Map Presentation:

Yucatan is a semi-closed land map that allows for both aggressive and defensive gameplay. This map has a lot of food you can make a lot of units while adding economy behind. This map is perfect for Feudal Age enjoyers who love fast-paced action.

If you’re a high-level player, I recommend checking out the advanced guide for in-depth strategies and advanced insights.

General Tips:

• Practice your Dark Age efficiency and stick to a solid build order.

• Prioritize managing your own economy over damaging your opponent’s.

• Never idle your Town Center.

• Take safer resources, ideally those located toward the back of your base.

• Scout your base properly to find your future walls

• Scout your opponent well and adapt your strategy accordingly.

• Stay on 1 lumber camp and don’t put too many villagers on wood, this map has so much food you don’t need to make farms early. 
  
  
• Make mills on the free ressources in the feudal age, it will help your economy.

• Play to your civilization’s strengths, whether it’s military units or economic bonuses.

• Don’t hesitate to build a defensive tower in Feudal Age, dying with 200 stone in the bank is a waste!

• In Castle Age, play for map control and punish greedy booms with a forward castle.

• Add town centers no matter what, attacking is good but make some economy behind it.

• Use castles to control key hills as the game progresses.

Recommended Build Orders:

For Low ELO Players:

• Beginner Scout Rush

• Archer Rush

• Simple Man-at-Arms Rush

For Mid ELO Players:

• Scout Rush

• Optimized Man-at-Arms Rush

• “Free ELO” Strategy

For High ELO Players:

• Scout Rush into fast archers

• Optimized Man-at-Arms Rush

• Drush into Adaptation

• 1-Range Archers

• Skirmishers and Spearmen Defense

Suggested Gameplan:

Dark Age:

• Focus on executing your build order.

• Scout your map properly to find key resources and walling potential.

Feudal Age:

• Complete your build order and start walling your base once your main goal is achieved.

• Add counter units based on what your opponent is creating.

Castle Age:

• Build a second Town Center on a good woodline, treat it like a large lumber camp.

• Stick to two Town Centers to maintain military pressure.

• Add more counter units as needed.

• Take map control and put pressure on the front of your opponent’s base.

• Once you gain map control, take a lot of stone and look to drop a forward castle near your opponent to hit his base.