Inca Scouting Party
Inca Scouting Party is an Age of Empires III technology available to Inca from the Commerce Age, researched at Town Center. It provides 5 Plumed Spearmen.
Research profile
- Age
- Commerce Age
- Civilization
- Inca
- Research location
- Town Center
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Food cost
- 600
- Effect
- Delivers 5 Plumed Spearmen
- Next technology
- Inca Raiding Party
Effect & research conditions
Available to Inca from the Commerce Age. Research it at Town Center. Effect: Delivers 5 Plumed Spearmen. Research costs 600 food. Research takes 10 seconds. Further research: Inca Raiding Party.
Research condition
Available to Inca from the Commerce Age. Research it at Town Center.
When to research
Inca Scouting Party provides an immediate reinforcement: 5 Plumed Spearmen. Research when this force fills a current army need and can reach the fight in time; reserve population and set a safe gather point rather than starting it as an emergency response. Use the Town Center for research. Research takes 10 seconds and costs 600 food.
Fast Plumed Spearmen shipment
Inca Scouting Party is a Commerce Age Big Button technology researched at the Town Center. It costs 600 Food, takes 10 seconds, and delivers five Plumed Spearmen to the Home City shipment point. The Inca Raiding Party replaces it as the next technology in the sequence. The shipment arrives much faster than training the same group through ordinary production, which takes about 30 seconds, and requires only the Town Center rather than a military building.
Timing the first force
Use the Scouting Party when five Plumed Spearmen can answer an immediate need: protect Villagers, reinforce a push, or fill out a force before the opponent attacks. The 600 Food cost is a substantial short-term commitment, so compare it with Villager production and the next age-up. The units still occupy army population and arrive at the Home City gather point; keep that point safe and ensure room is available. The speed of the technology is its main tactical advantage, not a discount on the base cost of the units.