Alliance of the Day - Front 242

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Front 242

Emperor: ReformingBrute1

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Actually none very specific, but it would be fun to build an alliance with fans of EBM and industrial music, like e.g. Front 242.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

Just for fun and see where it leads us.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Have fun!

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

The name. 

Good luck to Front 242!

Alliance of the Day - Age of SA

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Age of SA 
Emperor: Joshane007 

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

All players welcome

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

We finished 1st in the last season in the villager league with only 2 members! Come and join any active players!

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

That you are an active player. 

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

We finished 1st last season in villager league. A hardworking alliance with a lot of potential!


Good luck to Age of SA!

Using heroes - Sviatoslav I of Kiev

Sviatoslav I of Kiev is Tier 1 Kievan Rus hero, with melee foot attack and resource buildings as preferred target. His special ability is Ransack, ability that confers a temporary damage bonus to nearby raiders, making raiders even more effective at looting. (click ability).

Stats per levels:

Level 1: 5000HP; 240DPS; 20min recovery time; 1x ability. (costs 100 Kievan Rus pennants)
Level 2: 6400HP; 300DPS; 1h30min recovery time; 2x ability. (costs 1,250 Kievan Rus pennants)
Level 3: 10000HP; 360DPS; 4h30min recovery time; 3x ability. (costs 4,500 Kievan Rus pennants)
Level 4: 11500HP; 415DPS; 6h recovery time; 4x ability. (costs 7,500 Kievan Rus pennants)

Good combos: Sviatoslav I of Kiev is not such a good hero and doesn't have any hero he goes specially good with. However, he might go well with Belisarius when planning Raiders or/and Raiders of Muscovy Rushes (similar to Cavalry Rush).

Alliance of the Day - Honor & Glory

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Honor & Glory  (it's what we fight for ^^)

Emperor: Dancing Steve


What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Non - every one is welcome who is an active fighter


What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

The first goal ist our first Wonder, the Tower of London, other following.

And of cource raising to Top, members improving attacking-skills - but mainly having fun. :-)


What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Log on at least 2x per Week, getting many crowns & collection food 4 our wonder. :-)


What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

At first, we have a homepage (http://honorglory.bplaced.net - parts still need to be improved) with

stats about every member (overwiev, TOP5, change of crowns, fights & stars)

• a own forum to answer all questions members may ask
• important hints for a successful fights
• informing about all Wonders
• YouTube-Videos (planned)

Then we've a very active chat, I type every day to cheer up and giving hints (eg. build a watch signal) and help by sharing replay (attacks & defences), trying to help members failing attacks oder defences (watching & analysing).

I also look several times a day who needs reflief forces and donate best troops, some other do, too.

We're quite new (founded October 6th 2016), but with very much potential, already with more than 2000 Crowns .



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If you are looking to join an active and engaging alliance choose Honor & Glory!

Using heroes - Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart is Tier 1 Briton hero, with melee foot attack and foot soldiers as preferred target. His special ability is Inspire, ability that temporarily increases the damage and speed of nearby infantry units. (click ability).

Stats per levels:

• Level 1: 5000HP; 240DPS; 20min recovery time; 1x ability. (costs 100 Briton pennants)
• Level 2: 6400HP; 300DPS; 1h30min recovery time; 2x ability. (costs 1,250 Briton pennants)
• Level 3: 8000HP; 360DPS; 4h30min recovery time; 3x ability. (costs 4,500 Briton pennants)
• Level 4: 9200HP; 415DPS; 6h recovery time; 4x ability. (costs 7,500 Briton pennants)

Good combos: Richard the Lionheart goes best with Hermann von Salza.

How to use Richard the Lionheart with Hermann von Salza?

Army Camp: 3 Halberdiers, 8 Champions, 6 Crossbowmen (Arquebusers), 15 Bowmen, 6 Laddermen, 6 Teutonic Knights, 8 Grenadiers, 1 Mamluk. (69 Army Camp space)

First, what is most important:

1) Keep Richard alive for all four uses of his ability (His priority are towers, so you need to be careful);

2) You only need to control Grenadiers by yourself. Let others troop be ran by AI.

For taking the Keep down, direct a group of Teutonic Knights towards the Keep. Teutonic Knights crush the walls easily and won't die before taking the Keep down (assist them with some Bowmen if you want). Use your Grenadiers to take down the towers one by one.

Have some units in hand to do remaining clean-ups in the castle. In most cases, you won't miss your second star.

Here is a video guide:

Special thanks to Joyson Joy, who gave us the guide for this combo.

