Barkingturtle wrote:
I'm in, on Theta, and I have no idea what I'm doing.
It's almost exactly like Ogame, so if you played that you have a definite advantage to understanding the mechanics of this game. If you havent, it's pretty simple to pick up.
You're given a town on an island, which you must recruit people to move. To do this you need to offer them a great place to live. Your people need to harvest wood and luxury materials for you in order to level up each section of town.
Your townhall will be the place to get your general info on how your town is doing. When you upgrade, you can have more people move in. The more move in the more workers you have. But you need to keep them happy. Thats where the academy comes in.
Your academy is where you learn skills. The higher the level your academy, the more scholars you can have research an idea. The more you have on an idea, the faster you learn a new skill to employ.
Each island has 1 specific luxury item you can mine: crystal, marble, sulphur, or grapes. In time, you will need to trade with ( or pillage) other towns/islands that have the materials you need. In order to do this you need to learn about tradeships and seafaring.
In order to keep your town as safe as possible, you need to worry about walls and an army.
It all ties in together. Later down the road you can create diplomacys with nearby towns if you wish, or embassys, in which a bunch of people form an alliance together.
It's not a quick game whatsoever. This is a game that takes time, thought, and patience. But it's hella fun.
BTW I am Meiune, town Faiilleton on Island Mivaos 78:84
Edited, Apr 23rd 2008 2:29pm by DSD