
Attack and defensive animations are fluent and flow nicely with the overall style. Environments are highly detailed, and models are well developed. Graphically, Rise of Nations is a very strong title. If you have never ventured into the title before, then it's definitely worth getting the bundle as the expansion adds a lot to the game. Published by Microsoft, Rise of Nations: Gold Edition contains both the original title and the Thrones & Patriots expansion in one bundle. Big Huge Games first major entry into the PC gaming community is more than a surprise it is a welcome change to a proven yet repetitive formula. No other civ can match Lakota to +150 all except maybe Japanese, so get com2 and max out your cap to demolish your opponent with a big medieval attack.On the outside, it may look like a remake of Microsoft's Age of Empires, or Sierra's Empire Earth, but this one is a totally different monster to tackle. With 2 food rares, you get +40 food from rares and cities and you only have to build 15 vils to get to classic-that's one less vil than most civs, so you probably will be in classic in 3 minutes or so if you have 2 food rares.įast com2 is a good idea with Lakota because you will hit +100 all very fast. The difference, of course, is you get 9 free miners (17 total vils -8 choppers) the moment you hit classic with Lakota. That's one more vil than a normal civ like Inca (8 woodchoppers + 8 farmers to get to +100/+100). With 1 food rare you are building 17 vils to get to classic (+10 food from rares, +20 from cities, 17*4 = 68 food from vils = +98 food). I find that I actually have very good success against almost all ancient raid civs with Lakota, except for Bantu when they do the sci1/civ1/mil1 ancient raid start (since Bantu are eating your territory and raiding you at the same time = ouch).įood rares make lakota an elite civ. Otherwise build 2 markets and a temple at your 2nd city.

You aren't spending wood on farms, so you should have wood for a rax easily. ancient raid civs get mil1 while civ1 and rax behind your 2nd city. Remember, you don't need wood in the beginning (what are you going to build, farms?)-all you have to do is get mass food ruins, and fast.

Even with sci1-com1 start and just 2 vils chopping, you should be able to get market/civ1 relatively fast (within 1 minute) and start your 2nd city only around 30-45 seconds after your opponent. All other vils should go to scouting because that is the fastest way to get food for Lakota.

You only need 2 woodchoppers in the beginning.