Gold Sale 27.10-31.10.2016

Hello Siegers,

We have a treat for you this Halloween. We are having a GOLD SALE!!!

The sale begins Thursday Oct 27th  at 9 AM PDT (4 PM UTC) and ends Monday October 31st at 5 PM PDT (12:00 AM November 1st UTC).

Stock up on loot!

Tribute castles

There are many types of defense layouts you can make. Today, we are talking about one, very popular layout, Tribute layout.

• Don't know what is Tribute layout?

Tribute layout is a layout that consists of putting your Keep outside walls. In this way, you partly sacrifice your crowns so your resources are safe:

• How does Tribute layout work?

Simple. When you expose your keep i.e. offer it to attacker for "free", attacker will most likely destroy Keep only, along with some buildings out of defense buildings' ranges. Lower amount of crowns you have, bigger are chances that it will work.

• How much resources I will lose with Tribute?

We've made some calculations in that view and here are some stats (stats per defensive battle, with empty Farms, Mills and Quarries):

-Average percentage of castle destroyed: 20%

-Average amount of Food lost: 26304

-Average amount of Wood lost: 27759

-Average amount of Stone lost: 10783

As you can see, these loses are pretty little, comparing to loses with non-tribute castles (stats per defensive battle, with empty Farms, Mills and Quarries):

-Average percentage of castle destroyed: 54%

-Average amount of Food lost: 64426

-Average amount of Wood lost: 71593

-Average amount of Stone lost: 31020

• Should I change my layout to Tribute?

If you plan to protect resources, definitely. Interesting thing is that Tribute layout can also help you to lose less crowns, as big part of defense battles will be 1-star loses. You will not have any defense victory in log, but you will lose less crowns.

Alliance of the Day - Shivaji Maharaj

Hello Siegers, 

We are half way through the first season of re-imagined leagues! How is your alliance doing? If you need to join an alliance check out the Alliance of the Day below!

What is the Name of your Alliance?
Shivaji Maharaj
Emperor: PrimeSky86

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

No requirements.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

To keep up with the games new features, be active, help each other and have fun.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Be active, help each other to complete the tasks.

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

We like to enjoy the game, all of have been playing Age Of Empires since early 2000s and are a big fan of the game. We like to help each other to complete the task and cherish our association with the game.



Good luck to Shivaji Maharaj!!

Alliance of the Day - Warriors

It's the first day of the new leagues and if you haven't joined an alliance yet, now is the time! Alliances help you move up leagues.

What is the Name of your Alliance?
Warriors
Emperor: crazytukan

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Crowns: Any
Age: Any
Location: Any
Current Members:  30 of 50 (We have 20 openings)

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

Our goal is to be a no-pressure alliance for members to enjoy the game, win or lose, and always have each other's backs.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. Log on every day, once a week)?

We have never needed to kick anyone out of the alliance, but should we fill up to 50 members, we will start kicking members out who have not logged in for more than 100 days.  We would love for you to battle often, contribute to alliances, and stay active.

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

Our alliance turned 1 year old yesterday!  We have unlocked the first 3 wonders, but need help upgrading them to expand into level 2 research.  We do our best to take care of our members with troop donations - active or not.



Good luck to Warriors! 

Best New Update on App Store!!!

Hey Siegers,

We wanted to let you know we got selected by the App Store for Best New Update!

Alliance of the Day - Balkan Ekspres

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Balkan Ekspres

Emperor: Optimisticna

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

We require activity and everything that follows. Enjoying is welcomed as well  

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

In this very moment, we are dedicated to fulfilling tasks, but it is not that much necessary.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

We expect as much of the activity as it is possible from a member. That means that battles do not have to be won 100% and that they do not have to log in 4 times a day, but we would like our future members to be active, and not to forget about a game and a team.

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

Our name may sound specific to others who do not know what this movie is about, but still we will be more than happy to welcome players from ex YU who want to hang out, so for those players who do not get it - please do not take this to close to your heart. We just want to gather our people.

Good luck to Balkan Ekspres!

Patch 1.21 (AGE X!!!)

Hello Siegers,

Patch 1.21 is here with new features for all players to enjoy! The patch will start to be released October 4th at 10:00 am PST (5:00 PM UTC). It may take time to propagate in your device store. Remember you will not be able to watch replays or revenge when you upgrade to the newest patch.
The game is expanding with a new age, we have reimagined leagues to make them more competitive, and have a new boost players can purchase with gold!


