Talk:Claiming Territory/@comment-31571913-20190809172021

I beat it on Hardest by settling between the two bodies of water at the bottom, near the starting position. The left lake is pretty useless, but the right one has plenty of fish to help get you going. I used two villagers for the two spots of shore fish, while also constructing a dock for the other fishing spots. Then I let all the other villagers (including some new ones) focus on collecting wood, to be used for more fishing boats and setting up the infrastructure that will be needed. By the time the Dorians attacked, I had a decent enough eco to fend them of, mostly focusing on bowmen, and then to go on the offensive.

The only problem is that both Red and Yellow tend to scout around with villagers, and if either of them finds your base by chance, you can expect a Dorian attack within a few moments, severely crippling your progress, and they won't stop. If that happens you may be better off restarting. It seems to be mostly down to luck whether or not this occurs.