Forum: fourkingdoms-en

Board: [662] Official announcements

Topic: [17580] Invasion of the Foreign Empire: Dsecription

[-17580] CM Arcanine [None] :: March 5, 2015, 9:54 a.m.

The birds are chirping… The brook gurgles to itself. On the banks, royal troops wash their blood splattered armour and weapons. A battle was fought. In the great Empire, where kings vying for hegemony were slain. Things are now getting back to normal, outposts and capitals are being taken. But now it´s time, once again, to face a “foreign” superiority and to defend your kingdom.


With the Invasion of the Foreign Empire you will measure yourself with thousands of players located on foreign servers. Beat them and reap the glory for your bravery.



The Preliminaries:


As mentioned above, part of the defensive and offensive operations already exist for many players. All your goods and valuables must be defended from the invading forces. If you at any point happen to be short-handed, your alliance will call to arms and reinforce you with troops and even resources.


You should always attack with caution. You should occupy the opponent’s flanks with suitable soldiers and use tools to overcome the walls of your enemy, in order to weaken him. On the way back, your victorious troops will celebrate with food and drink from the plundered camp. Upon arrival at the royal court, everything will be prepared for the next battle.


The above has described exemplary gameplay and countless other examples were promptly collected by us server-wide and saved in our database.

The Foreign Empire:


When the event starts, each player will be surrounded by a total of 10 foreign castles in the Great Empire. All of these castles will match their own level, however it doesn’t mean that your only opponents to face will be the same level. Just as it is with earning glory points, there is also a level range existing for the castles around you (for example, a level 56 player could still be attacked by a level 70 castle).


When you spy on your opponent, you’ll quickly discover whether he is very weak or has a strong defence. How do these differences come about? These castles are basically copies which demonstrate the defence and attack behaviour of the opposing server’s players. The information we collect about your player behaviour (see above) all ends up in a big pool of settings. In this case, the number and location of troops, tools and equipment were taken into account. That means, the foreign lords can also send elite units and tools. If you get some form of alliance support, your opponent will adapt to this and can also receive support. So he can then recruit new troops or fill his walls with supporting units under certain circumstances. These settings have been collected from all level ranges. Also, how frequently players sent attacks was also taken into account and therefore some invaders may be more aggressive than others. The foreign lord also doesn’t necessarily have to attack you, because he might embody the characteristics of a rather defensive player.


The foreign castles are, for every player, 50 fields away. Thus it makes no difference whether you attack the castle from your main castle or let troops march off from your outpost. The distance can also be seen in the travel summary.

The Attack:


The invaders attack set up is based on the already mentioned data collections and thus also is based on the gaming behaviour of a foreign player. His activity after all decides the strength of the attack. These set ups can consist of any available troops and tools , therefore also premium tools or even troops from other events or campaigns could be sent.


If you decide to counter attack the foreign castle with your settings, then on the other server there will also be an attack triggered, but not with your current settings. These settings also come from the large data pool, in which your server-own data has been collected (see above). The players on the opposing server will have the same experience as you. They’ll also meet a variety of stronger and weaker opponents.

The Aftermath:


After a successful attack, (whether it’s yours or that of the invader), the foreign fortress will disappear from your world map. However a new castle will respawn, with new properties, so there is no cooldown. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, you also get glory points awarded, varying on how many foreign troops you have killed. These points are an important part of the event. Just like in the "Nobility Contest", you can unlock troops and decorations with points. The decorations are only available for the best participants in the event. The competing servers will collect points individually. Therefore, there will be a first ranked player on both servers.



But as always, there is something for everyone: Even if you are not one of the top players in this event, it’s definitely worth the effort. The average glory points decide which server was able to repel the Invasion of the Foreign Empire. Our server-rankings will be published after the event in a timely manner (within 72 hours), here in the forums. So make sure to check-in to see whether your server is the most glorious of them all!


Let's go, brave warriors! Defend your empire!

Regards,
Your E4K team