Little Things That Keep You In The Game

In one of my previous posts I gave some tips on how to keep your king safe. But keeping the king alive alone wont win you games. If your base gets destroyed and your not able to produce armies to support your allies , chances are you will eventually lose the game. In this post we'll look at some things you can do to stay in the game , even if your base is destroyed.
Some civ's have a advantage when it comes to surviving. For example since the Huns don't need houses it is pretty easier to build up again when your playing Huns. Since most civ's don't have this luxury they have to prepare with a backup plan.
One thing that you can do is not to build all your houses nearby in a heap. Because the enemy players can easily destroy all your houses once and seriously slow your progress. Build some around your base and build in your allies base as well. Always have a small base setup with about 5 farmers and 5 woodcutters working. Make this small base as far away from the battle line as possible. If possible build a castle near that base this not only gives you additional protection from harassing horse archers it also gives you population capacity of 20 limits. Build your unit producing building behind the base and like houses don't build them all in a heap. This is one of the easiest ways an enemy can destroy you. Since all your unit producing building are destroyed and your villagers are running it will slow you down considerably. Building some unit producing structures near your small base is good idea.
If you feel like you cant defend your base the best thing to do is flee to the small base you setup and build up there. First thing you have to do is setup the Market and start sending those carts again. Usually an overrun of a base happens during mid game or late game. So you should have plenty of resources at hand except gold. So build up some barracks and start producing some Halberdiers. Their great at taking out raiding cavalry. If you have relics in your base make sure to take them with you since they are a important source of gold. Even when rebuilding don't just defend , send some units to their trade route and harass them since when their concentration is not on you , you can build up easily. If you see your allies base getting destroyed and you thing you cant help him out best thing is attack the enemy who's attacking your ally since most of his army is near your allies base. Always remember offense is the best form of defense.