Rush · Deer — French AoE4
Mill on the deer, school at 2:30 (0:00–3:47)
Hunt the deer from 0:00, click Age II at 2:30 with 14 villagers and build the School of Cavalry: Age II at 3:47 with 18 villagers.
- 0:00 — If a deer herd is close, the 6 villagers build a Mill next to it and hunt; the Scout pushes the deer toward the Mill. Rally on gold.
- 0:18 — The first villager produced builds a House and then a Mining Camp on the gold; the second helps finish it.
- 0:55 — The 3rd and 4th villagers go to gold.
- 1:30 — Rally on sheep.
- 2:30 — Age up: 4 sheep villagers build the School of Cavalry; the next villager, then 1 villager from gold, join them. Royal Knights as soon as the building is done, never stopping.
- 2:50 — Rally on wood: chop around the Town Center. 6 builders on the school (4 from the sheep, 1 from gold, 1 new).
- 3:10 — A wood villager builds a House.
Stable, then two Archery Ranges (3:47)
Royal Knights without a break, then a Stable at 5:40, an Archery Range at 6:40, a second Archery Range at 7:30 and a Blacksmith at 8:00, with 32 villagers.
- 3:47 — School of Cavalry done: 4 builders to the sheep, 2 to gold. The first Royal Knight comes out right away.
- 4:07 — A Lumber Camp; rally on wood until 6 villagers on wood.
- 4:40 — Specialized Pick and Wheelbarrow; rally on sheep.
- 5:40 — A wood villager builds a House, a sheep villager a Stable, to produce more Royal Knights.
- 6:15 — At 15 villagers on food, 3 sheep villagers move to gold.
- 6:40 — A gold villager builds an Archery Range, for the Archers.
- 7:30 — Rally on wood, splitting the villagers; one villager builds a second Archery Range.
- 8:00 — Blacksmith and Steeled Arrow.
Tips
- An opening for maps that offer a deer herd nearby: the Scout pushes the deer toward the Mill.
- Never interrupt Royal Knight production: that is the author’s instruction, in capitals, as soon as the School of Cavalry is done.
- Archers against Spearmen, Royal Knights against Horsemen (Piepet’s rule): the Stable comes at 5:40, then two Archery Ranges.
- According to the author, this build comes from a replay of T4eBeast against 8jardi, and suits beginners and experienced players alike.
Source: AoE4 Guides