Starter Tips


 * Follow the quests. This can't be emphasised enough. All the basics will be introduced in due time. You'll learn how to tackle bandit camps from the ground up: hiring a general, building a barracks to train troops and setting up an army for battle. Do the quests, at least up to level 17, and you'll be fine. By level 17-18, you will be claiming your 4th sector and on your way to clearing bandit camps for xp to level up, so you may rely less on quests and shift into slowly expanding production and the military.
 * Unless you're willing to spend money on gems, save them up. Only use them when instructed by the quests (until you later decide what you want from the merchant). You get 45 gems/week for logging in daily. There are also trivia and contests that you can enter for a chance to win gems. Gold coins are another valuable resource. Try not to buy too many things with gold coins from the trade office when first starting out, buy the minimum when possible to complete trade quests. Gold coins are used to hire specialists and upgrade buildings later, so don't spend it all, only to find you don't have enough to hire a general for your first battle.
 * Don't bother buffing your level 1 fishermen. Your fishermen produce 1 fish every 3 minutes (technically more due to travel time), or 10 fish every 30 minutes. Your fish platter buff lasts 30 minutes and costs 10 fish to make, so the extra output from the buff already went to make the buff itself.
 * If you've run out of tools and you have a provision house, you can convert excess pinewood planks and stone to tools. Click on the provision house to open its window, then the resources tab. Click the "Tool Belt" icon at the bottom of the icons list to start conversion. (This may take a while, so make any buffs or fish food you need first.)