Front page:
Now reading:
Random Map Tactics:
Civilizations:
Contact:
Now reading:
- The Britons
Random Map Tactics:
- 20 Eagles in 20 minutes
- 20 Knights in 20 minutes
- Ak-47 Mongol rush
- Briton Archer Flush
- Mayan Drush
- Scout Rush Tips
- The Saracen Scout Rush
- The Smush
- Step 1 - Introduction
- Step 2 - Data Tables and Times
- Step 3 - Economy Upgrades
- Step 4 - Nomad
- Step 5 - Land Nomad
- Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies
Civilizations:
- The Aztecs
- The Britons
- The Koreans
- The Mayans
Contact:
- tonihe
gmail.com
Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Britons
6 votes
The Britons
Dominance by Age
Dark Age
The increased gathering rate of Briton Shepard allows for a relatively smooth start assuming that sheep can be found. If sheep continue to be found, a skillful Briton player will have the 500 required for the Feudal Age upgrade fairly easily for anything but the earliest feudal times. No other bonuses are in play.
Feudal Age
While not the fastest civ, they are faster than most. With faster archeries to make up for slowed archer production, you can mass a feudal age force more quickly than other players. With the increased build time (:27 to :35) of the Archer as well as other balancing measures of the XPack, players have had to adjust their Feudal attacks. While the Briton Feudal archer trains faster, it is no more effective than any other archer from that time period since foot archer range bonuses do not kick in until Castle Age.
The Britons were one of the best anti-flush civs as they are fast to feudal, can make Skirmishers fast, and once in Castle Age can make a new TC even if you have seriously hit their wood supply. The window of opportunity for the Flush is much smaller with the Britons that it is for most other civs. However, with the new reliance on stone, and reprioritization of Feudal Attacks on stone, the Britons have lost some of their resistance to Feudal attacks.
Castle Age
While the longer build time of the Xpack TC delay the benefits of cheaper TCs, the wood savings are still instant. A typical Castle Age attack will involve rams and as there will be more wood available to the Briton player, the Rams can be expected sooner. The Briton player has two advantages in this strategy: extra range on Crossbowmen and a greater wood supply for Rams. The Briton player will be one of the first to mass early rams while booming at home due to their cheap TCs.
The foot archer range bonus coupled with the first range tech (Fletching) makes Briton Crossbowmen particularly useful with a range of 7. The +2 range advantage over a TC allows the Briton player to attack into a TC to support a Ram attack without receiving return fire. If the victim tries to ungarrison a few vils to kill the ram, each vil dies in 8 shots. By having 7 range, they can stand ground in somewhat of a circle just outside a TC and completely shut it down as anything that pops out if it is showered with arrows. Other civs need to pay for Bodkin Arrow to have the same effect.
With their increased range, Briton archers (Crossbowmen and Longbowmen) make nice support units for friendly Knights. Since standoff units can fight without taking damage themselves, it is quite possible for the Briton player to mass archers quite openly while fighting. Backed up by a garrisonable building in instances of overwhelming force (mass knights or mangonels) and anti-Ram forces, the Briton player can establish a relatively solid foothold over a large area in Castle Age.
Cheap TCs also allow a Briton player involved in heavy naval fighting to more easily slip in a TC while still producing ships. While this doesn't directly effect the naval fighting, it does allow a better boom as the player continues to produce ships.
Imperial Age
Briton power continues to build in the Imperial Age. They have a reasonably full arsenal of military options, all of which can support the best archer line in the game. The Briton player can get his ranged juggernaut rolling and begin to dominate the Imperial battlefield. After the gold is spent, they still have fully upgrade Halberdiers, Skirmishers, and Light Cavalry. The only post-imperial gold technology missing is Guilds.
Some of the popular options in include:
1. The Bargain Force - Pikemen/Archers
The largest benefit here is the price tag. This force fares amazingly well at a really cheap price. It can be very hard to stop unless you have fully upgraded Paladins with some sort of ranged support. The low cost also means that you are likely to quickly upgrade this force through the blacksmith. The drawback is that it is lacking against an enemy Treb army. One course of action is to feather the darn Treb to death, but with the high PA of an unpacked Treb this can take a while.
Some weaknesses are that this army moves rather slowly as well as being somewhat susceptible to smart Onager use. Ability to quickly move to react to distant actions is limited as well. In addition, a player who has reached population limits will not be able to quickly make another army at home if a group of 30 enemy Champions march into their land. This is an important consideration for the Briton player, as they should seek to try to confront the enemy head on rather than avoid it.
Skirmishers can also be added as an additional component, especially if faced against an expected archer force (i.e. another Briton player). Benefiting from the same upgrades as foot archers, the Skirmisher is a very good filler unit for facing other Archer civilizations.
2. The Cost Effective Force - Champions/Archers
The benefits are that this is force is still very inexpensive for how well it performs. The addition of champs give this force a little more punch as Champs do a fine job of ripping down buildings and enemy Trebs. There really is no weakness to this force, considering the cost, and this is perhaps why you will often see it in competitive game play.
3. The High Budget Force - Cavaliers/Archers
If you can afford it then you are really going to start kicking some butt. With a monk or three around you can prolong the lifespan of your cavalry. The nice thing about cavalry is that they are both fast and strong so they can often return from battle to get healed rather than the poor Champion who tends to get returned on his shield. Other obvious benefits include the ability to make strong strike forces on enemy Trebs, raid his economy, and come back for a quick home defense if you need it. Price is the big obstacle here and you will have a really hard time getting all the upgrades you want for your units with this force.
4. The Cheapest Force - TCs/Archers
The TC/Arbalest creep that was popular in AoK has been neutered in the XPack. The increased stone cost and build time of a TC makes destroys the concept of TCs as cheap disposable bunkers. While it is still hard to remove a 2400HP archer when he is planted down on the battlefield, the initial risks and decreased reward (since their is a smaller area of fire) of this tactic may relegate this one to the trashcan.
However, the usefulness of garrisoning existing archers to greatly enhance the firepower of long-reaching castles continues as a useful way to utilize archers on an archer-unfriendly battlefield.
5. Raiders - Light Cav/Arbalests
While the Britons lack Hussars, Briton Light Cavalry are still good raiders for areas not protected by Castles or Pikemen. Only the lack of Bloodlines and its 25% increase in HP show as a weakness. Since Cavalry techs may be a low priority for the Briton player, make sure not to overlook to usefulness of Husbandry. While Husbandry has been toned down from AoK (from 1.50 to 1.65, instead of 1.80 Movement Rate), the extra speed is useful for getting into gathering areas faster and with less damage.
Due to the extreme range of Briton archers, they can temporarily shut down enormous areas of an enemy's econ that are lightly defended and distract opponents. The ability to shoot over walls helps reach areas that Light Cavalry may have a hard time reaching. The decreased range of TCs allows archers to more safely traverse enemy territory. More than in AoK, Villager raiding is an effective tactic and the Brits have some good options here.
6. Late Game options - Skirmishers, Halberdiers, Light Cav
As mentioned before, Britons can fully upgrade their Elite Skirmishers, Halberdiers, and Light Cavalry. While not possessing any useful gold collection bonus, the Britons do not have a reliance on the gold-heavy units that a Cavalry or Gunpowder civ might have.
Conclusions
The Britons is one of the most enjoyable civs to play, and very easy to learn with easy to use civ bonuses. Combined with a rather widespread familiarity with various aspects of historical English military, many first-time players start with the Britons. For the advanced player, the fast econ and the powerful combination of fully upgraded Champions plus unbeatable foot archers are appealing.
The Britons were well recognized as a top tier civ in both AoK DM and AoK RM and excelled in nearly every age. While the current common wisdom on civ ranking in still in a state of flux, it is unlikely that the Britons will fall far down the list. They have one of the most practical Unique Units in the game and are the unquestioned leader in overall archery strength. They have a superb early economy bonus, which keeps them running with the fast civs and an ability to spread out in the castle age that is unparalleled (though in a less decisive manner).
