Land and sea · 3 docks — Jin Dynasty AoE4
Docks, fishing, then the Pagoda (0:00–7:15)
Build three Docks and feed the economy with fishing while wood and gold follow, then start the Flower Pagoda at 5:20 with 4 villagers to reach Age II at 7:15.
- 0:00 — The 3 starting Mounted Villagers: 2 cut wood, 1 builds a Dock. Queue 2 Mounted Villagers, rally on wood.
- 1:00 — Queue Villagers and Fishing Boats.
- 1:45 — A House and a Lumber Camp.
- 3:00 — Second Dock, then a Mining Camp on the gold with the rally on gold.
- 3:45 — A House; once 5 villagers are on gold, rally on food: those villagers will be used for the age-up.
- 4:45 — Third Dock.
- 5:20 — Age up: 4 regular Villagers from food build the Flower Pagoda; rally on gold and queue 2 Mounted Villagers.
- 6:25 — One more House.
Ability on gold, then the Pavilion (7:15–9:30)
Reach Age II at 7:15, put the Flower Pagoda ability on gold, then start the Dragon Pavilion at 8:00 for Age III at 9:30.
- 7:15 — Age II: the regular Villagers from the building site go hunt the reindeer under the Town Center, and the Flower Pagoda ability goes on the gold.
- 8:00 — Age up with the Dragon Pavilion, built on the gold by 6 villagers; research Extended Lines.
Iron Pagodas and relics (9:30)
Start Iron Pagoda production, send the Emissary to a neutral Trade Post, take the relics and refill the Mounted Villagers as fast as gold allows.
- 9:30 — War Stable and Grassland, then Iron Pagodas; an Emissary goes to a neutral Trade Post and a Monastery goes up for relics. Fill the Mounted Villager quota as far as gold allows.
- — Upgrades: Draft Horses, Double Broadax, Forestry, Specialized Pick; on the military side, Iron Undermesh.
Tips
- This build is written for the hybrid map “Four Lakes” (land and water): use it there first.
- Three Docks in total: the second at 3:00 and the third at 4:45, for a fishing fleet that feeds the economy.
- The regular Villagers of the age-up then go to the reindeer under the Town Center; the Flower Pagoda ability moves to gold.
- Extended Lines is researched at 8:00, together with the Dragon Pavilion, to speed up fishing.
- In Age III, Iron Pagodas come out of the War Stable and the Grassland, while the Dragon Pavilion Emissary opens up trade.
Source: AoE4 Guides