New Features

Age 10

A New Age has come to Castle Siege! The upgrades will bring a new golden look to your Empire. As well there is upgrades to:

• The Keep, upgrade cost 14 days- 3,500,000 wood
• Upgraded Walls;  5 additional walls
• Guard House, upgrade cost 12 days- 1,500,000 stone
• Archer Tower; 1 additional Archer tower, upgrade cost 8 days – 700,000 stone
• Ballista Tower; 1 additional Ballista tower, upgrade cost 12 days – 1,450,000 stone
• Musket Tower; 1 additional Musket tower, upgrade cost 12 days – 1,600,000 stone
• Catapult Emplacement, upgrade cost 10 days – 3,200,000 wood
• Barracks, upgrade cost 10 days – 2,400,000 food
• Archery Range, upgrade cost 10 days – 2,400,000 food
• Stable, upgrade cost 10 days – 2,400,000 food
• Siege Workshop, upgrade cost 10 days -2,400,000 wood
• Caltrops, upgrade cost 12 hours, 75,000 food
• Fire Traps, upgrade cost 2 days – 500,000 wood
• Engineer Traps, upgrade cost 2 days – 200,000 food
• The following units: Infantry, Spear Infantry, Raider, Ladder Invader, Archer, Cavalry,Battering Ram,  Siege Tower, Catapult, Trebuchet,  Grenadier

A new Festival Market: Players can purchase this boost item to increase their resources any time they wish.

Training Scenario Gold: Successfully completing Training Scenarios will now award gold to players. This is a great way to improve your skills and get some additional funds. Everyone can get the new gold reward, even if you already completed the scenarios.


League Improvements:
Leagues will now reward gold to everyone who participates in the league. 1st  through 3rd place will still earn a higher prize. The higher league you are in, the more gold you will earn so keep climbing the ranks.
Adjusted the amount of crowns required for each league. Leagues will now be more competitive.

As requested from the community, we changed alliance settings so that Emperors and Lords can delete Wonder announcements. Emperors will now also be able to remove the “alliance settings changed” messaging.


Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the bug where a handful of players would get a “purchase failed message” after completing battle or watching a replay. Players will no longer receive this message.
• Fixed the bug where some players were able to revenge each other continuously to gain an advantage in the game. Players will now only be able to revenge an opponent once.
• Fixed the bug where Charles Martel’s taunt ability was not working consistently for some players. His ability will now work as intended for all players.
• Fixed the bug where a few players were getting the incorrect language setting after updating the game. The language setting will now be set to the language on the phone.

Alliance of the Day - Shock and Awe

Hello Siegers, 

This is the last alliance of the day with 9 ages in the game. I think it's serendipitous that they are named Shock and Awe given all of the exciting news.

What is the name of your Alliance?
Shock and Awe
Emperor: Myasirq

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Crowns: Any
Age: Any
Location: Any

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?
Shock and Awe was formed by three disaffected members of another alliance that was not going anywhere.  We are actively contributing to the construction of a wonder and would like similarly-minded gamers to join us.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. Log on every day, once a week)?
Alliance members should be active gamers willing to contribute to the alliance and help in construction of a wonder.
Shock and Awe members are supportive of other alliance members, willing to share tips and helpful ideas.  We all are enjoying Sieging and look forward to the completion of our first wonder.



Good luck to Shock and Awe!

Alliance of the Day - Crown Getters

 What is the Name of your Alliance?

What is the name of your alliance?

Crown Getters
Emperor Diamondbacks 57

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

50 crowns to join.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

Our goal is to be the most crowned alliance.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Log on once or twice a day and if you are in a younger age (5 and below) I expect you to do up to 5 battles a day.  If your higher then you have to do at least 1 battle a day!

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

We started out as 2 people from school and we made this alliance about 2-3 days ago!



Good luck to Crown Getters! Go get those crowns! 

Alliance of the Day - Brit Alliance

What is the name of your alliance?

Brit Alliance
Emperor: BushJungle 14983

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Any crown count, any age.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

Our goals in this life is to enjoy, help one another, freely communicate and most of all to "CONQUER" go forth and be (Quote: GENISIS) "FRUITFUL and POPULATE the EARTH".

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. Log on every day, once a week)?


We require all Empires to be polite to one another, only commentate on the tasks at hand, no outbursts of any negativity and vulgarity WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!  After all this is a house of LORDS and NOBLEMEN. Furthermore must be willing to have no fear in the face of battle, blood thirsty and willing to sacrifice the BRAVE FEW for the  GORLY OF THE EMPIRE. Most of all they MUST PARTICIPATE or else it's the gallows.

