Knights and archers — French AoE4
Mill on the deer, school at 2:45 (0:00–4:00)
Hunt the deer with 5 villagers from 0:00, click Age II at 2:45 with 5 builders on the School of Cavalry: Age II at 4:00 with 19 villagers.
- 0:00 — 5 villagers build a Mill on the deer; 1 villager builds a House and a Mining Camp on the gold. Rally on gold until 4 miners, then on sheep until the age-up; Survival Techniques, then Wheelbarrow.
- 1:45 — Research Wheelbarrow.
- 2:45 — Age up: 5 villagers build the School of Cavalry, then go back to the deer. Rally on wood until 6 villagers. Scout for a target as soon as the first Royal Knight is out.
Two Knights and two Archers nonstop (4:00)
Stable at 4:25, Archery Range at 5:45, then permanent production of villagers, 2 Royal Knights and 2 Archers with 24 villagers on food, 11 on wood and 9 on gold.
- 4:00 — Age II: queue a Royal Knight right away.
- 4:25 — Rally on gold until 9; Stable as soon as possible; Specialized Pick.
- 5:45 — Rally on food until 14; Archery Range as soon as possible; Double Broadax and Forestry.
- 7:00 — One Royal Knight nonstop from the Stable and Archers as needed; otherwise priority to the Blacksmith and Iron Undermesh. Place small walls against raids. Horticulture only if the villagers go to the sheep; delay it if another deer herd is close.
- 10:30 — Second Archery Range: 2 Royal Knights and 1 Archer nonstop, which takes 21 villagers on food, 5 on wood and 9 on gold. The extra wood goes to Houses, towers, walls and economy buildings.
- 10:50 — Research Chivalry - II and Steeled Arrow.
- 14:00 — 5 more villagers on gold to prepare Age III and the upgrades. The 24 / 11 / 9 split gives permanent production of villagers, 2 Royal Knights and 2 Archers; after 14 gold, rally on food for the Castle Age.
Tips
- Scout from the start so a target is ready when the School of Cavalry is done and the first Royal Knight comes out.
- If another deer herd is close, Horticulture can wait: it only helps the sheep villagers.
- Archers are produced as needed: if the opponent does not call for them, priority goes to the Blacksmith and the technologies.
- The 24 food / 11 wood / 9 gold split holds the permanent production of villagers, 2 Royal Knights and 2 Archers.
Source: AoE4 Guides