# More Asian Maps **URL:** \ **Category:** III - Discussion\ **Created:** [January 12, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/more-asian-maps/192262 "2022-01-12T06:18:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
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![Philippines](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/5/55057e70d62a13c1ebf98d70ea4bc15ef939a045.png) # Philippines **Trade Routes** - Two maritime routes to represent the [Manila galleons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_galleon) **Settlements** - Jesuits, Sufis, and possibly [Malay](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/malay-minor-faction-the-missing-native-artillery/197624) **Fauna** - [Warty Pigs, Deer, and Tamaraw (dwarf buffalo)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_the_Philippines#Order:_Artiodactyla_(even-toed_ungulates)) **Treasures** - Plenty of water treasures, and land treasures guarded by Crocodiles and Wokou Pirates **Features** - Sheer cliffs ring the entrances to picturesque bays. **Fishing Villages** cling to the rocky shores. ### Fishing Villages Capturable settlements that boost the gathering of nearby sea resources and act as an [infinite source of fish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_trap). The surrounding cliffs block access except from the sea, and the inhabitants first need to be rescued from Bandit Catamarans and predatory Sharks. Unique mercenary ships could also be enabled by controlling them (Similar to Shaolin enabling Wokou Junks). Fishing villages could appear on other maps such as Pearl Delta, [Moluccas](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/moluccas-map/197625), or [Maracaibo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein-Venedig). > **[Garay (ship)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garay_(ship))** > > Garay were traditional native warships of the Banguingui people in the Philippines and were used by the Bruneian Navy. In the 18th and 19th centuries, they were commonly used for piracy by the Banguingui and Iranun people against unarmed trading ships and raids on coastal settlements in the regions surrounding the Sulu Sea. > Most garay were built in the shipyards of Parang, Sulu in the late 18th century. During the early 19th century, Banguingui garay squadrons regularly plagued the straits of... The appearance of the villages should be based off the stilt houses and houseboats of the [Sea Nomads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sama-Bajau). ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/c/bc2a02e1672a1103874fe49f30bef116cf1f432a.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/7/0756672c2c485c8b1e13f6a9a2bb7b27fc1b33bf.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/3/138973930b5b3bfce6b6fca5107be1dd33fd144b.jpeg) These villages would fit perfectly with the landscape of rocky shores with little room to build. ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/6/5622876b2b3af65bb701219920175edca1458715.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/8/681ef88872af321e699b5b75206401ba77c60538.jpeg) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/more-asian-maps/192262)._