Forum: empire-en
Board: [589] Strategy & Tactics Discussion
Topic: [105483] Beginner Tips
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odd-donkey (INT1) [None]
:: April 13, 2014, 11:08 a.m.
I didn’t pay attention to most of these tips, so I was short of everything and pretty much destroyed, but now I’ve fixed myself up, and would like to help all you guys out there have a head start .
1. Use a valid email to receive ruby bonuses!
When you first begin the game, you are awarded 300 rubies after completion of a few levels. The only way to obtain this prize is to have a valid email address.
2. Do not attack any real person before your protection mode fades.
Take the entire 7 days to develop your castle and army. You will have plenty of time to attack people but ensuring you have a solid foundation is a must. Protection mode allows you to develop your castle and not worry about higher level players attacking you before you are ready. If you are confused on how to develop your castle or would like assistance, just ask.
3. Do NOT waste rubies early on in the game to complete buildings, buy tools, purchase slots or anything.
The first purchase you should make with your rubies should be a bakery in your main castle. Food is one of your most valuable assets in this game and the more food you can produce, the larger your army can become. With a bakery, food consumption is reduced thus having the same effect as increasing food production.
4. Do not rush to level!
Take your time and let your castle develop properly. Preparation earlier in the game will help ensure your success in the game.
5. At level 7, create all three taverns.
being as this is a war game, gaining intel on prospective targets is key in preparation for the attack. You can create a maximum of 3 taverns and I suggest you create them as soon as possible.
6. Always be attacking something.
When you are fresh to the game and coin collection is sub 500 coin / 10 minutes, attacking robber baron castles will be a main source of income.If you have commander available to leader your troops, you should send them out. Even if you only have a few offensive units, there are bound to be robber baron castles level 1-5 somewhere on your world map.
7. Always send spies before attacking another players castle.
Always send spies before attacking another players castle as you never know what may be in store when you hit their castle. Just because a castle looks deserted, or is completely covered in flames, it may be home to 100′s of troops.
8. Always create the best offensive / defensive units that you can make.
Even though there are multiple units available for creation, always create the strongest unit type you have. Ask me for defending tips.
9. Attack robber baron castles level 3 and higher for a chance to loot rubies.
10. If you see an outpost who’s main castle is in ruins, attack it for resources
If you see an outpost who’s main castle is in ruins, attack it for resources as you will not have to worry about retaliation from the owner of the outpost. If the outpost looks nice, you may even be able to capture it and keep the current development on it rather than starting from scratch.
11. Look for 8:2 food outpost to capture
Look for 8:2 food outpost as they are the best to substain a large army. This is a war based game and the more troops you can feed, the more successful you will become.
12. Plan accordingly when going offline.
If you are going offline for awhile, send your offensive units off to attack some robber baron castles far away. If you are attacked while offline, your offensive units will be safe as they are on their own campaign. I would rather lose a few units attacking robber baron castles than losing my entire offensive army to a surprise enemy attack while I’m sleep.
13. Build guardhouses! Create enough guardhouses to keep spies out! I can’t stress this enough. An enemy is more inclined to attack someone they can gain intel on rather rather than sending their units off into the unknown to meet their doom.
14. When attacking, send tools.
Always and I mean always send tools when attacking. You want to at least send enough tools to cancel out the defenders defense bonus. I usually send 2-3 waves of tools depending on my spy report.
Thankyou for listening.
1. Use a valid email to receive ruby bonuses!
When you first begin the game, you are awarded 300 rubies after completion of a few levels. The only way to obtain this prize is to have a valid email address.
2. Do not attack any real person before your protection mode fades.
Take the entire 7 days to develop your castle and army. You will have plenty of time to attack people but ensuring you have a solid foundation is a must. Protection mode allows you to develop your castle and not worry about higher level players attacking you before you are ready. If you are confused on how to develop your castle or would like assistance, just ask.
3. Do NOT waste rubies early on in the game to complete buildings, buy tools, purchase slots or anything.
The first purchase you should make with your rubies should be a bakery in your main castle. Food is one of your most valuable assets in this game and the more food you can produce, the larger your army can become. With a bakery, food consumption is reduced thus having the same effect as increasing food production.
4. Do not rush to level!
Take your time and let your castle develop properly. Preparation earlier in the game will help ensure your success in the game.
5. At level 7, create all three taverns.
being as this is a war game, gaining intel on prospective targets is key in preparation for the attack. You can create a maximum of 3 taverns and I suggest you create them as soon as possible.
6. Always be attacking something.
When you are fresh to the game and coin collection is sub 500 coin / 10 minutes, attacking robber baron castles will be a main source of income.If you have commander available to leader your troops, you should send them out. Even if you only have a few offensive units, there are bound to be robber baron castles level 1-5 somewhere on your world map.
7. Always send spies before attacking another players castle.
Always send spies before attacking another players castle as you never know what may be in store when you hit their castle. Just because a castle looks deserted, or is completely covered in flames, it may be home to 100′s of troops.
