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Star of the Poles town-alliance network

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Star of the Poles town-alliance network

Star of the Poles is a Castle Age scenario built around neighboring towns. Complete Lviv’s requests for technology access and establish Castles in three settlements to gain allies and extra population room.

Star of the Poles Age of Empires II campaign artwork
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Overview

Star of the Poles is a Castle Age scenario built around neighboring towns. Complete Lviv’s requests for technology access and establish Castles in three settlements to gain allies and extra population room.

Plan and execution

Repair Lviv’s walls with the starting stone if you want its defensive technologies, then rebuild the University to unlock siege options. Place Castles in Pohonicz, Rohatyn, and Terebovl when each location can be defended; their allegiance adds population space and army support. Use the new siege access to reclaim threatened towns and advance toward Halych only after the northern network is stable.

Risks and adaptation

Building a second Town Center can consume stone needed for Lviv’s wall request. Castle Age technology access is restricted, so plan around the request triggers instead of assuming the full University tree is available.

Focus
Complete Lviv requests and expand the population cap
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