Game:

Stronghold: Crusader II (2014)

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rules:
NO: pikes, armorer
Starting goods: 1500 gold, very low res, high food, no weapons, 20 houses
Peace: 10
additional rules:
intended difficulty: 5/10

map link:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3308963516

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 / archer, you need to spread it

why i made this army composition?
Don't make any crossbow at the start of fighting, they are not only so slow but too expansive in this map and so easy to kill with archer and maces
Don't overextend at all even if you have more army, attack step by step, when there is no pikes and little amount of crossbow, u need to be ready to move your archer / trebs / crossbow from incoming maces and dervish

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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