Age of Empires 3 feature a shipments system involving Home city. It runs parallel to vasari armada. Why can't TEC and Advent have the option to call for reinforcements and not just random reinforcement but chosen to suite your need.
In Aoe3 when gain xp, players can call for shipment. Shipment is trade resources, technologies or units sent to you just like dark armada. Players are given deck cards that can be customized according to shipment.
http://aoe3.heavengames.com/gameinfo/aoe3/homecities