Thank you so much for these guides man. I have played RTS for a very long time but have been struggling with AoE4 due to like having to remember several different builds for each strategy for each civ. I've spent so much time trying to find exactly what this video and the 2 other Japanese videos are about. I had never played Japanese before seeing these videos but I've been playing the game so much more since I found them. I really hope you decide to keep making more of these flexible guides for beginners where you clearly explain the build order and how to think about transitioning into different strategies. Hopefully something for Rus or Abbasid or China/Xu Zhi next!
Excellent video, I like the pacing, the fact you actually pause to explain what you are doing next instead of just continuing and talking as you play, especially since it is aimed towards a beginner and intermediate level. I struggle with fast castle strats overall because it always feel like I'm always minutes late to an actual fast castle, I will give yours a try.
Thank you very much! I hope this works for you. Maybe try it a few times versus AI just to get the timings down. There is always something unexpected happening in multiplayer matches, so expect to be a little later - especially if you have to make units to defend!
@@housedoflearning yeah that's what I do as warm ups before I start to play. It didn't go as smoothly against a player, but it did work, pretty good stuff.
Really enjoyed this as someone getting back into the game. Actually enjoyed all 3 of your Japan Guide Videos. Have you ever thought about uploading gameplay, so we can see the builds in action?
You said “we decide to go fast castle because we scouted the opponents base”. What do you mean by this, what exactly did you see in their base that made us choose this path? Would love some kind of flowchart to tell us whether we should go down that path or 2TC
Great question! I am actually considering to start a series going in depth on concepts like this. The issue is that there is a lot of context required to make these kinds of decisions and a flow chart might become overly complicated. In general, though, there are three things to look out for when scouting at 4-5 minutes: Is my opponent on stone? -> 2TC If I like my chances in late game, I can also go 2TC. Is my opponent heavy on gold (4+)? -> Fast Castle In most cases, I want to go FC, too. Is my opponent making military? -> Feudal Attack Make counter units until you win a fight, then return to your initial plan. For Japanese, specifically, I'd recommend Fast Castle as your go-to plan.
How do i defend against Order of the Dragon feudal MAA rush. those guys are so beefy, i cant find a counter unit with this build?? I've played this twice with my friend and cant seem to defend against a fast gilded MAA rush from OotD =(
I have honestly never played against this strategy but have you tried instead of the early barracks to build an outpost on your gold and maybe a few small walls on your wood line? Then you can put your Yorishiro in an Archery Range and make Onna-Musha. Alternatively, you could make a stable instead of the early barracks and go with 1 Uma Bannerman and a few horsemen.
@@housedoflearning i can try that, i appreciate it! do you think horsemen and a bannerman would fair better against those gilded MAA's? sometimes i wish AOE4 had a test mode or practice mode where we can test units against one another.
I just picked up AoE4 a few days ago, been looking for videos like this for base game civs, do you have any plans to do something like that? From what i've seen, most of the base game civs only have videos/guides that are 6months to 1 year old (atleast to this level on quality and explanation.)
I dont like it... I prefer advance faster and 1 tower in gold than having 2 production buildings..... better TC I like it... but I prefer having more gold for researching tecnologies from forge than having a upgraded TC... but is not bad because if some one rush you... yout upgraded TC is a good line of defense
You can do this if you are scouting the enemy actively and know they are not coming for you with a feudal rush. If they are going 2TC or fast castle you can do whatever you like. But if you are going naked fast castle and HRE shows up in your base with fully upgraded MAA and archers as you go castle, good luck trying to get any units out and keeping your villagers alive. Scouting is the key.
If you scout aggression, you can choose to build one at 4:55 in game (6:19 in video). In this example, I choose to build a barracks instead. If there are no signs of an attack, you may skip both to reach castle even faster.