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

What sets OUR ALLIANCE apart is the fact we donated troops freely to all, and try to supply the very best of the best in  reinforcements at all times. In the case that these Empires are conquering in far away lands or just on a holiday. Though fear much for those presumed missing in action, or to lazy to get out of bed for the period of two full moons will meet there fate.  Not only that but we are a good bunch of happy go lucky soldiers, and willing to help with any questions or requests that can be fore filled.


Favorite Quote:  Better to die in battle than to die without GLORY.


Good luck to the Brit Alliance!!!

Castle Siege Two Year Anniversary!

It’s party time! Age of Empires: Castle Siege is turning 2 years old and it's Empress_Phasma's Birthday! We are celebrating two wonderful years of sieging by giving all of our players the following:

• The Holiday Market
• Double Daily Road Gold
• Troop Training Boost
• Gold Sale

The party starts September 16th at 10 am PST  (5:00 PM UTC) and runs until September 19th at 12:00 am PST (7:00 AM UTC). 

Alliance of the Day - Indians United

What is the Name of your Alliance?
Indians United
Emperor: Hemant4Friends

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Crowns Count: - Sorry to say new players, but 250 is the minimum crowns requirement to join us.

Location: - Well, don’t go by the name of our alliance, we accept global players but they should be Indian from Heart. As long as you speak and understand English or Hindi, and you feel you are a team player, you will enjoy our alliance like anything.
Age: - No age constraint.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

The goal of our alliance is to grow like a banyan tree. A banyan tree, which lives long till eternity and which gives life to so many birds and squirrels.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Below are the Expectations from alliance players:

• They should religiously follow the rules mentioned in the Announcement Tab.
• They should donate powerful troops on regular basis; else they will not receive quality troops.
• They should be active in the game and on the chat window as well.
• They should regularly donate the required resources for building wonders.

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

As the name itself suggests, we believe in UNITY. Unity comes from respect, friendship and trust. We have that all. We play, we talk, we share, and we respect the fellow players in the alliance to make our alliance more powerful on daily basis. We give ample opportunity to every player before removing (if required) him from the alliance. To add more fun, we have more rules.

So you can say that these are the rules that make us absolutely different from other alliances. Example, the player should be in top 10 in terms of “Crowns”, “Troop Donation”, “Total Battles” & “Total Stars” in order to become lord. And if the person becomes inactive for more than 30 days and his crowns count is less than 500, he will be kicked out of the alliance.


Good luck to Indians United! 

Alliance of the Day - Strong and Free

What is the Name of your Alliance?
Strong and Free
Emperor: KarmaTiger1

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?
Any crown count, any age.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?
Just for fun

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. Log on every day, once a week)?
Preferred active players, with allowance made for real world commitments e.g. deployment

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?
This alliance is for military vets and active service members


If you are a military vet or active service member consider joining this alliance. Thank you for your service!

Alliance of the Day - Francs

What is the Name of your Alliance?
Francs
Emperor: Chef de Lyon
 Our alliance has nearly three years of existence. It was created and flourished by a group of friends.

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

The majority of players are French but we accept all who want to join us. Currently we have a Brazilian and Venezuelan (we have players who can speak English and Spanish)
No limit crowns or age , everyone is free to join, the more experienced to less experienced , this is what makes us strong. Younger benefit from the experience stronger and progressed together.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

Our alliance was created for lovers of the game. We play for fun and to dialogue together. We spend wonderful evenings to tell jokes and comment our wins and losses

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

If a member has made any battle in 15 days without warning, we consider it abandoned the alliance and we exclude. (Which is very rare anyway)

 What makes your alliance different from other alliances ?

Our alliance is different from others in that it is open to all ... all countries, all strength and all ages ... Everyone is free to progress at their own pace without any pressure.

Do not hesitate to join us ,and may the force be with you.



Good luck to the Francs!

Using heroes - Charles Martel

Charles Martel is Tier 1 Frank hero, with melee mounted attack and foot soldiers as preferred target. His special ability is Taunt, ability that causes nearby enemies to target him, directing fire away from friendly troops. Damage against him is reduced while taunting (click ability).

Stats per levels:

• Level 1: 7500HP; 240DPS; 20min recovery time; 1x ability. (costs 100 Frank pennants)
• Level 2: 15,000HP; 300DPS; 1h30min recovery time; 2x ability. (costs 1,250 Frank pennants)
• Level 3: 22,500HP; 360DPS; 4h30min recovery time; 3x ability. (costs 4,500 Frank pennants)
• Level 4: 25,875HP; 415DPS; 6h recovery time; 4x ability. (costs 7,500 Frank pennants)

Good combos: Charles Martel goes well with any hero, but for best results, use him in combo with Alexander Nevsky and Conrad the Elder.

