Build Orders
Generic Modern Man-at-Arms Rush (18 VILS)
18 VILS
Generic Modern Man-at-Arms Rush
Quick Summary: Feudal Age 8:50 • Modern MAA rush • Works with any civ • Requires 2+ deer lured • Follow up with archers • Fast and consistent pressure
- This is the modern version of the Man-at-Arms rush, that aims to do it more consistently and attack faster than before
- This build order can be done with any civ, but will require you to lure at least 2 deer to execute correctly
- The goal of the build is to put a lot of pressure on your opponent with men-at-arms, then follow up with archers to either defend their retaliation, or to continue putting pressure yourself
- Can't transition to anything except archers since we don't have much food income in early feudal
- Feel free to make a defensive tower if you get pressured before you are ready for it, it can save you
- Ok at this point we're at mid feudal age you have a few options on how to continue the game:
- The best option is to wall up get to castle age first and go crossbows
- If you need to make more army in feudal or your map is very open, consider adding a 2nd range or a stable. Rebalance your economy
- When the berries run out you can send them to more farms/gold or make a 2nd lumber camp with them on another woodline, since original woodline is probably pretty inefficient at this point
- In castle age you have tons of options, go for whatever feels right with your civ matchup and position. Its a regular game from here
Build Order Steps
Dark Age
6 vils
Pop: 6
Send 6 villagers to sheep
3 vils
Pop: 9
3 vils to wood and make a house as part of a wall near the lumber camp
1 vil
Pop: 10
Send 1 villager to boar
Mandatory: Lure at least 2 deer once you've found both boars
5 vils
Pop: 15
Next 5 vils to hunt under TC (get the second boar when needed)
1 vil
1 to make barracks then a house at the front of the base
2 vils
Pop: 18
Next 2 vils to hunt under TC
After luring deer make sure to find the rest of your sheep, then find your opponent with your scout
Research loom
3
14
0
0
| 18 Pop
Research Feudal Age (perfect landing time: 8:50)
5 vils
8
9
0
0
| 18 Pop
8
9
0
0
| 18 Pop
Move 5 vils from hunt to wood
2 vils
8
7
2
0
| 18 Pop
8
7
2
0
| 18 Pop
Send 2 vils from hunt and/or the barracks builder to build a mining camp on stone or gold
Make 3 militia then send them out
1 vil
8
7
2
0
| 18 Pop
8
7
2
0
| 18 Pop
Make a mill on berries with 1 vil
Feudal Age
Research Man-at-arms
Research double bit axe
5 vils
Pop: 23
Send 5 more vils to berries and start seeding farms when hunt runs out
Make an archery range when you can afford it
Note: make sure you can produce vils before making the range, otherwise add a couple more farms
2 vils
Pop: 25
After range is up send 2 more vils to gold
Keep walling your base while adding archers, spears or tower if needed
Get a blacksmith when you can afford it, and get fletching
Keep seeding farms and developing naturally
Strategy: Attack with your archers if you still have the man at arms alive, otherwise defend until fully walled then move out
