Ikariam: a new era of Pax Arcadia arises

Andrew_Jay

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Bulwark

Cyrixd wrote: »

I'm sending a spy right now, and I'm going to blockade his harbor soon. Would anyone, specifically the people near me (Becoming/Kajusta/ anyone near 40:80), please help me in my mission? Either by sending troops, ships or supplies.

What supplies are you in need of? Because it sounds like you're pretty set for smashing his face in.

devoir

Andrew_Jay wrote: »

devoir wrote: »

Send a message to Solysp on the EPA wine island, offer to help him get his colony started. The sooner he gets up and running, the sooner his embassies can welcome us.

Just sent off my remaining ships with some wood.

The only problem with that is I don't think he's got much in the way of warehouse space at the moment, so you might end up wasting it. :P

Cyrixd

Bulwark wrote: »

Cyrixd wrote: »

I'm sending a spy right now, and I'm going to blockade his harbor soon. Would anyone, specifically the people near me (Becoming/Kajusta/ anyone near 40:80), please help me in my mission? Either by sending troops, ships or supplies.

What supplies are you in need of? Because it sounds like you're pretty set for smashing his face in.

I could use some sulfur, since I don't have any ships aside from 2 ram ships... I'll need a naval fleet in order to even land, correct?

And by the way, he attacked her with 63 slingers. I think I'll be okay...

EDIT: Regarding the naval fleet, I mean that in order to land my soldiers, I'll need to have successfully blockaded his harbor. How many ships does that require? Is it a similar battle mechanic for blockading?

Tamorlane

24 minutes to Counterweight. There is something intensely satisfying about that proposition.....

:winky:

Tamorlane

Cyrixd wrote: »

I could use some sulfur, since I don't have any ships aside from 2 ram ships... I'll need a naval fleet in order to even land, correct?

And by the way, he attacked her with 63 slingers. I think I'll be okay...

I'd throw a blockade for you, but I am 21 hours out from there. If you need it and can wait that long let me know....

Bulwark

Cyrixd wrote: »

Bulwark wrote: »

Cyrixd wrote: »

I'm sending a spy right now, and I'm going to blockade his harbor soon. Would anyone, specifically the people near me (Becoming/Kajusta/ anyone near 40:80), please help me in my mission? Either by sending troops, ships or supplies.

What supplies are you in need of? Because it sounds like you're pretty set for smashing his face in.

I could use some sulfur, since I don't have any ships aside from 2 ram ships... I'll need a naval fleet in order to even land, correct?

And by the way, he attacked her with 63 slingers. I think I'll be okay...

If there are ships sitting at the town you want to attack, they'll turn away any land troops you send unless you blockade the town with ships of your own to fight with and destroy his. If someone has no navy, then you don't actually need one of your own to attack and succesfully pillage. However, it's still a good idea to blockade, because otherwise they can build a single ship to turn away your troops in the time it takes them to arrive (or ship all their resources to a different colony, but they can potentially do that when they get the notice that the blockade is coming anyway).

Cyrixd

I see. I'll see what his harbor looks like once my spy is in. Thanks for the offer Tamorlane, I might take you up on that.

How many swordsmen will I need to take down 60 or so slingers?

urahonky

It still saddens me that I'm not any of the lists.

Darian

Cyrixd, I'm not active in the far southeast where you are, but I totally give you my blessing to begin an unholy war against The Dark Empire.

Urahonky, sorry... but you are actually plotted on the maps. With green circles on each of your islands. If you were to post all your places in the format of:

account @ xx:yy / city name / resource

then I will add them in. I pretty much have started ignoring information that is posted any other way.

Bulwark

Cyrixd wrote: »

How many swordsmen will I need to take down 60 or so slingers?

Depends on the place's wall. Make sure to dump as many spies as possible into the town before you attack, up to te level of its town hall. They automatically "open the gates" to give you a substantial attack bonus.

Also, soon as I have an action point free, I'll be sending you 1200 sulfur or so. It's about a 15 hour trip, though.

devoir

Bulwark wrote: »

Cyrixd wrote: »

How many swordsmen will I need to take down 60 or so slingers?

Depends on the place's wall. Make sure to dump as many spies as possible into the town before you attack, up to te level of its town hall. They automatically "open the gates" to give you a substantial attack bonus.

I think you mean wall, not hall.

Bulwark

devoir wrote: »

Bulwark wrote: »

Cyrixd wrote: »

How many swordsmen will I need to take down 60 or so slingers?

Depends on the place's wall. Make sure to dump as many spies as possible into the town before you attack, up to te level of its town hall. They automatically "open the gates" to give you a substantial attack bonus.

I think you mean wall, not hall.

I thought that possible attack bonus was based on the town hall level rather than the wall's. Isn't that why people talk about making sure to upgrade the wall up to the town hall's level?

Darian

I should chime in again: free sulfur available to anyone within 10h of 32:24, so pretty much anyone in quadrant 2 (0:0 to 50:50).

^The attack bonus is up to 10% * level of the wall.

The defense bonus is also 10% * level of the wall, but it is decreased if the town hall is higher than the wall (b.c the town extends past the wall). So the attacker could get the full bonus from the wall while the defender gets less.

Cyrixd

Thank you Darian, and Bulwark for the sulfur.