How to use Charles Martel with Alexander Nevsky?
Army Camp: Standard offense layout
First, pinpoint group of  buildings you are going to destroy with Alexander Nevsky. Next, deploy some troops to kite defending troops. Then, if any wall stands on your way, destroy it with a trebuchet, or Ram if there is a gate.
After you open the wall, deploy Charles Martel and activate his ability. After him, deploy Alexander Nevsky and another trebuchet to help Alexander Nevsky finishes his job. When you reach group of buildings you wanted to take out, activate Nevsky's ability. Make sure you use trebuchets to help Nevsky do his job faster, while taking care that Martel's ability is on. Also, watch if any tower or emplacement is shooting at Nevsky or trebuchets and move Martel to that area of influence.
If you have 2nd Nevsky ability, use it on another group of buildings while your trebuchets are taking the keep down.
After you take the keep down, finish the rest of the castle.
Here is a video guide:

How to use Charles Martel with Conrad the Elder?
Army Camp: ~10 Rams; lot of Bowmen/Great Bowmen/Composite Bowmen (more than 40); 10 Raiders
First, deploy some troops to kite defending troops. Then, deploy 10 Rams and direct them to keep. After you direct Rams to keep, deploy Conrad and activate his ability.
While Rams are heading towards keep, use your Bowmen to snipe barely protected buildings and hunt 2nd star.
Then, deploy Martel and direct him to place where most defender's towers are located. Activate his ability.
After Martel, send Raiders and let them do their job while Martel draws fire away from them.
Here is a video guide:

Tip: Don't emerge Martel with other troops, especially siege units, as Cannon Towers, Trebuchet Emplacements, Catapult Emplacements, Crossbow Towers, Flame Towers, Grenadiers, Cheirosiphons, Bowmen and Longbowmen deal damage to every unit that lies on projectile land point.

Using heroes - Belisarius

Belisarius is Tier 1 Byzantine hero. His special ability is Undermine, ability to tunnel under walls and destroy their foundations, taking them down, while being safe from defenders' fire (drag ability).
Stats per levels:

• Level 1: 5000HP; 240DPS; 20min recovery time; 1x ability. (costs 100 Byzantine pennants)
• Level 2:  6400HP; 300DPS; 1h30min recovery time; 2x ability. (costs 1,250 Byzantine pennants)
• Level 3: 8000HP; 360DPS; 4h30min recovery time; 3x ability. (costs 4,500 Byzantine pennants)
• Level 4: 9,200 HP; 415DPS; 6h recovery time; 4x ability. (costs 7,500 Byzantine pennants)

Good combos: Belisarius goes best with Winrich (level 1), Charlemagne and Edward the Black Prince.

How to use Belisarius with Winrich?
Using Belisarius with Winrich is recommended only if Winrich is level 1, as Winrich at level 2 needs additional protection by other heroes like Hermann von Salza.
Pinpoint a building that will be center of Winrich's ability. Use Belisarius to undermine walls that stand on Winrich's path to that building. After you finish with Belisarius, send 2-3 squads of Infantry/Heavy Infantry/Champions to kite defending troops and towers. Then, deploy Winrich and drag his ability to target building. Then use rest of your army to finish the keep and rest of the castle.

How to use Belisarius with Charlemagne?
ATTENTION! Belisarius+Charlemagne is combo for cavalry rushes. Make sure you have at least 10 Cavalry/Heavy Cavalry/Major Knight (Cavalry in following text) squads in your Army Camp before going to battle with this combo!
Use Belisarius to undermine walls that stand on your path to defender's keep.
After you finish job with Belisarius, deploy minimum 10 squads of Cavalry along with Charlemagne and drag Charlemagne's ability to keep (make sure Cavalry squads are close to Charlemagne). Then use rest of Charlemagne's abilities to take the keep down.

How to use Belisarius with Edward the Black Prince?
Use Belisarius to undermine the walls that stand on your way to keep. After you finish the job with Belisarius, deploy 2-3 squads of Infantry, direct them to keep and then deploy Edward. Drag Edward's ability to keep and wait for him to use it. Then, if keep still isn't taken down, drag his ability again onto keep.

Charlemagne issue in Patch 1.20

Hello Siegers,

We have identified an issue introduced with Patch 1.20 where the game can crash when using Charlemagne’s ability. We are working on getting Patch 1.20.1 out soon with a fix for this.  While we wait for this patch to be ready, we are going to do a temporary change to Charlemagne’s number of ability uses and set this to zero at 11:00am PST (6:00pm UTC) on Wednesday, August 24.  This is better than letting the game crash, as players are still able to gain the crowns they have won if they have taken Charlemagne into combat.

