Game:

Stronghold: Crusader II (2014)

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rules:
NO: towers / barricades / pikes / cata vs troops / (ALL OFF)
Starting goods: 3750 gold, no res, very high food, no weapons, 28 houses
Peace: 10
additional rules: you can not place oxes or buildings in the others side
intended difficulty: 6/10

map link:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...

discussion:
first of all and as we are going through maps, i will show in the video a GENERAL build, and i will discuss in the description potential changes you can do according to your plan

why this eco?
- main rule to make eco gradually is to start with highest investment buildings then lower and lower until u reach your final economy form
- then how to determine your final economy form? make iron workshops that you will use its weapons in your army, take all quarries and iron mines then seek to highest tax possible with resting buildings UNLESS they are rules preventing that
- don't make wooden workshops or iron workshops for selling instead of tax 6 because they are just a bit higher income than tax6 so they will take so long to make the 100-gold difference, so you will have less army after peace which will force you to be defensive that will not work in most tournament maps
- if you play map that include building eco while no peace, you should keep in mind investment value of each building so you know when your investment will be back
- for more details: steam://openurl_external/https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter...

why army is spreaded?
- the main reason here is melee units are equal or superior to ranged units in this map, so if you will make crossbow you need to spread it or make it on wagons

why i made this army composition?
- i just showed in the video a bit of everything but there no optimal army composition in this map, it depends on scouting your opponent and preparing a suitable response
- templars, Sassanid, maces and crossbow all can work here depend on situation and your control
- my advice is to start the game with maces, crossbow, 6 templars and some wagons to secure your side
- then slowly form an attack with wagons, templars and dervish, it is the strongest compo in the map in late game
- you can sneak spreaded troops with Sassanid and healer, also don't send crossbow with no templars or maces
- change workshops according to your plan

write questions / suggestions in the comments

more links:
SHC2 guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15mKe...
training maps: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
my group for training maps: https://steamcommunity.com/chat/invit...
tournament maps: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
tournament site: https://shc-2-winter-championship.ver...

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