Question about spies; is the risk of being discovered for each mission higher when the person is online? I have one in his colony right now, but everything is either 50% or 95% chance of being discovered. Is that just because he has a level 5 town (heh) or will it go down when he logs off?

And how do I see how many ships he has?

Romantic Undead

Hi new thread!

Getting the resources for a third colony is taking forever, and there are so many distractions along the way.
At least I found a decent pillaging target for today.

PiptheFair

Cyrixd wrote: »

Thank you Darian, and Bulwark for the sulfur.

Question about spies; is the risk of being discovered for each mission higher when the person is online? I have one in his colony right now, but everything is either 50% or 95% chance of being discovered. Is that just because he has a level 5 town (heh) or will it go down when he logs off?

And how do I see how many ships he has?

garrison

and he might have a lot of spies in the town himself

also, did your spy just arrive?

let him cool down a bit

Cyrixd

Roger that Pip.

Anyone have Crystal near me? I'm all out for more spies...

Bulwark

Darian wrote: »

^The attack bonus is up to 10% * level of the wall.

The defense bonus is also 10% * level of the wall, but it is decreased if the town hall is higher than the wall (b.c the town extends past the wall). So the attacker could get the full bonus from the wall while the defender gets less.

Ah, now I understand.

mrsnackroad

I'm preparing to make a wine colony next - does our beloved alliance have a wine island ripe for the picking?

devoir

Also: "the wall still gives all your troops defending the town a 3-point offensive bonus per level."

devoir

mrsnackroad wrote: »

I'm preparing to make a wine colony next - does our beloved alliance have a wine island ripe for the picking?

Ya probably want to list your coords so we can give you suitable advice.

Romantic Undead

Darian, I'll take some of that sulfur off of your hands at any of my cities!

mrsnackroad

devoir wrote: »

mrsnackroad wrote: »

I'm preparing to make a wine colony next - does our beloved alliance have a wine island ripe for the picking?

Ya probably want to list your coords so we can give you suitable advice.

Actually, I'm going to 23:20 - From 25:17, it's relatively close. I should probably edit my sig to include my Ikariam coordinates, though, for future quick reference.

Burtletoy

I got some for ya too romantic. Where do you want it?

Cyrixd

Hmm is it worth it to include Phalanxes in the attack? I have 33 stationed on defense, but I don't know if they'd help or not.

Romantic Undead

Burtletoy wrote: »

I got some for ya too romantic. Where do you want it?

Hang on, I don't need THAT much, lol

Any of my cities will do:

Undead Romania (31:23)
Zombie Lovetown (24:21)
Ghast Vegas (43:11)

Whichever is closer to you.

Romantic Undead

Cyrixd wrote: »

Hmm is it worth it to include Phalanxes in the attack? I have 33 stationed on defense, but I don't know if they'd help or not.

Nope, Phalanxes are both more expensive than, and less effective than swordsmen on offense

they're purely for defense.

Burtletoy

31:23? Why thats next door from my sulfur island. Also your wine island. I see good things in the future. 600 sulfur for 600 wine? More if you want it.

Edit: I was looking at 31:24.

Romantic Undead

Burtletoy wrote: »

31:23? Why thats next door from my sulfur island. Also your wine island. I see good things in the future. 600 sulfur for 600 wine? More if you want it.

Why that's quite fair, my boy!

Kajusta

God damn. This is probably the best browser based game I've played, ever.

Casual Eddy

bwahaha

I shall build the Casual Empire on the ruins of your AFK foolishness xarak. Never leave stockpiles of thousands of marble with a level 6 port bwhahahah

Kajusta

Seriously, why do people level their ports at all.

I mean, even if you did, why would you leave it at level 6?

Casual Eddy

I leveled mine to 3, but that was only because the wait times for transporting resources was getting really tiresome. It would take 40 minutes to transport but hours to load, very inconvient when you have to ship all five resources around.

Cyrixd

Kajusta, is your capital near 40:89? If so, are you able to aid my revenge mission in any way? (http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=5321462&postcount=41) I'd gladly accept help as a loan, which I'll pay back with interest later.

I need Crystal, naval support (for a blockade), Sulfur, and ground support in that order.

devoir

You won't be able to attack if anyone else has a blockade in the way, so military support is basically out of the question.

Cyrixd

Bah, not even if we're allied?

Damn... now I need a navy. Thanks for saving many lives and much chaotic confusion, devoir.

Casual Eddy

God, seriously. This one guy is going to feed my capital enough marble to upgrade to level 3 palaces

I love when stuff like this happens!

oh and can I formally suggest a non aggression pact between members of BRO and PAX? I can make a post on our boards.

devoir

As of the 0.1.8 patch, that's what people were saying and I haven't read anything to contradict it since. Even if in the same alliance you would not be able to land troops even past a friendly blockade. Mith, Hoz and I managed to get around it by launching attacks over land rather that sea.

Pro-tip; don't send out your troops at the same time as your ships. Navy fleets move slower than troop transports.

Tamorlane

Sigh.

Level 12 deadbeat refuses all requests to donate to mutual resources (having contributed 9w to the mill and 21w to the quarry). I must, of course, intervene more directly....

Level 12 capital, level 2 wall, level 1 barracks. Level 3 warehouse and a level 8 port.

And I only have 12 free ships....D: