Forum: empire-en
Board: [589] Strategy & Tactics Discussion
Topic: [81247] Top Ten tips:The ultimate guide to successful playing.
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Zan Wrai (GB1) [None]
:: Dec. 7, 2012, 10:31 a.m.
Non-ruby guide.
Ok. Top ten Tips.
1. Get a 8 wood, 2 food outpost. Capture it from a player, if possible.
2. Get a 8 food, 2 stone outpost. Also from a player.
3. Work on upgrading farmhouses and dwellings at your main castle. You need lots of soldiers.
4. Upgrade all towers to the same level. Looks better and scarier, fewer people will attack you.
5. Keep it ordered in neat rows, and never have more than 5 of each type of resource producing buildings. It is much easier to work with, and will save you resources.
6. Only take on players your level or under. Bigger players will crush you.
7. Always take outposts within 20 miles from your main castle. You will need a constant supply of resources.
8. By level 25, you are ready to loot smaller players for glory. Higher glory, the scarier you look, the fewer attackers you will have.
9. Keep glory high, keep honour low.
10. Persevere
Ruby guide.
Pay your way out of any situation. Don't need tips with cheats.
Ok. Top ten Tips.
1. Get a 8 wood, 2 food outpost. Capture it from a player, if possible.
2. Get a 8 food, 2 stone outpost. Also from a player.
3. Work on upgrading farmhouses and dwellings at your main castle. You need lots of soldiers.
4. Upgrade all towers to the same level. Looks better and scarier, fewer people will attack you.
5. Keep it ordered in neat rows, and never have more than 5 of each type of resource producing buildings. It is much easier to work with, and will save you resources.
6. Only take on players your level or under. Bigger players will crush you.
7. Always take outposts within 20 miles from your main castle. You will need a constant supply of resources.
8. By level 25, you are ready to loot smaller players for glory. Higher glory, the scarier you look, the fewer attackers you will have.
9. Keep glory high, keep honour low.
10. Persevere
Ruby guide.
Pay your way out of any situation. Don't need tips with cheats.
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xJadetsssx [None]
:: Dec. 7, 2012, 12:37 p.m.
Non-ruby guide.
Ok. Top ten Tips.
1. Get a 8 wood, 2 food outpost. Capture it from a player, if possible.
2. Get a 8 food, 2 stone outpost. Also from a player.
3. Work on upgrading farmhouses and dwellings at your main castle. You need lots of soldiers.
4. Upgrade all towers to the same level. Looks better and scarier, fewer people will attack you.
5. Keep it ordered in neat rows, and never have more than 5 of each type of resource producing buildings. It is much easier to work with, and will save you resources.
6. Only take on players your level or under. Bigger players will crush you.
7. Always take outposts within 20 miles from your main castle. You will need a constant supply of resources.
8. By level 25, you are ready to loot smaller players for glory. Higher glory, the scarier you look, the fewer attackers you will have.
9. Keep glory high, keep honour low.
10. Persevere
Ruby guide.
Pay your way out of any situation. Don't need tips with cheats.
Critizism:
1. If you want to be sucessful you'll want 3 food outposts.
3. Dwellings at the main castle? that is completely useless, mostly players will agree is better to (don't have them at all) or build them in outposts.
5. Not even 5+ farmhouses?
6. That not always is true
Ruby Guide
- Don't need tips "with cheats", because, *Of course* buying rubies makes me a hacker and a cheater. -
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darknessrising (US1) [None]
:: Dec. 7, 2012, 12:53 p.m.
yeah i agree with jade on this one ive taken down level 38's when i was level 25 just because they had no defenders just attackers.
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Wisefire [None]
:: Dec. 7, 2012, 2:21 p.m.
xJadetsssx wrote: »Critizism:
1. If you want to be sucessful you'll want 3 food outposts.
3. Dwellings at the main castle? that is completely useless, mostly players will agree is better to (don't have them at all) or build them in outposts.
5. Not even 5+ farmhouses?
6. That not always is true
Ruby Guide
- Don't need tips "with cheats", because, *Of course* buying rubies makes me a hacker and a cheater. -
I think we need one of each.And one another tip I have is loot inactive castles
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Helmler [None]
:: Dec. 7, 2012, 5 p.m.
xJadetsssx wrote: »Critizism:
1. If you want to be sucessful you'll want 3 food outposts.
3. Dwellings at the main castle? that is completely useless, mostly players will agree is better to (don't have them at all) or build them in outposts.
5. Not even 5+ farmhouses?
6. That not always is true
Ruby Guide
- Don't need tips "with cheats", because, *Of course* buying rubies makes me a hacker and a cheater. -
Agreed, especially with 1. and 3. Three food OPs is always best and a lot of dwellings = low P.O, so that's terrible advice. Do the ones for the quests by all means, but no extra.
