Middle-Eastern (Empire Earth III)

For other uses, see Middle-Eastern.

Civilization	Bonuses and Unique Units	Strategy
Middle-Eastern Icon The Middle-Eastern faction is a civilization in Empire Earth III. It is based on the civilizations of Western and Central Asia, and North and East Africa. Description The Middle-Eastern specializes in cavalry units and excels at the element of surprise as well as hit and run tactics. They are a mobile faction which can pick up and move most of their buildings to relocate or set up a forward base. As the Masters of Mobility, this faction primarily relies on, and is excellent at, ambush, harassment, and raiding. The Middle East cannot build walls or towers, but their fortresses are strong and also provide room for their population. In the Future, the Middle East fields a number of clever modifications to traditional (and not-so-traditional) weapons.  Building Construction The Middle East has the unique ability of producing buildings exclusively inside its City Centers. Once purchased and produced, the building rolls out onto the battlefield in mobile cart form. The cart can then be ordered to move to a desired destination and deploy (unpack) into building form. Most buildings can also be re-packed and moved to a new location. Territory Control The Middle East lays claim to a territory by moving a City Center in cart form into the desired territory and unpacking it there. The Middle East can also build in any territory, even if another player already owns it. (West and East players cannot build in territories owned by another player.) But you can’t take control of a territory if someone else already owns it.  The Middle East cannot construct walls or towers, but can construct Fortresses for defense, as well as to increase its pop cap. Population The Middle East must build Fortresses, which are sturdier than the West's Houses, to increase its population limit. Starting units When playing as the Middle East in a Skirmish game, you begin with the following units by default: 1 Scout Template nations These nations are available when starting in a Skirmish game, depending on which Era you start the game under. Medieval Era Mameluke (Infantry Power) Parthia (Cavalry Power) Colonial Era Ottomans (Cavalry Power) Modern Era Egypt (Naval Power) Iraq (Infantry Power) Iran (Siege Power) Future Era Gaza (Infantry Power) Player names These are randomly-generated names for computer players in the Middle-Eastern faction: Alp Arslan Amenhotep Ashurbanipal Awil-Marduk Belshazzar Cleopatra Enver Pasha Hammurabi Imhotep Khufu Malik Shah Nabonassar Nabonidus Nebuchadnezzar Ptolemy Ramesses Sennacherib Seti Sinan Suppaluliuma Tagrul Bay Thutmose Tutankamen Gallery Bazaar wagon, Ancient to Colonial Eras. City Center wagon, Ancient to Colonial Eras. Barracks wagon, Ancient to Colonial Eras. Fortress wagon, Ancient to Colonial Eras. Warehouse wagon, Ancient to Colonial Eras.