How to beat de AI?

[ManoBass]

It has been impossible for me to survive even in easy mode. Could you help me in how to do this game viable for me? Thanks

[Cottondog]

What are you having trouble with? While playing against the AI, you will need to have a stable economy. I usually build a lot of bakeries and apple orchards. You will also need defense (Wall around your base and I usually have archers in towers in your base to defend your base). Then when you have a strong enough economy, then I usually start building a bigger army. It depends who you are playing against for AI. With playing against different AI, I have different strategies.

[Joe Coffee]

Originally posted by ManoBass:

It has been impossible for me to survive even in easy mode. Could you help me in how to do this game viable for me? Thanks

You must be reading your game settings wrong. Keep in mind that if you switch out and then back in AI players, the AI defaults back to normal. You can also give yourself a money advantage in vs. AI games.

If you're having that much problem vs. the AI, I'd watch some Youtube videos on SC2 strategy if I were you.

[Micha!]

Take a look into "guides" here on steam.

[Dutchman]

buy lots of archers,mixed and put them on towers that support
each other,
Find out what the best postition for the towers is, to avoid
unneccesary losses and put healers (one or two) on them as well

forget building a strong castle in the beginning, that will come later
sell things you don't really need to get the money in the beginning, taxes 2 or 3
enclose at least the stronghold for lord protection with a gate,
build at least 1 crossbow, one blacksmith and one armourer in the beginning
lots of apples (quick food) and later better quality food, later on grain and bakery's
you can also enclose the granary with walls and a gate against fire

Good luck!!

[junkriffs™]

if you like i can join in a game with you and watch how yeah play and give some tips. also try peace treaty* 30min just add my to your friends on steam. id play game more but i dont have peps to play with. game borning solo

[ManoBass]

Originally posted by Junkriffs:

if you like i can join in a game with you and watch how yeah play and give some tips. also try peace treaty* 30min just add my to your friends on steam. id play game more but i dont have peps to play with. game borning solo

Thanks!

[PeteSkTemplar]

easy ai doesnt cheat, normal ai cheats

[JasonB]

It can be difficult at times, because at least in Skirmish mode, the AI will in fact cheat. (This is obvious by watching them construct their castle; they use 10 times more stone building their castle within 30 seconds than is actually available at the start.)

I highly recommend using a peace timer in the advanced options to start with, then you'll feel safer placing your industry/food buildings and getting an economy going. Also, make sure you select an opponent that is befitting of a new player.

The Rat's AI seems to be one of the best fits if you're new to the game. He mounts very poor sieges and uses a lot of conscripts, which are easily dispatched. He virtually never creates high quality units (swordsmen, etc.).

However, his castle can be difficult to traverse because it's so chaotically built and he can be irritatingly effective at harassing neutral captured keeps with his crappy units.

Also, do whatever you can to get yourself in high favor with the townsfolk. A church is easy to get off the ground because candles require no materials to create. If you do well in this area, you can tax them higher and use the gold to bolster yourself.

[Captain Pentium]

Set the resources to highest and set money advantage to humans completely. Be sure to play against the Rat on easy. Once the game starts buy a mercenary post and spam Arabian Swordsmen and send them to the rat's base. Easiest and quickest way to win.

[Mars]

This can help http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=841143382

[ManoBass]

Thanks for your help!

[Spartacus 13]

A1 cannot be beat, its unbeatable . . .