
The Russo-Turkish Wars: One team must defend their great city, while the other attacks.The Napoleonic Wars: Teams must train their armies quickly during a short period and fight all over the map to seize every strategic point.Abandoned resources crates can ocasionally be discovered inland. The Great Northern War: A frozen coast with thick forests and two trade routes on the water.The Great Turkish War: Commanding smaller armies, players must capture trade sites, factories and fixed guns throughout the map.The southern team must defend against early cavalry aggresion. The Deluge: Steppes and temperate woodlands are separated by a single trade route.The Eighty Years' War: One player must hold off all others on a fortified peninsula.The Italian Wars: A large river separates four influential Italian City-States which must be captured and held.The Thirty Years' War (Multiplayer only).8 Historical maps a new type of maps that is limited to certain civilizations and features special objectives and mechanics:.Wild Boars, that give food when killed, and the Beast of Gévaudan, that can't be targeted with heroes' special abilities.You can always restock at a Gunpowder Depot, or blow it up when an enemy army marches past! Luckily, you can have both! Fighting at sea with Order Galleys may wet the gunpowder, but your Arbalesters won’t mind. Fire Throwers and greatswords win battles, but the superior logistics of your Commandery win wars. Maltese: Guard the Mediterranean against incursions with unique fortifications, don shining armor to fend off attacks, and shell opponents from afar with Fixed Guns.Use shielded Pavisiers to lure opponents into an ambush of Bersaglieri, or let Elmetti lower their lances and carry the day with a thundering charge!



The expansion's launch coincided with the release of update 13.9057 that introduced new features, bug fixes, balance changes and a new event.

The expansion adds two civilizations, the Italians and the Maltese, as well as new maps, game modes, and natives. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean is the second expansion for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.
