GUIDE · MAP STRATEGY
Sheep scouting
Use nearby sheep to extend early vision while the Scout Cavalry explores. Keep the animals near the Town Center until they are ready to be gathered, and watch for enemy scouts that may take them.
Overview
Use nearby sheep to extend early vision while the Scout Cavalry explores. Keep the animals near the Town Center until they are ready to be gathered, and watch for enemy scouts that may take them.
How this system affects decisions
Information and access are strategic resources: scouting reveals where to defend or attack, while terrain and line of sight affect which routes and targets can be reached safely. Use the mechanic together with the map layout rather than treating it as an isolated statistic.
How to use this reference
Use nearby sheep to extend early vision while the Scout Cavalry explores. Keep the animals near the Town Center until they are ready to be gathered, and watch for enemy scouts that may take them. Range, vision, and explored terrain answer different questions: attack range determines what a unit can hit, line of sight reveals nearby tiles, and fog rules determine what information remains visible to the player.
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- Map strategy
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- Age of Empires II system
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