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Ikariam: Im in ur city, stealin' ur marblez.

devoirdevoir Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Games and Technology
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Ikariam is a browser-based Civilization-inspired game with a relatively high level of polish and fun.

Important links

Ikariam.COM (US Version) playing on the Beta server. To get your information added to the list, post your full details as below. [in-game name] @ [coordinates] / [city name] / [luxury resource on your island]

PA map:
ikariampamap.png

List of islands: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=5171855&postcount=13

Alliances: (See this link for how to join an alliance)
- PArc (North West)
* Marble isle: 24:22
* Wine isle: 24:21
* Crystal isles: 23:21 and 19:32
* Sulfur isles: 25:21 and 32:24
- EPA (East)
* Designated Marble Island @ 93:62
* Designated Wine Islands @ 93:59
* Potential Crystal Islands @ 89:64 (whitey9) or 94:59
* Potential Sulphur Islands @ 92:62
- WPAX (West)
* Marble isle: 10:41
* Wine isle: 14:41
* Crystal isles: 12:41
* Sulfur isles: 15:41 or 12:38

The Penny Arcade Alliances Top Ten Scores
Position________Name____________Score
1014____________Skarsol_________11420
1088____________Darian__________11082
1212____________devoir__________10540
1351____________Karenna_________10012
1374____________Mith_____________9915
1756____________Baidol___________8667
2142____________Kalkino__________7577
2286____________Sanderjk_________7230
2386____________Garu_____________7013
2394____________Charlemagne______6989

IRC server irc.synirc.net in channel #pa_ikariam. Use chatzilla, it's free. Chatzilla integrates with firefox from memory, and is totally free. When you've installed chatzilla, enter "irc://irc.synirc.net/" in your browser address bar, this will open up the irc server. Set your username by clicking on the button to the left of the IRC input box, and then type in /join #pa_ikariam.

FAQ

Q: How do you send goods to other players who aren't on your island?
A: Use the world map (or a link from a message they sent to you or from one of your advisors) to locate their island; click on it to get to the island view. Click on the city, transport goods. If they are not in your own island group, you must research expansion before you will be able to reach them with trade boats. (Darian)

Q: What should I do?
A: Read the Wiki under useful links, get on IRC, try not to ask questions that are already answered, spend some time reading the thread. (Devoir)

Q: What should I research first?
A: Well Digging first. I'd suggest then doing Paper, then going up the economy line to Wine Press. If you're in a built up area (or paranoid), then go military up to professional army. After that, go up the seafaring line to expansion. (Karenna)

Q: Some dude is attacking me! What do I do?
A: If the attacker isn't bright enough to blockade your port first, build just one offensive ship (trade ships don't count) at your drydock. This will repel the attacker. Ram ships only take 34 mins to build, which is shorter than the time it takes to attack you from the next island over! If you're blockaded, and stand to lose a lot of resources, just destroy your Trading Port (NOT your trading POST). The bigger the trading port, the more they can haul away. (Karenna)

Q: My people are pissed at me, since my city is crowded!
A: Build a Tavern, and make sure you are serving the max amount of wine possible. A L5 tavern can get your city up to size 10 easily. After taverns, work towards getting a museum, and exchange cultural goods with other PAers. Museums have zero upkeep, so are the best long-term investment in growth you can make. After Museums, research Holiday for extra happiness. (Karenna)

Q: Do cultural goods take diplomacy points?
A: No, they take cultural points, one cultural point is gained per level of museum. (Devoir)

Q: I'm attacking a city, with a level X trade port. How many resources can I expect to get?
A: Once you win a battle, you get 20 minutes to pillage. How much you gain is directly related to How many trade ships you have available, how many resources are protected by your opponent's warehouse, and how large the trading port is:
A town without a trade port can load 3 resources per minute.
A town with a level 1 trade port can load 10 resources per minute
A town with a level 2 trade port can load 30 resources per minute
A town with a level 3 trade port can load 58 resources per minute (Karenna)

Q: So I have a Hideout, and I want to spy on my enemies! How do I use them, and what can they do?
A: Read this: http://board.ikariam.com/thread.php?threadid=2087 Of particular note is that each spy in an opponent's town acts as a battering ram when you attack! Each breach in the wall gives your army a 10% bonus to attack. So, a L10 wall can seem insurmountable, but plug in 5 spies before the raid, and you can gain a 50% attack bonus! (Karenna)

Q: So walls make me _VULNERABLE_!?!?!?!
A: No. From the Wiki: "Each "possible breach" is a spot that can be rammed by a battering ram each turn; if that is done, the enemy gains 10% OFFENSIVE bonus for each breach opened (maximum number of breaches is that of your wall). However, this does not render your wall useless because the wall still gives all your troops defending the town a 3-point offensive bonus per level. So your troops still come out on top.

