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[Outis]

Hello community, 

When does it make sense to use the available resources to upgrade gathering technologies, rather than use the resources to train additional citizens? What is your opinion and what is your reasoning?

Edited 13 hours ago by Outis

[borg-]

In a rush situation or playing on the border, 10 soldiers before upgrading wood and farm. In a situation where you're certain you won't receive a rush, upgrade wood before the barracks, then a barracks and farm upgrade.

Of course it's very situational, but in general this is how I do it.

[Player of 0AD]

Woodcutting 1: Before training
Farming 1: Before training, except if you have a lot of additional food

If you have a slinger civ and collect stone early, you can also take the stone upgrade early

If you have like 100 pop you can go p2 and then immediately woodcutting 2, then farming 2.
After clicking p3 you can also take stone 1 and metal 1.
After reaching p3 obviously take wood 3 and food 3.
stone 2 isnt really worth it, unless you plan a lot of slingers during a long game.
Metal 2 and 3 can make sense if you have extra metal.

[Outis]

Thanks for the answers, i was thinking more along the lines of, how many new lumberjacks is the first wood gathering tech worth? 

[Deicide4u]

Well, as borg said, it depends on the situation you're in. 

If you are doing a boom, get level 1 woodcutting as early as possible. Get level 1 farming once you transition to farms.

If you are being rushed, priority is to defend yourself, so make soldiers.

Get level 2 as soon as you hit the town phase. 

[Outis]

What about wicker baskets? In what cases is it worth it? Does the starting patch of berry bushes justify its cost? Or should you be near a second patch or be in a biome like sahara with higher starting gatherables?

[Deicide4u]

If you have additional berries nearby. Otherwise, not worth the cost.