By Sir_Misslot
Comments:
| 19.10.06 00:05 - dave |
| very useful information |
| 03.01.07 12:28 - |
| briton are really good |
| 18.04.07 13:14 - mike |
| britons are really good civ, but you don't mention much bout civs that can really shut down britons, such as goths which can overproduce any briton archer army (with perfusion and anarchy abilitiesto make huskarls at barracks and increased speed) and decimate it due to its 7 pierce armor or somthing (haven't played for ages) or aztec mass eagle warriors that can cut the archer army down with a little skirmisher support. |
| 12.07.07 19:59 - Calado |
| a few knights with longbowmans can stop easily a eagle warrior whith skirmishers attack!! |
| 20.07.07 21:01 - Someone |
| Completely upgraded longbowmen (30) [in three groups of 10 or 5 groups of 6] + halberdiers (10) + Cavaliers (10) + 3-5 monks will finish off almost any army that invades. (Upto a size of 25-30) [works for me against the computer on hardest ;) :P ] You can add the support of a castle or a few towers. Weaknesses : bombard cannons and trebuchets and mabye a massed cavalry attack |
| 21.07.07 19:10 - Dhruv |
| Love the britons... thee most amazing civilizations. Though they have been cut down on ability in the Xp, they still are lots of fun and very very reliable. |
| 21.07.07 19:11 - Dhruv |
| My usual attack force is 30 longbowmen 6 covaliers 4 monks that completes the max selectable set of 40. add 3 trebuchets to the tally and its a very strong attack force. |
| 09.10.07 18:23 - krishna |
| what is the best way of tackling the longbowmen , skirmisher's and mangudai's (40) weren't good enough against 40 elite longbowmen and 20 paladins |
| 14.10.07 03:14 - fnwofwo;\' |
| well krishna obviously skirms and mongudai can't take paladins |
| 25.10.07 03:14 - someone=idoit |
| army of 55 stoping army of 25-30 no shit you'll win |
| 04.11.07 02:18 - juho |
| my dfence against britons are onagers. They can wipe an entire leigion when you have like 4 upgraded onagers. Celts and koreans are the answers to longbowmen I think brits are good against noobs and brooks, or people that dont trust massed seige weopons. Britons do have bonus in sheep meat, so they should attack early with normal archers to kill vils |
| 21.01.08 22:48 - Kay |
| I can't get any fire ships, cannon galleons, or demo ship. why? |
| 08.02.08 01:23 - Someone |
| Britons have the full dock minus cannon galleons (which sucks cause you can't attack on land by sea) Britons have an excelltnt sea defence |
| 21.06.08 08:53 - juho=bullshit |
| everyone knows that the goths will take down the brits any day bitch. any day. |
| 22.06.08 19:53 - Ma2ReeD |
| thank you for making this guide. im a complete noob at RTS's but i love playing coms in AOE2. im gonna LAN with a friend soon so i wanted to know some basics, which you covered very nicely |
| 24.06.08 23:00 - AOE FREAK |
| juho. Goths actually couldnt take down the brits. Add a few cavvy in the front on on attack stance and its a perfect barrier. The goths cant even get to brits. The 12 range also takes out onigers. Their best counter is 2 rams to take hits going in front, and a few onigers sneaking behind it. |
| 15.09.08 03:22 - someone |
| that only works if your opponents not watching the rams. Skirms need to outnumber to win leaving cavalry (hussar and paladins) to counter. Full pallys beat pally and bows, and can work vs pikes and bow. Eagles should own anything but heavy infantry while huskarls own bows. |
| 17.10.08 08:17 - turtle ship |
| Umm, I think u were wrong. The strongest foot archer in Age of King was chu ko nu, not longbowaman, cos chu ko nu can fire multiple arrow in one attack, although he has shorter range |
| 31.12.08 10:07 - ADD |
| Just like any civ or unit, there is a nemesis for the Briton archer. (in this case the Huskarls) This is why it is always important to have a well balanced army with plenty of units to be able to defend the archers. (mangonels behind them with halberdiers in front, etc.) |
| 06.06.09 17:19 - a |
| don't fight byzantines using britons, they got nothing to stop cataphracts |
| 06.06.09 17:20 - wasd |
| wasdvjfhnv |
| 07.06.09 17:19 - |
| What is TC? |
| 07.06.09 17:19 - Rollun |
| What is TC? |
| 11.06.09 20:20 - lobgo |
| towncenter |
| 06.07.09 14:59 - Homer |
| How to tackle Palladins and Castles. My enemy makes a lot of Castles and Palladins. I love archers. So can archers in any civilization fight palladins? If yes then whic? |
| 09.07.09 23:02 - Indigo |
| Longbowmen when in groups of 40 can beat most anything. i faced an AI using the goths againt me and by the time he got into to close for comfort range on my archers there were only 4-5 remaining. if they use Castles and palladins that usually means they are using the franks which is kinda sad becuz the britons can wipe out throwing axemen at really far range. and when i use britons i use longbowmen and cavaliers as my major force to attack anybody |
| 25.07.09 06:59 - carpe |
| yea the britons are the best, strong through the whole game from dark to imperial.It sux about the cannon galleons tho |
| 19.08.09 21:26 - i hate britons.. |
| if u r a goth take some 4-5 rams full of huskrls.. i.e.20-25 units... its easy to reach themb'cazbri.archers takes a lot time to kill rams.meantime u can reach bri.arch and takeout heskrls to finish archera.. or u can use some cavilary to divert them.... |
| 12.09.09 05:34 - wulf |
| brits obliterate goths just go champs longbows and a few onagers will decimate anything goths throw at you and if they go 100% husks just go 100% champs not as if goths can go cavalry either they have to go inf which brits decimate. |
| 20.12.09 17:12 - bill |
| cool |
| 15.03.10 02:17 - dfsf |
| f |
| 15.03.10 02:18 - 2010 comment wewt |
| ffffffffffffffff |
| 23.03.10 23:18 - homo |
| pillu |
| 31.03.10 00:08 - joe |
| britions are the best in every LAN match i just spam cavalier and longbow men it wins every time which kind of makes it unfair because no other army can counter this force/spam |
| 01.04.10 11:42 - nimesh |
| goths can take down britons but others cant beat them. and goths can be easily beaten by other civilizations. |
| 08.04.10 14:15 - Rory Gibson |
| if you focus on food with mongols you can just mass loads of hussars they have good peirce defence and are cheap if you have loads of farms or loads of golds and alow food/wood price |
| 24.04.10 18:41 - Jallen |
| Cheers for the guide. I've been trying to decide on my civ, after getting decimated on non-water maps as the vikings. Played as the britons today with the champion / longbowman mix and I found it to be unstoppable. Mixed with cavaliers and trebs I destroyed the enemy base so fast it was ridiculous (I even took out the bases surrounding towers with longbowmen :D ) Not only are they awesome fun, they are also well suited to me because I'm english :D |
| 22.05.10 04:50 - Ct |
| Byzantines, aztecs can neat goths. But goths pown everyone else, especially brits and mayans |
| 04.06.10 23:16 - ess10 |
| Anyone got a good unite that can take Yeomen's that is protected by palladin's? |
| 08.06.10 06:11 - c0rsana |
| I'm trying to find a good turtling tactic, and the britains seem the right choice with their versatility and long range archers. Any other turtling suggestions? It be my favorite tactic. :) |
| 13.06.10 01:03 - Rennuek |
| Hi I have a problem and I wondered if any of you have an Idea. My favorite race is the Britons but I’ve been playing a guy who always plays the Persians with postimperial Deathmach and rushes with Elite warelephants I’ve tried halbutters but you need 3/1 odds and since elephants have an area attack and can stack (a little), groups of ten or more you need 5/1 odds to even have a chance. Onigers have potential but its hard to keep them alive long enough to do much good. Walls slow them down a little but not much. And con take down a castle in just a couple of minutes. The real problem is that they come in armies of 25 or so and before the first army is gone the second is on the way and they just keep coming until your overwhelmed. My next Idea is a fortress like this: ---- = wall, ===== = double wall, o =castle( with walls around it), ^ = attacking elephants, ~ = long bows. Any ideas or improvements? |
| 13.06.10 01:16 - Rennuek |
| Fortress: ~~ ~~ ~~ ------------- O O O ============= |
| 13.06.10 01:18 - Rennuek |
| That didn't work. |
| 21.06.10 19:31 - PalpaT |
| 2 ideas. <br> - Dont let him mass all this power, harass his economy (send bowmans to kill villagers), from at least 2 sides at same time, force him to make something faster to counter your harass ; <br> - to counter the incoming elephants, make spears / upgrade them, try to circle his attack group to minimize area effect (attack from 2 sides) :) |
| 24.06.10 05:58 - |
| Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or aztec |
| 26.06.10 23:10 - Rennuek |
| PalpaT thanks for the advise I’ll give it a try :). |
| 26.06.10 23:15 - Ronsferd |
| “Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or Aztec” Properly managed Longbow men can cream skirmishers Any day of the week! |
| 26.06.10 23:17 - Ronsferd |
| (Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or Aztec) Properly managed Longbow men can cream skirmishers Any day of the week! |
| 29.06.10 05:39 - Robin Hood |
| The answer to War Elephants is monks. Make an army of monks, convert one elephant+continuous healing = invincible elephant. Convert some more. Hooray. |
| 10.07.10 17:49 - Genghis Khan |
| 1 Onager > 20 Longbowmen <br /> 80 Longbowmen > 1 Onager |
| 18.07.10 08:10 - zac |
| good information could you explain the rest of civs |
| 29.07.10 05:30 - John |
| Rennuek- just make the archers walk away to a safe distance, a little micromanagement might be annoying but will kill them, also try converting them, i love converting persian elephants to use them as rams instead of paying for rams |
| 03.08.10 19:09 - Andrew |
| I find the Byzantines and the Huns to work fairly well against the Britons. But any Cavalry Civilization should be able to take the Britons Longbowmen. |
| 07.08.10 20:30 - Ronsferd |
| Andrew-remember that the British have good pike class units. I fight the Spanish all the time and even there paladin/conquistador armies don’t stand a chance agents a good Longbow/pike mix. |
| 08.08.10 00:29 - Sasori |
| britons sheep bonis makes them efficent for getting resources faster |
| 08.08.10 12:08 - sasori |
| actually britons would be a poor choice vs mayans cause eagles stop longbows and knights |
| 01.09.10 05:41 - John |
| longbows with champs/cavs or halberds are almost unstoppable. against mangudai you're done for though |
| 12.10.10 08:31 - Formaggio |
| The ultimate weapon againt Longbowman is the Huskarl, they are almost imune to arrows and kill longbowman in two shots. couples with halberies Goths can kill Britions anyday |
