Feeding an Army on a Dime

Feeding the Army is the second scenario in the William Wallace learning campaign in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Designed for those who have never before played an Age of Empires game, it teaches the player how to gather resources with Villagers.

Intro [ ]

An army marches on its stomach, or so the old saying goes. My Clansmen have been farming and tending sheep for hundreds of years... but gathering enough food to feed an army is a different matter entirely.

Without a strong economy, the meager forces that we have cobbled together will collapse again.

Scenario instructions [ ]

Starting conditions [ ]

Objectives [ ]

Gather 50food, 50wood and 50gold.

Hints [ ]

Villagers can gather food, wood, gold, and stone that you will need to build buildings, research technologies, and create soldiers.

Scouts (Definitive Edition) [ ]

Your scouts report:

There are gold deposits to the northeast and southeast of your Town Center.

Players [ ]

Player [ ]

Player (Celts): The player starts with a little village in the center of the map.

Strategy [ ]

Gather food from the Forage Bushes or by hunting Deer. After the first Villager gathers and deposits 10 food, four more Villagers will join the player. Assign them to gather 40 more food, wood from trees, and gold from Gold Mines. Once at least 50 of each of the desired resources are in the player's stockpile, the scenario is won.

Outro [ ]

Edward Longshanks, for all his disrepute, has shown his military tactics in Wales, England, and France to be very effective, if not cruel and ruthless. He is indeed an enemy to be feared. The English sacked the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. With that I could call it a battle, but it was truly more of a massacre.

Unless we organize our army, there will be more massacres to follow. I pray we can be ready for Longshanks coming.

Edward Longshanks, for all his disrepute, has shown military tactics in Wales, England, and France to be very effective, if not cruel and ruthless. He is indeed an enemy to be feared. The English sacked the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Would that I could call it a battle, but it was truly more of a massacre.

Unless we organize our army, there will be more massacres to follow. I pray we can be ready for Longshanks coming.

Trivia [ ]

The original version of the map holds a total of 895 food (but the player cannot collect it all, due to Deer rotting).
To win this scenario without completing the standard objective, the player is able to advance to the Imperial Age and construct a Wonder. After standing for 200 years, the Wonder will grant victory. As with the other scenarios in this campaign, however, the alternate route to victory is significantly slower. In order to reach the Imperial Age, the player must be careful never to have more than 50 of each of the necessary resources for the standard victory condition, and construct a Market in the Feudal Age to trade away all of an excess resource while the game is paused. This is no longer possible in the Definitive Edition, as it's not possible to go beyond the Dark Age.
Throughout the game, the speed cannot be changed.
The Town Bell has no effect and the Town Center can't be garrisoned.

