Age of Darkness: Final Stand – How to Get the Best Start (Build Order Guide)

A build-order guide, intended to help players of all skill levels get the best start possible. It covers what to build, and how to secure the resources you need, before Wave 1, for high income AND a strong defense. The video will walk (or sprint) you through builds that work for each Faction and all difficulty levels, including Nightmare, as well as for both Unit defense and Ballista Tower defense. You’ll find everything you need to know, and a bunch of stuff you didn’t, dentro! Also included is a simple list of instructions, which you can copy for your own use.

Dito isso, I highly encourage everyone to experiment for themselves BEFORE consulting this guide, as exploration and discovery are integral parts of the fun of these games!

Volatist/Rebel Build Orders

*This BO expects early Huts to get 10 Comida, e 2 Lumber spots totaling 36+ Wood income. These are easily achievable but, on occasion, you may not find enough Wood in time. Se isso acontecer, reiniciar.
*Do not use Aeli’s Guard before upgrading Keep (Guard costs 3 upkeep; messes up the build)
*Numbered steps denote Turns, or Tax Cycles

Aelis/Rebels; 24 Manutenção, 3 Soldados, 3 Arqueiros
1 (Dia 1): Casa – Clear around forests until finding 2 Wood spots totaling 36+

2: Espere

3: Acampamento madeireiro (delay about 20% through gold cycle, for easier timings)
*outro: Casas 4,5 (seguir “h” ordem)

4: Casa
h) Espere

5: Acampamento madeireiro 2 (place immediately)
h) Acampamento madeireiro 1 (Delay until Gold 1/2 along; important for later timings)

6: Casa
h) Acampamento madeireiro 2

7: Stone Mine (delay about 20% through gold cycle, for easier Worker transfer)
h) Acampamento madeireiro 3 (Place IMMEDIATELY)

8: Espere | Don’t summon Guard until after Keep
h) Espere

9: Stone Mine 2 (place quickly)
h) Stone Mine 1 & Hut 1 (dentro de 3 tiles of 2nd Stone, if using Fog modifier)

10: Espere – Atribuir 1 unit to each exposed building
h) Espere

11 (Noite 1): Manter
h) Stone Mine 2 & Casa 6

12: Borrow 2 Mine Workers

13: 2 Huts

14: 2 Casas (when Keep/Huts pop)

15: Oficina (when Houses pop), Return Mine Workers

16: 3 Casas

17 (Dia 2): Acampamento madeireiro (place quickly; in 1st 20% of wood cycle)

18: 2 Huts

19: Lodge Research, Casa (when Hut pops)

20: 3 Huts

21: House Upgrades (when Research pops)

22: if Ballista run: Armazém (when Wood pops)
if Unit run: Acampamento madeireiro, Unit Upgrade (follow u)

23: Lodge; Distribute guards to entrances
você: Lodges/Huts

24: Stone Mine, Acampamento madeireiro (place both quickly)
você: Lodges/Huts

25 (Noite 2): Lodge/Hut until 1.5 mins from DN; Armazém 2 dentro de 4 voltas; Research Ballista
você: Quartel (constant production); Lodges/Huts until 40s out; Research Sconce before Wave 1

Order Builds

Edwin/Order; -28você, 2 Pikes, 2 Soldados, 2 Arqueiros
1 (Dia 1): Casa – Clear around forests until finding 2 Wood spots totaling 36+

2: Espere

3: Acampamento madeireiro (sobre 20% through gold cycle, to make timings easier)

4: Casa

5: Acampamento madeireiro 2 (place immediately)

6: Espere

7: Stone Mine (sobre 20% through gold cycle, to make Worker transfer easier)

8: Espere

9: Stone Mine 2 (place quickly)

10: No 50 Madeira, Transferir 4 Workers from Wood to Stone

11 (Noite 1): Manter

12: Borrow all but 2 Mine Workers, Refill Lumber Camp

13: 1 Casa, 2 Huts (when Wood ready)

14: 3 Casas (when Keep pops)

15: Casa (place quickly), Return Workers to Mines

16: Oficina

17 (Dia 2): Acampamento madeireiro (place quickly; in 1st 20% of Wood cycle)

18: Casa, 2 Huts

19: Lodge Research (when Shop finishes)

20: 4 Huts (place quickly)

21: 3 Casas

22: Upgrade all Houses (rapidamente)

23: Acampamento madeireiro

24: if Ballista run: Armazém; Distribute guards to entrances
if Unit run: Lodges/Huts until 40s from Wave

25 (Noite 2): Acampamento madeireiro, Hut, Lodge
você: Quartel (constant production); Lodges/Huts until 40s out; Research Sconce before Wave 1

26: Stone Mine

27: Lodge/Hut until 1.5 mins from DN; Armazém 2 dentro de 4 voltas; Research Ballista

Death Night 1

-If Unit run: Upgrade your chosen units

-If Ballista run: Around start of Wave countdown, Build Barracks – produce a couple Archers

-If Iron: Secure and Mine it

-2 mins out: Unit Tower at each entrance the Wave might take (for vision and sniping Spitters/Axes)
-Wave will take widest path to your Keep; this is not entirely predictable, so wait until spawn
-Figure out your defensive layout

-If Ballista run: 1.5 mins out, stop spending; save for defenses

-Disperse guards to all entrances and give each a Wall piece

-Once Wave spawns (can see path in the Fog), start placing defenses.
If Ballista run: 5 Ballista Towers & 2-3 rows of wall, at choke
If Unit run: 6+ Pikes or 10+ Espadas, 1-3 Archer Towers, Walls in front of Towers

-During Wave:
If Unit run: Step melee back as necessary to avoid surround, and retreat heavily injured units
Start producing army and researching Farm, Sconce, etc.

-If any Towers are going to be destroyed, sell them, just prior to death

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