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exarkun1178 · 07-09-2009, 01:48 PM

these 2 islands have open spots. and are both very well developed. if you are looking for a new home.

Rixyos[45:53]

wood 25
wine 21

Joukios[47:53]
wood 25
stone 22

ZJChaser · 07-09-2009, 02:49 PM

I'm predicting 1 million points shortly.....buildings and research are being finished soon. Now to find a source for a lot more crystal and sulphur so I can upgrade my 4 remaining governors houses

smoseley · 07-09-2009, 03:30 PM

Ex, those are great islands!

FYI, I moved my hometown, and got the following islands for my colonies:

Sprite [46:58] - wood 27 wine 23
Xigee [47:58] - wood 25 stone 20
Lisee [47:58] - wood 25 stone 20
Vorae [47:57] - wood 26 glass 21

All have +10% wonders, and all are within 1-2 clicks from each other, too!

I lost a few points moving my hometown, but I figure this is the time to do it!

catapult · 07-09-2009, 06:28 PM

I think one of my capital just got looted. All my troops and ships are gone and all my materials are virtually gone. Anyway to know for sure (i.e., is there some notification) and any suggestions to prevent this again?

Thanks.

Timmah · 07-09-2009, 09:14 PM

You should have something about it under the military adviser.

Build up your walls, and spy level. As you increase your town size make sure you increase your walls. Since I've hit level 20 on my spy hideouts I don't get attacked nearly as much.

The best defense is a good offense. The more stuff you have around (resources) the more you need someone there to guard them. Having a decent sized military will also deter quite a few attackers. Most people are looking for an easy target, try not to be one.

smoseley · 07-09-2009, 10:09 PM

An important note: wall size has nothing to do with espionage. It is a good deterrent, though.

Spy success % is determined by town size and # of spies in town.

On alpha, I have all my towns lvl 23 or better, and all hideouts lvl 25, with 20 spies remaining in the defense of the town (anti-espionage). I also have lvl 20 walls just in case someone gets a spy in and can see what I have built.

If people can't see what you have in your towns, they're less likely to attack.

Another point, though, you still need a decent generals score. People can research how big your army is through the highscore panel by searching you and looking at your Generals score.

What I do is keep most of my army in 2 towns - one at either end of my empire. That way, I can attack easily in either direction. The rest of the towns have 20+ spies in town to keep people from knowing they're poorly defended. =)

Oh, and btw, I never get attacked.

xtn · 07-10-2009, 07:01 AM

I got attacked once, way back at about the 50,000 point level.

I'm a conservative and only pillage the occasional un-allied player that I know I can beat. Plus I have all spy lvls and wall lvls to at least match the town hall lvls, and keep at least a modest force of ships and units at each town.

I don't want too much military though, because I want to run a positive gold income even while producing wood, luxuries and researches at full pace.

smoseley · 07-10-2009, 05:31 PM

xtn,

Build your town hall BIG and you'll have plenty of gold. lvl 24 or 25 will allow you to maintain a substantial army all while bringing in good income. Also, research economic future multiple times. Each level of research will bring you an additional 600g per hour per town.

BUELL XB12R · 07-12-2009, 01:20 PM

I finally have an Embassy so hopefully a can join the LT alliance. I don't have much of a military yet, so I doubt I could be much help to the alliance, but I will try.

BUELL XB12R · 07-12-2009, 02:51 PM

Thanks for letting me join the LT alliance. Can someone please send me 12,000 sulphur Esprit [62:54], it would help me out quite a lot.

xtn · 07-13-2009, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoseley

xtn,

Build your town hall BIG and you'll have plenty of gold. lvl 24 or 25 will allow you to maintain a substantial army all while bringing in good income. Also, research economic future multiple times. Each level of research will bring you an additional 600g per hour per town.

Huh? I've got two more days of research left for my first level of Eco Future. The description says it's 20 more population per town. That's 60 gold, not 600.

My current town hall levels are as follows:

26
26
25
24
24
22
19

xtn

exarkun1178 · 07-13-2009, 05:07 PM

so, any one know the benefit to occupying a town?

Timmah · 07-13-2009, 07:25 PM

It's like a MWC you can put any where plus if you're hiding your troops from getting slaughtered you can send them anywhere.

smoseley · 07-14-2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtn

Huh? I've got two more days of research left for my first level of Eco Future. The description says it's 20 more population per town. That's 60 gold, not 600.

LOL. My bad. 60g.

Still, that's good for 30 steam giants per level of research (assuming 7.5 towns).

Timmah · 07-14-2009, 11:37 PM

Well I've gotten all of my GRs up to where I can either create a new colony or save it for a MWC. I haven't decided what I want to do yet.

