Map presentation:

On this map, you don’t start with a base, just a few villagers spread out randomly. You have to find a good spot to build your Town Center. There’s usually a lot of water, so fishing ships are really important. It’s a bit chaotic and unpredictable, which makes every game feel different and exciting.

General tips:

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  • Make your Town Center right away whenever you have a good woodline close to 2 of your villagers. The faster you are, the more of a population advantage you will get.

  • Send the other villager right away toward the edge of the map to make a dock and use this villager to collect a deep fish.

  • Focus on constant villager production, and add fishing ships whenever you can.

  • Population increases fast with water, be careful about houses.

  • A lot of boars are located around the map on the water terrain, take them and feel free to find the ones near your dock using a fishing ship.

  • Scout the map with herdables to find more resources.

  • Explore with a villager if you are missing food.

  • Outposts are super useful!

  • Try to kill your opponent’s fishing ships and make sure yours are working well with a dock nearby.

  • You can use land units to kill opponent’s fish such as scouts, units can walk on this water.

  • Wall the map at some point but it’s not a priority.

 

Strategy and Build Order:

  • For lower to mid elos:
     I recommend going for a Fast Castle into Unique Units strategy. Civilizations like Spanish or Koreans work especially well for this approach.

  • For higher elos:
    Fast castle into Unique units     or Scout rush which can also kill the fish, adding a few fires is recommended but it’s not priority to win water.