| 24.12.10 06:21 - random guy |
| clearly i had no idea about the potential of britons... i played with em a couple of times, noticed that a group of 140 longbow men, 5-ish monks, 5 trebutchers and 10 rams will beat amything... almost |
| 24.02.11 20:35 - anonymous |
| spanish beat brits a** |
| 20.10.11 22:23 - elite longbowman |
| u stupid asshole, my max. range is 12. you jack ass |
| 03.11.11 00:32 - Salidin |
| Elite longbowmen only actually have a range of 6+5 you D***head |
| 16.12.11 22:12 - Text Book |
| Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. |
| 16.12.11 22:15 - Saladin Is a Dickhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| You Suck Calling Ellite longbowmen A Arsole Collect Foul I Will Kill You Guys Becouse You Are a stupid Frickin Bitch! |
| 16.12.11 22:17 - Pull Out His Big Boobs |
| Drive In A Big Car With Your Frickin Sexy Girl Freind All Night Long Sexy And Kiss Her Boobs And Tell Her THat I LOve You For Her And then tell her to frickin Shutup! |
| 16.12.11 22:19 - Edward Longshanks |
| The Britons The Britons Page 2 >> The Britons were a popular and strong civilization in AoK. With the release of the Expansion Pack (Xpack), the Britons' TC bonus (one of the strongest of the game) has been muted. Yet, there still remain many aspects to the Britons that keep them a strong and flexible civilization for most players. Overall, the Britons continue to be very well rounded civ to play. The Britons continue to play as a fast civ in several respects; they age early and they can boom early. During the early going, Britons have one of the best gathering bonuses in the game; the faster work rate of shepherds. Militarily, the Britons continue to remain a powerful civ. In addition to their dominating foot archers, the Briton arsenal includes fully upgradeable infantry lines and adequate cavalry. Short of a weakness in gunpowder units, the Britons do not have a glaring weakness in any functional area. Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Britons receive are as follows: •Shepherds work 25% faster •Town Center cost 50% less wood •Foot Archers gain +1 range in Castle Age and an additional +1 in the Imperial Age (for +2 total) •Team Bonus - Archery units produced 20% faster Shepherds work 25% faster With the faster sheep-gathering rate, a Briton sheepherder collects food at the same rate that other civs hunt. This is a powerful bonus for several reasons. First, it comes in the Dark Age and is usable 100% of the time (everyone eats sheep; or turkey as the case may be). As it is an early bonus, the benefits compound with time; it enhances your whole game by giving you a head start. Second, it gives the Briton player an availability to wood that other civs cannot tap into. Because they work faster, a Briton player needs few early villagers on their sheep. This means that you can set villagers on alternative resources earlier as the game dictates. Theoretically, four shepherds could keep a Briton TC at constant production; in the real world, five are required to maintain the food stream. Early economic bonuses are often translated loosely into the concept of a free villager. In the Britons' case, the bonus is roughly equivalent to getting a free villager. So what does that one extra villager net you? It begins with the extra wood, which later begins to translate into earlier farms or boats, then into more food, a slightly larger military, a much larger economy, and the cascade continues. Don't underestimate what this one seemingly unimportant villager can do. Very handy if you are boat booming or want to integrate early farming into your strategy. The Briton player can maximize this advantage by playing sheep rich maps like Continental, Yucatan, Ghost Lake, and Oasis. Town Center cost 50% less wood The Britons used to benefit from arguably the strongest civ bonus of all; a 50% discount on town centers. The short build time and low impact on wood supply of the AoK Briton TC allowed a decent player to drop TCs very easily. However, with the XPack increased build time, undiscounted stone cost and decreased defensive power of the TC itself have made dropping multiple TCs early in the game riskier. The offensive military implications of disposable forward TCs have also been neutered with the modified characteristics of the XPack TC. Yet, while it may seem like the Briton TC bonus has been severely impacted, it still remains a relatively strong bonus in the game. Wood saved in Castle Age translates directly into an earlier military building (Ram or War Galley), more expansive farming, or simply another TC. In some cases, all three options are simultaneously available depending on the circumstances of a specific game. For many other civs, farm production is delayed while the player takes time to stock up on wood. One of the highest priorities of a Briton player used to be to gather as much wood as possible, for multiple TCs. The TC used to act as a terrific defense against enemy raiding parties and attacking troops - particularly when organized as an internetworking weave of cross-firing bunkers. With practically every range unit now outranging TCs, reliance on TCs for total defense is foolhardy. A forward TC can still be useful as part of your forward base as it will give your raiding forces, with the help of Monks, a safe place to recuperate from raids. A forward TC also continues to server as a source for more forward builders. The cheaper cost of the Briton TC slightly counters the longer build time to make a forward TC more practical. Additional Foot Archer Range The primary Briton military bonus is their foot archer range bonus. Briton foot archers get +1 range in Castle Age, and a +2 range in Imperial Age. The complete set of range upgrades that are available to the Briton foot archer result in the creation of a far reaching and mobile standoff weapon that is somewhat unique to the Britons. Archery Units produced 20% Faster While the benefits of faster producing military buildings are partially mitigated by simply placing more military buildings, the effects of this Briton bonus can be noticeable. The actual Briton production times are the normal times divided by 1.2. This means that the Britons can produce 6 archers in the time it takes other civs to produce 5, which is a 20% bonus. Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. |
| 16.12.11 22:20 - Nothing |
| Nothing Slush Puppy!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday! |
| 16.12.11 22:25 - SURF GOOD |
| I CAN NOT BELIVE AOE 2 HAS TURNED TO BE A POPULAR GAME AND SO IN MULTIPLAYER EVERYONE SEEEMS TO PICK BRITONS WHY? I THINK THE BEST THING ABOUT BRITONS IS THE LONGBOWMEN YOU CAN PUT IN THE CASTLE AND MORE ARROWS WILL FIRE OUT OF YOUR CASTLE THE MORE YOU PUT IN THE FASTER YOU CAN KILL YOUR ENEMY'S ON THE DARK AGE YOU SHOULD BUILD A DOCK DELETE YOUR TOWN CENTRE THEN BUILD A TRANSPORT SHIP AND MOVE AWAY AND BUILD ANOTHER CAMP SOMWHERE ELSE THE BRITONS SEEMS TO BE A STUPID CIVILESATION BECOUSE THEY CAN ONLY GET TRANSPORT SHIPS IN THE FUALDAL AGE! |
| 16.12.11 22:33 - ATTENTION ALL AOE 2 PLAYERS |
| GO ONTO THE ATTILA THE HUN CAMPAIGN ON THE (CONQUERS ONLY) THEN PRESS BLEADA THE HUN THEN TYPE 'C' THEN PRESS ATTILA THEN TYPE 'BRITONY'S MATE BEER'THEN TYPE C AGAIGN THEN SOON 400 VILLAGERS SHOULD COME TO THE HUNS CAMP IF NOT REAPEAT DOING WHAT I TOLD YOU BEFORE IF IT DOESANT WORK CONTACT ME UNDER THIS COMMENT IN THE STAGEY CENTRE AND I WILL SHOW YOU MORE TIPS CHEATS AND TIPS! MAKE A SCARIO AND GO TO TRIGGERS AND NEW EFFET THEN GO TO PLACE FOUNDATION IT WILL KEEP CREATING THAT UNIT IN THE SPOT FOREVER! AND WITH A BATTLE WILL NEVER END PUT MILLIONS OF THEM AND SOON THE BATTLE WILL COME ENOURMAUS! |
| 16.12.11 22:36 - hgvgvgvSVGHKCGBCEYHZGVEBHUWVUKAQ |
| Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Britons Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Britons -> Page 1 6 votes The Britons The Britons Page 2 >> The Britons were a popular and strong civilization in AoK. With the release of the Expansion Pack (Xpack), the Britons' TC bonus (one of the strongest of the game) has been muted. Yet, there still remain many aspects to the Britons that keep them a strong and flexible civilization for most players. Overall, the Britons continue to be very well rounded civ to play. The Britons continue to play as a fast civ in several respects; they age early and they can boom early. During the early going, Britons have one of the best gathering bonuses in the game; the faster work rate of shepherds. Militarily, the Britons continue to remain a powerful civ. In addition to their dominating foot archers, the Briton arsenal includes fully upgradeable infantry lines and adequate cavalry. Short of a weakness in gunpowder units, the Britons do not have a glaring weakness in any functional area. Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Britons receive are as follows: •Shepherds work 25% faster •Town Center cost 50% less wood •Foot Archers gain +1 range in Castle Age and an additional +1 in the Imperial Age (for +2 total) •Team Bonus - Archery units produced 20% faster Shepherds work 25% faster With the faster sheep-gathering rate, a Briton sheepherder collects food at the same rate that other civs hunt. This is a powerful bonus for several reasons. First, it comes in the Dark Age and is usable 100% of the time (everyone eats sheep; or turkey as the case may be). As it is an early bonus, the benefits compound with time; it enhances your whole game by giving you a head start. Second, it gives the Briton player an availability to wood that other civs cannot tap into. Because they work faster, a Briton player needs few early villagers on their sheep. This means that you can set villagers on alternative resources earlier as the game dictates. Theoretically, four shepherds could keep a Briton TC at constant production; in the real world, five are required to maintain the food stream. Early economic bonuses are often translated loosely into the concept of a free villager. In the Britons' case, the bonus is roughly equivalent to getting a free villager. So what does that one extra villager net you? It begins with the extra wood, which later begins to translate into earlier farms or boats, then into more food, a slightly larger military, a much larger economy, and the cascade continues. Don't underestimate what this one seemingly unimportant villager can do. Very handy if you are boat booming or want to integrate early farming into your strategy. The Briton player can maximize this advantage by playing sheep rich maps like Continental, Yucatan, Ghost Lake, and Oasis. Town Center cost 50% less wood The Britons used to benefit from arguably the