A note on optimizing dark age food (AoE2)

If you have a decaying boar and sheep at the same time, which should you prioritize? What if we add deer into the mix? This video looks at a very common situation in dark age where you have multiple animals decaying at once, and we'll take a deep dive into the best way to handle this situation, including maximizing collection rate, maximizing total food, and the practical benefits of splitting villagers. 0:38 Collection rates vs decay 1:25 Boar vs Sheep first? 3:45 Practical test to confirm 4:08 Splitting villagers? 5:32 Mongol and Briton exceptions? 6:05 Boar vs Deer first? 6:55 Deer vs sheep first? 8:05 Test your knowledge 9:30 Outro ___________________________________________________________ Patreon:   / spiritofthelaw   Background music from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com Game: Age of Empires II Definitive Edition