USA Factory Build Age Bug in Independence Mode

Age of Empires III: DE III - Report a Bug
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:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

  • GAME BUILD #: 100.19.18390.0
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

The description in Independence Mode for USA says factories can be built in Age 4, but the unlock occurs in Age 3

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Play in Independence Mode
  2. Play as USA
  3. Go to Age 3
  4. Build a factory
  5. Check the description saying that you get factories in Age 4

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

The description should match the game play

:play_button: IMAGE

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:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

Record Game 2026-09-20 13-16-18.age3Yrec (7.9 MB)