Old Strategy (Click to Show)
First off, everything that I do would be very similar to what I would do in Starcraft : Gain up your economy and start massing. In Stick Empire, almost everything is very similar. The only difference is the longer time for your miners to bring in gold. So, to fix or get rid of this problem, start off by making 3-4 more miners. With two miners already prepared for mining, send them to mining right away!
At the end of your miners or during them being made, you should have 4 miners mining and 3 miners gaining mana. [ To gain mana, select a miner and right click/send him to the statue. He should then be in a prayer stance and a blue aura should illuminate around him. Mana should be gained by 1 every second or so. ]
Once you reach a certain amount of gold, start making the basic soldiers. Every then or so, send out 2-4 soldiers to the middle of mass the opponent's side. This way, you will have the other side have trouble making or expanding. Make sure you leave behind some soldiers for a mass army. Over time, make more miners to make the big guys or archers. Once you have a stable army, attack.
TL;DR
In summary : the basic gameplay of Stick Empires is like World of Warcraft and Starcraft combined together. Make sure you have a good economy and man power. Quality may not always be the case. Go for a mass of basic swordmen and archerers and you'll be able to win. Make sure you make more units even when your main army is attacking. You'll never know what they have in store.
At the end of your miners or during them being made, you should have 4 miners mining and 3 miners gaining mana. [ To gain mana, select a miner and right click/send him to the statue. He should then be in a prayer stance and a blue aura should illuminate around him. Mana should be gained by 1 every second or so. ]
Once you reach a certain amount of gold, start making the basic soldiers. Every then or so, send out 2-4 soldiers to the middle of mass the opponent's side. This way, you will have the other side have trouble making or expanding. Make sure you leave behind some soldiers for a mass army. Over time, make more miners to make the big guys or archers. Once you have a stable army, attack.
If the team is not falling back. (Click to Show)
[ Read this if the other side is resisting and still intact. ] If the other side doesn't seem to have trouble, send only 2 soldiers a time and leave behind more soldiers. Start making archerers and speartans. Don't forget : If you focus more on making an army, the other side will have a chance on making a larger army. So remember : mass or send 2 soldiers overtime to give the opponent frustration. If you feel you have a large-enough army, attack.
[ Read this if the previous bracket step did not work. ] If you are taking heavy casualties, bring your left-over soldiers back and start creating more men and move on to making an enslaved giant and war mage. If it is mandatory or needed, do a full retreat. [ I do not know if you can still make soldiers; but if you can, start creating archerers and basic soldiers. ] But, don't stay back too long. Staying back too long will allow the other side to do more damage to your statue. So please, retreat only when you are being too overwhelmed.
[ Read this if the previous bracket step did not work. ] If you are taking heavy casualties, bring your left-over soldiers back and start creating more men and move on to making an enslaved giant and war mage. If it is mandatory or needed, do a full retreat. [ I do not know if you can still make soldiers; but if you can, start creating archerers and basic soldiers. ] But, don't stay back too long. Staying back too long will allow the other side to do more damage to your statue. So please, retreat only when you are being too overwhelmed.
TL;DR
In summary : the basic gameplay of Stick Empires is like World of Warcraft and Starcraft combined together. Make sure you have a good economy and man power. Quality may not always be the case. Go for a mass of basic swordmen and archerers and you'll be able to win. Make sure you make more units even when your main army is attacking. You'll never know what they have in store.
Time and Tease Strategy (Click to Show)
With the people now starting off by building 2 swordwraths or a swordwrath and an archedon, you'd have to do the same thing or start with one swordwrath or an archedon. [ Highly recommend the archedon for that the archedon can have a chance to shoot while on the move or going into "hold position" stance. ] When you two meet, tease the opponent by controlling/having your archedon zig-zag across the map from you and him. This way, you can tease him. And also, because you have an archedon, you can attack him while on the move, allowing the other side forced to fall back. Remember to have 4 miners mining and continue constructing more men. If you don't do this, you won't have enough time to construct more units if your archedon dies. When no distraction seems to be made by the other side, add on several more men. [ Suggestion : 1 more archedon and 2 swordwraths. This way, you can hold off the enemy if they seem to have a mini army on the move. ] With a good defense on stand by, add a few more miners and continue making more men. Don't loose sight off your mini map for that it is very useful when you don't have complete focus on your middle capture. Once you have complete control or have a good stable army, attack.
-Lucas Yun