[TOAO] SoldieR |
Dec 9 2010, 12:45 PM
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Lieutenant-General Group: Members Posts: 3,870 Submissions: None Joined: 13-July 04 From: chicago, illinois Member No.: 7,251 Gamertag: IAmSoldieR us |
Hey everyone, im making this topic because i have been talking to Axe about IRO lately and tried to play with him but keep getting Failed to Join xD . so i make this topic to show the way to play IRO. I will explain the best strategies with IRO, show "steps," and provide RECS vs the computer to show the strat in play. Useful hotkeys for all strats Ungarrison units from TC: i use "A". this is useful for anytime, especially the start, to move vils through the TC quickly instead of walking around the TC Convert guardians/sharpshot: i use "A" again, this is nice to quickly take out treasure guards. Range attack command: i use "A" once again so that it works with sharpshot in case the explorer is in my army. greatto use when switching back and fourth from melee to range Melee units command: i use "S" (because i use "A" is for ranged attack and sharpshot). This is extremely useful especially for tomahawks or muskets vs CAV. this is because cav have ranged armor and muskets have a higher attack vs cav in melee and this helps you switch much faster. MOST USEFUL HOTKEY IMO Attack move command: i use "Z". this helps so you dont have your army run past enemy cav or accidently into enemy base. the units stop and attack once enemy units are in LOS. There are three strong strats with IRO: RUSH The Rush is one of the best out there and many top players get to top ranks by doing this strat and just repeating. The key is to hit your enemy hard and VERY early. I stress the phrase "very early" because you aim to hit your enemy with your military units before they reach age 2, meaning you have your barracks set up from the travios and units shipped before they are age 2. Age 1 start: gather starting food crates and wood crates and send WC to immediately build a TP scout with starting travios to find 2nd and 3rd hunts, then build house with trav when close to hitting pop limit bring in 1-2 hunts outside your TC range into your tc range continue bringing in hunts and click age up politician "Fast Age" with 16 or 17 vils (prefer the 16 for a faster rush) Age 2: Hitting age 2, use trav to make War Hut at forward base (prefer around enemy 2nd or 3rd hunt) MAKE SURE TO CLICK RAX AS SHIPMENT POINT (hint: you can send shipment/BB in anticipation of rax getting up in time for a faster rush) send as 1st age 2 shipment 4 cav or 6 tomahawk depending on the enemy civ, if you expect xbows or skirms, send 4 cav, if not i would send 6 toma send the Big Button from TC (send 5 tomas) make tomas from then on and send 7 anneas and other military from then to kill the enemy, mix making annea and toma so that combined with shipments you will have enough toma to kill cav and buildings Military FF The Military FF is very strong and widely used also. Simply, the idea is to FF quickly and spam units, mostly the strong Forest Prowlers , and quickly overwhelm the enemy with a mass of units very early. It is somewhat like a rush in that respect. Age 1 start: gather starting food crates and wood crates and send WC to immediately build a TP scout with starting travios to find 2nd and 3rd hunts, then build house with trav when close to hitting pop limit bring in 1-2 hunts outside your TC range into your tc range continue bringing in hunts and click age up politician "Resources (food/wood/gold crates)" with 15 or 16 vils while aging send a few (3-4) vils on to gold if you havent gathered 300g from treasures. Age 2: collect the crates and send 600g card immediately move travios to center of map and place a War Hut (if you feel he may rush, place at your base) once crates arrive, collect and age with politician "Fast Age" while aging send a few (3-6 , depends if you plan to make tomas) vils to wood to make houses Age 3 when hitting age 3 make another War Hut with your new travios from here, ship toma then FP then more toma and whatever you feel from then on eventually when gettinga lot of toma i get their upgrade at the rax and when i have RES i use the 3 BB techs at the TC for additional support in battle ECO FF The Point of the ECO FF is to use the advantage of IRO early military mass in age three plus the support of a strong economy at home from vil shipments. This strategy is mush less popular but my personal favorite. I believe this is the strongest overall strat for IRO. Age 1 start: gather starting food crates and wood crates and send WC to immediately build a TP scout with starting travios to find 2nd and 3rd hunts, then build house with trav when close to hitting pop limit bring in 1-2 hunts outside your TC range into your tc range this is where it begins to get different from the last strategy, you can age fast OR age with RES crates (i usually go with the RES age up for the gold crate continue bringing in hunts and click age up politician "Resources (food/wood/gold crates)" with 15 or 16 vils while aging send a few (3-4) vils on to gold if you havent gathered 300g from treasures. Age 2: collect the crates and send 5 VIL card immediately i use the travios as defense or forward base depeding on enemy civ place a War Hut forward, or if you feel he may rush, place at your base once vil card arrives, send 4 VIL card and age with