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Generic Fast Castle

Fast Castle

Abstracted from the several FC variants (FC-on-Fortress, FC-Boom, FC-into-UU, FC-Light-Cav-Relic). They share one early fingerprint — NO Feudal military, a late Feudal click, a fast Castle — and only diverge in "what's next", captured as branches. Use when a fast castle has no committed unit.

Recommended civs: Mayans, Byzantines, Khmer, Italians, Bohemians
Source: Hera strategy guide, p. 26
Timeline
Dark Age
Villager
6 villagers to sheep
6 vils · 6 pop
Feudal Age@ 10:10 · 22 vils
Castle Age
Pure eco up-times, no military, click to Castle
Castle Age@ 16:00 · 28 vils
Town Center
Pick a follow-up: boom (2nd/3rd TC), UU, or crossbow+knights
Steps
  1. 01dark age6 vils — 6 villagers to sheep
  2. 02feudalPure eco up-times, no military, click to Castle
  3. 03castlePick a follow-up: boom (2nd/3rd TC), UU, or crossbow+knights
Age targets
Feudal
10:10
22 vils on click
Castle
16:00
28 vils on click
What's next
  • FC Boom: drop 2-3 town centers, then mass an army
  • FC into Unique Unit (e.g. mangudai, war elephant, conquistador)
  • FC into crossbow + knights
  • FC Light-Cav + relic grab on relic-heavy maps
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