2TC Mercenary Build Guide - import

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Send 5 Villager to Sheep, 1 Villager to build Cistern Mining Camp -> Gold

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1 new Villager to build House (opposite side of gold) -> Gold

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Rally Sheep until Feudal Age

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DROP OFF: 2 Food Villager build Grand Winery on Berries 2 Gold Villager build Mining Camp on Stone + 1 Food Villager Rest to Wood and Rally Wood ( Straggler Tree )

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<- Macro for 2nd Town Center (TC)

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Feudal Age: Build Town Center (TC) on Gold and secure Berries. Get Border Settlements

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<- Macro for Mercenaries: ( Mercenary House:Eastern Contract:" KESHIK")

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3 Villager to Stone for Cistern and Tower Upgrades. If under pressure, hurry out units instead: Mercenary House + Archery Range ( Stable if needed) and get Stone for Cistern by constructing buildings.

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Post Build Order Guidance: Mercenary advice: Pick "Longbow Contract" up against Camel civs and play defensive with Limitanei +Longbow. Pick "Keshik Contract" against other civs and run "Keshik"+ Horseman + Archery Range + Limitanei. The idea here is, that the "Keshik" is your anti-armor, so if your enemy goes Castle Age, you have "Keshiks" against "MAA" and Limitanei against "Cavalry" As for pressure: keep responding to it. You are 2 Town Center (TC) so if you survive and don't lose too many Villager you will eventually win with eco. Aggressive Walling: is key to securing more map. If under a lot of pressure, wall in the opposite of where your opponent is to take more resources. Use "Akritoi Defense" from Cistern to arm villagers with defense and spears in case of raids. Build towers on resources. Building Layout: Construct Blacksmith + University around 1 Cistern and use "Dialecticus" for additional research speed. Keep military production around other Cistern and use "Conscriptio" for additional production speed.