Arabia map has not enough trees

Age of Empires IV IV - Discussion
1

So, wood is not sufficent. I can even get more gold than wood.

2

Sparse wood is one of the defining characteristics of Arabia map in AOE2 and AOE4.

3

On maps where you know wood is not enough you got 3 options as of right now.

  • Play french:
    Their market traders can trade any resource in the game.

  • Play heavily on food/gold units to save on wood:
    Mostly using wood for artillery

  • Dodge the game:
    Close it before it starts if you don’t feel confident. Per the way current game is. If you close before the map loads it doesn’t count as a lose and you get no penalty

A suggestion for the devs would be for the devs to add more wood to each tree? Or add more trees in general

4

Arabia matches tend to be quick due to the map being that open