

if you have an archers unit and a pike unit, you have to know when it's best to first attack with the archers (the targets is softened up, so it doesn't survive to counter-attack the pikemen) and when it's best to attack with the pikes first (the pikemen attack from the flanks, making the enemy infantry turn their back on your archers, maximising the archers' damage).Įlves are pretty good for learning the game and making a strong opening - OK swordsmen, amazing archers, OK pikemen, shock-damage priests(that can't heal unfortunately).Įdit - you may consider producing trade goods in your startign city as a stop-gap measure it's not usualy optimal, but it can help your opening.Ĭlick to expand.Theocrat under-produces a bit compared to the full-industry classes, but gives you healing to try to stretch each unit longer.Ī lot of these are pretty early in the tech tree.

Playing on Empire Building is like playing Civilisation hardcore - every turn counts and everything has to be calculated.Īlso, Theocrat usually has less money issues than most other Leader due to Paid Absolution.Īs others said, it's usually a matter of maximizing the hell out of your first turns, which usually involves very careful calculations on units speed, order of attacks and flanking in tactical battles. As a training, you can start some games with deathmatch rules - large starting armies, large starting cities, etc.
