5 Militia Drush into 5 - 9 Men at Arms

    Build Guide by GregStein

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    Note: the number on the left indicates your current number of villagers. Don't know where this is?
    6

    • 3 Starting Villagers + 3 New Villagers gather sheep

    Sheep

    Immediately start gathering sheep with your starting villagers + 3 more (total 6)

    4

    • Next 4 Villagers Chop trees

    Wood

    The first one builds a lumber-camp preferably in the back area.

    1

    • Next Villager lures Boar N:1

    Lure Boar

    Set hotkey 2 on the lurer (CTRL + 2)

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      Move shepherds to boar meat

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      This villager also gathers boar meat

    2

    • Next 2 Villagers gather Berries

    Berries

    First one builds a mill attached to berry bushes.

    1

    • Next Villager lures Boar N:2

    Lure 2nd Boar

    Re-assign hotkey 2 to this lurer (CTRL + 2)

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      This villager also gathers boar meat

    1

    • Next Villager gather Berries

    Berries

    Send your new Villagers to Berries

    1

    • Next villager builds a barracks

    Barracks

    Build a Barracks in a forward position

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      Move builder to Forages (total 4)

    2

    • Next 2 villagers gather Berries

    Berries

    Send your new Villagers to Berries

    1

    • Next Villager is a Lumberjack

    Wood

    This villager joins your lumberjacks (total 5) but we need one more..

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      Move 1 villager from sheep or boar to wood (total 6)

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      Build 2 farms as fast as you can.

    2

    • Next 2 Villagers mine gold

    Gold

    The second gold miner should build a mining camp as soon as 100 wood.

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      once sheep is depleted take stragglers near town center

    5

    • Next 5 Villagers chop Trees nearby town center

    Wood

    Tree nearby town center are called Stragglers; as soon as 60 wood, drop a farm.

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      You need a total of 5 - 6 farms

    Research loom

    Feel free to research loom any time after making 5 militias if you feel endangered.

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      @loom researching: Move the rest of villagers under town center to build 2nd lumbercamp

    Queue Feudal Age

    Queue Feudal Age in your Town Center

    3 - 4

    • Queue 2, 3 or 4 more militias from the Barracks

    More Militias

    Try not to lose your 5 militias because as soon as you reach feudal you will have a total of 8 or 9 militias to upgrade to men at arms.