Detailed opening order, timings, and villager assignments.

Gaia

Standard Water

Build order by [DoD]DarthNox & [DoD]Godschalk

Goal Goal icon
Standard Water
Time Food Wood Gold Favor Action Villager Distribution
Archaic
1 vill to Food 1 vill makes Dock, then to Wood.
Auto-Queue Fishing Ships, until enough (General rule of thumb considering FS: 9 FS in archaic 12 FS in advance, if there is no pressure Classical: 9-12 FS if you fight classical water Classical: 18-21 FS if you want to boom).
1 [food] 1 [wood] 0 [gold] 3 [favor]
2 - Wood 1 [Fishing Ship] · Make a manor with Wood vill when close to pop.
1 [food] 3 [wood] 0 [gold] 3 [favor]
1 - Food 2 [Fishing Ship]
2 [food] 3 [wood] 0 [gold] 3 [favor]
2 - Gold 5 [Fishing Ship]
2 [food] 3 [wood] 2 [gold] 3 [favor]
2 - Food 8 [Fishing Ship] · When you have 150 gold: 2 Gold vills make the temple, then back to Gold.
4 [food] 3 [wood] 2 [gold] 3 [favor]
Advance (3.18) - Oceanus
Vill transition: 2 Food to Wood 2 Food villagers build 2 dock, then to Wood (cut Wood if not enough for 2 docks).
9 [Fishing Ship] · Wood vill makes manor after the 2 docks, then back to Wood.
0 [food] 7 [wood] 2 [gold] 3 [favor]
Classical (4.18)
Villagers to Gold.
Target: 0 [Food] / 7 [Wood] / 2+ [Gold] / 3 [Favor] · 11+ [Fishing Ship] · Wood vill makes eco-guild, then back to Wood.
0 [food] 7 [wood] 2 [gold] 3 [favor]

View the original build order by [DoD]DarthNox & [DoD]Godschalk.

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