strongest civ bonus of all; a 50% discount on town centers. The short build time and low impact on wood supply of the AoK Briton TC allowed a decent player to drop TCs very easily. However, with the XPack increased build time, undiscounted stone cost and decreased defensive power of the TC itself have made dropping multiple TCs early in the game riskier. The offensive military implications of disposable forward TCs have also been neutered with the modified characteristics of the XPack TC. Yet, while it may seem like the Briton TC bonus has been severely impacted, it still remains a relatively strong bonus in the game. Wood saved in Castle Age translates directly into an earlier military building (Ram or War Galley), more expansive farming, or simply another TC. In some cases, all three options are simultaneously available depending on the circumstances of a specific game. For many other civs, farm production is delayed while the player takes time to stock up on wood. One of the highest priorities of a Briton player used to be to gather as much wood as possible, for multiple TCs. The TC used to act as a terrific defense against enemy raiding parties and attacking troops - particularly when organized as an internetworking weave of cross-firing bunkers. With practically every range unit now outranging TCs, reliance on TCs for total defense is foolhardy. A forward TC can still be useful as part of your forward base as it will give your raiding forces, with the help of Monks, a safe place to recuperate from raids. A forward TC also continues to server as a source for more forward builders. The cheaper cost of the Briton TC slightly counters the longer build time to make a forward TC more practical. Additional Foot Archer Range The primary Briton military bonus is their foot archer range bonus. Briton foot archers get +1 range in Castle Age, and a +2 range in Imperial Age. The complete set of range upgrades that are available to the Briton foot archer result in the creation of a far reaching and mobile standoff weapon that is somewhat unique to the Britons. Archery Units produced 20% Faster While the benefits of faster producing military buildings are partially mitigated by simply placing more military buildings, the effects of this Briton bonus can be noticeable. The actual Briton production times are the normal times divided by 1.2. This means that the Britons can produce 6 archers in the time it takes other civs to produce 5, which is a 20% bonus. Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. The Britons Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.10.06 00:05 - dave very useful information 03.01.07 12:28 - briton are really good 18.04.07 13:14 - mike britons are really good civ, but you don't mention much bout civs that can really shut down britons, such as goths which can overproduce any briton archer army (with perfusion and anarchy abilitiesto make huskarls at barracks and increased speed) and decimate it due to its 7 pierce armor or somthing (haven't played for ages) or aztec mass eagle warriors that can cut the archer army down with a little skirmisher support. 12.07.07 19:59 - Calado a few knights with longbowmans can stop easily a eagle warrior whith skirmishers attack!! 20.07.07 21:01 - Someone Completely upgraded longbowmen (30) [in three groups of 10 or 5 groups of 6] + halberdiers (10) + Cavaliers (10) + 3-5 monks will finish off almost any army that invades. (Upto a size of 25-30) [works for me against the computer on hardest ;) :P ] You can add the support of a castle or a few towers. Weaknesses : bombard cannons and trebuchets and mabye a massed cavalry attack 21.07.07 19:10 - Dhruv Love the britons... thee most amazing civilizations. Though they have been cut down on ability in the Xp, they still are lots of fun and very very reliable. 21.07.07 19:11 - Dhruv My usual attack force is 30 longbowmen 6 covaliers 4 monks that completes the max selectable set of 40. add 3 trebuchets to the tally and its a very strong attack force. 09.10.07 18:23 - krishna what is the best way of tackling the longbowmen , skirmisher's and mangudai's (40) weren't good enough against 40 elite longbowmen and 20 paladins 14.10.07 03:14 - fnwofwo;' well krishna obviously skirms and mongudai can't take paladins 25.10.07 03:14 - someone=idoit army of 55 stoping army of 25-30 no shit you'll win 04.11.07 02:18 - juho my dfence against britons are onagers. They can wipe an entire leigion when you have like 4 upgraded onagers. Celts and koreans are the answers to longbowmen I think brits are good against noobs and brooks, or people that dont trust massed seige weopons. Britons do have bonus in sheep meat, so they should attack early with normal archers to kill vils 21.01.08 22:48 - Kay I can't get any fire ships, cannon galleons, or demo ship. why? 08.02.08 01:23 - Someone Britons have the full dock minus cannon galleons (which sucks cause you can't attack on land by sea) Britons have an excelltnt sea defence 21.06.08 08:53 - juho=bullshit everyone knows that the goths will take down the brits any day bitch. any day. 22.06.08 19:53 - Ma2ReeD thank you for making this guide. im a complete noob at RTS's but i love playing coms in AOE2. im gonna LAN with a friend soon so i wanted to know some basics, which you covered very nicely 24.06.08 23:00 - AOE FREAK juho. Goths actually couldnt take down the brits. Add a few cavvy in the front on on attack stance and its a perfect barrier. The goths cant even get to brits. The 12 range also takes out onigers. Their best counter is 2 rams to take hits going in front, and a few onigers sneaking behind it. 15.09.08 03:22 - someone that only works if your opponents not watching the rams. Skirms need to outnumber to win leaving cavalry (hussar and paladins) to counter. Full pallys beat pally and bows, and can work vs pikes and bow. Eagles should own anything but heavy infantry while huskarls own bows. 17.10.08 08:17 - turtle ship Umm, I think u were wrong. The strongest foot archer in Age of King was chu ko nu, not longbowaman, cos chu ko nu can fire multiple arrow in one attack, although he has shorter range 31.12.08 10:07 - ADD Just like any civ or unit, there is a nemesis for the Briton archer. (in this case the Huskarls) This is why it is always important to have a well balanced army with plenty of units to be able to defend the archers. (mangonels behind them with halberdiers in front, etc.) 06.06.09 17:19 - a don't fight byzantines using britons, they got nothing to stop cataphracts 06.06.09 17:20 - wasd wasdvjfhnv 07.06.09 17:19 - What is TC? 07.06.09 17:19 - Rollun What is TC? 11.06.09 20:20 - lobgo towncenter 06.07.09 14:59 - Homer How to tackle Palladins and Castles. My enemy makes a lot of Castles and Palladins. I love archers. So can archers in any civilization fight palladins? If yes then whic? 09.07.09 23:02 - Indigo Longbowmen when in groups of 40 can beat most anything. i faced an AI using the goths againt me and by the time he got into to close for comfort range on my archers there were only 4-5 remaining. if they use Castles and palladins that usually means they are using the franks which is kinda sad becuz the britons can wipe out throwing axemen at really far range. and when i use britons i use longbowmen and cavaliers as my major force to attack anybody 25.07.09 06:59 - carpe yea the britons are the best, strong through the whole game from dark to imperial.It sux about the cannon galleons tho 19.08.09 21:26 - i hate britons.. if u r a goth take some 4-5 rams full of huskrls.. i.e.20-25 units... its easy to reach themb'cazbri.archers takes a lot time to kill rams.meantime u can reach bri.arch and takeout heskrls to finish archera.. or u can use some cavilary to divert them.... 12.09.09 05:34 - wulf brits obliterate goths just go champs longbows and a few onagers will decimate anything goths throw at you and if they go 100% husks just go 100% champs not as if goths can go cavalry either they have to go inf which brits decimate. 20.12.09 17:12 - bill cool 15.03.10 02:17 - dfsf f 15.03.10 02:18 - 2010 comment wewt ffffffffffffffff 23.03.10 23:18 - homo pillu 31.03.10 00:08 - joe britions are the best in every LAN match i just spam cavalier and longbow men it wins every time which kind of makes it unfair because no other army can counter this force/spam 01.04.10 11:42 - nimesh goths can take down britons but others cant beat them. and goths can be easily beaten by other civilizations. 08.04.10 14:15 - Rory Gibson if you focus on food with mongols you can just mass loads of hussars they have good peirce defence and are cheap if you have loads of farms or loads of golds and alow food/wood price 24.04.10 18:41 - Jallen Cheers for the guide. I've been trying to decide on my civ, after getting decimated on non-water maps as the vikings. Played as the britons today with the champion / longbowman mix and I found it to be unstoppable. Mixed with cavaliers and trebs I destroyed the enemy base so fast it was ridiculous (I even took out the bases surrounding towers with longbowmen :D ) Not only are they awesome fun, they are also well suited to me because I'm english :D 22.05.10 04:50 - Ct Byzantines, aztecs can neat goths. But goths pown everyone else, especially brits and mayans 04.06.10 23:16 - ess10 Anyone got a good unite that can take Yeomen's that is protected by palladin's? 08.06.10 06:11 - c0rsana I'm trying to find a good turtling tactic, and the britains seem the right choice with their versatility and long range archers. Any other turtling suggestions? It be my favorite tactic. :) 13.06.10 01:03 - Rennuek Hi I have a problem and I wondered if any of you have an Idea. My favorite race is the Britons but I’ve been playing a guy who always plays the Persians with postimperial Deathmach and rushes with Elite warelephants I’ve tried halbutters but you need 3/1 odds and since elephants have an area attack and can stack (a little), groups of ten or more you need 5/1 odds to even have a chance. Onigers have potential but its hard to keep them alive long enough to do much good. Walls slow them down a little but not much. And con take down a castle in just a couple of minutes. The real problem is that they come in armies of 25 or so and before the first army is gone the second is on the way and they just keep coming until your overwhelmed. My next Idea is a fortress like this: ---- = wall, ===== = double wall, o =castle( with walls around it), ^ = attacking elephants, ~ = long bows. Any ideas or improvements? 