AoW 4 Let's Play - Astral Desert Challenge | Multiple Armies, Free Cities & Manual Battles | Part 4 - Video

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Our Age of Wonders 4 Astral Desert Challenge continues! In Part 5, our Feline Diplomats continue expanding their empire while we take a closer look at army strategy, manual combat, Free Cities, hero progression, unit enhancements, and the importance of city stability.

One of the major lessons in this episode is the advantage of attacking an enemy army with multiple armies. We'll look at how bringing additional forces into a battle can improve your chances and give you more options when dealing with enemy armies.

We also continue developing our relationships with Free Cities by integrating one Free City and vassalizing another. Meanwhile, some of our heroes become more renowned and powerful, and we work on enhancing all of our units to make our armies stronger.

Another important part of this episode is manual combat versus auto-resolve. Some battles may look like easy victories when using auto-resolve, but manually fighting those battles can sometimes prevent valuable units from being lost. We'll take a look at why deciding when to fight a battle yourself can make a difference.

Finally, we examine city stability and why maintaining stability is important as your empire continues to grow.

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In this episode:

⚔️ Learn why attacking with multiple armies can be beneficial
????️ Explore army composition and battlefield strategy
???? Compare manual combat with auto-resolve
???? Save valuable units by fighting battles manually
????️ Integrate our first Free City
???? Vassalize another Free City
???? Increase the renown and levels of our heroes
✨ Enhance all of our units
???? Explore the importance of city stability
???? Continue discussing Age of Wonders 4 mechanics and strategy
???? Continue expanding our Feline Diplomat empire

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I'm not a professional or competitive player—I simply enjoy learning games, experimenting with different approaches, and sharing what I discover along the way. If you're looking for a relaxed playthrough with gameplay, strategy discussion, helpful tips, and the occasional challenge, I hope you'll enjoy following this adventure.

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Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next episode!

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???? Game: Age of Wonders 4

????️ Platform: PC

????️ Genre: Turn-Based Strategy | 4X Strategy | Fantasy Strategy

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction/Turn 16
0:55 - Manual Combat
14:08 - Outpost developed
20:20 - Rally of Lieges
22:30 - Turn 17
25:26 - First City founded
29:52 - Turn 18
30:00 - Friends & Enemies
33:31 - New Tome
39:51 - Turn 19
45:10 - Player faction encountered
46:21 - Turn 20

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Links:
Age of Wonders 4 (version 1.015.005): https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1669000/
Paradox Interactive: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/

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