| There are several of tactics in the beginning and it also | | | | you would lose all your troops while farming and would |
| depends on the settings in the world you play. If it has | | | | have very low mines. |
| paladins then you could consider creating a statue right | | | | When you are farming enough resources and have |
| after upgrading iron mine, timber camp and clay pit, and | | | | decent mines (I usually am very active and farm a lot |
| start early farming with paladin. This tactic is more | | | | so for me it could be something like: 12 wood, 9 clay , 7 |
| suitable in worlds with bonus villages because you can | | | | iron) you should start building up your HQ, barracks and |
| farm only abandoned, barbarian, bonus villages in the | | | | smithy to research axes or build stables and train light |
| beginning. All players are under beginner protection and | | | | cavalry. I prefer skipping axes and going for light |
| you can't attack them. | | | | cavalry in the beginning because LC is the best |
| You can also choose on what to concentrate in the | | | | farming unit in the game. Some prefer building axes |
| beginning: training spears and farming if you can be | | | | because most players have only spears in defense in |
| active enough or get an account sitter to farm | | | | the beginning and they are not good against axes. But |
| constantly. If you chose to do so you don't need high | | | | you can farm a lot more from barbarian villages using |
| mines before you build your barracks. After that keep | | | | LC then from active players with axes if you need to |
| producing spears and upgrading your mines. You won't | | | | clear them all the time and he can dodge with |
| need high iron mine because spears take only 10 iron. | | | | resources and you get nothing just lose your troops. |
| Instead you will need high timber camp. If you | | | | You should achieve a state when you can build troops |
| experience having too much 1 resource you should | | | | in barracks, stables and HQ 24/7. Don't try to upgrade |
| build market to trade it for the resources you lack. I like | | | | barracks and stables too fast because if you won't be |
| early farming because it's me who affects my | | | | able to produce troops there all the time it will be |
| resource flow by how often I farm. But you can farm | | | | useless. When you have mines at about level 20 you |
| only bonus, barbarian and abandoned villages so if you | | | | can start going for an academy. It is a long way to |
| don't have any of them near you this method won't be | | | | build academy that's why you should not concentrate |
| effective. | | | | on it while your troop production is not running nonstop. |
| Instead of early farming you can concentrate on your | | | | If you are able to farm more than you can use you |
| resources first. All you need to do is build up resources. | | | | can upgrade your HQ even higher than level 20. It's the |
| Usually I keep my timber camp 2 levels and clay pit 1 | | | | same with HQ as with barracks and stables. If you |
| level higher than iron. This way you can get a bit less | | | | can build faster but still keep building 24/7 then go for it. |
| resources then by farming actively but this is more | | | | I hope it helps you. |
| secure because you won't be in horrible situation like if | | | | |