We will update you once there is an update on Patch 1.20.1.

Happy Sieging!

Alliance of the Day - Concord

What is the name of your alliance?
Concord
Emperor: Soham15

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?
Everyone can join, only expect member to be active and share learnings in the chat.
We have a level II embassy, unlocked all Level I Wonders (Last one is at almost 90%), will start working on Level II Wonders

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?
We are an alliance with diverse with members around the world, keeps our troops full around the clock. We share our stories and work together to build skills that benefits the alliance.
We endeavor to be 2nd online Family, committed to help each other to get the best experience primarily focused with having fun.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?
We expect our members to be active and login at least once a day.
However, we only remove someone from the alliance if they are inactive for more than 60 days.

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?
We are a guild that acts like a family, helping one another, supporting everyone and appreciating the team for their achievements. Our motto is "All for one and one for all."

If you are looking for a supportive alliance to join consider joining Concord! Good luck to Concord!

Patch 1.20

Hello Siegers,

After patch 1.19  was released, we made changes to the economy and changes to improve combat in early ages.  It’s been great to see early-age players being more successful in battle since these changes were implemented. You can read more about these changes here and on the forum.

Now for the good stuff! We have some important (and highly requested) bug fixes coming in Patch 1.20!



Patch 1.20:

• Fixed the bug where some players found Edward’s ability was not working in battle. Edward’s dismantle ability will now work consistently in battle.

• Fixed the bug where raiders would occasionally attack the wall instead of going through breaches in walls or cultural buildings.  Raiders will now go through breaches.

• Fixed the bug with training scenarios being too easy after defensive changes made in in game. The training scenarios will now correspond to the defensive changes made previously in the game.

• Fixed the bug where a handful of players were exposed to matchmaking while scouting a revenge opponent, or searching for an opponent if their time bucket was up. Players will no longer be exposed to matchmaking in these circumstances.

• Fixed the bug with historical campaigns in game being too easy after adjusting defense in the game. The historical campaigns will now align with the recently adjusted defense.

• Fixed the iOS bug where a handful of users were getting the error message “Application is not recognized by Gamecenter”. iOS users will no longer get this error message.

• Fixed the building listed in the Kievan Rus civilization objective to the correct building: the Palace of Facets.

• Improved game mechanics

• Improved game connection

Our team is hard at work on Age X,  and we have no further news to share about this at this time. Patch 1.20 will be released August 18th at 4 PM (PST). Please note it can take time to appear in the store depending on your device and region—thanks for your patience!

Alliance of the Day - Crocodiles

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Crocodiles

Emperor: SooperBati


What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

No minimum crowns , No objection on location as long as you speak and understand English, Age-5 with an embassy.    


What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

Skill Building while having fun sieging


What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Our requirements are just few:

• Donate often
• Be active in the game - on the chat
• Communicate, Discuss, Share & Learn new tricks

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

Our alliance's motto is simple......and that's what make us different.
"Start where you are, Use what you have, Do what you can."



 If you are looking to join a fun alliance- plain and simple, consider joining Crocodiles! 

Defense adjustment August 4th

Hello Siegers,
We have a live change happening August 4th at 1:00 PM PST (8:00 PM UTC). We adjusted some of the defensive units in early ages. The following changes will be made:

• Lowering the damage falloff from the area damage of the level 1-4 Catapult Emplacement, this will lower the damage in these levels, further out from the center of the attack.
• Lowering the number of bursts of Crossbow bolts from the Crossbow Tower level 1-4. Damage will be lower.

• Lowering the area damage radius of the Ballista Tower in levels 1-4. The tower will kill fewer troops at once per shot. Also lowered overall damage in these levels.

• Lowering the damage of the Fire tower in levels 1-2.

• Lowering the damage of the level 1-2 Trebuchet Emplacement.
• Lowering the health of the Keep in Ages 1-4.

You will not need to download a new patch for these changes, simply just log out and log back into your game. We are always working on ways to improve game play for all of our players and this is the continuation of changes we began in July .


Happy Sieging!

Windows 10 Anniversary Party!

Hello Siegers,

Starting July 20th and running until July 30th Age of Empires: Castle Siege is celebrating the first Windows 10 Anniversary with incredible contests, sales and in-game events! Read all about the events below!

