When will Persian civilization be added to the Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition?

[DonHabsburg]

@pwaopwao

I imagine the Persians as somewhere in between the Ottomans and the Indians… just because Persia is in the middle.

Sure, but what would you propose here? Indian camels but Ottoman artillery?

@StoreyedPlate74

From a historical perspective there could be many unique mechanics, but this would depend on how far we want to “stray” from the design philosophy of aoe3.
The rivalry between the Turkic and Iranian peoples and the meritocraric nature of their society could definitely be translated into unique mechanics.
The issue is to make that appealing and not an useless or annoying gimmick

I had an idea I had been tumbling over with using a unique Age Up system where each option helps fill out Persia’s unit roster, which is otherwise barebones. By choosing a dynasty with each age up, you get a new unit type to train, as well as an economic benefit. This way, the Persians would be a modular civilization that could be min-maxed, or versatile. Overall, the Persian roster would emphasize fighting at range (is that too much like the US), with a Persian commander trying to keep their units away from the enemy when engaged in battle.

Basic units:

• Khan: Shared with Tatars, this is your hero. Probably functionally similar to African explorers, being a mounted unit with both ranged and melee attack.

Infantry:

• Tufangchi: Cheap musketeer that excels at range and in large groups
• Sarbadar Archer: High-HP archer
• Tajik: Basic melee unit, functioning somewhere between a Pike and Rodelero
• Jazayerchi: Home-city exclusive, rifle skirmisher with the stun ability like Lenape Warriors

Cavalry:

• Tribal Cavalry: Relatively generic melee cavalry, maybe with a big-button ability to avoid snagging like Chimu Runners
• Zamburak: Shared with India

Artillery:

• Bronze Cannon: Versatile artillery, similar to the Light Cannon
• Mortar

Dynasty Contributions:
Age II

• Aq Qoyunlu - Ghulam: Heavy melee infantry with a charged bonus melee attack
• Timurids - Turkoman: Rapid-fire Cavalry Archer, like Lipka Tatar or Tatar Archer
• Safavids - Qizilbash recruitable without unit limit from the Stable/Caravanserai
• Afsharids - Jazayerchi now recruitable from the Barracks, but build limit is limited
• Qara Qoyunlu/Hotakis - Not sure who should be the fifth civilization, but they should have an infantry focus

Age III:

• Mughals - Can now train Mahouts from the Stable/Caravanserai

Age IV:

• Durrani - Pashtun Cavalry: Dragoon-type cavalry with extra long range but low hitpoints

Age V:

• Qajar - Nezam Infantry (Persian musketeer similar to Nizam-i-Cedit), Persian Cossack