Economy · Sipahis — Ottomans AoE4
1-3-1-1 start, Military School (0:00–4:25)
Start with 1 villager on food, 3 on wood, 1 on gold and 1 on stone, build the Military School at 2:00 and age up at 3:48 with 4 villagers: Age II at 4:25 with 19 villagers.
- 0:00 — 1-3-1-1 starting split: 1 villager on food, 3 on wood, 1 on gold, 1 on stone; rally on food.
- 2:00 — A food villager builds the Military School; it makes 3 Spearmen, then Sipahis.
- 3:47 — Rally on food until 12 on food.
- 3:48 — Age up with the Twin Minaret Medrese: 4 food villagers build it, 4 others go to wood along with the rally point; a House.
Sipahis, wood and gold (4:25–12:30)
Keep the Military School, the Blacksmith and a second production building running on 10 wood villagers, raise gold to 10 around 10:15, then start the Age III landmark at 11:15 with 8 villagers to enter Age III at 12:30.
- 4:25 — Age II. As soon as the stone covers one more Military School, the stone villager moves to gold.
- 5:27 — Rally on food. Military School, Blacksmith, then Stable and Archery Range, depending on the opponent; Double Broadax or Horticulture.
- 6:24 — A food villager moves to gold; Double Broadax and Horticulture.
- 7:50 — Rally on gold as soon as gold allows: Fitted Leatherwork and Bloomery.
- 10:15 — Gold rises to 10 villagers.
- 11:00 — 4 wood villagers move to stone.
- 11:15 — Age up: 8 villagers build the Age III landmark; Wheelbarrow and Specialized Pick.
Veteran Sipahis (12:30)
Enter Age III at 12:30 with 43 villagers, 15 of them on gold, and upgrade the Sipahis.
- 12:30 — Age III: upgrade the Sipahis (Upgrade to Veteran) and the rest of the army.
Tips
- Against Knight civilizations: a Stable and an Archery Range, or a Stable and a Barracks.
- The Military School starts with 3 Spearmen, then Sipahis; a variant adds a Mehter before the Sipahis.
- Move villagers to gold as soon as they finish building: 3 on gold at 6:24, 10 around 10:15, 15 at 12:30.
- Variant: Boldice ages up at 3:40 with 4 villagers, rallies 10 villagers on wood, starts a second Military School at 5:00 and produces Sipahis and Mehters from 6:20.
Source: AoE4 Guides