I would also add:
2. Yes, 3 if possible, like I said. But you don't have to steal them from a player, especially if you are in a quieter part of the map and there aren't any around (except lv60 ruby players, like when I first started - should I have tried to capture from them?).
4. Upgrade all towers so you can have maximum number of troops with wall/gate bonuses, not because it looks "scary".
6. Just not true, although obviously you shouldn't start a fight against someone grossly overpowered in comparison to you.
7. If possible, yes. But I would rather have a shiny food outpost 30 distance from my castle than a normal one 1 distance away. When you have research tower it doesn't make much difference with the bonuses to troop speed etc. Also my account on Int2 has shiny food OP 61 from my main castle that I got from a lv50+ player, and it's much better than what I could have got near me.
8. Yes, but you can start long before lv25 if you want. Already nearly a Margave at lv19...
Otherwise some good ideas, but you have to remember we are not all in the same situation, a lot depends where you are on the map.
And xJadetsssx, I thought you didn't buy rubies?
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William89 [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 5:55 p.m.
I agree with some of you on this:
- Three food outposts are best (i didnt know that when i was a lower level though)
- Dwellings at main is stupid - only having about 5 is enough (do the quests then demolish them) since your outposts are much better for dwellings
- Attacking higher levels is very easy!
- Why would you start attacking at level 25? I started attacking once the initial protection ran out.
*And also how are ruby buyers Cheats? No matter how many rubies you have bought - a few thousand, few tens of thousands (like me) or a few hundred thousand, you support GGE and without people who buy rubies we wouldn't have a game to play*
- Three food outposts are best (i didnt know that when i was a lower level though)
- Dwellings at main is stupid - only having about 5 is enough (do the quests then demolish them) since your outposts are much better for dwellings
- Attacking higher levels is very easy!
- Why would you start attacking at level 25? I started attacking once the initial protection ran out.
*And also how are ruby buyers Cheats? No matter how many rubies you have bought - a few thousand, few tens of thousands (like me) or a few hundred thousand, you support GGE and without people who buy rubies we wouldn't have a game to play*
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Gaz The Boss [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 6:25 p.m.
why everybody says that having dwellings in main is not good?
having dwellings in your weakest castle is the best u can do if u want to be the strongest. do the math.
main castle produces 2000 food, food outpost produces 4000 food.
if u put 20 level10 dwellings in your main and it reduces your food production by (i just say something) 20%, you will have 1600 food in your main, so u lose 400 food an hour.
if u put these dwellings in your food outpost, it will also reduce the production by 20%, which is gonna be 800food an hour!
so its much better if u have houses in your main and send over the food what u save by not having those dwellings in the outposts, so you can have more soldiers!
having dwellings in your weakest castle is the best u can do if u want to be the strongest. do the math.
main castle produces 2000 food, food outpost produces 4000 food.
if u put 20 level10 dwellings in your main and it reduces your food production by (i just say something) 20%, you will have 1600 food in your main, so u lose 400 food an hour.
if u put these dwellings in your food outpost, it will also reduce the production by 20%, which is gonna be 800food an hour!
so its much better if u have houses in your main and send over the food what u save by not having those dwellings in the outposts, so you can have more soldiers!
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DRAGONSLAYER444 [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 8:39 p.m.
Well what jade said you should have 8 food post and alot of parks too
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xJadetsssx [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 8:40 p.m.
Gaz The Boss wrote: »why everybody says that having dwellings in main is not good?
having dwellings in your weakest castle is the best u can do if u want to be the strongest. do the math.
main castle produces 2000 food, food outpost produces 4000 food.
if u put 20 level10 dwellings in your main and it reduces your food production by (i just say something) 20%, you will have 1600 food in your main, so u lose 400 food an hour.
if u put these dwellings in your food outpost, it will also reduce the production by 20%, which is gonna be 800food an hour!
so its much better if u have houses in your main and send over the food what u save by not having those dwellings in the outposts, so you can have more soldiers!
Having dwellings in the weakest castle makes you weaker, do the math.
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Gaz The Boss [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 9:52 p.m.
what are you talking about, the food u save in your foodpost can be sent over to your main.
where is your calculation for that?
where is your calculation for that?
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Gaz The Boss [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 10:01 p.m.
you lose more food in total if u put dwellings where u have bigger food production, as dwellings will reduce the production in percentage, and the higher your output, every percentage means more food lost.
like i said, if u reduce 2000 food by 20 percent is only 400 food loss, if u reduce the 4000 food by 20 percent is 800 food loss. if u have your dwellings in your main instead of your outposts, you lose 400 food less, and if u send
in option 1, when u keep the dwellings in the food outpost your total income will be 2000+3200=5200
in option 2, when u keep the dwellings in your main castle your total income will be 1600+4000=5600
so you are gonna have more troops in total if u have your dwellings in the lowest food production castle, and u send over the extra food u save also you can send over the extra troops you get for that bonus 400 food
like i said, if u reduce 2000 food by 20 percent is only 400 food loss, if u reduce the 4000 food by 20 percent is 800 food loss. if u have your dwellings in your main instead of your outposts, you lose 400 food less, and if u send
in option 1, when u keep the dwellings in the food outpost your total income will be 2000+3200=5200
in option 2, when u keep the dwellings in your main castle your total income will be 1600+4000=5600
so you are gonna have more troops in total if u have your dwellings in the lowest food production castle, and u send over the extra food u save also you can send over the extra troops you get for that bonus 400 food
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Dun Gon (INT2) [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 10:03 p.m.