13.06.10 01:16 - Rennuek Fortress: ~~ ~~ ~~ ------------- O O O ============= 13.06.10 01:18 - Rennuek That didn't work. 21.06.10 19:31 - PalpaT 2 ideas. <br> - Dont let him mass all this power, harass his economy (send bowmans to kill villagers), from at least 2 sides at same time, force him to make something faster to counter your harass ; <br> - to counter the incoming elephants, make spears / upgrade them, try to circle his attack group to minimize area effect (attack from 2 sides) :) 24.06.10 05:58 - Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or aztec 26.06.10 23:10 - Rennuek PalpaT thanks for the advise I’ll give it a try :). 26.06.10 23:15 - Ronsferd “Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or Aztec” Properly managed Longbow men can cream skirmishers Any day of the week! 26.06.10 23:17 - Ronsferd (Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or Aztec) Properly managed Longbow men can cream skirmishers Any day of the week! 29.06.10 05:39 - Robin Hood The answer to War Elephants is monks. Make an army of monks, convert one elephant+continuous healing = invincible elephant. Convert some more. Hooray. 10.07.10 17:49 - Genghis Khan 1 Onager > 20 Longbowmen <br /> 80 Longbowmen > 1 Onager 18.07.10 08:10 - zac good information could you explain the rest of civs 29.07.10 05:30 - John Rennuek- just make the archers walk away to a safe distance, a little micromanagement might be annoying but will kill them, also try converting them, i love converting persian elephants to use them as rams instead of paying for rams 03.08.10 19:09 - Andrew I find the Byzantines and the Huns to work fairly well against the Britons. But any Cavalry Civilization should be able to take the Britons Longbowmen. 07.08.10 20:30 - Ronsferd Andrew-remember that the British have good pike class units. I fight the Spanish all the time and even there paladin/conquistador armies don’t stand a chance agents a good Longbow/pike mix. 08.08.10 00:29 - Sasori britons sheep bonis makes them efficent for getting resources faster 08.08.10 12:08 - sasori actually britons would be a poor choice vs mayans cause eagles stop longbows and knights 01.09.10 05:41 - John longbows with champs/cavs or halberds are almost unstoppable. against mangudai you're done for though 12.10.10 08:31 - Formaggio The ultimate weapon againt Longbowman is the Huskarl, they are almost imune to arrows and kill longbowman in two shots. couples with halberies Goths can kill Britions anyday 24.12.10 06:21 - random guy clearly i had no idea about the potential of britons... i played with em a couple of times, noticed that a group of 140 longbow men, 5-ish monks, 5 trebutchers and 10 rams will beat amything... almost 24.02.11 20:35 - anonymous spanish beat brits a** 20.10.11 22:23 - elite longbowman u stupid asshole, my max. range is 12. you jack ass 03.11.11 00:32 - Salidin Elite longbowmen only actually have a range of 6+5 you D***head 16.12.11 22:12 - Text Book Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. 16.12.11 22:15 - Saladin Is a Dickhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Suck Calling Ellite longbowmen A Arsole Collect Foul I Will Kill You Guys Becouse You Are a stupid Frickin Bitch! 16.12.11 22:17 - Pull Out His Big Boobs Drive In A Big Car With Your Frickin Sexy Girl Freind All Night Long Sexy And Kiss Her Boobs And Tell Her THat I LOve You For Her And then tell her to frickin Shutup! 16.12.11 22:19 - Edward Longshanks The Britons The Britons Page 2 >> The Britons were a popular and strong civilization in AoK. With the release of the Expansion Pack (Xpack), the Britons' TC bonus (one of the strongest of the game) has been muted. Yet, there still remain many aspects to the Britons that keep them a strong and flexible civilization for most players. Overall, the Britons continue to be very well rounded civ to play. The Britons continue to play as a fast civ in several respects; they age early and they can boom early. During the early going, Britons have one of the best gathering bonuses in the game; the faster work rate of shepherds. Militarily, the Britons continue to remain a powerful civ. In addition to their dominating foot archers, the Briton arsenal includes fully upgradeable infantry lines and adequate cavalry. Short of a weakness in gunpowder units, the Britons do not have a glaring weakness in any functional area. Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Britons receive are as follows: •Shepherds work 25% faster •Town Center cost 50% less wood •Foot Archers gain +1 range in Castle Age and an additional +1 in the Imperial Age (for +2 total) •Team Bonus - Archery units produced 20% faster Shepherds work 25% faster With the faster sheep-gathering rate, a Briton sheepherder collects food at the same rate that other civs hunt. This is a powerful bonus for several reasons. First, it comes in the Dark Age and is usable 100% of the time (everyone eats sheep; or turkey as the case may be). As it is an early bonus, the benefits compound with time; it enhances your whole game by giving you a head start. Second, it gives the Briton player an availability to wood that other civs cannot tap into. Because they work faster, a Briton player needs few early villagers on their sheep. This means that you can set villagers on alternative resources earlier as the game dictates. Theoretically, four shepherds could keep a Briton TC at constant production; in the real world, five are required to maintain the food stream. Early economic bonuses are often translated loosely into the concept of a free villager. In the Britons' case, the bonus is roughly equivalent to getting a free villager. So what does that one extra villager net you? It begins with the extra wood, which later begins to translate into earlier farms or boats, then into more food, a slightly larger military, a much larger economy, and the cascade continues. Don't underestimate what this one seemingly unimportant villager can do. Very handy if you are boat booming or want to integrate early farming into your strategy. The Briton player can maximize this advantage by playing sheep rich maps like Continental, Yucatan, Ghost Lake, and Oasis. Town Center cost 50% less wood The Britons used to benefit from arguably the strongest civ bonus of all; a 50% discount on town centers. The short build time and low impact on wood supply of the AoK Briton TC allowed a decent player to drop TCs very easily. However, with the XPack increased build time, undiscounted stone cost and decreased defensive power of the TC itself have made dropping multiple TCs early in the game riskier. The offensive military implications of disposable forward TCs have also been neutered with the modified characteristics of the XPack TC. Yet, while it may seem like the Briton TC bonus has been severely impacted, it still remains a relatively strong bonus in the game. Wood saved in Castle Age translates directly into an earlier military building (Ram or War Galley), more expansive farming, or simply another TC. In some cases, all three options are simultaneously available depending on the circumstances of a specific game. For many other civs, farm production is delayed while the player takes time to stock up on wood. One of the highest priorities of a Briton player used to be to gather as much wood as possible, for multiple TCs. The TC used to act as a terrific defense against enemy raiding parties and attacking troops - particularly when organized as an internetworking weave of cross-firing bunkers. With practically every range unit now outranging TCs, reliance on TCs for total defense is foolhardy. A forward TC can still be useful as part of your forward base as it will give your raiding forces, with the help of Monks, a safe place to recuperate from raids. A forward TC also continues to server as a source for more forward builders. The cheaper cost of the Briton TC slightly counters the longer build time to make a forward TC more practical. Additional Foot Archer Range The primary Briton military bonus is their foot archer range bonus. Briton foot archers get +1 range in Castle Age, and a +2 range in Imperial Age. The complete set of range upgrades that are available to the Briton foot archer result in the creation of a far reaching and mobile standoff weapon that is somewhat unique to the Britons. Archery Units produced 20% Faster While the benefits of faster producing military buildings are partially mitigated by simply placing more military buildings, the effects of this Briton bonus can be noticeable. The actual Briton production times are the normal times divided by 1.2. This means that the Britons can produce 6 archers in the time it takes other civs to produce 5, which is a 20% bonus. Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. 16.12.11 22:20 - Nothing Nothing Slush Puppy!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday! 16.12.11 22:25 - SURF GOOD I CAN NOT BELIVE AOE 2 HAS TURNED TO BE A POPULAR GAME AND SO IN MULTIPLAYER EVERYONE SEEEMS TO PICK BRITONS WHY? I THINK THE BEST THING ABOUT BRITONS IS THE LONGBOWMEN YOU CAN PUT IN THE CASTLE AND MORE ARROWS WILL FIRE OUT OF YOUR CASTLE THE MORE YOU PUT IN THE FASTER YOU CAN KILL YOUR ENEMY'S ON THE DARK AGE YOU SHOULD BUILD A DOCK DELETE YOUR TOWN CENTRE THEN BUILD A TRANSPORT SHIP AND MOVE AWAY AND BUILD ANOTHER CAMP SOMWHERE ELSE THE BRITONS SEEMS TO BE A STUPID CIVILESATION BECOUSE THEY CAN ONLY GET TRANSPORT SHIPS IN THE FUALDAL AGE! Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Britons Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Britons -> Page 1 6 votes The Britons The Britons Page 2 >> The Britons were a popular and strong civilization in AoK. With the release of the Expansion Pack (Xpack), the Britons' TC bonus (one of the strongest of the game) has been muted. Yet, there still remain many aspects to the Britons that keep them a strong and flexible civilization for most players. Overall, the Britons continue to be very well rounded civ to play. The Britons continue to play as a fast civ in several respects; they age early and they can boom early. During the early going, Britons have one of the best gathering bonuses in the game; the faster work rate of shepherds. Militarily, the Britons continue to remain a powerful civ. In addition to their dominating foot archers, the Briton arsenal includes fully upgradeable infantry lines and adequate cavalry. Short of a weakness in gunpowder units, the Britons do not have a glaring weakness in any functional area. Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Britons receive are as follows: •Shepherds work 25% faster •Town Center cost 50% less wood •Foot Archers gain +1 range in Castle Age and an additional +1 in the Imperial Age (for +2 total) •Team Bonus - Archery units produced 20% faster Shepherds work 25% faster With the faster sheep-gathering rate, a Briton sheepherder collects food at the same rate that other civs hunt. This is a powerful bonus for several reasons. First, it comes in the Dark Age and is usable 100% of the time (everyone eats sheep; or turkey as the case may be). As it is an early bonus, the benefits compound with time; it enhances your whole game by giving you a head start. Second, it gives the Briton player an availability to wood that other civs cannot tap into. Because they work faster, a Briton player needs few early villagers on their sheep. This means that you can set villagers on alternative resources earlier as the game dictates. Theoretically, four shepherds could keep a Briton TC at constant production; in the real world, five are required to maintain the food stream. Early economic bonuses are often translated loosely into the concept of a free villager. In the Britons' case, the bonus is roughly equivalent to getting a free villager. So what does that one extra villager net you? It begins with the extra wood, which later begins to translate into earlier farms or boats, then into more food, a slightly larger military, a much larger economy, and the cascade continues. Don't underestimate what this one seemingly unimportant villager can do. Very handy if you are boat booming or want to integrate early farming into your strategy. The Briton player can maximize this advantage by playing sheep rich maps like Continental, Yucatan, Ghost Lake, and Oasis. Town Center cost 50% less wood The Britons used to benefit from arguably the strongest civ bonus of all; a 50% discount on town centers. The short build time and low impact on wood supply of the AoK Briton TC allowed a decent player to drop TCs very easily. However, with the XPack increased build time, undiscounted stone cost and decreased defensive power of the TC itself have made dropping multiple TCs early in the game riskier. The offensive military implications of disposable forward TCs have also been neutered with the modified characteristics of the XPack TC. Yet, while it may seem like the Briton TC bonus has been severely impacted, it still remains a relatively strong bonus in the game. Wood saved in Castle Age translates directly into an earlier military building (Ram or War Galley), more expansive farming, or simply another TC. In some cases, all three options are simultaneously available depending on the circumstances of a specific game. For many other civs, farm production is delayed while the player takes time to stock up on wood. One of the highest priorities of a Briton player used to be to gather as much wood as possible, for multiple TCs. The TC used to act as a terrific defense against enemy raiding parties and attacking troops - particularly when organized as an internetworking weave of cross-firing bunkers. With practically every range unit now outranging TCs, reliance on TCs for total defense is foolhardy. A forward TC can still be useful as part of your forward base as it will give your raiding forces, with the help of Monks, a safe place to recuperate from raids. A forward TC also continues to server as a source for more forward builders. The cheaper cost of the Briton TC slightly counters the longer build time to make a forward TC more practical. Additional Foot Archer Range The primary Briton military bonus is their foot archer range bonus. Briton foot archers get +1 range in Castle Age, and a +2 range in Imperial Age. The complete set of range upgrades that are available to the Briton foot archer result in the creation of a far reaching and mobile standoff weapon that is somewhat unique to the Britons. Archery Units produced 20% Faster While the benefits of faster producing military buildings are partially mitigated by simply placing more military buildings, the effects of this Briton bonus can be noticeable. The actual Briton production times are the normal times divided by 1.2. This means that the Britons can produce 6 archers in the time it takes other civs to produce 5, which is a 20% bonus. Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. The Britons Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.10.06 00:05 - dave very useful information 03.01.07 12:28 - briton are really good 18.04.07 13:14 - mike britons are really good civ, but you don't mention much bout civs that can really shut down britons, such as goths which can overproduce any briton archer army (with perfusion and anarchy abilitiesto make huskarls at barracks and increased speed) and decimate it due to its 7 pierce armor or somthing (haven't played for ages) or aztec mass eagle warriors that can cut the archer army down with a little skirmisher support. 12.07.07 19:59 - Calado a few knights with longbowmans can stop easily a eagle warrior whith skirmishers attack!! 20.07.07 21:01 - Someone Completely upgraded longbowmen (30) [in three groups of 10 or 5 groups of 6] + halberdiers (10) + Cavaliers (10) + 3-5 monks will finish off almost any army that invades. (Upto a size of 25-30) [works for me against the computer on hardest ;) :P ] You can add the support of a castle or a few towers. Weaknesses : bombard cannons and trebuchets and mabye a massed cavalry attack 21.07.07 19:10 - Dhruv Love the britons... thee most amazing civilizations. Though they have been cut down on ability in the Xp, they still are lots of fun and very very reliable. 21.07.07 19:11 - Dhruv My usual attack force is 30 longbowmen 6 covaliers 4 monks that completes the max selectable set of 40. add 3 trebuchets to the tally and its a very strong attack force. 09.10.07 18:23 - krishna what is the best way of tackling the longbowmen , skirmisher's and mangudai's (40) weren't good enough against 40 elite longbowmen and 20 paladins 14.10.07 03:14 - fnwofwo;' well krishna obviously skirms and mongudai can't take paladins 25.10.07 03:14 - someone=idoit army of 55 stoping army of 25-30 no shit you'll win 04.11.07 02:18 - juho my dfence against britons are onagers. They can wipe an entire leigion when you have like 4 upgraded onagers. Celts and koreans are the answers to longbowmen I think brits are good against noobs and brooks, or people that dont trust massed seige weopons. Britons do have bonus in sheep meat, so they should attack early with normal archers to kill vils 21.01.08 22:48 - Kay I can't get any fire ships, cannon galleons, or demo ship. why? 08.02.08 01:23 - Someone Britons have the full dock minus cannon galleons (which sucks cause you can't attack on land by sea) Britons have an excelltnt sea defence 21.06.08 08:53 - juho=bullshit everyone knows that the goths will take down the brits any day bitch. any day. 22.06.08 19:53 - Ma2ReeD thank you for making this guide. im a complete noob at RTS's but i love playing coms in AOE2. im gonna LAN with a friend soon so i wanted to know some basics, which you covered very nicely 24.06.08 23:00 - AOE FREAK juho. Goths actually couldnt take down the brits. Add a few cavvy in the front on on attack stance and its a perfect barrier. The goths cant even get to brits. The 12 range also takes out onigers. Their best counter is 2 rams to take hits going in front, and a few onigers sneaking behind it. 15.09.08 03:22 - someone that only works if your opponents not watching the rams. Skirms need to outnumber to win leaving cavalry (hussar and paladins) to counter. Full pallys beat pally and bows, and can work vs pikes and bow. Eagles should own anything but heavy infantry while huskarls own bows. 17.10.08 08:17 - turtle ship Umm, I think u were wrong. The strongest foot archer in Age of King was chu ko nu, not longbowaman, cos chu ko nu can fire multiple arrow in one attack, although he has shorter range 31.12.08 10:07 - ADD Just like any civ or unit, there is a nemesis for the Briton archer. (in this case the Huskarls) This is why it is always important to have a well balanced army with plenty of units to be able to defend the archers. (mangonels behind them with halberdiers in front, etc.) 06.06.09 17:19 - a don't fight byzantines using britons, they got nothing to stop cataphracts 06.06.09 17:20 - wasd wasdvjfhnv 07.06.09 17:19 - What is TC? 07.06.09 17:19 - Rollun What is TC? 11.06.09 20:20 - lobgo towncenter 06.07.09 14:59 - Homer How to tackle Palladins and Castles. My enemy makes a lot of Castles and Palladins. I love archers. So can archers in any civilization fight palladins? If yes then whic? 09.07.09 23:02 - Indigo Longbowmen when in groups of 40 can beat most anything. i faced an AI using the goths againt me and by the time he got into to close for comfort range on my archers there were only 4-5 remaining. if they use Castles and palladins that usually means they are using the franks which is kinda sad becuz the britons can wipe out throwing axemen at really far range. and when i use britons i use longbowmen and cavaliers as my major force to attack anybody 25.07.09 06:59 - carpe yea the britons are the best, strong through the whole game from dark to imperial.It sux about the cannon galleons tho 19.08.09 21:26 - i hate britons.. if u r a goth take some 4-5 rams full of huskrls.. i.e.20-25 units... its easy to reach themb'cazbri.archers takes a lot time to kill rams.meantime u can reach bri.arch and takeout heskrls to finish archera.. or u can use some cavilary to divert them.... 12.09.09 05:34 - wulf brits obliterate goths just go champs longbows and a few onagers will decimate anything goths throw at you and if they go 100% husks just go 100% champs not as if goths can go cavalry either they have to go inf which brits decimate. 20.12.09 17:12 - bill cool 15.03.10 02:17 - dfsf f 15.03.10 02:18 - 2010 comment wewt ffffffffffffffff 23.03.10 23:18 - homo pillu 31.03.10 00:08 - joe britions are the best in every LAN match i just spam cavalier and longbow men it wins every time which kind of makes it unfair because no other army can counter this force/spam 01.04.10 11:42 - nimesh goths can take down britons but others cant beat them. and goths can be easily beaten by other civilizations. 08.04.10 14:15 - Rory Gibson if you focus on food with mongols you can just mass loads of hussars they have good peirce defence and are cheap if you have loads of farms or loads of golds and alow food/wood price 24.04.10 18:41 - Jallen Cheers for the guide. I've been trying to decide on my civ, after getting decimated on non-water maps as the vikings. Played as the britons today with the champion / longbowman mix and I found it to be unstoppable. Mixed with cavaliers and trebs I destroyed the enemy base so fast it was ridiculous (I even took out the bases surrounding towers with longbowmen :D ) Not only are they awesome fun, they are also well suited to me because I'm english :D 22.05.10 04:50 - Ct Byzantines, aztecs can neat goths. But goths pown everyone else, especially brits and mayans 04.06.10 23:16 - ess10 Anyone got a good unite that can take Yeomen's that is protected by palladin's? 08.06.10 06:11 - c0rsana I'm trying to find a good turtling tactic, and the britains seem the right choice with their versatility and long range archers. Any other turtling suggestions? It be my favorite tactic. :) 13.06.10 01:03 - Rennuek Hi I have a problem and I wondered if any of you have an Idea. My favorite race is the Britons but I’ve been playing a guy who always plays the Persians with postimperial Deathmach and rushes with Elite warelephants I’ve tried halbutters but you need 3/1 odds and since elephants have an area attack and can stack (a little), groups of ten or more you need 5/1 odds to even have a chance. Onigers have potential but its hard to keep them alive long enough to do much good. Walls slow them down a little but not much. And con take down a castle in just a couple of minutes. The real problem is that they come in armies of 25 or so and before the first army is gone the second is on the way and they just keep coming until your overwhelmed. My next Idea is a fortress like this: ---- = wall, ===== = double wall, o =castle( with walls around it), ^ = attacking elephants, ~ = long bows. Any ideas or improvements? 