# June PUP- Lakota Rework **URL:** \ **Category:** III - Discussion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/june-pup-lakota-rework/206480 "2022-06-15T01:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![OperaticShip743](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/operaticship743/32/104612_2.png) [@OperaticShip743](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/OperaticShip743)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/june-pup-lakota-rework/206480/2 "2022-06-15T02:10:57Z")
> [@FiveWind6951746](#): > > An **additional** mechanic to form alliances with Minor Civilizations has been implemented: > > - Instead of manually placing a Trading Post it is now also possible to convert the settlement’s socket with any unit and slowly build the Trading Post automatically with a click of a button! > - To convert a socket you can to walk up to a neutral settlement with any unit. Upon conversion you will hear a capture sound and see a flag of your player color placed into the socket: > - Beware! Moving near a neutral Settlement will change its color on the minimap, alerting a vigilant opponent to a potential raiding parties’ location, so be stealthy! > > - To form an alliance with this minor civilization select the converted socket and click the new build button in the top left: > - Forming an alliance through this mechanic does not require a builder unit and costs 100 food and 100 wood. Upon clicking the button the Trading Post will be slowly built. > - It is still possible to manually place and build a Trading Posts for 200 wood in the same socket. The construction time will also be notably shorter this way! > - A neutral Settlement with a converted socket will now provide some Line of Sight of the surrounding area (a bit like the Stagecoach) as long as you are in control. Building a Trading Post improves this bonus further and grants a trickle of 0.35 XP per second, and access to additional units and technologies as usual. > - As long as the construction of a Trading Post has not been started, other players can still convert sockets back with any of their own units, or manually build Trading Posts in the socket. Really? A dream come true. I hope these are not the only changes they make. I liked the change from reverting the Navajo to a skirmish unit, but I’m thirsty for more: [Catalog of proposals on minor factions/civilizations (AOE-3 BASIC + TWC + TAD)](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/catalog-of-proposals-on-minor-factions-civilizations-aoe-3-basic-twc-tad/204359) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/june-pup-lakota-rework/206480)._