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Ottoman | Fast Imperial (Pax Otomana rush) - copy — Ottomans — AoE4 Analyzer

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Ottoman | Fast Imperial (Pax Otomana rush) - copy

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Ottomans·Closed

Fast Imperial·Season 11

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51steps

Dark Age

0:00

6

0

0

0

Ottomans -> Sheep

0:05

6

0

0

0

First -> -> -> Gold

0:25

6

0

0

0

1

Rally -> Sheep (1 more; total of 7)

0:45

7

0

1

0

Rally -> Gold (3)

1:25

7

0

3

0

Rally -> Sheep (9)

2:05

9

0

3

0

Rally -> Wood (9)

~2:12

0

0

0

0

Rally Move Stone 4

Transition to Feudal Age

2:20

4

0

3

0

5

5 Sheep Ottomans -> -> Wood

Feudal Age

Army composition:

+

Add vs Horseman and Knight

3:50

Transition to Castle Age

10:45

12

14

12

2

12

12 Food Ottomans -> Age 3

10:45

Castle Age

Army composition:

Man At Arms + + + +

OR (vs + )

Transition to Imperial Age

16:20

16

28

20

2

20

20 Food -> Imperial Age

~16:23

Imperial Age

Army composition:

Man At Arms + + + +

OR (vs + )

+ + + +

Add if enemy is only making melee units

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2:50

4

2

0

3

5

After gathering 60 additional Gold (gold vein at 3840):
Move 3 Gold Ottomans to Stone

3:25

4

3

0

3

5

Next Ottomans -> Repair -> Build

4

6

0

6

1

Ottomans -> 2 Wood
-> 3 Stone

4:50

4

10

0

6

Buy Wood on

5:10

4

7

0

2

8

Repair on Food with 4 Stone Ottomans & 4 Wood

5:25

4

8

0

2

8

Rally -> Sheep (6)

5:35

4

8

0

2

8

Start producing at with autogarrison activated, up to 10 (3 free + 7 produced).
We won't move our out until the late game when we have secured map control.

6:05

14

8

0

2

8 Repair Ottomans -> Food
Main Rally -> Wood (14)
2nd Rally -> Food (20)

~6:10

0

0

0

0

1 Food -> Repair -> -> -> -> ->

~6:15

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0

0

0

->
OR --- vs Del Fre Jda Kte Mon Byz ( Imperial Hippodrome ) ---
->

6:30

14

9

0

2

1

First Vizier Point:

~6:38

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0

0

0

If the opponent plays aggresively, Build / / and play the age. Prolonging it as much as possible will be beneficial in almost every matchup.
Make tons of and set to to farm Vizier Point
Don't forget to add 1 or , otherwise your army will be weaker.

8:05

20

14

0

2

Both Rally -> Gold (12)

10:05

20

14

12

2

Both Rally -> Food (36)

12

14

12

2

12

: Because we are playing a greedy build order, and will invest Vizier Point on Pax Ottomana and (possibly) , this landmark will help us accelerate our progress instead of relying on passive unit production.
While is always good, we will focus on boosting our economy so much that getting free siege units gradually is not really worth it.

~11:05

0

0

0

0

Start producing units to reach next Vizier Point

11:25

0

0

0

0

2nd Vizier Point:

11:25

16

14

12

0

12

2 Stone Ottomans -> Repair

+ + + +

Add instead of if enemy is making a lot of melee infantry

11:45

29

14

12

2

1

11 Age 3 Repair -> Food
11 Age 3 Repair -> Build + military buildings

11:45

29

14

12

0

1

2 Stone Ottomans -> Repair

~11:50

0

0

0

0

-> Man At Arms / / depending on enemy army

~11:55

0

0

0

0

Produce a few and Man At Arms / upon aging up before researching any upgrade.
Unless you desperately need to upgrade .

~12:00

0

0

0

0

producing units to rush 3rd Vizier Point

12:45

36

14

12

2

Both Rally -> Gold (20)

~12:52

0

0

0

0

Research veterancy ( Age 3 ); and economic upgrades.

13:45

36

14

18

2

3rd Vizier Point: Pax Ottomana

14:05

36

14

20

2

Both Rally -> Wood (30)

~14:12

0

0

0

0

Move Food Ottomans to Berrybush and Deer while gradually adding

~14:20

0

0

0

0

Whenever you feel ready to age up, stop producing units.

~14:28

0

0

0

0

Vizier Point -> -> * ->

0

0

0

0

: Always the best choice. Make sure to build it near to benefit even more from it.
: Only if you desperately need to protect your base from an incoming attack or if you want to protect .

16:31

16

30

20

2

20

Both Rally -> Gold (36)

~16:35

0

0

0

0

building

~16:39

0

0

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0

Spend Food on and Wood on , , and around .
Save up Gold and start building

17:15

36

30

28

2

Upgrade to elite.
If enemy is not making a lot of , also upgrade to elite and research .
Otherwise upgrade to elite.

~17:18

0

0

0

0

-> Man At Arms / depending on enemy army

~17:20

0

0

0

0

: -> *(-> ) -> ->

17:45

36

30

36

2

Pax Ottomana effect runs out and we are now at maximum economic population (remember that we also have inside

~17:55

0

0

0

0

We need a lot of Gold at the beginning to research the necessary upgrades and produce

~18:05

36

30

25

10

<- Ideal economy balance should look like this:
(slowly substitute for if it's safe)

~18:15

0

0

0

0

Production balance:
; ; ;

*For the 6th and 7th Vizier Point, you can choose any upgrade you want, but it's too early to really benefit from , so leave that one for last.

- can save you when in a tough situation. Situational, but very strong if used in the right moment.

- is great for the late game economy, but trading is very map dependant, even in team games.

- Timariots are good raiding units, but they are hard countered by Mon Mangudai, Eng Longbowman and Hol Yeoman Age2.

* only if you are making instead of