I'm leaning for another colony, maybe another wine colony (#3).

smoseley · 07-17-2009, 10:42 AM

I have 2 GRs to lvl 4, 2 to go. I'm gonna go with a quasi-mobile / glass colony for colony #5... I'm almost done researching Glass, and so I'm thinking of making a colony with mostly warehouses to store glass and increase research speed. I think that could help me blow up.

exarkun1178 · 07-26-2009, 10:55 AM

anyone else having problems loading the page? i thought it was just my blackberry connection the last few days, but now it is happening on the wifi.?

the pages load but no town or graphics show.... any thoughts?

Murix · 07-26-2009, 11:40 AM

I think the site is in and out in terms of performance/loading.

smoseley · 07-26-2009, 10:23 PM

Sidenote: If you're gonna use your blackberry, be sure to tell the GOs. There's a rule against bots, and some smartphones show no user-agent in the HTTP request, which could register as a bot on the system. You don't wanna get banned!

Timmah · 07-29-2009, 08:53 PM

Is it time to start recruiting?

To do so I think we need to revamp the alliance. I'd like to reorganize us into platoons by area. Each platoon is in charge of their sector and can recruit good solid members.

Also I think we'll need a forum of our own to help with security. This area is public domain and anyone can come by and read what they see here. To grow this alliance we're going to need something else.

What do you guys think?

07-09-2009, 01:48 PM	#881 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,285	these 2 islands have open spots. and are both very well developed. if you are looking for a new home. Rixyos[45:53] wood 25 wine 21 Joukios[47:53] wood 25 stone 22 __________________ [Ovarian Odorist] 11:12 pm: why did you ever get into your business rob...you have such great potential in the adult porn industry..

07-09-2009, 02:49 PM	#882 (permalink)
ZJChaser Blue Wheel Pimp Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Laguna Hills, CA Posts: 2,844	I'm predicting 1 million points shortly.....buildings and research are being finished soon. Now to find a source for a lot more crystal and sulphur so I can upgrade my 4 remaining governors houses __________________ AJ - Akua Solutions - #128 Lotus Exige - JRZ Suspension - Innovative Mounts - Toyo Tires - TW Research Development

07-09-2009, 03:30 PM	#883 (permalink)
smoseley Bubble Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 12,132 Images: 8	Ex, those are great islands! FYI, I moved my hometown, and got the following islands for my colonies: Sprite [46:58] - wood 27 wine 23 Xigee [47:58] - wood 25 stone 20 Lisee [47:58] - wood 25 stone 20 Vorae [47:57] - wood 26 glass 21 All have +10% wonders, and all are within 1-2 clicks from each other, too! I lost a few points moving my hometown, but I figure this is the time to do it! __________________ - Steve Transio - Software Development & Web Design, Miami, FL

07-09-2009, 10:09 PM	#886 (permalink)
smoseley Bubble Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 12,132 Images: 8	An important note: wall size has nothing to do with espionage. It is a good deterrent, though. Spy success % is determined by town size and # of spies in town. On alpha, I have all my towns lvl 23 or better, and all hideouts lvl 25, with 20 spies remaining in the defense of the town (anti-espionage). I also have lvl 20 walls just in case someone gets a spy in and can see what I have built. If people can't see what you have in your towns, they're less likely to attack. Another point, though, you still need a decent generals score. People can research how big your army is through the highscore panel by searching you and looking at your Generals score. What I do is keep most of my army in 2 towns - one at either end of my empire. That way, I can attack easily in either direction. The rest of the towns have 20+ spies in town to keep people from knowing they're poorly defended. =) Oh, and btw, I never get attacked. __________________ - Steve Transio - Software Development & Web Design, Miami, FL

07-10-2009, 07:01 AM	#887 (permalink)
xtn McLareghini Bugatterrari Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,841	I got attacked once, way back at about the 50,000 point level. I'm a conservative and only pillage the occasional un-allied player that I know I can beat. Plus I have all spy lvls and wall lvls to at least match the town hall lvls, and keep at least a modest force of ships and units at each town. I don't want too much military though, because I want to run a positive gold income even while producing wood, luxuries and researches at full pace. __________________ 2006 McLareghini Bugatterrari, Storm Titanium... <mods> installed: air horn, Scroth 4-point ASM harnesses, Sector111 halon extinguisher and mounting bracket, Von Hep exhaust and rear panel delete, Pagid brake pads, red Volks CE28n wheels, Toyo RA-1 tires, Nitron SA coilovers, Sector111 (WorksBell) quick-disconnect steering wheel kit. awaiting installation: Scroth "pull-up" lap belts, Sector111 RTD Brace, Tony's heater bypass mod, and dropped steering rack mounting plates. </mods>

07-09-2009, 06:28 PM	#884 (permalink)
catapult Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,569	I think one of my capital just got looted. All my troops and ships are gone and all my materials are virtually gone. Anyway to know for sure (i.e., is there some notification) and any suggestions to prevent this again? Thanks.

