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Starting Units:     1 Town Center, 1 Villager
Age of Empires IV

Starting Units: 1 Town Center, 1 Villager

Learn how to start your Age of Empires IV campaign with 1 Town Center and 1 Villager. Master the fog of war, hunt gazelle, and build your first house to achieve victory.

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Learn how to start your Age of Empires IV campaign with 1 Town Center and 1 Villager. Master the fog of war, hunt gazelle, and build your first house to achieve victory.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    The starting area is covered in black, representing unexplored territory. Moving units reveals the map. Areas recently explored but not currently visible are covered by a "fog of war," which obscures enemy buildings until you are close enough.
  2. 2
    You begin with 30 Food. Select your Villager and Right-click on a nearby Gazelle to make them a hunter. The villager will throw spears, gather meat, and deposit it in the Town Center.
  3. 3
    After two trips, you will have 50 Food. Select the Town Center and click the "Make Villager" icon. A progress meter will appear, and a new villager will spawn when it reaches 100%.
  4. 4
    Assign the new villager to hunt Gazelle. Repeat this process until you have a population of four villagers.
  5. 5
    Select one of your four villagers, click the "build" icon, and then select the "house" icon. Your villager will construct the house.
  6. 6
    Once the house is built, return the villager to hunting Gazelle. With a house built, you can now continuously produce villagers from the Town Center, provided you maintain at least 50 Food.
  7. 7
    Continue producing villagers. When your population reaches seven, you will have successfully completed the first level of the first campaign.
Tips
  • Always keep your villagers busy hunting for food to maintain the 50 Food required for villager production.
  • The "fog of war" mechanic is crucial for scouting and defense in Age of Empires.

Scenario: Foraging 7000 BC

Objective: Build a Granary, Storage Pit, and Dock (Note: This objective is mentioned in the source but not covered in the provided text for the starting units walkthrough).

Starting Resources: Nothing (Note: The source text indicates starting with 30 Food, not nothing).

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