Re: Quick AOE 2 Question:

Mark Earnest wrote:
> "kim" <ntscuser@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> Mark Earnest wrote:
>>> I might finally be able to beat this game if I can figure out just
>>> one thing:
>>>
>>> How in the world do you keep opponents from squeezing between holes
>>> in the wall barricades?
>>
>> You can never stop them entirely but upgrading to stronger walls
>> helps. Rather than rely on walls for defence I suggest you bunch
castles
>> and town centres together for mutual protection. An enemy foolish
>> enough to stray within range will be met by an awesome volley of
>> arrows. You will also need fast moving infantry or cavalry to deal
>> with siege weapons. My favourite is Japanese Samurai as they can be
>> made in the same castle they are defending.
>>
>> (kim)
>
> Hi, Kim, been doing that with Castles, but Town Centers sounds like a
> great idea.  I have been waiting to see how the enemies approach, and
> then building a castle in each route.  Sometimes the AI even gets
> wise to that and takes yet another route, but it still helps somehow.

The first Castle you build should always be exactly one farm space away
from 
your Town Centre on the side from which you are expecting an attack. The
AI 
opponent will always take the line of least resistance and eventually you 
will need to surround your Town Centre with Castles. They should always be

exactly one farm space away so you can continue producing food even while 
under attack. Likewise it is best to build your Market exactly one farm 
space away from your Town Centre on the opposite side from which you
expect 
an attack.

A slightly riskier but very cost-effective strategy is to build Castles 
where they block an opponent's access to your part of the map. That leaves

your villagers free to gather resources from anywhere in your part of the 
map.

Building walls between natural geographic obstacles in your opponents'
part 
of map will greatly hinder his economic development and slow down his 
attacks. It is best to leave gates in these walls so that you and your 
allies can still pass through them later in the game.

(kim)