Raven Tips?

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I don't know how to play this clan. I'm not sure whether to go rush mining early on stone and iron or not. I was thinking about this because you don't have mining lore so it's better to rush stone and iron. Or is my thinking wrong? For some reasons I can't get more food (2 sailors) and mining(2 miners) even though i have 2 deers and one wheat.

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Originally posted by Fortytudo:

Originally posted by China:

For some reasons I can't get more food (2 sailors) and mining(2 miners) even though i have 2 deers and one wheat.

Thats because unupgraded food production buildings arent much better than regular villagers. For example, 1 villager = 4 food, 1 farmer = 5 food, 1 hunter = 4,75 food. Spamming food buildings right at the start is a terrible idea that all new players make.

And since raven has problems with happiness early on, there arent many villagers for them to use. The most optimal thing for it is to start mining as soon as winter 800 hits and stockpile food before it. The only reason to start mining early is if you have sheep to kill during winter in order not to starve.

I have seen pro raven players sustaining somehow with like 4-6 money buildings with almost zero food buildings. Is there any youtube videos that could explain this insane strategy? My coasts were being raided non-stop. I am exaggerating that but it feel like non-stop.

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I guess you have the same problem that I had, when I started to play: Using all villagers in specialized buildings.
The fix to this is: let some people be common villagers, as they gather nearly as much food as a specialiced food producers (4 instead of 5 like mentioned above). Further, use the ability to reassign people. You can send woodcutters f.ex. back on a house or main hall to make them common villagers again. You can do this with every profession and dynamically adjust to circumstances. I'm still noob but I hope that helps!

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Originally posted by Fortytudo:

Originally posted by China:

I have seen pro raven players sustaining somehow with like 4-6 money buildings with almost zero food buildings. Is there any youtube videos that could explain this insane strategy? My coasts were being raided non-stop. I am exaggerating that but it feel like non-stop.

Pro Ravens rush 500 fame and start spamming raids, thats where they get food from to sustain all of their sailors. Raven usually needs only 2 upgraded food buildings to sustain their eco before the raiding begins(802-803).

Where pro Ravens get gold from? Do they build trade posts in addition to harbors? Or they use harbors only for scouting, early gold and raids?