One of the best RTS games ever created by the human kind.
If only it had more expansions!
Generally played there is 3 main gamemodes online.

These being Nomad , Standard, and the diplomacy.

Nomad you start as the word describes empty and lonely with just three lonely villagers. You'll want to send atleast two of these poor fools to a good location with pleanty of wood and start the first settlement. The other loner can scout, or die in a hole. After the village is made you are now ready to grow expand and explode!

Standard is less exciting because you already know where the enemy starts. "lame :P

Bah it takes a lot of effort to make these guides XD