New players should start by learning a normal archer rush build order first (without men at arms). Start making militia as soon as you click up to feudal.įinding all 8 of your sheep is extremely important for this build.Īfter sending the last 6 to gold, start farming to get the food for castle age. Very common build order, the 3 Men at arms are used to disrupt your opponent’s eco, and buy you some time to mass your archers. ğor water maps, fishing ships should always get the deep fish first and not the shore fish.

Skip horse collar for the men at arms build order until you click up to castle age.įor knights, get bloodlines / defense upgrades first. Get wheelbarrow once you have around 14 farms.įor fast castle builds only get Eco upgrades after you click up. Get double bit axe ASAP, then horse collar.

Ĝreate military units: usually, 3 for the men at arms, 3-6 for the scouts, and non-stop production for the rest.ěuild a 2nd lumber-camp once you have 6-8 vills on the first.Lure the 2nd boar before the 1st one runs out, kill the sheep and boar right under the TC and try to only kill one at a time.Scout your map, you need to find your 8 sheep and 2 boars.Make houses (build 2 houses at the start).Pop 22* : the * means you may have created military at this point (like militia or men at arms), so your in game pop may be higher than 22. “ Pop 22 | 2 Fv to Wood” means at Pop 22, 2 vills that are working on Sheep / Boar go to woodĬreated military units are not counted in Pop. “ Pop 7 | 4 to wood” means at Pop 7, the next 4 vills (pop 8 to 11) go to wood. F = Food (only Sheep and Boar) | Fr = Farm | B = Berriesįv = Villagers currently working on Sheep or Boarīv = Villagers currently working on Berries

Age of empires 2 rush build order