THE FIELD MANUAL
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Your first kingdom
An opening sequence from your first city to an army you can afford.
Read guide → BUILD A KINGDOMFood, population & growth
Find the bottleneck between a full store, growing cities and a hungry army.
Read guide → BUILD A KINGDOMExpansion & city specialisations
Choose land, connect the frontier and give each town a purpose.
Read guide → PLAN YOUR RESEARCHResearch routes & doctrine choices
Keep the desk working. Plan prerequisites across all 35 technologies.
Read guide → KNOW YOUR KINGDOMChoose your faction
Crown cities, Marcher frontiers or a League built around connected trade.
Read guide → BUILD A KINGDOMBuildings & unlock requirements
Compare all 16 buildings, base costs, technology gates and suitable land.
Read guide → WIN THE WARArmies, counters & sieges
Build a field force, sustain it, and understand why a capital will not fall.
Read guide → WIN THE WARTurn your advantage into a win
Make a coherent doctrine plan, break supply and learn from a stalled match.
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