So that I can get back to all of them easily to defend them if needed. I like placing my first 2 cities relatively close to my capital. There are more steps you can take to get things like palisade walls, but that doesn’t seem like what you would want to do with your first city. It costs 50 gold and 2 turns to set up an outpost, and then 2 turns and 200 imperium to turn that into a simple city. You want at least 3 cities by turn 20, although that will be tricky to pull off while you are still new to the game. If you don’t then your empire risks falling behind empires that invest in longer term strategies.

I can't stress enough how important it is that you try to build as many cities as you can in the early game. Take Advantage of the Action Point 'Economy'įirst things first. My Early Access Gameplay Stream, The Rise of the Godir/AMA just you would like to read about what I found, here are the notes I used for the video (If you enjoy reading my notes, I would super appreciate a view and a like on the video I linked above): I am starting another early release stream 45 minutes after posting this guide, so please feel free to join me live or to watch the video after the fact: Big Thank you to paradox interactive and triumph studio for the free early access key :)Īll of the tips I wrote her were made in a vacuum, so I may have got a few details wrong, but I think the points I highlighted are intended to be useful for both players new to Age of Wonders games, and for players who have a lot of experience with them.

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