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I looked at a replay, everyone is making 15 laborers and 15 serf in the begining, 3xquarry, 1 coal mine for every building that uses coal, they build their farms after iron weapon production is set up. I think you have to keep your population just at the limit so you can survive the first wave of hunger with what you have.

Thanks for your tips.

I usually make 28 laborers and 55-60 serves before 60 minutes. Spamming laborers and serves so that the numbers would be more or less equal most of the time, a little more serves later. At some point you will have 0 gold chests so make sure to get metallurgists and miners out before that happens.

1 farmer can plant 17 fields before the first planted field gets old enough to be slaugtered by the scythe.

It depends on the distance from the farmers door.
I usually make 20 fields in 4 horizontal rows, the middle column is in front of the door.

You guys make 20+ laborers? O_O

I usually stop at 12

XD i normally make 18, because i don't want to spend all my gold

Do mind that it varies from map to map.

I'd like to ask something about food during multiplayer matches.

I've recently downloaded the Kam Remake and played a few games online which i enjoyed quite a lot.
I also have browsed through this forum to see what kind of methods people use when playing online.
Most of you guys start with iron/coal production right after finishing your sawmill(s).
Now i understand that it takes about the same time to make an iron soldier as it would take to make a leather one.
However while you're busy making the iron/coal mines + all the other buildings which are used to make the iron armour/weapons, you dont
gather any food.
By the time you've finished building everything your supply off food should be very low.

So here comes the question:

How do you keep your servs/laborers etc. from starving?

Do you maybe let them die and then simply make new units in the school?

I've also watched a replay from someone's (forgot name) multiplayer game and i could be wrong, but i think i saw him closing his inn, meaning his servants wouldn't supply it anymore.
And after a while he opened it again i think. I might be totally mistaken, but if someone could lighten this up it would be greatly appreciated.

Well that's all for now, im looking forward to your answers

Woops, forgot to log on but the question above came from me

Closing your inn can be very useful. Personally I always close it immediately when it's finished. This will prevent your serfs from bringing all the food to your inn while your labourers are waiting for stones. I also close it when I don't have much food and valuable soldiers are hungry, because I noticed that clicking on the 'feed' button a million times doesn't really enlighten my serfs.
To ensure you have enough food to survive, you could build 1-2 farms without setting up the rest of the food production. This way you will get wheat which you can use later to produce bread. I like to make 2 farms, and when I have my iron (weapon) production running I build 2 mills and 2 bakeries and add another farm.
But obviously you can also use the market.