Wonder problem in single campaign

[Boblemalade]

In some scenario, I keep losing to the enemy, not because they can destroy my army and my defense, but because they build a wonder before I can even start thinking about mounting a powerfull assault.

In the third mongols scenario one of the four nation that I must destroy start creating a wonder before I can even get a good economy, which mean I must try an assault with an not really powerfull castle age army again an imperial age numerous and powerfull army AND their defense to not get defeated, while still protecting myself again the 3 other nation, small assault.

Is there any know way to disable wonders building in singleplayer scenario and campaign?

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Try to make at least 6 Trebuchets or Cannon Galleons and get them close enough to do their job. 8 or 10 will be faster.

If the AI has a lot of defenders; send in a distraction force to draw as many AI units away as possible. [ships or cavalry or Eagle warriers]

Don't try to hard to build a strong army. Use a transport to get your trebuchets close. DEfend only what you need to for survival.

Meanwhile keep pumping out villagers and gathering what you can; ready to make a second asttack if ytour first fails.

Early in your game build second Town Centre somewhere away from the enemy's first attacks.

[Boblemalade]

This will probably work in random map, but for scenario, It won't alway work, the scenario I took as an exemple doesn't leave me enough time to even get to imperial age, so no trebuchet.

In this particuliar scenario, you start baseless, needing to raid a small enemy to get villager.
You also start in the feudal age, while your enemy start in the castle one, with already constructed city and defense. It leave little time to prepare your army

[NOCTURNE]

Check youtube or other guides. Its one of the hardest map on the first time, but if you find out a good tactic, it will be a piece of cake. Absolutely not impossible.

As for me I capture some gaia bombard cannons, they will be a great help in the whole mission. (you can find them near some blue siege workshops on the other side of the great wall) To defeat the yellow enemy, I always build a castle with all possible upgrades near their north gate, and create mangudais inside. It will kill their army easily. After that I cover my bombard cannons with my mangudais and destroy the wonder.

[Relic62]

Im guessing its the mission into China, not an easy mission, here is part one of three which are available on utube. There are other ways to do this but this is probably the best quick way to do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npVTOtsrLc4

[mmmcheesywaffles]

Although it may not work for this sceanrio Here is a trick when playing with limited resources.

If you have enough Stone, a Castle is grreat - but remember your troops heal in allied castles too. Upgrade those you have rather than making weaker troops, then heal them.

A monk kept on a transprt is generally safe from attack and can be called out to heal wounded troops. So when they get wounded quickly drop them back to the monk. Even if you only save a few it is cheaper than making new troops.

If you can make a small wooden pallisade to block the attackers from following you easily. That can give you time to heal them. The enemy will mostly have to go around the obstacle giving you tim to embark them or heal them.

[Boblemalade]

I tried nocturne strategy and rushed the yellow enemy with bombard, mangudais and a castle, and was able to destroy the wonder with 17 years left. After that, I could take all the time I wanted to destroy the three other, like I love to do.
Thank for the help.

[Stu]

Save to say you would not have enjoyed the final Babylon mission in AoE1.

[Relic62]

Side note wait till you get to the last campaign in this one, its a real humdinger, yep they build a wonder, dunno if the ai is quirky but I had to take the wonder down 4 times before I beat this one.