![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Each unit has its own upgrade, which makes it stronger and can even unlock abilities. Hot Tip 3: This situation can be tempting to surrender and restart, but in team game modes, you can bring these games back, and they are all the more satisfying when you do so.įor me this early destruction led to phase two of my game, which was sort of nice as I had no pressure on me, and this meant I could really focus on the mechanics without needing to outpace the AI.ĭuring my re-ascension, I looked more actively at upgrades. Undeterred, however, I escaped with 11 villagers and built a new town centre behind my friends’ empires starting anew. After repelling the first couple of waves, they finally won, all but wiping me out of the match. Big shoutout to Tom as he did help me, but the AI were too much. This meant I was constantly on the back foot the whole time as the AI kept sending in forces to attack me. I was going through the usual song and dance of making villagers and building up my empire, but I was making rookie mistakes, like I wasn’t upgrading my buildings, and I didn’t build a military fast enough. It was wrong in the sense that from pretty early on, the AI was persistently harassing me. At the start of the game, I posed the question, “Should I expect to be better than this level AI?”, and they said, “Yes”. So, I restarted my Age of Empires IV career with them by my side against three intermediate AI. Halfway through the tutorial, my friends, who I’ll refer to as Max and Tom, were ready to play a game. Barracks make melee units, archery ranges make ranged units, stables make calvary and siege workshops make siege units. There are also military buildings, which will create military units of their corresponding type. For example, it’s good to upgrade the lumber camp immediately after building your first one. Hot Tip 2: It’s often good to upgrade these as soon as possible to give you the bonus for the longest possible time. ![]() These buildings can be upgraded to make work more efficient for not just this specific building but all buildings of its kind. Hot Tip 1: You want to place them right next to the resource they’re gathering to maximise efficiency. Lumber camps, just like mines and mills, are places where the villagers can put the resources so they spend less time walking and more time gathering. For example, one villager costs 50 food, while the lumber camp costs 50 wood. There are villagers who get resources, which are needed to build units and buildings. I kicked off the tutorial and got used to the core mechanics again. Let’s go over the basics, much as I did, just a few days ago. Also, if you are interested in the video version of the post, then you can check it out here. A trusted expert who currently boasts almost 11 hours in the game.Īnd while this article is part guide, it’s also part review and part me just talking about my experience. So, welcome to my Age of Empires IV guide, taught by someone who hasn’t played the series in 15 years. Which means Age of Empires IV is the first time I’ll really be playing the series with a proper setup, making me the perfect person to help you get back into the game as well. Now, I’ve played the games a little bit, I played Age of Empires II at my cousin’s, and I played some Age of Empires III on my mum’s work laptop, which I literally played with on my lap using the trackpad. I went through the classic trajectory of having a PS2, a 360, a PS4 and a smattering of Nintendo devices, before as an adult finally committing to a greater way of gaming and buying myself a PC. Like many others for most of my life, I was console based. Not because of the game itself, it’s incredible. Age of Empires has always been a series that I’ve liked but one I’ve never properly been able to get into. As Age of Empires IV finally rises, my decade and a half absence from the series has come to a close. ![]()
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