Ikariam Web based graphical game

[Jeff7]

Hahaha.... I remember the Spartan neffer navy full of paddle wheel rams...

Too bad I spend my scarce gaming time on D3, otherwise I might actually have some time to do browser games again.

... And holy necro post, batman!

PW Rams + Mortar Ships. At one time, that was a devastating combination. (Or maybe it was just Mortar Ships initially.)
Sure it took eons for the fleet to arrive, but once it did, massive smackdown ensued.

It was fun, but sooo sloooow.

That's the good/bad of this kind of game. For those of us who have jobs, or sleep, it sucks to come back to it and find that you've been pillaged several times. Unfortunately, it rewards those with infinite time.

 

[Phoenix86]

Pillaged a barbarian village for 250 wood. I don't remember barbarian villages.




Do you guys have an alliance going?

I'm in the top alliance in the server, but I didn't know ElFenix was still playing!

Barbarian villages are there for training wheels for combat, probably not worth attacking after it gets a few levels. If you want a resource "care pack" let me know in game (upgrade your warehouse so you can hold it). BTW if you registered using that link your town will be near me.

My player name = Phoenix86

 

[Ns1]

lol, lots of familiar names popping up after the necro.

 

[ElFenix]

i'm in VM now, which is pretty much the successor alliance to the old ATOT alliances.

most of my upgrades do take a long time to save up enough resources for, though i probably should have gotten a least 1 more town a year or two ago. they've added a couple spaces and allow multiple warehouses, and also came up with a dump building that stores 4x the resources per level of a warehouse.

they just recently updated the sea battle mechanic so that now sea battles can last for days just like land battles. they're pretty much identical now to the way land battles work, you need flankers, front line units, artillery units, gun units, and a couple types of flying units.

unless i'm at war i only play it 10 or 15 minutes a day, shipping resources around.

 

[Ns1]

unless i'm at war

Can you "kill" someone yet, or do you just pillage them to 0 and try to grief them out of the game?

 

[ElFenix]

Can you "kill" someone yet, or do you just pillage them to 0 and try to grief them out of the game?

can't kill anyone still. i don't think anyone even tries to loot during war now.

tribalwars this is not.

 

[JujuFish]

I'm in the top alliance in the server, but I didn't know ElFenix was still playing!

Barbarian villages are there for training wheels for combat, probably not worth attacking after it gets a few levels. If you want a resource "care pack" let me know in game (upgrade your warehouse so you can hold it). BTW if you registered using that link your town will be near me.

My player name = Phoenix86

I started up before you posted that referral link, otherwise I would have used it. I'm at 65:42, which is probably miles away from you.

 

[amish]

trying really hard to resist the temptation of rejoining...

lots of fun memories with slingers and the mechanical chickens.

 

[Phoenix86]

I started up before you posted that referral link, otherwise I would have used it. I'm at 65:42, which is probably miles away from you.

Care packs can be sent miles away, I'm at 38:55, message me in game.

You can support people on the other side of the map these days, you can garrison your troops in other people's towns with rights or any ally's town.

 

[JujuFish]

I'm looking at 38:55 (http://s8.en.ikariam.com/index.php?view=island&islandId=189) and I don't see you? Maybe I'm blind?

 

[Phoenix86]

I'm looking at 38:55 (http://s8.en.ikariam.com/index.php?view=island&islandId=189) and I don't see you? Maybe I'm blind?

Took me a minute to figure it out but you are on the UK servers. Apparently there are Theta's for each..? I don't know which we started on, just selected US when I recreated a while back.

Links to my world start out http://s8.us.ikariam

 

[JujuFish]

Ah, well that explains that. I guess I can use your referral link after all, heh.

 

[JujuFish]

Now set up on 35:55 and going through the tutorial steps (since it gives some stuff for free).

 

[Arkitech]

Any suggestions for a new player? Just started last night

Name: Arkitech
Town: Techtropolis
Server: Ypsilon

I'll try to join the ATOT alliance as soon as I build an embassy. However I'm still trying to figure out the game. Before I lose godly protection I want to get as strong as possible. As of yet I only have a few buildings and not many soldiers (10, lol).