07-09-2009, 09:14 PM	#885 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 744	You should have something about it under the military adviser. Build up your walls, and spy level. As you increase your town size make sure you increase your walls. Since I've hit level 20 on my spy hideouts I don't get attacked nearly as much. The best defense is a good offense. The more stuff you have around (resources) the more you need someone there to guard them. Having a decent sized military will also deter quite a few attackers. Most people are looking for an easy target, try not to be one.

07-10-2009, 05:31 PM	#888 (permalink)
smoseley Bubble Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 12,132 Images: 8	xtn, Build your town hall BIG and you'll have plenty of gold. lvl 24 or 25 will allow you to maintain a substantial army all while bringing in good income. Also, research economic future multiple times. Each level of research will bring you an additional 600g per hour per town. __________________ - Steve Transio - Software Development & Web Design, Miami, FL

07-12-2009, 01:20 PM	#889 (permalink)
BUELL XB12R No, it's not Italian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hobbs NM Posts: 494 Images: 1	I finally have an Embassy so hopefully a can join the LT alliance. I don't have much of a military yet, so I doubt I could be much help to the alliance, but I will try. __________________ 2005 Elise Saffron yellow, Touring, LSS, SS, Hard Top 2004 Buell XB12R 2004 RX-8 2002 Z06 (Sold) 2002 Boxster S (Sold)

07-12-2009, 02:51 PM	#890 (permalink)
BUELL XB12R No, it's not Italian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hobbs NM Posts: 494 Images: 1	Thanks for letting me join the LT alliance. Can someone please send me 12,000 sulphur Esprit [62:54], it would help me out quite a lot. __________________ 2005 Elise Saffron yellow, Touring, LSS, SS, Hard Top 2004 Buell XB12R 2004 RX-8 2002 Z06 (Sold) 2002 Boxster S (Sold) Last edited by BUELL XB12R : 07-12-2009 at 03:14 PM.

07-13-2009, 05:07 PM	#892 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,285	so, any one know the benefit to occupying a town? __________________ [Ovarian Odorist] 11:12 pm: why did you ever get into your business rob...you have such great potential in the adult porn industry..

07-13-2009, 07:25 PM	#893 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 744	It's like a MWC you can put any where plus if you're hiding your troops from getting slaughtered you can send them anywhere.

07-14-2009, 11:37 PM	#895 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 744	Well I've gotten all of my GRs up to where I can either create a new colony or save it for a MWC. I haven't decided what I want to do yet. I'm leaning for another colony, maybe another wine colony (#3).

07-17-2009, 10:42 AM	#896 (permalink)
smoseley Bubble Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 12,132 Images: 8	I have 2 GRs to lvl 4, 2 to go. I'm gonna go with a quasi-mobile / glass colony for colony #5... I'm almost done researching Glass, and so I'm thinking of making a colony with mostly warehouses to store glass and increase research speed. I think that could help me blow up. __________________ - Steve Transio - Software Development & Web Design, Miami, FL Last edited by smoseley : 07-17-2009 at 10:56 AM.

07-26-2009, 10:55 AM	#897 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 4,285	anyone else having problems loading the page? i thought it was just my blackberry connection the last few days, but now it is happening on the wifi.? the pages load but no town or graphics show.... any thoughts? __________________ [Ovarian Odorist] 11:12 pm: why did you ever get into your business rob...you have such great potential in the adult porn industry..

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07-26-2009, 11:40 AM	#898 (permalink)
Murix Rotary Refugee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Monica Posts: 995 Images: 3	I think the site is in and out in terms of performance/loading.

07-26-2009, 10:23 PM	#899 (permalink)
smoseley Bubble Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 12,132 Images: 8	Sidenote: If you're gonna use your blackberry, be sure to tell the GOs. There's a rule against bots, and some smartphones show no user-agent in the HTTP request, which could register as a bot on the system. You don't wanna get banned! __________________ - Steve Transio - Software Development & Web Design, Miami, FL

07-29-2009, 08:53 PM	#900 (permalink)
Timmah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 744	Is it time to start recruiting? To do so I think we need to revamp the alliance. I'd like to reorganize us into platoons by area. Each platoon is in charge of their sector and can recruit good solid members. Also I think we'll need a forum of our own to help with security. This area is public domain and anyone can come by and read what they see here. To grow this alliance we're going to need something else. What do you guys think?