I know im still getting used to this game, but after some time of playing i found that what im about to say with help Beginners out ah little bit
When i first started playing the first thing i went to go upgrade would be my fort, because in my empire my fort and population would be the most important thing because if your fort gets destroyed then really anything else is is stop until the fort is repaired.
the reason im posting this is because a friend of mine only worked on building an army and he payed for it at the end because his army and is fort was destroyed (his fort was lvl1 and he had over 2000 men)thats what he told me.
so what im trying to say is get your fort to a decent lvl before u start building an army cause any army can destroyed
and if that happends then your fort is done for.
Alot has been posted about beginner strategy. You just need to go throught the old posts. But basically, its always advisable to build your economy for the first 2-3 months of a 8/12 month era. Of course some players go straight for Military but there's gotta be a balance. Players concentrating solely on Military will not last the realm. They die the moment their army is destroyed. A weak eco makes a comeback very difficult.
1) Keep enough troops (approx 100 archers in the fort) to deter opportunistic attackers. Garrisoned archers fight with 4X normal attack and usually cause more damage to enemy troops especially spears.
2) Concentrate on increasing population and resource production. Fortress levels are important as they give an additional 10% increase/level. (But always have enough stone for rebuilding in case it gets destroyed)
3) Also increase your Border levels. High borders are important in the beginning when most players dont have high spy levels. Normally players do not attack blind unless they are sure they can defeat you.Later in the game, Borders become less and less important. But always remember that thr's always a minimum 1% chance of probability that spies can penetrate your Borders.
4) Never leave resources gathering in your Fortress. Save what u can in the Imperial Reserve and use the rest before you log off. In the beginning most attacks are to get gold not for Military glory.
5) Plan your upgrades/construction. Try to minimise the use of trade until you can get it down to 5%. Mine what you need for research. e.g if u need wood and stone then put all your workers in wood and stone. Upgrade step by step. Do not be over-ambitious and aim for expensive upgrades and end up losing what u saved with a single enemy attack.
6) Try to stay online as much as possible. Now with the 6hr offline rule gone for Version 4 realms, there are many players who will stay online very often (like me
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There are many more tactics for beginners that can be found in the Forum. Use the forum well and ull benefit from it.
Cheers!
