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1. Use hotkeys where you can and zoom out – see as much as you can.
2. Create villagers to get to + 60 in timber and food (press V 5 times)
3. Research science 1 in library ( press L and then T)
4. Select scout by pressing the # key. Send 2/3 way to enemy city then to an opposite corner then back along the edge to one of your corners then towards the middle then towards your other corner then along the edge to his other corner then back to your city to do immediate surrounds.
5. Research civil 1 in library (press L then E).
6. Create villager and send to area near boarder with mountains and forest the site for the 2nd city.
7. While city being built research commerce 1 at the library (press L the R) and build 6 or 7 villagers if you can. Create lumber mill in forest of second city. Once city built create 5 new farms – objective to get to +100 in food and timber.
8. Use villager in a farm of capitol to build market then temple. Once market complete build a caravan – do this concurrently with step 6. Look at the rare resources, anything with a timber or food or gold bonus take. Do the same with 2nd city.
9. Look at your resources and population as you need to decide what to research next. You should have 20 or so villagers, 1 caravan, one scout and maybe 1-2 merchants. If no rushes research science 2 if you can to reduce the cost of other research and give scout extra ruin bonuses.
10. Next research civil 2 and take an existing villager from a maxed resource to the area you want to build your 3rd city.
11. While 3rd city is being built research classical age then military 1.
12. Once you hit classical build a university in your capitol and 2nd city. Again using existing villagers from maxed resources. Build 1 more caravan and produce new villagers to put in mines and 7-10 scholars for the universities.
13. Next science is commerce 2. While you are researching build villagers to build new farms and lumber mill in city 3. In 2nd city create a tower near the lumber mill and farms if you can.
14. Next research science 3, millitary2 then medieval. Don’t cue until after science 3 researched.
15. Build a fort near your 3rd city and a stable then barracks. Produce a spy and look for the enemys centre of millitary buildings. Don’t bribe just watch
16. From steps 5 through to 13 keep an eye on the resources and keep at maximum. Build scholars, mines, farms, caravans, merchants as needed and warranted.
17. Also need to consider wonders. Colossus, Statue of liberty, Eiffel Tower and Apollo wonders are my preference. Build them if you can, when you can. That’s it. Race your enemy if you can. Mayans build them 50% quicker and Egyptians an age earlier so keep this in mind. Its ok to pull villagers from farms, mines, lumber mills in a wonder race. Do it and do it like you want to win.
18. If there has been no attacks to now they will be coming. So build an arms of slingers. In gunpowder age they convert to abers or rifle men in enlightenment. Build heavy and light cavalry as well. Don’t upgrade anything until your ready to attack or your attacked. Raid his lands with some horse archers set to raid.
19. Time for 4th city behind the lines – this is a boom city, few defences just a market and university with farms, lumber mill and mines. With 4th city you will have all the resources you need with lumber mills, granaries and smelters to keep resources maxed for now.
20. Build a seige factory behind the fort and garrison a caravan or 2 and 4-6 catapults.
21. Keep the reseach going all the time – science first then civil then commerce then millitary then age – keep science ahead of everything if at all possible.
22. At enlightenment upgrade your slingers, scout, lt and hv cavalry and your cannons – its time for war!
23. Make sure your riflemen have 1-2 scouts with them, caravans and the cannons. 1-2 generals is a must. Use your gernerals to create dummies in the army before it marches. This is your first control group.
24. The lt cavalry is your 2nd group and your hv cavalry your 3rd. A spy walks out in front on control group 1.
25. Use your cannons on 1st fort 2nd city 3rd tower. With any luck you have caught him short and he is either still to research enlightemnent or he hasn’t upgraded his army. Either way you have 30-60 seconds free bombardment. Send your light cavalry wide around the back of the city – you should catch the seige coming to the battle behind his main force. His cavalry could be charging in at this stage – use your hv cavaly to help the rifle men – pull them back once his cavalry is gone – same for the lt cavalry once the seige are gone or are being defended.
26. Use a spy to scout were the army is reforming while you attack the known millitary buildings – use cannons – riflemen need to protect them. Use the cavalry groups to hit and run the reforming army – don’t loose to many. Send back your worst ½ injured arms to the fort for 1-2 mins healing
27. Once assimilated build new fort with it and used this to heal – a new barracks and stable as well.
28. Hows the economy? Hows the research? Don’t forget to keep these moving. Now the attack is on you want to reach the next ages ASAP to upgrade military and keep the pressure on, get oil and get air!! Remember the extra caravans and villagers to make use of the resources of the new cities you take.
29. Note if your initial attack is going to fail pull back some of your force and defend your territory – wait, build and try again. Don’t pull them all back or you will be wiped out – the death of a few for the benefit of the whole. Build a new city to keep the resources going. Your next attack is in the industrial if your still alive!