The only time your wall could remotely be considered a liability is if it is not up to your town hall level, and the enemy creates maximum breaches. At higher levels, this WILL hurt, because while the enemy gets 10% attack per breach, you're getting less than the full defensive bonus, AND the 3 point per level extra attack can't compensate for the percentage attack bonus your enemy gets." (Devoir)

Q: My account she is hacked! I can't login! Abloo abloo abloo!
A: You're using the Ikariam.org site. That's for Euro trash. Use the Ikariam.COM site. (Karenna)

Q: How do I send someone gold?
A: You can't, you can only trade gold via the Trading Post. (Burtletoy)

Q: How do I move troops?
A: Similar to how you move resources. Click on the target island, target city, then deploy troops. You need a barracks at the destination to support the troops being transported. (Devoir)

Q: How do I set up a cultural exchange?
A: Send a message to the person you want to make an exchange with. In the drop-down box, choose "Kulturgüterabkommen anbieten" instead of message. They will be offered a cultural goods treaty. If you receive such an offer, click accept in the message to accept it. Note: You can only initiate or accept an offer when you have museum slots available. But you can initiate more offers than you have slots, so it is possible to get a surplus that you will then build into. (Darian)

Q: What do these german words mean?
A: From the translation thread. (Darian)
Translations so far (german - english):
Cultural
Kulturgüterabkommen anbieten - Offer Cultural Treaty
Kulturgüterabkommen zurückziehen - Withdraw Cultural Treaty
Kulturgüterabkommen kündigen - Cancel current Cultural Treaty

Trade
Handelsabkommen anbieten - Offer a Trade Agreement
Handelsabkommen zurückziehen - Withdraw Trade Agreement
Handelsabkommen kündigen - Cancel current Trade Treaty

Alliance
Aufnahmegesuch anfragen - Admission Request (Alliance)
Aufnahmegesuch zurückziehen - Withdraw Admission Request (Alliance)

Military
Allianz Militärabkommen zur Stadt - Offer a Military Agreement
Allianz Militärabkommen zur Stadt zurückziehen - Withdraw Military Agreement

Misc.
Friedensabkommen anbieten = Peace agreements offer

Mail Subject
Allianz Rundmail - Circular Message - Alliance

Thanks goes to Zullu and Gargamel for several of these.

Q: What happens when I switch my research from one thing to another?
A: The points get transfered, you don't "lose" research, but if you finish something you will have to restart the original topic. (Burtletoy)

Q: What happens if I hit 0 gold?
A: Citizens will be pulled off research and possibly resource gathering to ensure you have positive gold growth. You will also lose military units due to their upkeep requirements. (Devoir)

Q: Who wants to exchange goods with me?
A: Don't post this, just send out requests to people in the list of PA players by Darian. Requests can wait until the person has enough slots available to accept, and everyone wants cultural exchanges. (Devoir)

Q: Am I attacking my own city?
A: No, blame it on a bad german translation. If the military advisers background is not red then it is just your own troops returning/being transfered. (Burtletoy)

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    Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I would have preferred: Ikariam: Wangings? Wangings. WANGINGS!

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    FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Second post lulz

    Which would you lot say is the most worthwhile to colonize first: Sulfur, Wine, or Marble island? Obviously I'm on a crystal one.

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    Soul Silver FC: 1935 3141 6240
    White FC: 0819 3350 1787
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    Kane Red RobeKane Red Robe Master of Magic ArcanusRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    Second post lulz

    Which would you lot say is the most worthwhile to colonize first: Sulfur, Wine, or Marble island? Obviously I'm on a crystal one.

    MARBLE.

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    devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Assuming you can't trade with other people, marble.

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    KarennaKarenna Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sulfur. Then rape everyone around you with your massive armies!

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    ZandraconZandracon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Woot. My marble colony is up, but my corruption is up too. Upgrade costs for governors residences and palaces are insane as they level up.

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    Blue mapBlue map Hello darkness, my old friend. Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Reposting information: Blue map @ 20:72 / Blue map / Marble

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    My Steam profile thing: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Blue_map/ Battlenet: BlueMap#1493
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    KingthlayerKingthlayer Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    skarsol wrote: »
    Wow. This guy got his ass handed to him. I only lost 1 phalanx -- he lost 90% of the troops he sent against me. And even if he had managed to win, I had nothing lootable. I almost feel sorry for him.

    Did you respond by raiding him again? :)

    He actually agreed to my terms of donating half of his daily income of wood to the resources and only raiding who I told him to, when I told him to. I'm not sure how I want to handle this. On one hand, it would be nice to know I don't have to worry about him sending troops my way when I'm raiding one of the other, better defended deadbeats on the island. On the other hand, he is a douchebag and he deserves nothing less than total subjugation.

    edit: What was it that Lord Tywin said? "If you don't help people back to their feet, no one will kneel to you in the first place." Something along those lines, anyway.
    V. Pushing


    It is not allowed for any account to obtain unfair profit out of a lower ranked account in a matter of resources.

