Richard The Lionheart/Strategies (SHC)

The Lionheart builds simplistic, rectangular castles with square towers on the corners and a large gatehouse, which is often at the front of the castle. Sometimes he also adds a second ring of walls with additional towers. He stations archers and engineers with oil on the towers, adding ballistae or mangonels in each of them. True to his warrior spirit, Richard does not add much defense in his towers, relying on the assembling force on his keep instead. 
Richard's industry is relatively developed, which is heavily based on production from stone and iron mines. He gathers apples and cheese, as well as uses positive Fear Factor to gain bonus popularity in addition to boosting his units' damage output. Some chapels are also built for religion coverage. Richard castles also feature a very high number of workshops cramped together, geared towards supplying his war machine, which he also supports further by actively buying equipment. His gate placement hinders his economy on maps where resources are behind his castle, as workers will need to go all the way around most of his castles to make their deliveries.
The Lionheart is known to send attacks very fast, comprised of heavily armored units that can threaten a developing player. He extensively makes use of pikemen and swordsmen, forming a bulky frontline backed with groups of archers, which also patrol his outlying farms and production buildings. Richard's true prowess lies in his organised siege attempts however, which feature a large number and variety of siege equipment, designed to take over a castle by bombardment and scaling walls. catapults, rams, and trebuchets are generally busy leveling buildings, while siege towers are rolled forward in an attempt to dock and provide troops free access in. Uniquely, Richard also tosses in tunnelers to surgically strike vulnerable wall sections.
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