Map Presentation:

Cronwood is a semi-open land map that allows for both aggressive and defensive gameplay, depending on how wallable your base is. Early aggression is common, as players often try to raid each other’s economies to gain an early advantage. 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:

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  • 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.

  • Only take 1 woodline so you can focus on defending one side

  • Secure your base early with short walls connecting your woodline to your Town Center on one side and the edge of the map with the stone center on the other side

  • Use palissades to wall on the hills to avoid holes between buildings

  • Scout your opponent well and adapt your strategy accordingly.

  • 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, usually on his main woodline or starting TC.

  • Use castles to control key hills as the game progresses, there is always an important one in the middle of the map. 

Recommended Build Orders:

For Low ELO Players:

For Mid ELO Players:

For High ELO Players:

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 close to a good woodline.

  • 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.