    This includes but is not limited to:

    * Resources sent from a lower ranked account to a higher ranked one with nothing tangible in return.
    * "Loans" that are not returned within 48 hours.
    * Trades in which the higher ranked player does not return the resources within 48 hours.
    * Trades that mean an unfair profit to the higher ranked player by make use of range of ratios which are far off the world-specific ones.

    Notes:

    * Players answering to a higher ranked player extortion by paying resources have to be acknowledged by a GameOperator.
    * If you unexpectedly receive resources from a lower ranked player, you cannot keep them. Contact your GO immediately and send the resources back to a citiy owned by the player who pushed you.
    After a pushing ban is over you MUST send the resources back to the player who pushed you.
    Make sure you don't get in trouble for breaking the rules. That is to say, don't break the rules, even if they are dumb, extortion is against the rules.

    I mean that he would be donating half his daily allotment of wood to either the sawmill or the sulfur pit, not to me.

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    BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hooray for pissing off alliances that are near PArc by attacking their undefended Marble colonies.


    I'm making the enemies for us all.

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Burtletoy wrote: »
    Hooray for pissing off alliances that are near PArc by attacking their undefended Marble colonies.


    I'm making the enemies for us all.

    Then we will bury them.

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    FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Reposting info for me and Acratia:

    MechaStalin @ 12:53/Neo Stalingrad/Crystal
    Tildryn @ 12:53/Lahara/Crystal

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    White FC: 0819 3350 1787
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    DarianDarian Yellow Wizard The PitRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I'm going to keep the map here on the first page, updated appropriately.

    In game, this is rotated 45 degrees clockwise; 0,0 = N; 100,0 = E; 100,100 = S; 0,100 = W

    0,0______________________________________________________________________100,0
    __ikariampamap.png
    0,100____________________________________________________________________100,100

    People plotted behind the spoiler below. Added a bunch of colonies.
    PM me here or ig with your info if it's missing. If the other alliances would like their information added, just send it to me in a PM, either here or ig.

    {NPAX}
    Initial front: [strike]Wine[24:21][/strike], [strike]Marble[24:22][/strike], Crystal[23:21], Sulfur[25:21], Marble[26:21]
    New development: Marble[43:11], Wine[43:8]

    Akira @ 19:32 / Jupiter Express / Crystal
    Akira @ 24:22 / Lezengann / Marble
    **Akira @ 25:21 / Ashelia / Sulfur
    BillyJoel @ / 24:22 / Point Place / Marble [PA = Kris]
    BillyJoel @ 24:21 / Wisconsin / Wine
    BillyJoel @ 25:21 / Gotham City / Sulfur
    **Bruised @ 29:18 / Brue / Marble
    **Bruised @ 29:19 / Bruised / Crystal
    Brued @ 24:21 / Brued / Wine
    D A @/ 43:20 / PseudoPolis / Wine [PA = DevoutlyApathetic]
    D A @/ 43:13 / Quirm / Marble
    D A @ 47:22 / Genua / Crystal
    **Darklyre @ 63:22 / Arghtown / Crystal
    Darian @ 32:24 / Dariapolis / Sulfur
    Darian @ 24:21 / Dyonisium / Wine
    Darian @ 24:22 / Mons Claudianus / Marble
    **Darian @ 43:11 / Mons Darianus / Marble
    Desvva @ / 40:20 / Pepopowitz / Crystal
    Desvva @ 32:21 / siloP / Marble
    Diggo @ 38:84 / In-World / Marble
    Diggo @ 50:80 / Mid-World / Wine
    Diggo @ 40:83 / End-World / Crystal
    Downer @ 7:11 / Skwisgaar / Crystal
    Downer @ 11:13 / Skwigelf / Marble
    **Downer @ 9:10 / Toki / Sulfur
    Goodchild @ / 28:23 / Bregna / Crystal
    **Goodchild @ 33:33 / Monica / Sulfur
    Goodchild @ 24:21 / Theode / Wine
    Kalkino @ 32:19 / Mittens / Marble
    Kalkino @ 24:21 / Tickles / Wine
    Kalkino @ 32:24 / Buttons / Sulfur
    **koro @ 24:21 / Pear-Shaped v2 / Wine [PA = korodullin]
    **koro @ 24:22 / Almost Useful / Marble
    matthias00 @ 31:85 / Awesomia / Wine
    matthias00 @ 23:21 / Twoson / Crystal
    **REMOVE**Paradiso @ 38:62 / Pyke / Sulfur
    Paradiso @ 24:22 / Ten Towers / Marble
    Paradiso @ 24:21 / Great Wyk / Wine
    **Paradiso @ 23:21 / Pyke / Crystal
    **PipTheFair @ 68:91 / Dickbutt / Sulfur
    **PipTheFair @ 69:93 / Dickbutt2 / Wine
    rayofash @ 7:11 / Knothole / Crystal
    **rayofash @ 6:11 / Vinneland / Wine
    **rayofash @ 6:14 / Miroslava / Sulfur
    **Romantic Undead @ 32:23 / Undead Romainia / Crystal
    Romantic Undead @ 24:21 / Zombie Lovetown / Wine
    SanderJK @ 56:92 / Sanderopolis / Wine
    **SanderJK @ 56:91 / Sanderville / Marble
    **SanderJK @ 57:85 / Sandertown / Crystal
    Shujaa @ / 33:69 / Larceny / Sulfur
    Shujaa @ / 24:21 / Grand Larceny / Wine
    Skarsol @ / 73:28 / Straasha / Wine
    Skarsol @ 65:29 / Marbalicious / Marble
    Skarsol @ 67:38 / Crystastic / Crystal
    Solysp @ 19:32 / Altenfeuer / Crystal [PA = Kayne Red Robe]
    Solysp @ 24:22 / Sunhame / Marble
    **tachyon @ 61:19 / Halycon / Sulfur
    Turtleboy @ 46:19 / Most / Sulfur [PA = Burtletoy]
    Turtleboy @ 28:26 / Serene / Crystal
    Turtleboy @ 32:24 / Republic / Sulfur
    Zandracon @ 22:27 / Zan / Crystal
    Zandracon @ 24:21 / Anthocyanis / Wine
    Zandracon @ 24:22 / Marmaros / Marble