v• d •e Campaigns in Age of Empires II
The Age of Kings
William Wallace	Marching and Fighting· Feeding the Army· Training the Troops· Research and Technology· The Battle of Stirling· Forge an Alliance· The Battle of Falkirk
Joan of Arc	An Unlikely Messiah· The Maid of Orleans· The Cleansing of the Loire· The Rising· The Siege of Paris· A Perfect Martyr
Saladin	An Arabian Knight· Lord of Arabia· The Horns of Hattin· The Siege of Jerusalem· Jihad!· The Lion and the Demon
Genghis Khan	Crucible· A Life of Revenge· Into China· The Horde Rides West· The Promise· Pax Mongolica
Barbarossa	Holy Roman Emperor· Henry the Lion· Pope and Antipope· The Lombard League· Barbarossa's March· The Emperor Sleeping
The Conquerors
Attila the Hun	The Scourge of God· The Great Ride· The Walls of Constantinople· A Barbarian Betrothal· The Catalaunian Fields· The Fall of Rome
El Cid	Brother against Brother· The Enemy of my Enemy· The Exile of the Cid· Black Guards· King of Valencia· Reconquista
Montezuma	Reign of Blood· The Triple Alliance· Quetzalcoatl· La Noche Triste· The Boiling Lake· Broken Spears
Battles of the Conquerors	Tours· Vinlandsaga· Hastings· Manzikert· Agincourt· Lepanto· Kyoto· Noryang Point
Hidden scenario	The Saxon Revolt
The Forgotten
Alaric	All Roads Lead to a Besieged City (The Battle of the Frigidus)· Legionaries on the Horizon! (Razing Hellas)· Emperor of the West (The Belly of the Beast)· The Sack of Rome (The Giant Falls)· A Kingdom of Our Own
Vlad Dracula	The Dragon Spreads His Wings· The Return of the Dragon· The Breath of the Dragon· The Moon Rises· The Night Falls
Bari	Arrival at Bari (Definitive Edition) · The Rebellion of Melus (Definitive Edition) · Loose Ends · The Best Laid Plans · The Great Siege (The Onrushing Tide)
Sforza	An End and a Beginning (Mercenaries and Masters)· O Fortuna (His Own Man)· The Hand of a Daughter (Prodigal Son)· The Ambrosian Republic (Blood and Betrayal)· A New Duke of Milan (Viva Sforza!)
El Dorado	Tales of La Canela· The Split· The Amazones· The Cannibals
Prithviraj	A Promising Warrior (Born of Fire)· The Digvijaya (Definitive Edition) · The Elopement (Hand of a Princess)· Battles of Tarain (The Fate of India)· The Legend of Prithviraj
Battles of the Forgotten	Bukhara· Dos Pilas· York· Honfoglalás· Langshan Jiang· Kurikara· Cyprus· Bapheus
Cut scenario	Kaesong
The African Kingdoms
Tariq ibn Ziyad	The Battle of Guadalete· Consolidation and Subjugation· Divide and Conquer· Crossing the Pyrenees· Razzia
Sundjata	Hunted· The Sting of the Scorpion· Djeriba Gold· Blood on the River Bank· The Lion's Den
Francisco de Almeida	The Old World· Lion of Africa· Ruins of Empires· Estado da India· A Son's Blood
Yodit	Path of Exile· The Right Partner· A Fallen Crown· Broken Stelae· Welcome Home
Rise of the Rajas
Gajah Mada	The Story of Our Founders· Unconditional Loyalty· The Oath to Unify Nusantara· Serving the New King· The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy
Suryavarman I	Usurpation· Quelling the Rebellion· A Dangerous Mission· Challenging a Thalassocracy· Nirvanapada
Bayinnaung	The Burmese Tigers· The Mandalay Cobra· The Royal Peacock· The White Elephant· The Old Tiger
Le Loi	The Dai Viet Uprising· The Mountain Siege· The Battle at Hanoi· Reaching South· A Three-Pronged Attack· The Final Fortress
Definitive Edition
The Art of War	Early Economy· Booming· Rushing the Enemy· Fast Castle Age· Defending Against A Rush· Land Battle· Destroying a Castle· Naval Battle· Battle Formations
Pachacuti	A New Power Arises· The Field of Blood· War of Brothers· The Falcon's Tent· Like Father, Like Son
Historical Battles	Bukhara· Dos Pilas· Tours· York· Honfoglalás· Vinlandsaga· Hastings· Manzikert· Kurikara· Cyprus· Bapheus· Lake Poyang· Agincourt· Lepanto· Kyoto· Noryang Point
The Last Khans
Tamerlane	Amir of Transoxiana· Gurkhan of Persia· Harbinger of Destruction· Sultan of Hindustan· Scourge of the Levant· A Titan Amongst Mortals
Ivaylo	A Most Unlikely Man· An Unlikely Alliance· Tsar of the Bulgars· Echoes of Heroes· Where the One-Eyed Man is King
Kotyan Khan	Raising the Banners· The Battle at the Kalka River· Saving the Huts· Blood for Blood· A New Home
Lords of the West
Edward Longshanks	Vain Ambition· A Man of God· Of Castles and Kings· Toom Tabard· Hammer of the Scots
The Grand Dukes of the West	A Kingdom Divided· The Wolf and the Lion· The Cleansing of Paris· Unholy Marriage· The Hook and Cod Wars· The Maid Falls
The Hautevilles	Guiscard Arrives· Roger in Sicily· Bohemond and the Emperor· Bohemond in the East· Wonder of the World
Dawn of the Dukes
Algirdas and Kestutis	Family Affairs· No Man's Land· The Tatar Yoke· A Worthy Opponent· In the Shadow of the Throne
Jadwiga	The Matter of the Crown· Star of the Poles· Duel of the Dukes· The Siege of Vilnius· Vytautas' Crusade· The Fruits of Her Labor
Jan Zizka	The One-Eyed Wanderer· Courage and Coin· The Iron Lords· The Golden City· The Emperor's Fury· Warrior of God
Dynasties of India
Babur	Pearl of the East· The Last Timurids· Into India· The Battle of Panipat· The Rajputs
Rajendra	The Successor· Deeds of the Father· Rising Star· Sacred Waters· Slaying the Vritra
Devapala	Dissatisfaction· Desire· Renunciation· Liberation?· Enlightenment