an improvement), and can be canceled up to the point when the package is shipped. All players have access to the three basic packages, while Asian and African civilizations get special packages related to their unique resource (Export or Influence). As a player ages up, the resources required and the points gained per package are adjusted. After shipping packages, the associated packages will award a reduced amount of points on repeated purchases for a short time, similar to the exchange rates for livestock at the African Livestock Market.

As of game version 100.13.29985.0, the current values for Tycoon Packages are:

Tycoon Packages

Package	Cost by Age	Max Score by Age	Notes
Discovery Package	Age 2: 60 Food and 40 Wood Age 3: 90 Food and 60 Wood Age 4: 120 Food and 80 Wood Age 5: 240 Food and 160 Wood	Age 2: 200 points Age 3: 255 points Age 4: 280 points Age 5: 340 points
Expansion Package	Age 2: 40 Food and 60 Coin Age 3: 60 Food and 90 Coin Age 4: 80 Food and 120 Coin Age 5: 160 Food and 240 Coin	Age 2: 200 points Age 3: 255 points Age 4: 280 points Age 5: 340 points
Fame Package	Age 2: 40 Wood and 40 Coin Age 3: 60 Wood and 60 Coin Age 4: 80 Wood and 80 Coin Age 5: 160 Wood and 160 Coin	Age 2: 220 points Age 3: 282 points Age 4: 310 points Age 5: 376 points
Trade Package	Age 2: 60 Export Age 3: 90 Export Age 4: 120 Export Age 5: 240 Export	Age 2: 200 points Age 3: 255 points Age 4: 280 points Age 5: 340 points	Asian Civilizations Only
Empire Package	Age 2: 100 Influence Age 3: 150 Influence Age 4: 200 Influence Age 5: 400 Influence	Age 2: 200 points Age 3: 255 points Age 4: 280 points Age 5: 340 points	African Civilizations Only

Economic Victory

If enabled during game setup, Economic Victory will be an alternate win condition that can override the primary win condition. To achieve an Economic Victory, a player must be in the final available Age and gain a 10,000 point lead.

Cease Fire

If enabled during game setup, Cease Fire will impose a 10 minute Treaty-like period at the start of the game that will prevent players from attacking other players. Players may still attack Treasure Guardians during this time, but they may not create Trading Posts on native sites without placing a foundation using a villager or explorer. (Limitations on building close to other players' Town Centers still apply as well.)