1. Use hotkeys where you can and zoom out – see as much as you can.
2. Create villagers to get to + 60 in timber and food (press V 5 times)
3. Research science 1 in library ( press L and then T)
4. Select scout by pressing the # key. Send 2/3 way to enemy city then to an opposite corner then back along the edge to one of your corners then towards the middle then towards your other corner then along the edge to his other corner then back to your city to do immediate surrounds.
5. Research civil 1 in library (press L then E).
6. Create villager and send to area near boarder with mountains and forest the site for the 2nd city.
7. While city being built research commerce 1 at the library (press L the R) and build 6 or 7 villagers if you can. Create lumber mill in forest of second city. Once city built create 5 new farms – objective to get to +100 in food and timber.
8. Use villager in a farm of capitol to build market then temple. Once market complete build a caravan – do this concurrently with step 6. Look at the rare resources, anything with a timber or food or gold bonus take. Do the same with 2nd city.
9. Look at your resources and population as you need to decide what to research next. You should have 20 or so villagers, 1 caravan, one scout and maybe 1-2 merchants. If no rushes research science 2 if you can to reduce the cost of other research and give scout extra ruin bonuses.
10. Next research civil 2 and take an existing villager from a maxed resource to the area you want to build your 3rd city.
11. While 3rd city is being built research classical age then military 1.
12. Once you hit classical build a university in your capitol and 2nd city. Again using existing villagers from maxed resources. Build 1 more caravan and produce new villagers to put in mines and 7-10 scholars for the universities.
13. Next science is commerce 2. While you are researching build villagers to build new farms and lumber mill in city 3. In 2nd city create a tower near the lumber mill and farms if you can.
14. Next research science 3, millitary2 then medieval. Don’t cue until after science 3 researched.
15. Build a fort near your 3rd city and a stable then barracks. Produce a spy and look for the enemys centre of millitary buildings. Don’t bribe just watch
16. From steps 5 through to 13 keep an eye on the resources and keep at maximum. Build scholars, mines, farms, caravans, merchants as needed and warranted.
17. Also need to consider wonders. Colossus, Statue of liberty, Eiffel Tower and Apollo wonders are my preference. Build them if you can, when you can. That’s it. Race your enemy if you can. Mayans build them 50% quicker and Egyptians an age earlier so keep this in mind. Its ok to pull villagers from farms, mines, lumber mills in a wonder race. Do it and do it like you want to win.
18. If there has been no attacks to now they will be coming. So build an arms of slingers. In gunpowder age they convert to abers or rifle men in enlightenment. Build heavy and light cavalry as well. Don’t upgrade anything until your ready to attack or your attacked. Raid his lands with some horse archers set to raid.
19. Time for 4th city behind the lines – this is a boom city, few defences just a market and university with farms, lumber mill and mines. With 4th city you will have all the resources you need with lumber mills, granaries and smelters to keep resources maxed for now.
20. Build a seige factory behind the fort and garrison a caravan or 2 and 4-6 catapults.
21. Keep the reseach going all the time – science first then civil then commerce then millitary then age – keep science ahead of everything if at all possible.
22. At enlightenment upgrade your slingers, scout, lt and hv cavalry and your cannons – its time for war!
23. Make sure your riflemen have 1-2 scouts with them, caravans and the cannons. 1-2 generals is a must. Use your gernerals to create dummies in the army before it marches. This is your first control group.
24. The lt cavalry is your 2nd group and your hv cavalry your 3rd. A spy walks out in front on control group 1.
25. Use your cannons on 1st fort 2nd city 3rd tower. With any luck you have caught him short and he is either still to research enlightemnent or he hasn’t upgraded his army. Either way you have 30-60 seconds free bombardment. Send your light cavalry wide around the back of the city – you should catch the seige coming to the battle behind his main force. His cavalry could be charging in at this stage – use your hv cavaly to help the rifle men – pull them back once his cavalry is gone – same for the lt cavalry once the seige are gone or are being defended.
26. Use a spy to scout were the army is reforming while you attack the known millitary buildings – use cannons – riflemen need to protect them. Use the cavalry groups to hit and run the reforming army – don’t loose to many. Send back your worst ½ injured arms to the fort for 1-2 mins healing
27. Once assimilated build new fort with it and used this to heal – a new barracks and stable as well.
28. Hows the economy? Hows the research? Don’t forget to keep these moving. Now the attack is on you want to reach the next ages ASAP to upgrade military and keep the pressure on, get oil and get air!! Remember the extra caravans and villagers to make use of the resources of the new cities you take.
29. Note if your initial attack is going to fail pull back some of your force and defend your territory – wait, build and try again. Don’t pull them all back or you will be wiped out – the death of a few for the benefit of the whole. Build a new city to keep the resources going. Your next attack is in the industrial if your still alive!
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