1. Age of Empires: Castle Siege: 1,000,000 GOLD Giveaway!

We will be giving away 1,000,000 in-game Gold during the Windows 10 Anniversary sale! Each day we will be giving away 50,000 in-game Gold to two players who are logged into the game during a randomly selected time. The winners of the Gold will be contacted through their Gamehub inbox. In order to be eligible players must have an Xbox Live account. Read about the contest details here.


2. Age of Empires: Castle Siege T-Shirt Giveaway

We are giving out 150 official Age of Empires: Castle Siege T-shirts! Talk about a wardrobe upgrade J  Each day on the Age of Empires: Castle Siege Twitter and Facebook 15 players who answer the give away question will win a T-shirt.  Winners are selected by a random draw as chosen by those who answered the sweepstakes question of the day correctly and include the hashtag #CastleSiegeSweepstakes in their answer (yes, even on Facebook). Details about the terms and conditions for the T-shirt Giveaway are found here.


3. Castle Siege Design Contest

Do you have the best defensive layout?  Are your enemies constantly failing to win attacks? Show us your castle! Our development team will be judging entries in our Castle Design contest for your chance to win a signed poster by the Age of Empires: Castle Siege team! To enter send us a screenshot of your castle in build mode on twitter or post it on our Facebook page. You need to use the hashtag #castlesiegecontest to be eligible for entry (even on Facebook). There will be one Grand Prize awarded for each of the Empire Ages 3, 4, 6, and 8. There will be two Grand Prizes awarded for each of Ages 5, 7, and 9! The winners will be contacted through their twitter or Facebook accounts. You can read the rules here. Let’s see those castles!


 4. Leaderboard Contest

Calling the best of Castle Siege! We will be awarding a prize to the Top 10 Players on the Castle Siege Leaderboard at 5:00 PM PST July 29th. The Grand Prize for our best players is an Age of Empires: Castle Siege promotional poster signed by the team and an Age of Empires: Castle Siege Pinny Arcade Pin! You must have an Xbox Live account to be eligible to win. The winners will be contacted through their Gamehub inbox. You can find the terms and conditions for this contest here.


5. Festival

Our player favorite festival is back for the Windows Anniversary! This time there is 20% boost to all resources. Time to Age up! You will find this festival in your castle once the Anniversary Party starts on July 20th.


6. Troop Training

The 20% Free Troop Training is back! Get ready for battle faster with a troop training boost!


7. Double Daily Combat Rewards

We are doubling the Daily Gold Rewards.  Instead of a 30% bonus reward on your first battle of the day, it will now be a 60% bonus reward. Time to siege!


8. Double Gold Rewards

On July 22, 23, and 24th we are doubling daily Gold rewards for all those who have roads connected to the Keep.


9. Gold Sale

We are having a GOLD SALE!


10. Celebrate Windows 10!

We are part of a store wide celebration for Windows 10 Anniversary. You can read more about this on the Windows Blog.

Important development update: Age X

Hello Siegers,

First off, we want to congratulate those who finished the Castle Siege Puzzle. It was not an easy task, and it was great to see so many players working together to solve the clues. We are so proud to be a part of this community.

10 is a wonderful number and we are celebrating the Windows 10 Anniversary Sale which will begin July 20th with some amazing contests and prizes! There are plenty of chances to win some incredible Castle Siege prizes. Be sure to check out more about these promotions on the Windows blog!

Speaking of 10, we have some exciting news to share about what is currently in development for Age of Empires: Castle Siege. We do not have an exact release date at this time but we wanted to share this little teaser…

Keep your eyes on the forum for an update about the release date and further details, and leave your comments in the forum post below!

Happy Sieging!

Patch 1.19

Patch 1.19 is on its way! It will be available on  your device store in the next 24 hours! Patch 1.19 has some important bug fixes as well as economy adjustment which will be released in game on July 18th at 10AM PST (5PM UTC).

Bug fixes:

-A bug where some players were getting double characters on surface devices has been fixed.

They should now be able to type without double letters occurring.

-Connection improvements. Advanced connection logic to help players stay connected to the game.