Town Hall (lvl 2)
Academy (lvl 3)
Warehouse (lvl 3)
Trading Port (lvl 1)

I just maxed out my scientists to increase research point production.

Any suggestions on what to do next? Should I concentrate on building a larger army to avoid being pillaged? Or should I try to start making luxury goods and trading?

 

[compman25]

Any suggestions for a new player? Just started last night

Name: Arkitech
Town: Techtropolis
Server: Ypsilon

I'll try to join the ATOT alliance as soon as I build an embassy. However I'm still trying to figure out the game. Before I lose godly protection I want to get as strong as possible. As of yet I only have a few buildings and not many soldiers (10, lol).

Town Hall (lvl 2)
Academy (lvl 3)
Warehouse (lvl 3)
Trading Port (lvl 1)

I just maxed out my scientists to increase research point production.

Any suggestions on what to do next? Should I concentrate on building a larger army to avoid being pillaged? Or should I try to start making luxury goods and trading?

Pretty sure if you want to join the ATOT alliance you need to be on the US Theta server.

 

[Phoenix86]

Any suggestions for a new player? Just started last night

Any suggestions on what to do next? Should I concentrate on building a larger army to avoid being pillaged? Or should I try to start making luxury goods and trading?

Yeah first start on the server we're on. There's only a couple of us playing and we haven't re-started the alliance yet. If people want join in mass I'd like to do it. If not, I can get people into the largest alliance in the server (well their starter alliance).

You can use my referral link: http://s8.us.ikariam.com/reg.php?fh=...48afb09c680520

That will start you on my island or near it.

Focus on expansion first, if you don't start on a wine island, expand your first colony to one asap (then marble, crystal/sulfur). Ideally you start on marble or wine. Focus on town hall/taverns. The larger your town, the more you can produce.

Your defense initially is the fact you don't have any goods to loot, most people won't hit you for a while. Being in a large alliance helps a ton.

You'll need most all of your goods for yourself so trading is kinda out for now, imo. I only trade to sell off excess goods from pillaging.

 

[IEC]

No kill = no care. That and uh, Diablo 3 and fantasy baseball are eating my scarce gaming time

I like being able to crush my enemies beneath my feet and hear the lamentation of their women.

 

[ElFenix]

the old AT was on the UK server as that was the only english server available at the time

 

[Phoenix86]

the old AT was on the UK server as that was the only english server available at the time

Well poop.

 

[da loser]

back for moar!

 

[Phoenix86]

Gonna post there here since a few of you have joined, this is my town setup.

There are 17 total slots with the new expansion, I'm counting every building you can upgrade.

Required (7):
Town Hall
Town Wall
Palace/Governor's Residence
Tavern
Trading Port
Warehouse
Hideout

Strongly Recommended (4):
Shipyard
Museum
Carpenter
Architect's Office

Recommended (4):
Forester's House
Dump
Academy
Stonemason/Winegrower/Glassblower/Alchemist

Optional:
Barracks
Trading Post
Temple
Workshop
Optician (best at town with workshop)
Embassy
Wine Press
Firework Test Area

Every town I have has everything in recommended and up, that leaves me with 2 optional slots for each town. I have a couple Trading Posts at each end of my group of cities, there's a Temple at the city with Hephaistos` Forge, and my Crystal town has Optician+Workshop. Once I have all the units upgraded those will be torn down for something else.

Of course one town has an Embassy. I try to get as many Barracks in as I can after that, ideally each town will have one eventually. Wine Press can be useful for colonies far away from your Wine producer. Firework Test Area can be useful at your sulfur colonies.

As far as town expansion I started on Marble and went to: Wine->Sulfur->Crystal->Marble->Marble->Wine

Ideally you want your first two towns as marble/wine and your second two sulfur/crystal.

 

[sdifox]

damn you...34:51

 

[Jeff7]

My god, this is like watching all your old recovered crack-addict friends unearth their locked box of all their favorite things, and dive right in.


:'(




(I must resist.)

 

[sdifox]

I remember mooching off yoyo the whole time

 

[Pheran]

LOL, I can't believe you guys are still playing this. It was epic and fun at the time, but I'm not touching that bug-ridden thing again.