Основы
Расы
Сразу после регистрации и входа в игровой мир, вам будет предложен выбор расы: Люди или Эльфы.
Игровой процесс у обеих рас идентичен, но ваш выбор будет влиять на некоторых основные черты:
- Внешний вид города будет зависеть от расы, которую вы выбрали. Эльфы просто дышат магией и живут в неразрывной гармонии с природой. Это заметно по их постройкам, одновременно функциональным и приятным глазу. Люди — это быстро растущая, энергичная и решительная раса. Неудивительно, что они сосредоточены на технике и средневековой архитектуре.
- Военные единицы, которые будут в вашем распоряжении также будут отличаться. Например, Эльфы будут полагаться, среди прочего, на Трэнтов, а Люди - на Варваров-топорщиков.
Как только у нас откроется новый мир, у вас появится возможность играть так же и другой расой.
Карта города
На ранней стадии у вас будет ограниченная площадь для обустройства вашего города. Карта города это область, которая делится на фрагменты в виде сетки, где вы можете размещать свои первые строения. Для начала в вашем распоряжении будет участок 15x10 квадратов.
Но, естественно, ваша цель расширять свою территорию. Наибольшим испытанием для вас станет полезное использование доступного места в городе. Чтоб увеличить застраиваемую территорию, вы можете открывать Расширения в меню "Исследования", зарабатывать их, решая Конфликты в Провинции, или покупать Премиум-расширения. Каждое Расширение города дает 25 клеток.
At the beginning, you will already find two buildings on the City Map: The Main Hall and the Builders' Hut.
- The Main Hall is the center of your city and acts as your main storage. Most of the buildings need to be connected by streets to the Main Hall to make them functional.
- In the Builders' Hut you will find your Workers. They will help you to construct and upgrade buildings and also to manage your current constructions.
Basic Resources
There are two basic resources in Elvenar, which will help you to grow up your city:
- Coins: Coins are produced automatically over time from Residences.
- Supplies: To produce Supplies you need to place an order in the Workshop. Each type of production requires a different length of time.
First steps
At the beginning of the game you should be aware of three things:
First, you can’t have a town without inhabitants (population). When you start building up your town, you should build a couple of Residences first. They ensure you have available population and generate Coins income. Most buildings you will want to build require inhabitants who can work in those buildings, and the construction costs consist mostly of Coins, which your Residences will generate. It is recommended you build at least eight Residences at the beginning. They are cheap and constructed in no time. Just don’t forget to connect them to the Main Hall using streets.
Secondly, you need to produce Supplies as soon as you have your Residences built. They are a very valuable resource used to construct certain buildings, and later also to produce Goods and to train your battle units. Supplies can be produced in Workshops, so it is recommended you build at least three of these as soon as you have a few Residences. With enough Coins and Supplies, your core economy is already in place and running smoothly.
And third, you will need Cultural Buildings in your town. This will allow you to upgrade other buildings and keep your population producing at maximum efficiency. Your city space is limited and always will be. So, upgrading buildings to improve their properties is key to make the most out of the space you have available. To upgrade, you will need many Coins and Supplies as well as inhabitants and Culture. Therefore, In order to advance your town, always make sure you have an adequate Culture surplus.
If you have more available Culture than required for upgrades, your citizens will be happier and will produce more efficiently. To a certain extent, this will be the cheapest way to earn more Coins and Supplies. Just don’t overdo it! It doesn’t make sense to have a town full of Cultural Buildings but no Residences to live in.
Now that your city is flourishing, it is a good time to go onto the World Map where you can scout a few Provinces and start collecting Relics. Relics will become useful very soon. Every time you receive a Relic, you will also receive a “Knowledge Point”. Don’t forget to spend those points regularly in the Research Tree. This will unlock new buildings and other things that will help your city to progress.
And one last bit of advice for beginners: Listen to your advisors! If you complete quests regularly, you will be generously rewarded, and it will be easy for you to proceed and advance in the game.