1Create villagers and collect your first resources
At the start of your game, you will have a forum and three villagers (picture1). First take your villagers with the left mouse click and then right click on one of the bushes near the forum (picture2). The villagers will collect food automatically (picture3). Be aware that these resources are perishable. After collecting all the food from a bush, it will disappear and the villagers will go to the nearest food source if there is one.
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Then click on your forum and request the creation of new villagers (picture4). The more workers you have, the faster you will be able to recover resources and build new architectures (picture5). Be aware that it will be possible to give a rally point directly on a resource in order to save time or send a villager to a specific area to explore the map or build a new building (picture6).
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Click on a villager and ask to build a mill near the many bushes (picture7). Thanks to this structure, the villagers will have to travel less to collect food (picture8). This way you will save time and make your village progress faster. Do not hesitate to ask several villagers to build the mill so that its construction is faster (picture9).
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In the same way as for food, take several villagers and click on trees so that they start to collect wood (picture10). Build a loggers hut nearby so that they can recover raw material more quickly (picture11). Don't forget to keep creating villagers so that some of them can keep collecting food. A third group will also have to be dedicated to building houses (picture12).
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Dwellings will allow you to increase the population of your village (picture13). You will find this indication at the bottom left of the screen, above your natural resources. Finally, build farms near your mill and/or forum (picture14). These farms will allow you to obtain unlimited food, unlike bushes and animals (picture15).
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2Explore the surroundings and form your first army
The second part of our tutorial explains how to explore the map and create your first army. After having collected your first resources of food, wood and after having built enough houses to obtain new units, go to the forum and choose to create a scout (pictures16and17). It is a very fast unit that allows you to quickly explore the surroundings (picture18).
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During your exploration, look for the location of your enemy, look at his buildings and armies in order to prepare for a possible attack (picture19), and look for the rarest resources such as gold deposits (picture20). After finding one, send several of your villagers to build a mining camp to recover this precious resource (picture21).
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Your next action will be to advance into the Feudal Age. Take several villagers, select the “II” icon and build the building allowing access to it (picture22). Be sure to place it correctly because it will give you many advantages (picture23). The Abbey of Kings will heal your nearby units, which are not in combat, by 2 health points every 1.5 seconds (picture24). We advise you to place it near your forum to defend yourself more effectively.
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As you age, you'll gain access to new upgrades, units, and buildings. Go to your construction bar, select the “Barracks” and place it at the gates of your city (pictures25and26). Thanks to this military building, you will be able to build infantry, your first attack unit (picture27). Be aware that the units may vary depending on the civilization and the advantages you have.
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Place a rally point near the enemy barricades to save time, select your units and create a group by pressing CTRL+1. Then press Q to order your units to attack anything in their path (picture28). They will destroy the barricade and then attack the scout near the enemy village (picture29). Advance to the cavalry camp (picture30).
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Take your men and face the enemy horsemen, then destroy the enemy cavalry camp as well as the surrounding homes and farms (picture31). A few seconds later, several villagers will come to lend you a hand (picture32). Use them to create two stables, make a group and then start forming riders (picture33). You now know how to explore the map and lead an attack.
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3Change your age, master the terrain and face your enemies
As before, continue to advance on the map with your units (picture34). Face the archers who will be particularly sensitive to your riders then destroy the enemy camp. Once the enemies have been defeated, build three archery camps in the neutralized area and then train the number of archers indicated (picture35). During this time, do not forget to build new farms and recover your primary resources (picture36).
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You now know the trinity ofAge of Empire IV : Cavalry > Archers > Infantrymen > Cavalry. Take your group and go to the last area of ​​the map (picture37). Simply take your archers and place them at the top of the hill (picture38). By using the relief to your advantage, the infantrymen will have to go around the hill to confront you (picture39).
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Destroy your opponent’s last buildings and then build the “White Tower” in order to move to Age III (picture40). This architecture serves as a dungeon and will allow you to access new technologies (picture41). You now know the basics of AoE IV, all you have to do is play the single player campaign and play in skirmish mode in order to improve your skills! (picture42)
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