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New to Age of Empires IV? This guide breaks down the Intro Tutorial, covering starting conditions, objectives, and strategy to help you master the basics.

Alright, so you're diving into Age of Empires IV and want to get a handle on things? The Intro Tutorial is the perfect place to start. Think of it as your friendly onboarding to the game. Let's walk through it together. ### Starting Out When you begin the Intro Tutorial, you'll be in the Dark Age. Your goal is to eventually reach the Castle Age. You'll start with 3 Villagers and some basic resources: 250 food, 250 wood, and 350 gold. ### Your To-Do List (Objectives) The tutorial lays out a clear path for you. You'll need to: * Build up your economy: This means gathering 50 more food, producing 5 extra Villagers from your Town Center, and then building structures like a Mill and a Lumber Camp to gather 50 more wood. Don't forget to build 3 Houses to keep your population growing! * Explore and gather: You'll need to produce a Scout to find things like a Gold Vein. Once you find it, build a Mining Camp nearby and gather 50 gold. * Advance to Feudal Age: Time to build your first Landmark. * Learn about Spearmen: Construct a Barracks and train 10 Spearmen. You'll use them to break through a Palisade. * Take on enemy camps: First, you'll attack an enemy cavalry encampment. Use 'Attack Move' to clear out their sentry and then destroy their Stable. After that, it's on to the archery encampment. You'll need to build 2 Stables and produce 15 Horsemen to defeat their archers and destroy their Archery Range. * Infantry encounter: For the last enemy camp, you'll build 3 Archery Ranges and train 20 Longbowmen. Position them on the clifftop to take out their Spearmen. * Reach Castle Age: Finally, build a second Landmark to complete the tutorial. ### Who's Who? * You (English): You're the English player, starting in the south with your Town Center and those initial 3 Villagers. * Neutral: These guys help out with construction, especially for those forward military buildings. * The Enemy (French): The French are your opponents here. They won't actively attack you at first, but you'll need to deal with their garrisons of Horsemen, Archers, and Spearmen to learn about unit counters. ### Strategy Tips Just follow the objectives step-by-step. Focus on building your economy first around your starting Town Center. Once you're ready, advance to the Feudal Age using the Abbey of Kings landmark. When the game asks for Spearmen, get them from the Barracks. Remember to build those Houses – running out of population space is a common pitfall! For the enemy camps, the tutorial guides you to build the right units to counter them. You'll build Stables for Horsemen and Archery Ranges for Longbowmen. After you've cleared out the Spearmen garrison, build The White Tower landmark to reach the Castle Age and finish up. It's all about learning the ropes, so take your time and enjoy the process!