this is similar to the above thread, with my own twists..... 100% mines and 5 trade agreements... this is what moguls have above the other classes, so we should use it.

save up a lot of money, buy soldiers from a warmonger, and always upgrade them straight away (the upkeep is more efficient for upgraded units compared to their attack/defence - see the Troop Production thread above).

what i do is to go for warmongers much larger than urself... usually they wont retal cos ur much smaller, and if they do then they get less than what u took from them.

this method allows u to get an enormous hourly income (ive gotten up to 50million gold / hr net revenue at a size of 1mill acres) which then allows u to save up money quickly.

use this method efficiently and then u have huge stockpiles of gold quite quickly. get soldiers and upgrade them to knights and go on the attack, else if ur defence is really lacking upgrade them all to elites and attack a bit less (if at all) so u dont lose many unnecessarily.

ur land size will be inconsistent as u get pegged back a bit, but on the whole ive found it FAR quicker to grow than any other method ive seen.

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Step 1 - Find a warmonger who sells soldiers real cheap (30g per soldier). NEVER make your own.
Step 2 - Build 50% mines, 25% Forts, 25% Training Grounds

Now for some number crunching to figure out the best troop configuration.

For defensive purposes, the Elite Mogul is the best, here's why.
Elite 500g+100g:5 DF, upkeep 3
5 Soldiers 500g:5 DF, upkeep 5
100 gold saved initially by buying soldiers. After 50 hours the soldiers become more expensive due to upkeep. If buying soldiers at 30g the it takes 8 days before they become more expensive.

Now let's test Elite Mogul v. Pikeman
2 Elite 1000g+200g:10 DF, 6 upkeep
3 Pikeman 900+300g: 9 DF, 6 upkeep
Initial cost and upkeep are the same. However you have a 11% higher defense with the Elite unit.

For defensive purposes knights trump soldiers, here's why:
Knight 300g+100g:AT3, upkeep 2
3 Soldiers 300 g:AT3, upkeep 3
400g-300g = 100g saved initially with soldiers. However, their upkeep cost will exceed that of the knights after 33 hours. The time extends to 80 hours if paying 30g for each soldier.

FINAL ANALYSIS:
For Attack: Knights win
For Defense: Elite Unit wins

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