Game guide

Troops & trainingall topics

• Romans, Teutons or Gauls: which tribe is best for me?Romans build faster and have strong infantry; Teutons have cheap troops that carry a lot and beat crannies; Gauls are the best defenders, the fastest, with a double cranny and traps.
• Which troops attack, defend, scout or conquer?Each tribe has 10 units: fighting infantry and cavalry, a scout, a ram, a catapult, a chief and settlers. Use attack units to attack and raid, defence units to defend.
• How do I unlock new troops? (Academy research)Research a unit once in the Academy of a village; then that village can train it. Your first unit and settlers need no research.
• Blacksmith and Armoury upgrades (Master Trainer)The Blacksmith raises a unit's attack and the Armoury its defence, up to level 20. A unit's level cannot be higher than the building's level.
• How does training troops work?Enter how many units you want in the Barracks, Stable, Workshop or Residence and pay all at once. Units come out one after another; each building has its own queue.
• How much crop do my troops eat?Each unit eats its upkeep in crop every hour: 1 for most infantry, 2-4 for cavalry, 3 for rams, 6 for catapults, 4-5 for chiefs. This is not sped up on this world.
• How much loot can my troops carry?Each unit carries a fixed amount of resources (for example Clubswinger 60, Equites Imperatoris 100). Only survivors carry; scouts, rams, catapults and chiefs carry nothing.
• How fast do troops travel?A group moves at the speed of its slowest unit. Travel time = distance / speed in hours, divided by the world's troop speed (x100 here).
• Where can I see all troop details?The All troops page lists every unit of every tribe and the oasis animals. Click a troop for its stats, cost, training time, requirements and upgrade table.
• Auto trainingOn the Train troops page, give the troops you want a % share of your resources and run it for 1 to 8 hours. Every minute it spends what the village has by those shares and queues as many troops as that buys.