    {Full PA forums list} updated through post 456
    **1kDix @ 90:55/New Cabletonia/Crystal [PA = One Thousand Dicks]
    Akira @ / 19:32 / Jupiter Express / Crystal
    Akira @ 24:22 / Lezengann / Marble
    **Akira @ 25:21 / Ashelia / Sulfur
    Alastar @ 55:15 / Remanas / Sulfur
    Alaster @ 50:17 / Remanasa / Marble
    **Aldo @ 88:56 / Wortel / Wine
    **Aldo @ 93:62 / Stam / Marble
    **Aldo @ 90:55 / Tak / Crystal
    Andrewopulous @ 100:72 / Andrewopulous / Sulfur
    Andrewopulous @ 93:62 / FunkyTown / Marble
    **Ashendark @ 49:10 / Ashenvale / Marble
    **asimperson @ 61:15 / ASimTown / Wine
    Baidol @ 73:87 / Esteroum / Wine
    **Baldol @ 73:86/Song/Marble
    **Baldol @ 75:88/Dance/Crystal Glass
    Becoming @ 50:87 / Brompton / Wine
    Becoming @ 36:87 / New Brompton / Marble (new capital)
    **Becoming @ 37:88 / Ryanland / Sulfur
    **Becoming @ 36:86 / Polis (undecided) / Crystal Glass
    BillyJoel @ 24:22 / Point Place / Marble [PA = Kris]
    BillyJoel @ 24:21 / Wisconsin / Wine
    BillyJoel @ 25:21 / Gotham City / Sulfur
    **Bluemap @ 20:72 / Blue map / Marble
    BobLobLaw @ 87:71 / Rawr / Crystal [PA = killa283]
    BobLobLaw @ 90:71 / Lawr / Wine
    **BobLobLaw @ 88:73 / Sonata Arctica / Marble
    Bronzeduck @ / 42:85 / Duckopolis / Wine
    Bruised @ / 29:18 / Brue / Marble
    **Bruised @ 29:19 / Bruised / Crystal
    Brued @ 24:21 / Brued / Wine
    captaink @ / 15:41 / Philos / Sulfur
    **casualeddy @ 43:47 / Anap Polis / Marble
    **casualeddy @ 44:46 / Necro Polis / Sulfur
    **casualeddy @ 43:46 / Metro Polis / Wine
    **casualeddy @ 44:47 / Acro Polis / Crystal
    Charlemagne @ 14:53 / Narshe / Crystal (Capital)
    **Charlemagne @ 14:41 / Figaro / Wine
    **Charlemagne @ 15:41 / Zozo / Sulfur
    **Charlemagne @ 15:46 / Vector / Marble
    **Clayman @ 98:39 / Bengt / Sulphur
    Coutts @ / 93:59 / Haligonia / Wine
    Coutts colony @ / 93:62 / Halifax / Marble
    Crash @ 87:84 / Kalos/ Crystal [PA = UEAKCrash]
    Cynic_Jester @ / 22:57 / Jesterpolis / Wine
    D A @/ 43:20 / PseudoPolis / Wine *[PA = DevoutlyApathetic]
    D A @/ 43:13 / Quirm / Marble
    D A @ 47:22 / Genua / Crystal
    Darian @ 32:24 / Dariapolis / Sulfur
    Darian @ 24:21 / Dyonisium / Wine
    Darian @ 24:22 / Mons Claudianus / Marble
    **Darian @ 43:11 / Mons Darianus / Marble
    **Darklyre @ 63:22 / Arghtown / Crystal
    Darklyre @ 43:11 / Blarghtown / Marble
    **REMOVE**DasScoot @ 63:92 / Paragon / Wine
    **DasScoot @ 93:59 / Paragon the Second / Wine [PA = Scooter]
    **Destavan @ 23:68 / Shakey / Crystal Glass. [PA = Fragtastic]
    **REMOVE**Desvva @ / 40:20 / Pepopowitz / Crystal
    **REMOVE**Desvva colony @ 32:21 / siloP / Marble
    Devoir @ 93:62 / Betamarblopolis / Marble
    Devoir @ 93:59 / Gammawinopolis / Wine.
    Diggo @ 38:84 / In-World / Marble
    Diggo @ 50:80 / Mid-World / Wine
    Diggo @ 40:83 / / Crystal
    Downer @ 7:11 / Skwisgaar / Crystal
    Downer @ 11:13 / Skwigelf / Marble
    **Downer @ 9:10 / Toki / Sulfur
