Fast Castle Build Orders

Modern 23+2 Vils Fast Castle Boom

The plan is to get to Castle Age as fast as possible with enough resources to start booming with extra Town Centers and eco upgrades. Only do this if you are safe from early pressure (Arena/Hideout/walls, etc). This is one of the best ways to develop for late game. Build inspired by Hera.

Medium

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Recommended civs:

Burgundians

Poles

Bohemians

Portuguese

Bengalis

Build Steps

Vils 3
Assignment
1

3 0 0 0
- Click Town Center and queue as many Villagers as possible
- Keep Villagers in queue at all times until you have enough
- Make 2 Houses to start
- Send all 3 to Sheep
Vils 4-6
Sheep
2

6 0 0 0
Vils 7-9
Wood
3

6 3 0 0
- Build Lumber Camp with first Wood Villager
Vils 10
Boar
4

7 3 0 0
- Lure first Boar
Vils 11
House + Mill + Berries
5

8 3 0 0
- Send 1 Villager to build a House, then a Mill on Berries
Optional Deer Lure
6

8 3 0 0
- [Highly Recommended] Lure 3 Deer with your Scout under the Town Center
Vils 12-13
Boar + Hunt
7

10 3 0 0
- Add 2 Villagers to food under TC and lure second Boar
Vils 14-17
Berries
8

14 3 0 0
Early Farms
9

14 3 0 0
- When Boars run out, use Sheep Villagers to seed 4 Farms
Vils 18-21
Wood
10

14 7 0 0
- Send 4 more Villagers to Wood (only 1 Lumber Camp)
Vils 22-23
Gold
11

14 7 2 0
- Build Mining Camp with first Wood Villager
Feudal Age
12

14 7 2 0
- Click Feudal Age (perfect landing target ~10:30)
Straggler Trees
13

9 12 2 0
- When under-TC food runs out, send remaining food Villagers to straggler trees
Blacksmith
14

9 12 2 0
- Send 1 Villager to build Blacksmith
Market
15

9 12 2 0
- Send 2 Villagers to build Market (usually from straggler trees)
Vils 24-25
Wood
16

9 14 2 0
- Send 2 more Villagers to Wood (only 1 Lumber Camp)
Castle Age
17

9 14 2 0
- Click Castle Age (perfect landing target ~14:00)
Double-Bit Axe
18

9 14 2 0
- Research Double-Bit Axe
Horse Collar
19

9 14 2 0
- Research Horse Collar
Main Lumber Camp
20

9 14 2 0
- Send 1 Villager from straggler trees to your main Lumber Camp
Farm Expansion
21

13 10 2 0
- Seed Farms with remaining straggler-tree Villagers
First Town Center
22

13 10 2 0
- When Castle Age hits, build 1 Town Center on a woodline away from your main Lumber Camp
Bow Saw
23

13 10 2 0
- Research Bow Saw
Second Town Center
24

13 10 2 0
- Add another Town Center on secondary Gold or main Stone if possible
Market Balance
25

13 10 2 0
- Use Market to buy Food or Wood whenever you can afford it
Heavy Plow
26

13 10 2 0
- [Optional] Research Heavy Plow