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Fish - Mola Mola

Mola Mola are fish-resource nodes introduced with The Asian Dynasties. Each contains 500 Food and has 100 hit points; one fisherman is the listed recommended gathering count. The species appears in tropical Asian map sets, including Ceylon and Borneo.

APPLIES TO The Asian Dynasties (2007); also in Definitive Edition
Fish - Mola Mola in Age of Empires III
Fish - Mola Mola

Resource amount & access

Fishing Boats can collect Mola Mola in open water and return the Food to a Dock. Villagers can gather only from fish close enough to shore or in shallow water. The resource is finite, so its value depends on how many boats can work nearby without being exposed and how easily they can rotate to another shoal. Borneo’s coastal waters contain rich fish resources, while Ceylon’s starting islands and larger central landmass make naval movement important.

Map scouting & economy

On Borneo, fishing competes with the option to use the island’s abundant land resources; secure the coast and decide whether the economy will focus on land, sea or both. On Ceylon, use the fish during the migration from a resource-poor starting island toward the larger central island. Track depletion and keep the Dock within a safe route for returning boats.

Resource stock and coast access

Each Mola Mola school contains 500 Food and has 100 hit points; one fisherman is the listed recommended count. Fishing Boats gather in open water and return resources to a Dock, while Villagers can reach only shallow or shoreline fish. The school is finite, so a large fleet concentrated on one node can exhaust it quickly. Scout neighboring schools and safe return routes before committing boats, and keep the resource object's hit points separate from the durability of the Fishing Boat.

Ceylon and Borneo use different openings

Mola Mola appear in tropical Asian map sets including Ceylon and Borneo. Ceylon's resource-poor starting islands can make fishing useful while the player prepares to move toward the larger central island. Borneo offers abundant land resources, so boats compete with a land-focused economy rather than automatically being the best opening. In either case, protect the coast and Dock, rotate boats as schools empty and compare the Food gained with the time spent securing water.