Food is the easiest to source as there are many areas wherein you can hunt and harvest. Finding these resources are straightforward. As the commander, you can instruct your villagers or civilian units to gather them. The main focus of the Age of Empires II is to have the most food, wood, gold, and stone for your civilization.
Entering a new Age enables you to own more armies or units, structures, and technologies but it also places you in a major historical event. You will progress through each age chronologically by gathering your resources, creating towns, and building armies that can topple rival empires. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a real-time strategy video game that is set in the Middle Ages, specifically the Dark Age, the Feudal Age, the High Middle Ages, and the Renaissance.
