# Infinite whaling ships (no maximum limit) + Oldenburg technology

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/infinite-whaling-ships-no-maximum-limit-oldenburg-technology/289686>\
**Category:** III - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/infinite-whaling-ships-no-maximum-limit-oldenburg-technology/289686 "2026-09-16T10:33:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![VonValinor](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/vonvalinor/32/74681_2.png) [@VonValinor](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/VonValinor)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/infinite-whaling-ships-no-maximum-limit-oldenburg-technology/289686/1 "2026-09-16T10:33:43Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

👇 _These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed._

- **GAME BUILD** 100,19,18309,0
- **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam / Microsoft Store
- **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Mac / Linux

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

👇 _DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). LIMIT TO ONE_ BUG PER THREAD.

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

👇 _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!_

- **100%** of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

👇 _List CLEAR and DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue ourselves… Be descriptive!_

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Water maps such as the North Sea map do not have a limit on whaling ships

2. If you look into the Oldenburg technology that generates gold from ships, you have an infinite, exploitable source of gold.

3. 

### ▶ EXPECTED RESULT

👇 _What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?_

 ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/a/9ac03427ec4e1d8f32ffd7909e6a5d6e01dec99f.png)

 ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/c/9c882f7cdcd0ada12834a04f0998d506dba5822b.png)

### ▶ IMAGE

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 ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/7/e708c789d7729cec7d111806fc7fa936cb3405f0.jpeg)

### ▶ GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

👇 _Attach a SAVE GAME (.aoe3Ysav) or GAME RECORDING (.aoe3Yrec) of the match where you encountered the issue. Link it below if using an external file service._