Mar 07 2009
Castle Age - Tips 1
This is a new and quite interesting game with some new twists for the menu based Facebook game platform. The use of the page is a little too overdone with some very interesting graphics. Seems a lot of the game characters are female and they suffer from arthritis. The game designer(s) know what sells so that is smart. The game ringleader, Celesta and a bonus player, Savannah suffer from this malady. Celesta is in fact well-healed.
You will need to save a lot of gold to buy all the different stuff in the game. The variety is a welcome change from short lists that some games provide. The player has a lot of options available which makes for a more interesting game.
Here are some key highlights.
Heroes
They become Generals and you decide which one is active for quests. You should attempt to match the general for the specific quest to open up bonus quests when you have enough energy and the correct troops. Each general supports 5 players so you must have more than one hero. The smart design here is that you are allowed to purchase only one of each and you must meet the 5 level requirement (or partial) to utilize each general.
Duel
Under Battle, you have an option to duel with leader of another army. In order to be successful at this, you need to have the strongest hero available to you and one of each of the best items from the Smith or won in quests. Most players choose to buy Dragons, Phoenix or better troops and forget about this feature so they leave themselves vulnerable to this attack. You can be successful with duels with armies much larger than yours because it is only a one-on-one battle between leaders.
General Game Decisions
Like many of the other menu based games, you have to develop a cash flow to pay for upgrades, so you need to balance between upgrading troops and weaponry while growing your land ownership to generate revenue. Battling and quests are important and you must watch your levels and visit Celesta to heal on a regular basis.
Like most games, a strategy of quality over quantity, is usually more successful. Players with large numbers are only as strong as the protective gear that supports them, so you need to find players with gold and with poor protection. Obviously, your strategy is to protect your players and arm them with the best weaponry as much as possible. You can’t stay small because the 5-player/general feature increases your strength.
Adding players
This game works much the same as all the others in that you can invite directly through the game. Adding them too quickly will make it more difficult to equip them properly so possibly 5-10 at a time is a good approach since not everyone will respond.
Go to your list of regulars that play other games. This game will grow quickly because it seems to be very popular and offers a very strong alternative to the other options out there.
If you are enjoying the game, don’t forget to visit the Oracle and make a contribution to the game developers’ fund to buy favor points. That is how good games grow. You can also take part in the third party offerings for favor points. I choose not to because it generates a lot of spam emails through these offers.
Castle Age is a refreshing addition to the world of Facebook menu based games and looks like it is going to do very well. Welcome aboard.
that also happens to me but if you look at it closely the battle axe has a higher attack rating than the sword of light. that means the better weapon is being selected automatically when you duel.
I see some people with Generals featured at the bottom of the quest categories. E.g. the Orc King at the bottom of the Land of Fire quest page and the Elven Sorceress at the bottom of the Land of Mist.
I am on level 2 for several quests. How many of these do I have to complete to acquire these generals?
(There are some generals that can only be acquired with Favor Points and they do not stay offered forever. These offers change over time. I am pretty sure that this is where those generals were purchased by other players.)
I have worked hard to get very high attack and defence points, and bought everything I can get my hands on, and I still die with every fight. How can I stop that? I don’t even get on and two seconds later, I am dead. I have more deaths then most. Why? When I look at the next player that fought me, they don’t have half the stuff I do, and they still kick my butt.
(It seems that this game allows feeding frenzies and you can’t easily fight back until it’s too late. I would suggest you try higher health and improve your army strength with better soldiers and weaponry. Also making sure that your hero is the strongest you have available)
Which soldiers do you buy for each member of your army members?
any soldier? or,
the best ones available (depending which level you are on)?
(You need to buy the best offensive and defensive soldiers but you also need the numbers to do quests so it is a balancing act as you grow. Eventually you will just buy the very best)
when i go to attack someone i lose… then i look at the stats at who has what army and it says i have like 5 Tree Ent and 3 Paladins… i have 5 Tree Ent 8 Paladins 5 Wizards and Clerics and Knights 10 Rangers and 25 Footmen
why dont they go into the battle too? why only some of my paladins…
(You don’t say how large your army is. Only one soldier per army member (Game picks the best automatically). Same for weapons (Blacksmith) and Magic)
Okay I’ve seen a lot of people with a Sword of Light or some type of weapon and I’m a higher level then them and I don’t have it. How do we get those weapons?
(It isn’t worth much with Attack of 2 and Defense of 1. I’m pretty sure my one came from Aiding a Demi-Hero (don’t remember which one though))
How fights works? Is it a total count of attack points VS defence points? It seems to have a little bit of random in the algorithm. I want simply to be able to predicate if I will win against someone or not.
(My understanding is that it isn’t that simple. Your number of soldiers, weaponry and magic also come into play plus Generals, just to name a few other factors. There are other factors and I do believe there is random luck as well so predicting your outcome isn’t just a mathematics game. Needless to say, it is better to have a larger army than your opponent as a starter.)
how do u obtain magic ive been playing for a while and still havent gotten any
(Demi-Quests, Special Missions, Fighting Dragons & aiding Demi-Powers to name a few.)
how do you get ungodly hits?
(Random but you must use the Power Attack (5 Stamina pints))
So I see how many people have many valor knights and I can only buy one…How do i get more than one? I have gone into town and seen if I can buy some there and it says buying them is locked??
Every member of your “army” is represented by one “soldier” you buy. Thus, if you have 12 friends in your army, then you can only have 12 soldiers, whether you have bought more then your army or not. The game automatically selects the “best” units.