2 TCs · Abbey — House of Lancaster AoE4
Stone and wood behind the Abbey (0:00–4:33)
Age up at 2:00 with the Abbey of Kings (or the Lancaster Castle, as the defensive version), and reach Age II at 4:33 with 20 villagers: 8 on wood, 4 on stone, 4 on gold.
- 0:00 — All villagers on food.
- 0:20 — Villagers to gold: the first builds a House and the Mining Camp.
- 1:26 — 3 miners in place; the rest on food.
- 2:00 — Age up with the Abbey of Kings, or with the Lancaster Castle as the defensive version if the gold is in front of the base: 3 builders, 4 villagers on stone, 3 on wood.
- 4:05 — Rally on wood: 8 woodcutters when Age II arrives.
Second Town Center, Manor, production (4:33)
Build the second Town Center and a Manor around 5:30, strengthen the wood with Double Broadax at 6:00, then start a Barracks, Stable and Blacksmith between 7:00 and 8:00: 34 villagers at 8:00.
- 4:33 — Age II at 4:33: the 3 builders go to gold (4 miners).
- 5:00 — Second Town Center: when there are 100 stone in the bank, the 4 stone villagers move to the building site.
- 5:30 — The second Town Center and a Manor under construction.
- 6:00 — Add villagers to wood; Double Broadax and a food upgrade (Horticulture). Fast castle option: at 6:00, all woodcutters to food (15 on food, 8 on gold).
- 7:00 — A Barracks and a Stable; upgrade the Spearmen and research Wheelbarrow.
- 8:00 — A Blacksmith.
Tips
- The author’s fast castle option: woodcutters to food at 6:00 (15 on food, 8 on gold), then King’s College for Age III at 8:00.
- Morgui’s variant (“Lancaster 2 TC Vortix”): second Town Center at 5:20, 5 Town Center villagers to gold and 3 to wood at 6:20, Double Broadax and a Mill at 6:37, a Barracks and Archery Ranges at 7:00, a Blacksmith at 7:30, Farms at 8:20.
- Morgui’s variant: once the Blacksmith is up, produce Spearmen, Yeomen and Lords of Lancaster.
- The Lancaster Castle is the defensive Age II option: prefer it if the gold is in front of the base.
Source: AoE4 Guides