Mediocre Bombard
Mediocre Bombard is an artillery cheat unit in Age of Empires III, summoned with “ya gotta make do with what ya got.” It resembles a Great Bombard but fires capybaras as ammunition and appears at the Home City drop point when summoned.
Recorded values
- Training
- 7 population · 70 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 550 hit points · 75% ranged resistance · 3.5 speed · 32 line of sight
- Bombard attack
- 5,000 base damage · range 28 · attack interval 2.0 · area of effect 10
Cheat profile & access
The profile lists 550 hit points, 75% ranged resistance, 3.5 speed and a seven-population cost in the unit data. Its bombard attack deals 5,000 damage at range 28, with a 10-area effect and a two-second interval. These are cheat-object values; the listed Wood and Food fields are not a standard artillery purchase.
Training & availability
Cheat-enabled game: enter “ya gotta make do with what ya got”; alternatively place it in the Scenario Editor. The cheat spawns it at the Home City drop point.
How it behaves
Use it in a cheat-enabled match or custom scenario. Its large splash and high damage can alter a battle sharply, while its artillery movement and population profile help identify the object. Do not use it as a normal Great Bombard upgrade or as a balance comparison for standard artillery.
Great Bombard appearance with a different payload
The source describes the Mediocre Bombard as similar to the Ottoman Great Bombard, but faster and with a much larger splash against enemy units. It uses Capybaras as ammunition and is delivered to the Home City drop point after the cheat is entered. The unit’s name and description refer to the original Age of Empires, but this entry documents only its Age of Empires III behavior.
Its low resource fields do not make it affordable artillery
The underlying profile lists 10 Wood, 6 Food and 70 experience for both training and defeat. These are data values for the cheat unit, not a standard purchase price. Its practical identity is still the cheat-summoned Bombard with a 5,000-damage shot, range 28 and area 10; compare those properties only within custom or cheat-enabled play, not against normal artillery budgets.
A scripted artillery strike
Its 28-range Bombard attack deals 5,000 damage over an area of 10, with a two-second attack interval. This gives the Mediocre Bombard a large effect zone and a much faster listed cycle than an ordinary siege profile, but it remains a cheat object rather than a trainable Ottoman artillery upgrade. Capybaras are the firing visual; the game profile lists only the Bombard attack values. Although the data table contains 10 Wood, 6 Food and seven population, those fields should not be read as the cost of ordering it from a production building. Its fixed Home City spawn point can matter when staging a custom encounter, so ensure the delivery area is clear in a Scenario Editor setup.