    draeven @ / 50:88 / Draevenoia / Crystal
    Dyvion @ 97,97 / Heliotropolis / {crystal}
    **Dyvion @ 92,99 / BackwdCatStroke / [marble]
    **Dyvion @ 95:95 / Issy / %wine%
    **Elaro @ 14:60 / Norygal / Sulphur
    Food @ / 14:41 / Invisible City / Wine
    Frdztec @ 18:5 / Rexarin / Wine
    **Gargamel @ 63:55 / Phyrex / Sulphur [PA = Bulwark]
    **Gargamel @ 53:54 / Argoth / Marble
    Garu @ / 30:40 / Ankh-Morpork / Sulfur
    Goodchild @ / 28:23 / Bregna / Crystal
    **Goodchild @ 33:33 / Monica / Sulfur
    Goodchild @ 24:21 / Theode / Wine
    **Gorilla Salad @88:39 / Tujuos / Wine
    **grrarg @ 92:41 / Grrargia / Sulfur
    Gryphon @ 49:64 / Nowhere / Marble
    Gryphon @ 47:64 / Somewhere / Wine
    Gryphon @ 52:68 / Everywhere / Crystal
    **Gryphon @ 49:62 / Heisenberg / Sulfur
    **Handuus @ 56:14 / Murkrow / Marble [PA = n00bish]
    **Hellbunny @ 21:68 / Pallet Town / Wine
    **Hellbunny @ 25:20 / / Crystal
    Hoz @ 91:64 / Hozfa / Crystal
    Iguanacus @ / 32:90 / Nestopoli / Wine
    **Incognito @ 86:96 / Jacobatopia / Marble [PA = Roxxersboxxers]
    **Illwinter @ 18:86 / Winterthrone / Marble [PA Echo]
    Jam Warrior @ / 3:64 / Jamville / Marble
    **Jam Warrior @ / 2:63 / Boozetopia / Wine
    **Jam Warrior @ / 2:65 / Boatmurdered / Sulphur
    Johnnytoxxic @ 46:10 / Scrapheap / Wine
    Kalkino @ / 32:19 / Mittens / Marble
    Kalkino @ 24:21 / Tickles / Wine
    Kalkino @ 34:24 / Buttons / Sulfur
    Karenna @ / 12:41 / Kainalu / Crystal
    Karenna @ 14:41 / Kailua / Wine
    Karenna @ 25:21 / Echo Base / Sulfur
    Kingshand @ / 53:18 / Kingshand / Wine [PA = The Dude With Herpes]
    Kingshand @ / 52:16 / Galedrid / Marble
    Kingslayer @ / 47:18 / Lannisport / Sulfur
    koro @ 24:21 / Pear-Shaped v2 / Wine [PA = korodullin]
    koro @ 24:22 / Almost Useful / Marble
    Kris_xK @ / 61:89 / Dread / Marble
    Kumquat @ 76:24/Kumquatia/Wine
    lawlzor1 @ / 82:63 / Poland / Sulfur
    **Legba @ 17:28 / Fangaerie / Wine
    **Legba @ 43:11 / Point Artal / Marble
    Lordjulius @ 85:52 / Rome / Wine [PA = Witchdr]
    matthias00 @ 31:85 / Awesomia / Wine
    matthias00 @ 23:21 / Twoson / Crystal
    **mattmoss @ 25:29 / Kalista / Crystal
    **MechaStalin @ 12:53 / Neo Stalingrad / Crystal [PA = Flaryn]
    **Metapurna @ 20:38/ New Crobuzon/ Marble [PA = METAzraeL]
    **REMOVE**Mith @ / 85:41 / Herpestidae / Wine
    **Mith @ 93:62 / Archimedes/ / Marble
    **Mith @ 93:59 / Oenopides / Wine
    **Mith @ Diophantus/89:64/Crystal
    MooMan @ / 84:71 / Mootopia / Sulfur
    **MooMan @ / 88:66 / New Mootopia / Wine
    **MooMan @ / 85:67 / BRRAaiiIINNnss / Crystal
    **Mr Snack Road @ 25:17 /Holt /Marble [PA = mrsnackroad]
    **NATIK @ 51:28 / The Hub / Crystal
    Norgoth @ 10:99 / Pandemonium / wine
    **Norgoth @ 11:99 / Polis Masa / Marble
    Olek @ / 17:64 / Ankh-Morpork / Marble
    Orogogus @ 52:88 / Xandra / Marble (Capital)
    **Orogogus @ 53:88 / Oxnard / Crystal
    **Orogogus @ 50:87 / Platypusville / Wine
    **Ozmodai @ 5:14 / Ozlandia / Marble
