Apart from farming or herding sheep, Hunting wild animals and fishing are other basic techniques to collect food. While you are exposed to the former two methods during your tutorial phase, hunting nor fishing are introduced till the mid/later parts of the campaign. To hunt in Age of Empires IV, You have to select a villager and click on wild animals. For fishing, deploy a fishing boat or use any villagers.
Hunting in Age of Empires IV
To start the hunt, follow the steps given below.
- Select an idle/working villager and look for any wild animals in your surroundings.
- You can hunt various animals like deers, wild boars, and wolves.
- After locating an animal, right-click on it to start hunting.
Fishing in Age of Empires IV
As mentioned before, there are two ways to fish in the Age of Empires IV. One is using the villagers, and the other is through fishing boats. A simple fishing boat only costs about 60 woods and can fetch a large catch compared to a fisherman. To craft a fishing boat, you need to build a dock in the first place.
To use villagers for fishing, click on any idle/working villagers and right-click on the group of fishes near any seashore/water bodies.
Remember, the boar is a dangerous animal to hunt, so opt for other animals if possible. Also, fishing is only possible if your landscape has water bodies around it.
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