No offence man, but you don't seem like a level 40+, or 50+. We have attacks of 800-1000 troops coming at us. Stone/wood outpost are almost worthless. I am in the process, of sadly surrendering an outpost soon for a 8 food/2 stone one. Be careful what you recommend to little players. I started anew in international 1. 1 food outpost. Defeated a couple lvl 38's already 
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SiLeNcEbOnE [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 10:20 p.m.
No offence man, but you don't seem like a level 40+, or 50+. We have attacks of 800-1000 troops coming at us. Stone/wood outpost are almost worthless. I am in the process, of sadly surrendering an outpost soon for a 8 food/2 stone one. Be careful what you recommend to little players. I started anew in international 1. 1 food outpost. Defeated a couple lvl 38's already
What about the resources needed? What if your always low on resources(wood/stone)?
How are you able to keep upgrading etc...?? if your always low on resources.
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Dun Gon (INT2) [None]
:: Dec. 11, 2012, 10:27 p.m.
SiLeNcEbOnE wrote: »What about the resources needed? What if your always low on resources(wood/stone)?
How are you able to keep upgrading etc...?? if your always low on resources.
My food/stone outpost makes 247 stone per hour. I've never been low on resources, and on lvl 13 I captured a food outpost....
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Helmler [None]
:: Dec. 12, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Gaz The Boss wrote: »why everybody says that having dwellings in main is not good?
having dwellings in your weakest castle is the best u can do if u want to be the strongest. do the math.
No, having no dwellings is the best you can do if you want to be the strongest, so whether you have them in your main castle or outposts is immaterial.
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Gaz The Boss [None]
:: Dec. 12, 2012, 8:31 a.m.
Yes and have only 8 food outposts, 45 festival squares each castle, no stone or woodcutter, buy everything from travel merchant, repair everything with rubies, no need for guardhouses either. Just farms, festivals, stables, watchtower, bakery and fluor mill and a barrack, everything els will make u weaker lol
The question was where to have ur houses if u have any
The question was where to have ur houses if u have any
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Irobijn [None]
:: Dec. 12, 2012, 4:47 p.m.
having low honor is not a good thing. honor will make you less prone to attacks from players your own size but larger players will attack you. I have had over 1300 honor at several points in the game and am lvl 36, no one attacked me that was less than 10 lvls above me. with high glory and little honor, you look like a reckless attacker, but with high honor and high glory you seem big and strategicly smart. just my two cents
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Pegasus100 [None]
:: Dec. 15, 2012, 5:18 a.m.
If you have dwellings you get more money from taxes. With the extra money you can recruit more troops.
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Lady Glymmirh [None]
:: Dec. 16, 2012, 2:46 a.m.
dragonslayer said parks, but since lower levels cant get those until 36 or37, lets just say decorations to offset the PO and production drain that dwellings have. i have the requisite number of dwellings for the quests right now, but i plan to have a few more, maybe 10 in all. im now working on my PO, adding the more expensive decorations. i've noticed some level 60s with such a set up,and i think it should be a good balance....
and i think what zan meant when he said get the outposts from other players is that those outposts would already have som groundwork done so no need to start from scratch!
i did that for 1 of my outposts!
to offset the PO and production drain that dwellings have. i have the requisite number of dwellings for the quests right now, but i plan to have a few more, maybe 10 in all. im now working on my PO, adding the more expensive decorations. i've noticed some level 60s with such a set up,and i think it should be a good balance....and i think what zan meant when he said get the outposts from other players is that those outposts would already have som groundwork done so no need to start from scratch!
i did that for 1 of my outposts! [1443180]
AgentY [None]
:: Dec. 16, 2012, 7:52 p.m.
I look smart. Im done upgrading my ice castle and main castle, i have 1300 honor, and i am elector. I took 400 honor yesterday. I dumped it because i dont want to be that big of a hotspot. get as much honor as you can keep, more makes you a big target, less makes you look like a weakling. Im only level 46...having low honor is not a good thing. honor will make you less prone to attacks from players your own size but larger players will attack you. I have had over 1300 honor at several points in the game and am lvl 36, no one attacked me that was less than 10 lvls above me. with high glory and little honor, you look like a reckless attacker, but with high honor and high glory you seem big and strategicly smart. just my two cents
I look strategically smart... I just need to work on my outposts.