Basics What's the purpose of the game? To become the most powerful kingdom by exploring land, building buildings and sending your troops into battle. Why is part of my kingdom grayed out? The grayed out portion of your kingdom indicates that you have not explored that land yet. You need to explore it to reveal the land underneath. Why don't I earn income? Unlike other games, you can only earn gold by attacking other kingdoms. Is there a bank? In medieval times, there was no 'bank', so you must buy items and hire allies to save your money. How do I earn gold? You can earn gold by battling other kingdoms, performing quests or trading allies. How much gold do I earn? The amount of gold you earn depends on the quest/battle you perform. Additionally, the larger number of units you have, the more gold you will gain. allies also bring in gold. What are allies? Allies are other players that you can hire. They give you a bonus when you attack or spy, and can be sold for a profit (although we tax each sale, so if you continually buy back the same ally, you'll lose money). What happens when I reset my profile? If you reset your profile, you will lose all your existing land, buildings, items, allies and gold. You WILL NOT get any nobility points back that you already spent. However, you WILL get to keep the following: ◦unspent nobility points ◦permanent items received from pro packs ◦speaker items ◦regeneration crystals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chat & Forum Behavior The following rules are applicable for BOTH world chat and forums . Failure to adhere to these rules will result in removal of speakers and possible banning: Rules: ◦No posting of referral codes anywhere except in the referral code section of the forum ◦Do not use profanity ◦Do not be racist The forums also have the following additional posting rules. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in banning from the forums. Rules: ◦If the thread owner asks you to leave their thread due to excessive spam or profanity, you must not continue to post. Although if the thread contains posts about you, you can respond. If you want to bash a clan or a person, create a thread for it or use your own clan's thread. ◦Do not continually post the same thing over and over again (i.e. do not spam). Accidental double posts are ok. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allies What is the benefit of allies? Allies enhance your strength. They can also be sold to make a profit. When you sell a clan member, you get back the original amount you paid plus a portion of the profit (although we tax each sale, so you'll lose money if you keep buying back the same ally). They also increase the amount you gain from winning a battle (this is capped by how much gold your own army can bring in). Do I get anything if I am bought? If you are bought, you get a portion of the profit. This amount is limited to $1 million. How many allies can I own? You can own 250 allies, but each time you reach game completion and reset, you can own more. See the News Forum for details. When an ally leaves the game (due to a reset or inactivity), how come I only get a portion of the amount I paid back? This is to prevent a loophole that can be exploited to generate infinite income. For example, take 2 players (player A and player B) and an ally. If player A and B buy the ally from each other over and over again (known as volleying), they will make money. If the ally then resets, the final owner (let's say player B) will get his final purchase price back, and player A will have kept all the money he made. Thus the final refund price on a reset must be adjusted by the profits made up to the point of reset. How much money do I get back when I drop an ally or an ally leaves the game? The amount that you receive from dropping an ally is 70% (that's 70% of the value you purchased them at, not 70% of their current value). Also, there is no infinite money loophole. Allies drop in value after they are dropped, but their value is higher than the refund amount. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buildings What are defensive buildings? Defensive buildings add to your defensive stats. They will never get weaker, but they do not help you bring in gold in a battle. How can I make my building stronger? You can upgrade your building by clicking on the building you wish to upgrade on the Kingdom page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items When are defensive items used? If you have defensive items, one of each item in your inventory is automatically used whenever someone attacks you. How do you use offensive items? If you have offensive items, you will be prompted to choose the items you with to use prior to attacking or performing espionage someone. What are permanent items? Permanent items are items that remain around forever. They give you a permanent enhancement to your strength. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battles Why did I lose a battle? Whenever you fight a person, there is a probability that you will lose. Even if you are stronger than the person, you still have a small chance of losing the battle. To see the chances of you winning a battle, you must scout them. How come I lost more soldiers than my enemy even though I won? You lost more soldiers because they gave their lives to ensure your victory. By having more troops when you enter into a battle, you may lose more units but at the same time your chance of victory is higher. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quests Why does the difficulty of a quest keep changing? The difficulty of a quest is based on your current strength. If you lose soldiers due to quests or battles, the difficulty of the quests will increase. If you regenerate units, the difficulty of the quest will decrease. What do you get from quests? Quests give you gold and on rare instances nobility points and items. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points How do you get points? You can get points by completing quests. Every so often, quests will give you 1 nobility point. Points are also rewarded when you achieve certain goals throughout the game. What are points used for? Points can be exchanged for gold or unit regeneration. Some items can only be purchased with points. Items bought with points cannot be sold for gold. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clans & Wars What are clans? Clans are groups of players that have can chat privately, co-operate and participate in wars together. How do I create a clan? Clans can only be created from the website (http://www.kingdomsatwar.com). Click on the Clan tab after linking your kingdom and logging in. You will see the option to create a clan if you are not in a clan. How do I join a clan? You request to join a clan, and a clan admin or owner can accept you into the clan. What are wars? Wars are 2 day battles between two clans. How do wars work? Wars work as follows: ◦Wars are requested by one clan to another clan ◦3 admins (or less if there are fewer) on the challenged clan must accept the war for the war to start ◦Wars start 24 hours after the request is made ◦Wars end 48 hours after the war starts ◦A war request expires 12 hours after the request is made ◦A war can be forfeitted after 24 hours from the web ◦Only the initial requesting user and accepting admins start as active in the war ◦To become active in the war, you must attack/spy on an active member ◦During the war, 20% of plunder (war tax) for each attack/steal on active war players will be taken from each team ◦At the end of the war, plunder collected during the war (i.e. the war tax amount) will be distributed to the winner ◦Winnings are distributed based on the contribution of a member in the war ◦Inactive members may get a small portion of winnings, dependent on how much of the pot is left after active player distribution. ◦During the war, active members are limited to 3 regenerations (using crystals or points) per 24 hour period ◦During the war, any active member can attack any other active member (no level restriction) ◦Once you become active in the war, you remain active until the war is over. ◦If you wish to leave the war and you are active, you must leave the guild. Your contributions during the war are removed when this happens.