8. Always create the best offensive / defensive units that you can make.
Even though there are multiple units available for creation, always create the strongest unit type you have. Ask me for defending tips.
9. Attack robber baron castles level 3 and higher for a chance to loot rubies.
10. If you see an outpost who’s main castle is in ruins, attack it for resources
If you see an outpost who’s main castle is in ruins, attack it for resources as you will not have to worry about retaliation from the owner of the outpost. If the outpost looks nice, you may even be able to capture it and keep the current development on it rather than starting from scratch.
11. Look for 8:2 food outpost to capture
Look for 8:2 food outpost as they are the best to substain a large army. This is a war based game and the more troops you can feed, the more successful you will become.
12. Plan accordingly when going offline.
If you are going offline for awhile, send your offensive units off to attack some robber baron castles far away. If you are attacked while offline, your offensive units will be safe as they are on their own campaign. I would rather lose a few units attacking robber baron castles than losing my entire offensive army to a surprise enemy attack while I’m sleep.
13. Build guardhouses! Create enough guardhouses to keep spies out! I can’t stress this enough. An enemy is more inclined to attack someone they can gain intel on rather rather than sending their units off into the unknown to meet their doom.
14. When attacking, send tools.
Always and I mean always send tools when attacking. You want to at least send enough tools to cancel out the defenders defense bonus. I usually send 2-3 waves of tools depending on my spy report.
Thankyou for listening.
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Henry William [None]
:: April 14, 2014, 1:36 p.m.
Thanks for the tips, they make a lot of sense. How do you get a construction list going?
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odd-donkey (INT1) [None]
:: April 17, 2014, 1:07 p.m.
The construction list is using the rented construction slots on the upper right of the screen. However, it does not provide simultaneous building, only consecutive which is basicallyscheduling.
You start with one construction slot in each castle.
You used to be able to hire an extra construction slot for 625 rubies each - this is not permanent and this has been stopped since the crane has been created. Now you can buy a crane at Level 5 for 7100 rubies. This permanently adds one construction slot in your castle. You can upgrade it at level 14 for 18000 rubies for a third construction slot in that castle.
I hope that this helps. :rolleyes:
Above: Image of the crane at it's second level.
You start with one construction slot in each castle.
You used to be able to hire an extra construction slot for 625 rubies each - this is not permanent and this has been stopped since the crane has been created. Now you can buy a crane at Level 5 for 7100 rubies. This permanently adds one construction slot in your castle. You can upgrade it at level 14 for 18000 rubies for a third construction slot in that castle.
I hope that this helps. :rolleyes:
Above: Image of the crane at it's second level.
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therealsporer (US1) [None]
:: April 17, 2014, 2:07 p.m.
odd-donkey wrote: »The construction list is using the rented construction slots on the upper right of the screen. However, it does not provide consecutive building, but just allows scheduling.
You start with one construction slot in each castle.
You can hire an extra construction slot for 625 rubies each - this is not permanent. Or you can buy a crane at Level 5 for 7100 rubies. This permanently adds one construction slot in your castle. You can upgrade it at level 14 for 18000 rubies for a third construction slot in that castle.
I hope that this helps. :rolleyes:
Above: Image of the crane at it's second level.
Slots can no longer be rented, only activated by building the crane.
Consecutive building is exactly what it does. Consecutive means one after the other.it does not allow simultaneous building.
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jgresham [None]
:: April 18, 2014, 5:07 p.m.
I notice that I don,t have any "distance" in any stats. I see other people with distance but not me. How do you get distance and what does it mean.
thank
thank
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odd-donkey (INT1) [None]
:: April 18, 2014, 7:03 p.m.
The distance tells you how far away on the world map that that player is from your main castle. So, the reason that you have no distance is because you main castle is zero distance away from your main castle.
It's better to attack people with a smaller distance from you because then travel costs and time are smaller.
:evil:
It's better to attack people with a smaller distance from you because then travel costs and time are smaller.
:evil:
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orel570 (US1) [US1]
:: April 18, 2014, 7:22 p.m.
Its better to attack people further away from you at lower levels because then you can have less retaliation. and buying defence tools at lower level is a good idea sense the attacker can't put many offensive tools.odd-donkey wrote: »The distance tells you how far away on the world map that that player is from your main castle. So, the reason that you have no distance is because you main castle is zero distance away from your main castle.
It's better to attack people with a smaller distance from you because then travel costs and time are smaller.
:evil:
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odd-donkey (INT1) [None]
:: April 18, 2014, 7:33 p.m.
It may be worse off in the defensive, but in my experience, the rapid gaining of honor and coins whilst attacking continuously is better to level up quickly and attack more armies.
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millwall97 (GB1) [GB1]
:: April 18, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
I would agree with that statement as i have learned that even if your food production is limited you usually gain enough to sustain a growing army by attacking enemies and robber baron castles
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jgresham [None]
:: April 19, 2014, 2:17 a.m.
Gotcha, thanks that makes sense. Overthinking it I guess. I like to attack castles further away as well, and usually, as he says above, when the main castle is burning!