{"id":560,"date":"2024-12-06T00:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:35:37","slug":"water-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/water-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-181768839\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wp2119242-age-of-empires-hd-wallpapers.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-825539987\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y75 md-y75 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\">Water maps guide<\/h3>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-825539987 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-825539987 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-181768839 {\n  padding-top: 99.99%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-181768839 {\n    padding-top: 361px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #banner-181768839 {\n    padding-top: 540px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section has-mask mask-arrow\" id=\"section_943047153\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-31652735\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1970860038\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><b>Principles of Water Maps:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Water maps are those where you have little or no land connection to your opponent, making it harder to attack villagers but easier to target fishing ships. As a result, focusing on water is usually a good strategy.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Eco Advantage:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eco is generally stronger on water maps, thanks to fishing ships, which are considered as extra villagers. The more fishing ships you have compared to your opponent\u2014and the longer they stay alive\u2014the better your economy will be, effectively giving you extra villagers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Fishing Ship Efficiency:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more fishing ships you build, the more wood villagers you can make. Boats don\u2019t have wheels, so while controlling water provides map control, it doesn\u2019t guarantee a victory on its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Value of Fishing Ships:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any fishing ship that gathers more than 75 food is considered valuable, as it costs 75 resources to produce. The longer your fishing ships survive, the more resources they\u2019ll bring.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Balance is Key:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winning water is beneficial, but only if it enhances your economy. Overinvesting in water can lead to an imbalance, and you risk losing the game. Finding the right balance between adding economic value and winning water fights is critical to success.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Dock Positioning:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The location of your first dock can influence the distance to your opponent\u2019s dock and can change the pace of the game. Strategic dock placement is crucial for setting up the flow of the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Play Water Maps:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Close on Water (Short Dock Distance):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimal for a <a href=\"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/galley-and-fire-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast uptime<\/a> to Feudal to secure water dominance early.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Far on Water (Longer Dock Distance):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on making more fishing ships, with a later Feudal uptime while playing defensively on water.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Very Far on Water (Distant Dock):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go for a <a href=\"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/fast-castle-with-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast Castle Age<\/a> with even more fishing ships, which will require a lot of wood villagers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><b>Large Land Space Around Your TC:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider landing as a potential strategy. You can create a transport ship on your way to Feudal and attack your opponent\u2019s land.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Map Examples:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Close on Water:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islands<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Far on Water:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team Islands<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (with back dock), etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Very Far on Water:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migration<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_943047153 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-transparent-header.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-560","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":861,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/560\/revisions\/861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}