Buildings

Command Post

The Command Post is a campaign and Scenario Editor defensive structure rather than a standard multiplayer building. It protects a designated mission position and may also interact with the scenario’s shipment or reinforcement rules.

APPLIES TO Original game (2005); also in Definitive Edition
Command Post in Age of Empires III
Command Post
IN-GAME VALUES

Recorded values

Cost
200 Wood, 300 Coin
Ranged attack
40 ranged damage · range 16 · interval 3.0
Function
Attacks nearby enemy units
Construction
15 sec
Structure
5,000 hit points · 18 line of sight · 4x4 footprint

Function & construction

Its attacks, durability and role depend on the map script; its displayed building entry represents a mission object rather than a civilization’s normal construction option. Check the mission objective to learn whether it must be defended, captured or destroyed.

Placement & timing

Treat the Command Post as an objective-bearing fortification in the scenario where it appears. Secure nearby approaches and avoid assuming that ordinary production or upgrade rules apply.

Read the mission objective before defending it

The Command Post is a scenario structure whose hit points, attack, and shipment interactions depend on the map script. It is not a normal multiplayer building with a universal construction or production rule. Check whether the mission requires it to be held, captured, or destroyed, then secure the approaches used by enemy waves. A campaign objective may change the structure’s function, so follow the scenario conditions rather than assuming the standard base-building rules.

A mission objective can change its role

Command Posts appear in scripted missions where the objective may be to defend, reach, capture or destroy a named position. In Fires of Calcutta, the Company Command Post must be protected while the force moves east to destroy eight Barracks. In Resist!, destroying the Command Post is one step before clearing the eastern Mines and Weapon Caches. In Company Confrontation, the Command Post is the primary target amid optional attacks on the Company’s wider supply network. These roles are specific to each scenario.

Use the listed profile as a reference, not a universal build order

The recorded profile lists 5,000 hit points, 18 Line of Sight and a 4×4 footprint, with a ranged attack of 40 at range 16 every three seconds. It also lists 200 Wood and 300 Coin and 15 seconds of construction, but the page represents a mission object and scenario rules can alter its behavior. The cost is not a promise that every civilization can construct one in Supremacy. Check the live objective and whether the structure is hostile or protected before deciding where to place the army.