politician "Fast Age" HINT: use the advantage of sending cards and going over pop limit, make sure your pop is 1 below the limit(from having vils qued) and then send your vil cards, you can cancel vils at TC if needed, but it lets you avoid idle TC time while aging send a few (3-6 , depends if you plan to make tomas) vils to wood to make houses Age 3 here, the strat turns to be like the Military FF when hitting age 3 make another War Hut with your new travios from here, ship toma then FP then more toma and whatever you feel from then on eventually when gettinga lot of toma i get their upgrade at the rax and when i have RES i use the 3 BB techs at the TC for additional support in battle All of these strats can take you to hte top. The key is to know what strat to use and when -- vs what civs ALL RECS RE PATCH Rush: http://rts-sanctuary.com/index.php?portal=...howtopic=195453 Military FF: http://rts-sanctuary.com/index.php?portal=...howtopic=195454 Eco FF: http://rts-sanctuary.com/index.php?portal=...howtopic=195455 This post has been edited by [TOAO] SoldieR: Dec 9 2010, 12:51 PM |
_tank |
Dec 9 2010, 12:54 PM
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Lieutenant-General Group: Members Posts: 3,417 Submissions: None Joined: 21-October 07 Member No.: 59,731 |
now everyone can be brigadier with a minimum of skill1! |
VfB_Supporter_´93 |
Dec 9 2010, 01:08 PM
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Colonel Group: Members Posts: 1,681 Submissions: None Joined: 3-April 09 Member No.: 74,601 |
:lol: |
Adacc |
Dec 9 2010, 01:22 PM
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Field-Marshal Group: Members Posts: 6,635 Submissions: None Joined: 15-January 06 From: Salt Lake City Member No.: 30,003 Gamertag: tEk_Adacc |
Post the deck that you use :whistling: |
[TOAO] SoldieR |
Dec 9 2010, 02:38 PM
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Lieutenant-General Group: Members Posts: 3,870 Submissions: None Joined: 13-July 04 From: chicago, illinois Member No.: 7,251 Gamertag: IAmSoldieR us |
QUOTE(_tank @ Dec 9 2010, 12:54 PM) hopefully, then id have people to play vs. I made this bout 4 months ago so i just copy/paste thats why there is no deck. |
Vorg |
Dec 9 2010, 05:12 PM
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Field-Marshal Group: Members Posts: 6,404 Submissions: None Joined: 4-February 07 From: Australia Member No.: 51,493 |
nice guide but STOP THE YELLOW!! |
Guest |
Dec 9 2010, 05:36 PM
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fruit iro :) |
Adacc |
Dec 9 2010, 06:00 PM
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Field-Marshal Group: Members Posts: 6,635 Submissions: None Joined: 15-January 06 From: Salt Lake City Member No.: 30,003 Gamertag: tEk_Adacc |
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hansen4332 |
Dec 9 2010, 06:31 PM
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2nd Lieutenant Group: Members Posts: 447 Submissions: None Joined: 8-October 08 From: Chicago USA Member No.: 69,846 |
whoa whats this, ppl can post stuff without being signed up? |
Mafkees331 |
Dec 9 2010, 07:10 PM
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Brigadier Group: Members Posts: 2,084 Submissions: None Joined: 3-August 07 Member No.: 57,462 |
so i can log out change my ip and spam stuff here? |
DukeLeto |
Dec 9 2010, 07:39 PM
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Lieutenant Group: Members Posts: 633 Submissions: None Joined: 16-February 09 From: Washington State Member No.: 73,352 |
Try it ^^ Nice guide, needs less yellow |
VooDoo_BoSs |
Dec 9 2010, 07:51 PM
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General Group: Members Posts: 4,074 Submissions: None Joined: 7-October 06 From: Melbourne Member No.: 45,786 |
Nice guide bro. I'll add it to the strategy catalog, even though your color choice for the title should be criminal :P (bright yellow + green ftw). |
[TOAO] SoldieR |
Dec 9 2010, 08:03 PM
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Lieutenant-General Group: Members Posts: 3,870 Submissions: None Joined: 13-July 04 From: chicago, illinois Member No.: 7,251 Gamertag: IAmSoldieR us |
TOAO clan website has black background, feel free to change colors anyone that can! |
MacLeod |
Dec 18 2010, 02:50 PM
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Corporal Group: Members Posts: 114 Submissions: None Joined: 2-April 08 Member No.: 64,944 |
Good write up, iro rush is so lame but effective :teehee:, in the third game I have played in probably 2 years I used it against a FF'ing 1st lui in unrated, and after I hit him with the BB and 1st card, I left to go grab a glass of water, came back ~ 2 mins later, and still managed to beat him. |
|ƒ| iCourt |
Dec 18 2010, 03:18 PM
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Lieutenant Group: Members Posts: 546 Submissions: 8 Joined: 18-August 09 Member No.: 77,603 |
What are you using for anti cannon in fortress if you FF? I find most people have been doing a semi FF if they see I'm going FF, and then they just ship 2 cannon, and make 2-3 more after aging. I've been going this weird semi FI strategy using the 1200 crate, then sending 4 cannon, but it just feels to risky in my opinion. Honestly I have no idea what my best option is to take out cannon in age 3. Mantlets/Musket Riders? Or is aging the only option? |
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