UD/Tact startup build

[Lardbird]

Wats up everyone. I'm a player who's been out of the game for close to a decade now and I'm starting up again as UD/Tact. I've read up a ton about what the shape of my build should be when I'm in full swing, but my memory is virtually non-existent on how to start up my province. What's a good startup strat for UD/Tact and how should I eventually transition that to my OOP build? Thanks in advance

[astronomer86]

Raze farms. Build 320 banks. Explore 100 acres. Build those into Armouries then mass troop pump 24 hours or so before OOP.

[astronomer86]

Train 500 theives for 1TPA, 3000 Zombies for defense and then as many skeletons as you can. Attack constantly and as your acres grow build Training Grounds, Guilds, Towers, Hospitals, Watch Towers and Guard Stations.

[squazzie]

I'm a player who's been out of the game for close to a decade now and I'm starting up again

me too man, lets have a good age yea? =)

[Lardbird]

What about mills? I remember in the past, it was worthwhile to build up some mills while in protection, then strip them down as I'm about to exit.

[squazzie]

-reserved-

[Lardbird]

me too man, lets have a good age yea? =)

hehe, cheers squazzie, glad I'm not the only old fart in this. I was still in junior high when I first took up this game 7 years ago

[squazzie]

I tried but I can't remember when I first played. How old is this game, like 12 years?

[astronomer86]

Exploring and building is cheap already, i don't see the benefit of mills. But each to their own.

[Lardbird]

Thanks astronomer. What about sciences? Do i need libraries/ where do I allocate my books?

[astronomer86]

I have never used libraries. As for books just pump them into everything except Agriculture.

[Jotun]

*Silly stuff removed*

Always put most of your early science into income. The higher income you have, the more science/troops you can get etc..

[astronomer86]

What? Raze and rebuild them into useful strcutures ASAP.

[crease]

raze farms turn sci to limited, use 1.5k books on alchemy, turn off draft
build 140 banks, 120 guilds, 30 arms
speed build 30 towers
cast l+p on 16th jan
cast pat 23rd jan, start drafting (draft rate 45%)
recast pat every time it drops

8th MARCH
train 500 d specs 500 thieves 3.7k o specs (MAKE SURE IA AND PAT ARE CAST) turn draft up to 50%
train o specs every tick till oop

OOP 2k def 1.2 tpa ~17k off
hit for land to convert those leets. enjoy

[tiggis]

Do you guys remember the old Backstab Strat?
Set draft to 60%
Build 100 mills.
Log out for 24 hours.
Login
Build Banks, Armories, Guilds, Towers. Explore to the max....
Some guy named Backstab thought it up and it was quite popular.