13.06.10 01:16 - Rennuek Fortress: ~~ ~~ ~~ ------------- O O O ============= 13.06.10 01:18 - Rennuek That didn't work. 21.06.10 19:31 - PalpaT 2 ideas. <br> - Dont let him mass all this power, harass his economy (send bowmans to kill villagers), from at least 2 sides at same time, force him to make something faster to counter your harass ; <br> - to counter the incoming elephants, make spears / upgrade them, try to circle his attack group to minimize area effect (attack from 2 sides) :) 24.06.10 05:58 - Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or aztec 26.06.10 23:10 - Rennuek PalpaT thanks for the advise I’ll give it a try :). 26.06.10 23:15 - Ronsferd “Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or Aztec” Properly managed Longbow men can cream skirmishers Any day of the week! 26.06.10 23:17 - Ronsferd (Alright civ, but skirmishers easily kill longbowmen. I perfer the spanish or Aztec) Properly managed Longbow men can cream skirmishers Any day of the week! 29.06.10 05:39 - Robin Hood The answer to War Elephants is monks. Make an army of monks, convert one elephant+continuous healing = invincible elephant. Convert some more. Hooray. 10.07.10 17:49 - Genghis Khan 1 Onager > 20 Longbowmen <br /> 80 Longbowmen > 1 Onager 18.07.10 08:10 - zac good information could you explain the rest of civs 29.07.10 05:30 - John Rennuek- just make the archers walk away to a safe distance, a little micromanagement might be annoying but will kill them, also try converting them, i love converting persian elephants to use them as rams instead of paying for rams 03.08.10 19:09 - Andrew I find the Byzantines and the Huns to work fairly well against the Britons. But any Cavalry Civilization should be able to take the Britons Longbowmen. 07.08.10 20:30 - Ronsferd Andrew-remember that the British have good pike class units. I fight the Spanish all the time and even there paladin/conquistador armies don’t stand a chance agents a good Longbow/pike mix. 08.08.10 00:29 - Sasori britons sheep bonis makes them efficent for getting resources faster 08.08.10 12:08 - sasori actually britons would be a poor choice vs mayans cause eagles stop longbows and knights 01.09.10 05:41 - John longbows with champs/cavs or halberds are almost unstoppable. against mangudai you're done for though 12.10.10 08:31 - Formaggio The ultimate weapon againt Longbowman is the Huskarl, they are almost imune to arrows and kill longbowman in two shots. couples with halberies Goths can kill Britions anyday 24.12.10 06:21 - random guy clearly i had no idea about the potential of britons... i played with em a couple of times, noticed that a group of 140 longbow men, 5-ish monks, 5 trebutchers and 10 rams will beat amything... almost 24.02.11 20:35 - anonymous spanish beat brits a** 20.10.11 22:23 - elite longbowman u stupid asshole, my max. range is 12. you jack ass 03.11.11 00:32 - Salidin Elite longbowmen only actually have a range of 6+5 you D***head 16.12.11 22:12 - Text Book Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. 16.12.11 22:15 - Saladin Is a Dickhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You Suck Calling Ellite longbowmen A Arsole Collect Foul I Will Kill You Guys Becouse You Are a stupid Frickin Bitch! 16.12.11 22:17 - Pull Out His Big Boobs Drive In A Big Car With Your Frickin Sexy Girl Freind All Night Long Sexy And Kiss Her Boobs And Tell Her THat I LOve You For Her And then tell her to frickin Shutup! 16.12.11 22:19 - Edward Longshanks The Britons The Britons Page 2 >> The Britons were a popular and strong civilization in AoK. With the release of the Expansion Pack (Xpack), the Britons' TC bonus (one of the strongest of the game) has been muted. Yet, there still remain many aspects to the Britons that keep them a strong and flexible civilization for most players. Overall, the Britons continue to be very well rounded civ to play. The Britons continue to play as a fast civ in several respects; they age early and they can boom early. During the early going, Britons have one of the best gathering bonuses in the game; the faster work rate of shepherds. Militarily, the Britons continue to remain a powerful civ. In addition to their dominating foot archers, the Briton arsenal includes fully upgradeable infantry lines and adequate cavalry. Short of a weakness in gunpowder units, the Britons do not have a glaring weakness in any functional area. Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Britons receive are as follows: •Shepherds work 25% faster •Town Center cost 50% less wood •Foot Archers gain +1 range in Castle Age and an additional +1 in the Imperial Age (for +2 total) •Team Bonus - Archery units produced 20% faster Shepherds work 25% faster With the faster sheep-gathering rate, a Briton sheepherder collects food at the same rate that other civs hunt. This is a powerful bonus for several reasons. First, it comes in the Dark Age and is usable 100% of the time (everyone eats sheep; or turkey as the case may be). As it is an early bonus, the benefits compound with time; it enhances your whole game by giving you a head start. Second, it gives the Briton player an availability to wood that other civs cannot tap into. Because they work faster, a Briton player needs few early villagers on their sheep. This means that you can set villagers on alternative resources earlier as the game dictates. Theoretically, four shepherds could keep a Briton TC at constant production; in the real world, five are required to maintain the food stream. Early economic bonuses are often translated loosely into the concept of a free villager. In the Britons' case, the bonus is roughly equivalent to getting a free villager. So what does that one extra villager net you? It begins with the extra wood, which later begins to translate into earlier farms or boats, then into more food, a slightly larger military, a much larger economy, and the cascade continues. Don't underestimate what this one seemingly unimportant villager can do. Very handy if you are boat booming or want to integrate early farming into your strategy. The Briton player can maximize this advantage by playing sheep rich maps like Continental, Yucatan, Ghost Lake, and Oasis. Town Center cost 50% less wood The Britons used to benefit from arguably the strongest civ bonus of all; a 50% discount on town centers. The short build time and low impact on wood supply of the AoK Briton TC allowed a decent player to drop TCs very easily. However, with the XPack increased build time, undiscounted stone cost and decreased defensive power of the TC itself have made dropping multiple TCs early in the game riskier. The offensive military implications of disposable forward TCs have also been neutered with the modified characteristics of the XPack TC. Yet, while it may seem like the Briton TC bonus has been severely impacted, it still remains a relatively strong bonus in the game. Wood saved in Castle Age translates directly into an earlier military building (Ram or War Galley), more expansive farming, or simply another TC. In some cases, all three options are simultaneously available depending on the circumstances of a specific game. For many other civs, farm production is delayed while the player takes time to stock up on wood. One of the highest priorities of a Briton player used to be to gather as much wood as possible, for multiple TCs. The TC used to act as a terrific defense against enemy raiding parties and attacking troops - particularly when organized as an internetworking weave of cross-firing bunkers. With practically every range unit now outranging TCs, reliance on TCs for total defense is foolhardy. A forward TC can still be useful as part of your forward base as it will give your raiding forces, with the help of Monks, a safe place to recuperate from raids. A forward TC also continues to server as a source for more forward builders. The cheaper cost of the Briton TC slightly counters the longer build time to make a forward TC more practical. Additional Foot Archer Range The primary Briton military bonus is their foot archer range bonus. Briton foot archers get +1 range in Castle Age, and a +2 range in Imperial Age. The complete set of range upgrades that are available to the Briton foot archer result in the creation of a far reaching and mobile standoff weapon that is somewhat unique to the Britons. Archery Units produced 20% Faster While the benefits of faster producing military buildings are partially mitigated by simply placing more military buildings, the effects of this Briton bonus can be noticeable. The actual Briton production times are the normal times divided by 1.2. This means that the Britons can produce 6 archers in the time it takes other civs to produce 5, which is a 20% bonus. Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. 16.12.11 22:20 - Nothing Nothing Slush Puppy!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday! 16.12.11 22:25 - SURF GOOD I CAN NOT BELIVE AOE 2 HAS TURNED TO BE A POPULAR GAME AND SO IN MULTIPLAYER EVERYONE SEEEMS TO PICK BRITONS WHY? I THINK THE BEST THING ABOUT BRITONS IS THE LONGBOWMEN YOU CAN PUT IN THE CASTLE AND MORE ARROWS WILL FIRE OUT OF YOUR CASTLE THE MORE YOU PUT IN THE FASTER YOU CAN KILL YOUR ENEMY'S ON THE DARK AGE YOU SHOULD BUILD A DOCK DELETE YOUR TOWN CENTRE THEN BUILD A TRANSPORT SHIP AND MOVE AWAY AND BUILD ANOTHER CAMP SOMWHERE ELSE THE BRITONS SEEMS TO BE A STUPID CIVILESATION BECOUSE THEY CAN ONLY GET TRANSPORT SHIPS IN THE FUALDAL AGE! 16.12.11 22:33 - ATTENTION ALL AOE 2 PLAYERS GO ONTO THE ATTILA THE HUN CAMPAIGN ON THE (CONQUERS ONLY) THEN PRESS BLEADA THE HUN THEN TYPE 'C' THEN PRESS ATTILA THEN TYPE 'BRITONY'S MATE BEER'THEN TYPE C AGAIGN THEN SOON 400 VILLAGERS SHOULD COME TO THE HUNS CAMP IF NOT REAPEAT DOING WHAT I TOLD YOU BEFORE IF IT DOESANT WORK CONTACT ME UNDER THIS COMMENT IN THE STAGEY CENTRE AND I WILL SHOW YOU MORE TIPS CHEATS AND TIPS! MAKE A SCARIO AND GO TO TRIGGERS AND NEW EFFET THEN GO TO PLACE FOUNDATION IT WILL KEEP CREATING THAT UNIT IN THE SPOT FOREVER! AND WITH A BATTLE WILL NEVER END PUT MILLIONS OF THEM AND SOON THE BATTLE WILL COME ENOURMAUS! Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: 16.12.11 22:33 - ATTNTION ALL AOE 2 PLAYERS GO ONTO THE ATTILA THE HUN CAMPAIGN ON THE (CONQUERS ONLY) THEN PRESS BLEADA THE HUN THEN TYPE 'C' THEN PRESS ATTILA THEN TYPE 'BRITONY'S MATE BEER'THEN TYPE C AGAIGN THEN SOON 400 VILLAGERS SHOULD COME TO THE HUNS CAMP IF NOT REAPEAT DOING WHAT I TOLD YOU BEFORE IF IT DOESANT WORK CONTACT ME UNDER THIS COMMENT IN THE STAGEY CENTRE AND I WILL SHOW YOU MORE TIPS CHEATS AND TIPS! MAKE A SCARIO AND GO TO TRIGGERS AND NEW EFFET THEN GO TO PLACE FOUNDATION IT WILL KEEP CREATING THAT UNIT IN THE SPOT FOREVER! AND WITH A BATTLE WILL NEVER END PUT MILLIONS OF THEM AND SOON THE BATTLE WILL COME ENOURMAUS! Write comment: Name: Comment: Write 0123: Front page: i.Index Now reading: i.The Britons Sitemap: i.Sitemap Random Map Tactics: i.20 Eagles in 20 minutes ii.20 Knights in 20 minutes iii.Ak-47 Mongol rush iv.Briton Archer Flush v.Mayan Drush vi.Scout Rush Tips vii.The Saracen Scout Rush viii.The Smush Road to Expert: i.Step 1 - Introduction ii.Step 2 - Data Tables and Times iii.Step 3 - Economy Upgrades iv.Step 4 - Nomad v.Step 5 - Land Nomad vi.Step 6 - Grush and Island Strategies Guides: i.Cheats ii.Psychological Warfare Civilizations: i.The Aztecs ii.The Britons iii.The Koreans iv.The Mayans Interviews: i.Interview with toree Contact: i.tonihegmail.com Link to this page: i. Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors Tactics & Guides -> Civilization -> The Britons -> Page 1 6 votes The Britons The Britons Page 2 >> The Britons were a popular and strong civilization in AoK. With the release of the Expansion Pack (Xpack), the Britons' TC bonus (one of the strongest of the game) has been muted. Yet, there still remain many aspects to the Britons that keep them a strong and flexible civilization for most players. Overall, the Britons continue to be very well rounded civ to play. The Britons continue to play as a fast civ in several respects; they age early and they can boom early. During the early going, Britons have one of the best gathering bonuses in the game; the faster work rate of shepherds. Militarily, the Britons continue to remain a powerful civ. In addition to their dominating foot archers, the Briton arsenal includes fully upgradeable infantry lines and adequate cavalry. Short of a weakness in gunpowder units, the Britons do not have a glaring weakness in any functional area. Civilization Bonuses The bonuses that the Britons receive are as follows: •Shepherds work 25% faster •Town Center cost 50% less wood •Foot Archers gain +1 range in Castle Age and an additional +1 in the Imperial Age (for +2 total) •Team Bonus - Archery units produced 20% faster Shepherds work 25% faster With the faster sheep-gathering rate, a Briton sheepherder collects food at the same rate that other civs hunt. This is a powerful bonus for several reasons. First, it comes in the Dark Age and is usable 100% of the time (everyone eats sheep; or turkey as the case may be). As it is an early bonus, the benefits compound with time; it enhances your whole game by giving you a head start. Second, it gives the Briton player an availability to wood that other civs cannot tap into. Because they work faster, a Briton player needs few early villagers on their sheep. This means that you can set villagers on alternative resources earlier as the game dictates. Theoretically, four shepherds could keep a Briton TC at constant production; in the real world, five are required to maintain the food stream. Early economic bonuses are often translated loosely into the concept of a free villager. In the Britons' case, the bonus is roughly equivalent to getting a free villager. So what does that one extra villager net you? It begins with the extra wood, which later begins to translate into earlier farms or boats, then into more food, a slightly larger military, a much larger economy, and the cascade continues. Don't underestimate what this one seemingly unimportant villager can do. Very handy if you are boat booming or want to integrate early farming into your strategy. The Briton player can maximize this advantage by playing sheep rich maps like Continental, Yucatan, Ghost Lake, and Oasis. Town Center cost 50% less wood The Britons used to benefit from arguably the strongest civ bonus of all; a 50% discount on town centers. The short build time and low impact on wood supply of the AoK Briton TC allowed a decent player to drop TCs very easily. However, with the XPack increased build time, undiscounted stone cost and decreased defensive power of the TC itself have made dropping multiple TCs early in the game riskier. The offensive military implications of disposable forward TCs have also been neutered with the modified characteristics of the XPack TC. Yet, while it may seem like the Briton TC bonus has been severely impacted, it still remains a relatively strong bonus in the game. Wood saved in Castle Age translates directly into an earlier military building (Ram or War Galley), more expansive farming, or simply another TC. In some cases, all three options are simultaneously available depending on the circumstances of a specific game. For many other civs, farm production is delayed while the player takes time to stock up on wood. One of the highest priorities of a Briton player used to be to gather as much wood as possible, for multiple TCs. The TC used to act as a terrific defense against enemy raiding parties and attacking troops - particularly when organized as an internetworking weave of cross-firing bunkers. With practically every range unit now outranging TCs, reliance on TCs for total defense is foolhardy. A forward TC can still be useful as part of your forward base as it will give your raiding forces, with the help of Monks, a safe place to recuperate from raids. A forward TC also continues to server as a source for more forward builders. The cheaper cost of the Briton TC slightly counters the longer build time to make a forward TC more practical. Additional Foot Archer Range The primary Briton military bonus is their foot archer range bonus. Briton foot archers get +1 range in Castle Age, and a +2 range in Imperial Age. The complete set of range upgrades that are available to the Briton foot archer result in the creation of a far reaching and mobile standoff weapon that is somewhat unique to the Britons. Archery Units produced 20% Faster While the benefits of faster producing military buildings are partially mitigated by simply placing more military buildings, the effects of this Briton bonus can be noticeable. The actual Briton production times are the normal times divided by 1.2. This means that the Britons can produce 6 archers in the time it takes other civs to produce 5, which is a 20% bonus. Depending on the particular circumstances, production of an archer unit can range from 14 to 35 seconds. The XPack modified base rate of archer production is 35s without any production bonuses. That goes back down to 27s with the Crossbowman upgrade; again with no bonuses. An Aztec player with a Briton partner can produce an archer unit in :19. For instant archer armies, nothing beats the Aztec player w/ Briton ally after researching Conscription for a very fast :14 build time. Another tactical implication of the production bonus is the ability to respond with a skirmisher reaction force in a shorter time. The Britons Page 2 >> Jump to top Print this article -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: 19.10.06 00:05 - dave very useful information 03.01.07 12:28 - briton are really good 18.04.07 13:14 - mike britons are really good civ, but you don't mention much bout civs that can really shut down britons, such as goths which can overproduce any briton archer army (with perfusion and anarchy abilitiesto make huskarls at barracks and increased speed) and decimate it due to its 7 pierce armor or somthing (haven't played for ages) or aztec mass eagle warriors that can cut the archer army down with a little skirmisher support. 12.07.07 19:59 - Calado a few knights with longbowmans can stop easily a eagle warrior whith skirmishers attack!! 20.07.07 21:01 - Someone Completely upgraded longbowmen (30) [in three groups of 10 or 5 groups of 6] + halberdiers (10) + Cavaliers (10) + 3-5 monks will finish off almost any army that invades. (Upto a size of 25-30) [works for me against the computer on hardest ;) :P ] You can add the support of a castle or a few towers. Weaknesses : bombard cannons and trebuchets and mabye a massed cavalry attack 21.07.07 19:10 - Dhruv Love the britons... thee most amazing civilizations. Though they have been cut down on ability in the Xp, they still are lots of fun and very very reliable. 21.07.07 19:11 - Dhruv My usual attack force is 30 longbowmen 6 covaliers 4 monks that completes the max selectable set of 40. add 3 trebuchets to the tally and its a very strong attack force. 09.10.07 18:23 - krishna what is the best way of tackling the longbowmen , skirmisher's and mangudai's (40) weren't good enough against 40 elite longbowmen and 20 paladins 14.10.07 03:14 - fnwofwo;' well krishna obviously skirms and mongudai can't take paladins 25.10.07 03:14 - someone=idoit army of 55 stoping army of 25-30 no shit you'll win 04.11.07 02:18 - juho my dfence against britons are onagers. They can wipe an entire leigion when you have like 4 upgraded onagers. Celts and koreans are the answers to longbowmen I think brits are good against noobs and brooks, or people that dont trust massed seige weopons. Britons do have bonus in sheep meat, so they should attack early with normal archers to kill vils 21.01.08 22:48 - Kay I can't get any fire ships, cannon galleons, or demo ship. why? 08.02.08 01:23 - Someone Britons have the full dock minus cannon galleons (which sucks cause you can't attack on land by sea) Britons have an excelltnt sea defence 21.06.08 08:53 - juho=bullshit everyone knows that the goths will take down the brits any day bitch. any day. 22.06.08 19:53 - Ma2ReeD thank you for making this guide. im a complete noob at RT |
| 14.01.12 13:39 - adam |
| archers are excellent when used as a tactic spread them around in a flank but they are much more effective when fully upgraded |
| 15.01.12 01:48 - wqewreretrytuyiuoipopasadsfdgfgfhgjhkjlklzxzcxvcbv |
| Upgrade Your Archers! Yay! |
| 16.01.12 04:40 - bambang |
| kontol gede |
| 02.02.12 12:05 - Thomas |
| very nice article |
Write comment:
