Russians

* Default
* Flag Pack

## Music theme

> "*Train units in blocks, Field Hospitals improve the hitpoints of nearby units, when a building is destroyed it slows enemy units around it. National Guards: Opolchenets Partisan and Frontovik Line Infantry.*"
> ― In-game description.
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## Overview

The **Russians** are a European civilization, one of the original playable civilizations from *Age of Empires III*. In *Wars of Liberty,* the Russians have been reworked, they are the protectors of their southern Orthodox Slav allies and a terrifying opponent; the dreadful Russian winter is their secret weapon and even the strongest foes may be subjugated by it.
## Features

* Field Hospitals improve the hit points of nearby units. The Russian Explorer can build them.
* Infantry and settlers cost less in comparison to those of other Europeans.
* Infantry and gatherers are trained in batches.
* Start the game with extra resources.
* Player's buildings temporarily slow enemy troops after being destroyed.
* Barracks and Outposts have been exchanged with Blockhouses, which combine their traits.
* Royal Guard units: Partisan (Opolchenets) and Line Infantry (Frontovik).

### Unique Units

* Cantonist: Weak, but cheap skirmisher. Good against heavy infantry and maneuver units.
* Plastun: Cossack assault melee infantry armed with a shashka.
* Cossack: Cheap and cost efficient heavy cavalry unit that only takes up one population slot. Has Trample mode.
* Okhrannik: Ultimate hand cavalry unit that excels at raiding gatherers and taking down buildings. Deals bonus damage against Villagers, artillery, and siege units.
* Tsar Cannon: Super-heavy artillery. Moves and fires slowly but does tremendous damage against infantry and buildings. Only available from the Home City.
* Popovka: Circular Russian siege ship. Exchanges hit points and speed for a stronger attack, with a little more range, a higher turn rate and a higher cost. Replaces the Floating Battery.

### Unique Buildings

* Blockhouse: Unique building that combines the roles of the Outpost and the Barracks, can train units in blocks and provides 5 population.

### Revolutions

* *"Mad Mullah"*, Johan Vilhelm Snellman and Lenin.

## Trivia

* Russians feature the Soviets as an Easter egg revolution option, it requires following one out of four methods available.

## Changelog

* Renamed Strelok to Cantonist.

Patch 1.0.15e
* Removed Grenadiers.
* Added the Plastun. An assault infantry melee unit available at the Barracks.
* Ryadovoys are now Strelki.
* Substituted Opolchenets for Partisans.
* The National Guard upgrades are now Frontovik Line Infantry and Opolchenets Partisan.

Patch 1.0.15
* New unique siege ship: Popovka. It replaces the Floating Battery.
* Bashkir Ponies Royal Decree technology now sends 11 Guard Cuirassiers instead of 17 Guard Hussars.

Patch 1.0.14a-b
* The Russian Field Hospital has received the following changes:
	+ It now has a limit of 1, which increases with each age up starting from Capital Age.

Patch 1.0.14
* The following cards have been changed:
	+ 5 Dragoons has been moved to Age 3 down from Age 4.
	+ TEAM Dueling School effect reduced to 20% from 25%.
	+ 17 Ryadovoys is now 19 Ryadovoys.
	+ 11 Line Infantry is now 13 Line Infantry.
	+ 9 Opolcheniye is now 13 Opolcheniye.
	+ 13 Opolcheniye is now 18 Opolcheniye.
	+ 15 Opolcheniye is now 20 Opolcheniye.
	+ 8 Okranniks is now 7 Okranniks.
	+ Ransack effect increased to 50% from 35%, however now affects only Blockhouse units.
	+ Ryadovoy Horde now increases Ryadovoy range and line of sight by 2 instead of increasing their hitpoints.
* The Blockhouse has received the following changes:
	+ Cost increased to 250 Wood from 200 Wood.
	+ Build and destruction bounties adjusted to 50 and 100 respectively.
* The Russian Field Hospital has received the following changes:
	+ Cost reduced to 100 Wood from 200 Wood.
	+ Build and destroy bounties adjusted to 20 and 40 respectively.
	+ Hitpoints increased to 500 from 275.
* Ryadovoy block’s cost increased to 375 Food and 100 Wood from 375 Food and 75 Wood.
* Line Infantry Block’s cost adjusted to 280 Food and 95 Coin from 281 Food and 93 Coin.
* Opolchenets Block has received a couple of changes:
	+ Now correctly receives the Wood cost discount.
	+ Moved to the National Age from the Capital Age.
	+ Guard and Imperial upgrades have been removed.
* Okhrannik’s limit increased to 15 from 10.

Patch 1.0.13
* They start the match with an extra Crate of Wood.
* Royal Decree technology ‘Petrine reforms’ now correctly upgrades Dragoons into guard status.

Patch 1.0.12
* Russian Winter now works as intended.
* The Age IV politician “War Minister” now sends 1 Fort Wagon, instead of 7 Okhranniks.
* The revolutionary politician “Snellman” now upgrades Cossacks, rather than Okhranniks, to Imperial status.

Patch 1.0.10
* The Musketeer has been replaced by the Line Infantry for the European civilizations who had access to this unit (French, Portuguese, Russians).

Patch 1.0.9
* The Russians can now train the Opolcheniye (Age III Pikeman-like hand infantry) and the Pekhota (extra-resistant Skirmisher-like ranged infantry and their Ultimate Unit).
* The Russians can no longer train Halberdiers.

Patch 1.0.0
* Civilization added

## Portals

* Civilizations
* Minor Allies
* Religions