    **REMOVE**Paradiso @ 38:62 / Pyke / Sulfur
    Paradiso @ 24:22 / Ten Towers / Marble
    Paradiso @ 24:21 / Great Wyk / Wine
    **Paradiso @ 23:21 / Pyke / Crystal
    PipTheFair @ 68:91 / Dickbutt / Sulfur
    **PipTheFair @ 69:93 / Dickbutt2 / Wine
    **PipTheFair @ 65:89 / Dickbutt3 / Crystal
    rayofash @ 7:11 / Knothole / Crystal
    **rayofash @ 6:11 / Vinneland / Wine
    **rayofash @ 6:14 / Miroslava / Sulfur
    reticlariant @ 46:91 / Lazy Town / marble [PA = mccart]
    Rhapsody @ / 3:6 / Aria / Sulfur
    **RiemannLives @ 52:89 / Istan / Sulfur
    Romantic Undead @ 32:23 / Undead Romainia / Crystal
    Romantic Undead @ 24:21 / Zombie Lovetown / Wine
    **Sallust @ [24,58] / Brundisium / wine [PA = ethicalsean]
    SanderJK @ 56:92 / Sanderopolis / Wine
    **SanderJK @ 56:91 / Sanderville / Marble
    **SanderJK @ 57:85 / Sandertown / Crystal
    **Scone @ 46:76 / Currantia / Sulphur [PA = Bulwark]
    Shujaa @ / 33:69 / Larceny / Sulfur
    Shujaa @ / 24:21 / Grand Larceny / Wine
    Skarsol @ / 73:28 / Straasha / Wine
    Skarsol @ 65:29 / Marbalicious / Marble
    Skarsol @ 67:38 / Crystastic / Crystal
    Solysp @ 19:32 / Altenfeuer / Crystal [PA = Kayne Red Robe]
    Solysp @ 24:22 / Sunhame / Marble
    SuburbanJawa @ / 51:17 / Suburbia / Wine [PA = Jawa]
    **SuburbanJawa @ 47:14/ Suburbopoolis / Marble
    tachyon @ 61:19 / Halycon / Sulfur
    **Taliosfalcon @ 68:73 / Khuldas / Wine
    Tamin @ 76:27 / Winterfell / Sulfur
    **Tamin @ 63:34 / Dreadfort / Crystal
    Tamorlane @ 18:69 / Pella / Wine
    **Tamorlane @ 17:69 / Seritia / Marble
    TheLawinator @ / 4:98 / Lumberjack / Crystal
    **threelemmings @ 97:60 / Lemming One/ Marble
    Tiger Burning @ / 42:20 / Tigertown / Crystal
    **Tildryn @ 12:53 / Lahara/ Crystal
    **tomblag @ 19:48 / Blagtown / sulfur [PA = maturin]
    **tomblag @ 10:40 / Blaggertown / marble
    Turtleboy @ 46:19 / Dhalgren / Sulfur [PA = Burtletoy]
    Turtleboy @ 28:26 / Serene / Crystal
    Turtleboy @ 32:24 / Republic / Sulfur
    ultrachrist @ 84:71 / Rapture / Sulfur
    ultrachrist colony @ / 85:67 / Foundation / Crystal
    **Varxe @ 76:10 / Moon port / wine [PA = gunwarrior]
    **Varxe @ 75:9 / Cape sun / Marble
    **valtzy @ 33:17 - Ensideon - Wine
    **valtzy @ 32:17 - Haedra - Crystal
    **Veevee Von Vore @ 10:95 / Crapolis / Marble [PA = Veevee]
    Viscousity @ 6:4 / Chiron HQ / Marble
    Wicker @ 49:11 / Glasgow / Wine
    whitey9 @ 89:64 / Norman / Crystal
    WiiMote @ 2:87 / Nerdopolis / Glass [PA = Nerdtendo]
    yam @ 23:31 / Spusborough / Sulfur [PA = Syrion]
    **Zalin @ / 93:62 / Eighth Circle / Marble (Capital)
    **Zalin @ / 93:61 / Seventh Circle / Crystal
    **Zalin @ / 93:59 / Sixth Circle / Wine
    Zandracon @ 22:27 / Zan / Crystal
    Zandracon @ 24:21 / Anthocyanis / Wine
    Zandracon @ 24:22 / Marmaros / Marble
    Zarcath1 @ 34:13 / Boob Town / Wine [PA = Zarcath]
    **Zen Vulgarity @ [90:43]/Wangulation/Wine
    **Zolnab @ 24:78 / Steve / wine [PA = Sagaxus]

