I have been playing Evony since server 5 was in beta testing as Civony. I had a 1M prestige account there and have hosted a top 10 alliance in the past. I recently started playing full time on a new server. I am greatly enjoying restarting the game and building my new account with the lessons I have learned late game on server 5.
While building my new account I have noticed the need on my new server for a new player guide. I know there are already some guides here and some of them have been composed by better writers than me. However, I decided to try my hand at it since most of the experienced players are way past this stage and are now concentrating on late game tactics.
*** Disclaimer - This is one players opinion - remember that and if you want to do something different then have it your way. This is meant for those players who are open to the advice and want to build a fighting account. With that being said...
INTRODUCTION:
This guide is being written for players who are out of beginners protection and in the 50k to 100k prestige range (give or take). At this point in the game most players are still leveling up buildings and working toward finishing research and building decent armies. The following is a guide to help new players get to the mid game stage and to reach that stage in a way that enables the best progression into late game. If you are a true warrior and you follow this guide you can be epic in this game. If you follow this guide it will take you from your current prestige to well into the 1M prestige realm and beyond!
***Note to the reader***
This guide is written with a focus on building a war fighting account. A war fighting account is an account consisting of mainly (if not all) player converted lvl 10 NPCs, and it is an account that is set up to survive and thrive at all points/aspects in the game including late game heavy fighting and server wide war environments. In the author?s opinion prestige means nothing and I have fought many players with lots of prestige but no fighting skill or warrior spirit. This guide will help you construct a great account for fighting, but if you want a prestige gaining guide go find one elsewhere. While you are reading that, I will be using this model to attack players twice my prestige and take their resources? maybe yours too lol.
READ THIS GUIDE IN ORDER! It has been written in a certain order on purpose, and it needs to be read in this order. As you progress from one section to the next I will expand on points made in earlier sections. It is also important to read it in order so you don?t miss an important step and, in turn, slow your progress later in the game.
Table of Contents:
Section 1 ? HEROES
Section 2 ? CITIES: LAYOUTS AND BUILD STANDARDS
Section 3 - FARM TEAM & ARMY BUILDING
Section 4 - THE FUTURE
HEROES
This is one of the most important aspects of the game and, at the same time, a part of the game that is little explained and very easy for beginners and advanced players alike to neglect.
Heroes come with various combinations of attribute scores. When discussing heroes we will refer to them by discussing the attribute score that is highest. So, for example, an attack hero is a hero where the highest attribute score is in the attack category.
With that being said it is important to start with heroes that have a high base level score for their highest attribute. This is important because you level your hero up by doing things that give them experience (ex. Attacking, scouting, defending, building, training troops and researching). As you level up your heroes they will level up much faster and easier if you start with a hero that has a high base level attribute.
Base level is calculated by looking at the heroes highest attribute score and subtracting the level from that number.
For example - A level 9 hero with a politics score of 69 is a base level 60 hero.
When buying heroes, be a snob. ONLY buy heroes that have a base level of 60 or higher. This may mean that you have to swap out some of your current heroes ? do this now and don?t wait until later in the game to do it.
Also when buying heroes you will notice that higher level inns actually do not offer better heroes. In reality, for some reason, a level 1 inn will consistently provide a better selection of high base level attribute heroes than a level 9 or 10 inn. The higher level inns will offer more heroes at one time and their levels will be higher, but their base attribute score will usually be lower and it will be harder to find a high base attribute score in higher level inns. For that reason, I never upgrade my inns past level one. This means that I don?t get a quest for that, but I am a fighter not a quest seeker. Also you will end up conquering cities that have inns that are upgraded and you will get your quest award that way.
Types of heroes ? heroes come with 3 types of attributes ? politics, attack and intel. You will need one of each in every city, so begin by leveling your feasting hall to level 3 and purchase one hero with at least a 60 base attribute for each of the categories. So buy one base 60 or higher hero for politics, one for attack and one for intel. Here are the uses:
Politics Hero ? Appoint this hero as mayor in your city and leave this hero in most of the time as mayor. The politics attribute bonuses your cities resource production and cuts build times for leveling up buildings.
Attack Hero ? This hero will automatically step up to defend our city when it is attacked. The higher your attack attribute in defense the tougher your troops will fight and they will do more damage to the attacker. You will also need an attack hero to send with attacks. The higher your attack attribute the more damage your troops will do when they hit on offense. The attack attribute also cuts training times on troops. If you temporarily install your attack hero as mayor BEFORE you cue troops in training you will be able to cut you troop building times. After the troops are cued, re-appoint your politics mayor.
Intel Hero ? This hero cuts research time if you put them in as mayor BEFORE cuing research projects. There is also much debate on what else your intel hero does from there but I usually throw an intel hero in on scout missions where I know I am scouting a well defended enemy city that is likely to have high informatics, lots of scouts and a high level beacon tower. I think it helps in these instances especially if the defending cities gates are open and there is a scout battle.
***Note*** As you level up your feasting hall you will have slots for more than 3 heroes. Always keep a politics and intel hero in each city ? then fill up all your remaining slots with attack heroes. To reiterate one more time as well ? ONLY buy heroes with a base attribute of at least 60 or higher.
***Note*** Always maintain your heroes with 100 loyalty. This can be done with a daily maintenance round where u can reward them and keep their loyalty at 100. If loyalty falls below 100 you risk losing the hero if you are attacked.



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