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    CmdPromptCmdPrompt Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    oh god the resources needed for a level 3 upgrade are terrible
    I'm gonna need a lot of marble at 14:41 once I get my warehouse to the point where it can even hold 6.8k marble, let me know if you want to trade for golds or the other luxury resources.

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    BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    15 boats are coming to Serene @ 28:26 to blockade my port in 1 hour and 35min. They are coming from Shattrath city @ 29:26 with a military score of 49,576 and a level 15 city. Atleast he won't get much from my level 1 port.

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    SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    What happened to the rest of the servers? Last night there were a whole bunch but today there are only 3.

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    KarennaKarenna Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    SirUltimos wrote: »
    What happened to the rest of the servers? Last night there were a whole bunch but today there are only 3.

    You were probably looking at the .org vs the .com site
    There's only 3 American (ikariam.com) servers. There are a lot more on the Euro (ikariam.org) side.

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    SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Karenna wrote: »
    SirUltimos wrote: »
    What happened to the rest of the servers? Last night there were a whole bunch but today there are only 3.

    You were probably looking at the .org vs the .com site
    There's only 3 American (ikariam.com) servers. There are a lot more on the Euro (ikariam.org) side.

    That would be my problem. Thank you good sir!

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    urahonkyurahonky Resident FF7R hater Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Oh I started a town now. Looks like I need to build up my capital before I can choose to settle on the locations listed above, right?

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    DarklyreDarklyre Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    and this is why we leave defensive spies at home, folks

    How many defensive spies per city level should you have to be "safe"?

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    ZandraconZandracon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Darklyre wrote: »
    and this is why we leave defensive spies at home, folks

    How many defensive spies per city level should you have to be "safe"?

    Idle spies do something?

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Darklyre wrote: »
    and this is why we leave defensive spies at home, folks

    How many defensive spies per city level should you have to be "safe"?

    The equation on the Ikariam wiki does not take into account number of spies working in the defense. This could mean that number doesn't matter, or that how they affect the risk is unknown.

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    devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    Oh I started a town now. Looks like I need to build up my capital before I can choose to settle on the locations listed above, right?

    Build up your capital and research until you can build a palace and have enough resources to create a colony.

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    TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I have -236 trade ships

    :(:(:(:(:(

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    devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    TyrantCow wrote: »
    I have -236 trade ships

    :(:(:(:(:(

    Wait until all your ships come back into port, that appeared to be when it fixed itself for me last night.

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    TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    they have been, for hours.

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    KingthlayerKingthlayer Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    devoir wrote: »
    TyrantCow wrote: »
    I have -236 trade ships

    :(:(:(:(:(

    Wait until all your ships come back into port, that appeared to be when it fixed itself for me last night.

    I think it just kind of happens arbitrarily. Anything can set it off and anything can fix it.

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    Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    Darklyre wrote: »
    and this is why we leave defensive spies at home, folks

    How many defensive spies per city level should you have to be "safe"?

    The equation on the Ikariam wiki does not take into account number of spies working in the defense. This could mean that number doesn't matter, or that how they affect the risk is unknown.

    I know that they do work. I sent a spy to work against a size 14 city and his risk wasn't minimal, even after in activity it was still reasonably high for 'easy' jobs. I have 4 spies in most of my cities and 6 in one. Relatively speaking, the hideout is extremely cheap to upgrade and spies are dirt cheap to train. They are like the only thing in the game that does NOT have an upkeep or a price that increases each time you buy it. They also function as a catapult in a city that you're attacking.

    EDIT: Oh and the base that had 6 spies in it captured 4 or 5 spies in a row. Eventually your enemy will get what he wants but there's a good chance you'll find out who's snooping.

    and get marble! My fourth base is a sulfur base and I sort of regret not getting a second marble base instead.

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Speaking of sulfur, I am willing to trade 1:1 for it using wine and/or marble. I'm making a stockpile as my archnemesis is slowly building military power. Location 73:86, Esteroum.

    I also still have three open museum spots, so cultural treaties welcome as well.

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    [They also function as a catapult in a city that you're attacking.

    Technical question: Does the battle report inform you of how many breaches are made, and are spies guaranteed to open a gate?

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I still have a cultural goods slot open (I already traded with Baidol).

    My wine colony is so awesome. Everyone on that island actually contributes, and the winery is level 7 and the saw mill is like level 10.

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    CmdPromptCmdPrompt Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Yeah, it is pretty rad.

    captaink: I think I might have sent you a cultural treaty thing, or declared eternal war who knows

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    BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    So I have -2 trade ships, which is cool cause I only have 18 and am currently using 20 from my adventures in mass pillaging today. Trying to locate that 6k marble for a level 4 colony, some people don't like it when you attack their level 15 undefended cities.

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    MithMith Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Karenna wrote:
    Phalanxes will defend you against pretty much anything that will be thrown at you for a long, long time.

    10 phalanxes (only 240 upkeep) behind a wall with a 50% benefit can stop a force of 33 swordsmen.
    15 phalanxes (360 upkeep) behind a L10 wall (in a L10 city) can stop 66 swordsmen or 14 Gyrocopters.

    Yeah, with 15, you're a monster turtle...add a doctor and a chef and you're basically IDDQD.

    From the explanations I've seen of combat (mostly in the Ikariam combat help), this is a misconception. 14 gyrocopters can do enough damage in one round to kill 14-ish phalanxes behind a wall like that, but the phalanxes only deal 24 damage each: enough to down 3 gyrocopters in that first round. Because of additional complicating factors they might get one or two more in a subsequent round. "Defend" is a measure of how much damage it takes to wound or kill a unit, not how well it does in defensive battles.

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Karenna, what are the coords for that guy that sent phalanxes to get you?

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    taliosfalcontaliosfalcon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    Speaking of sulfur, I am willing to trade 1:1 for it using wine and/or marble. I'm making a stockpile as my archnemesis is slowly building military power. Location 73:86, Esteroum.

    I also still have three open museum spots, so cultural treaties welcome as well.

    I can probably hook you up with wine, i'm at 68:73 which shouldn't be that far..i think

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    Speaking of sulfur, I am willing to trade 1:1 for it using wine and/or marble. I'm making a stockpile as my archnemesis is slowly building military power. Location 73:86, Esteroum.

    I also still have three open museum spots, so cultural treaties welcome as well.

    I can probably hook you up with wine, i'm at 68:73 which shouldn't be that far..i think

    Heh, you misunderstood. I'm looking for sulfur. I have wine leaking out of every house in my three cities because the local economy is being saturated by newcomers. Trying to pillage for sulfur is tricky, because the people on sulfur islands tend to use the sulfur to build large militaries.

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    taliosfalcontaliosfalcon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    Baidol wrote: »
    Speaking of sulfur, I am willing to trade 1:1 for it using wine and/or marble. I'm making a stockpile as my archnemesis is slowly building military power. Location 73:86, Esteroum.

    I also still have three open museum spots, so cultural treaties welcome as well.

    I can probably hook you up with wine, i'm at 68:73 which shouldn't be that far..i think

    Heh, you misunderstood. I'm looking for sulfur. I have wine leaking out of every house in my three cities because the local economy is being saturated by newcomers. Trying to pillage for sulfur is tricky, because the people on sulfur islands tend to use the sulfur to build large militaries.

    Ahh, well, then i'm in exactly the same boat as you, marble and wine:P i've taken to pillaging everyone else on my wine island for scraps of sulfur..i don't think they like me anymore

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    Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    [They also function as a catapult in a city that you're attacking.

    Technical question: Does the battle report inform you of how many breaches are made, and are spies guaranteed to open a gate?

    I think the report will tell you that. Spies and 'ram' units have a chance to make a breach each 'round' of combat. The breach is automatically repaired after each battle.

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    BaidolBaidol I will hold him off Escape while you canRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Baidol wrote: »
    [They also function as a catapult in a city that you're attacking.

    Technical question: Does the battle report inform you of how many breaches are made, and are spies guaranteed to open a gate?

    I think the report will tell you that. Spies and 'ram' units have a chance to make a breach each 'round' of combat. The breach is automatically repaired after each battle.

    Right, I'm reading the help section on the site now. Very useful actually. Also far cheaper than battering rams.

    Edit: Also, that's the fourth spy trying to peak at my capital. Two of them were trying to view my military and came from my archnemesis. I wonder how personally he took my incessant pillaging.

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    SueveSueve Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I have no fucking clue what I'm doing. The starting tour explains nothing.


    I have a barracks, a lvl 2 town, and a sciencey place.

    All i get is gold. How do i get moar wood etc? Im so lost.

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