Economy Changes: We will be making some adjustments to the Age of Empires: Castle Siege economy to help players age up! These changes will make it easier to age up at higher ages.  Please see the information below for the changes:

Resource Collection:

Farms/Sawmills Hourly Production Changes:

Level 6 – Hourly production changed from 550 to 580

Level 7 – Hourly production changed from 715 to 800

Building Cost Changes:

• Food Silo/Lumber Yard

Level 7 – from 100,000 to 75,000

Level 8 – from 325,000 to 150,000

Level 9 – from 525,000 to 500,000

• Stone Storehouse

Level 4 – from 100,000 to 75,000

Level 5 – from 325,000 to 150,000

Level 6 – from 525,000 to 500,000

• Farm/Sawmill

Level 7 – from 80,000 to 50,000

Level 8 – from 250,000 to 120,000

Level 9 – from 400,000 to 375,000

• Quarry

Level 3 – from 80,000 to 50,000

Level 4 – from 250,000 to 120,000

Level 5 – from 400,000 to 375,000

• Army Camp

Level 7 – from 575,000 to 400,000

• Archery Range

Level 6 – from 325,000 to 300,000

• Siege Workshop

Level 5 – from 350,000 to 300,000

• Catapult Emplacement

Level 3 – from 200,000 to 160,000

Level 4 – from 640,000 to 580,000

• University

Level 4 – from 160,000 to 100,000

Level 5 – from 500,000 to 300,000

• Cathedral

Level 4 – from 160,000 to 100,000

Level 5 – from 500,000 to 300,000

Research/Tech

• Food Gathering Rate

Level 3 – from 415,000 to 250,000

• Wood Gathering Rate

Level 3 – from 120,000 to 80,000

• Stone Gathering Rate

Level 3 – from 415,000 to 250,000

• Resource Protection

Level 3 – from 415,000 to 240,000

• Spear Infantry Upgrade

Level 5 – from 100,000 to 50,000

Level 6 – from 400,000 to 350,000

• Raiders Upgrade

Level 4 – from 100,000 to 75,000

Level 5 – from 350,000 to 300,000

• Laddermen Upgrade

Level 4 – from 125,000 to 100,000

Level 5 – from 400,000 to 350,000

• Cavalry Upgrade

Level 5 – from 500,000 to 400,000

• Battering Ram Upgrade

Level 4 – from 100,000 to 80,000

• Catapult Upgrade

Level 4 – from 100,000 to 90,000

Level 5 – from 400,000 to 350,000

• Trebuchet Upgrade

Level 3 – from 400,000 to 350,000

• Longbowmen Upgrade

Level 3 – from 375,000 to 350,000

• Knight Templar Upgrade

Level 3 – from 375,000 to 350,000

• Teutonic Knights Upgrade

Level 3 – from 375,000 to 350,000

• Raiders of Muscovy Upgrade

Level 3 – from 375,000 to 350,000

• Mamluks Upgrade

Level 3 – from 375,000 to 350,000

• Cheirosiphons Upgrade

Level 3 – from 375,000 to 350,000

We have more exciting news to announce in coming days, so keep your eyes on the forum for updates!

Alliance of the Day - U.S.A.

What is the Name of your Alliance?
 U.S.A.

Emperor: DaffyMedal7871 

DaffeyMedley

Lord: Joe the Elder

Joe the Elder

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?
 No crowns minimum, location, or age requirements.  We are North American alliance, we welcome International players, but English is the language preferred.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?
 The primary goal for us is to have fun.  We do expect our members to have multiple battles during leagues and support each other.  We have won gold in a few leagues at the alliance and empire levels.

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?
 Members have to follow our troop donation expectations, battle at least 3 times during a league. 

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?
 We welcome players at various age levels, and offer them input and suggestions that will help them advance.  We maintain an exclusive web page that offers offensive and defensive game tips. This has strategy, tips and tricks that are only available to our alliance members. We're very vigilant about keeping Relief Troops filled.

 

U.S.A. has an engaging and supportive network of players who share exclusive strategy tips. If you are looking for a new alliance consider joining U.S.A.  Good luck!

Alliance of the Day - Siege of Age

Hello Siegers,

Another season of leagues has finished and we have a wonderful new Alliance of the Day! 
 

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Siege of Age

 

Emperor: TungstenWorld

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

Any crowns, age or location is accepted, the language is English.
 

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

To create an environment where every member can build their castle, grow with the alliance and reach there highest potential in the game
 

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Limitless - just play your game to the fullest, while having fun and enjoy the team spirit. 
 

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

Every member is promoted to Lord upon joining, the lord status is not coupled to any degree of crown performance or number of days in the alliance.

 

Siege of Age is a wonderful family friendly alliance created to help players grow. If you and your family want to join a fun alliance consider joining Siege of Age! Good luck!

Alliance of the Day - Royal Misfits

What is the Name of your Alliance?

Royal Misfits

Emperor KENyAR1410

What are the requirements to join (crown count, location, age)?

There are no requirements to join the alliance. Humans, aliens alike,any age in game or real life, all are welcomed irrespective of nationality.

What is the goal of your alliance (ex. Top 20, skill building, just for fun)?

To one day compete in alliance wars(kidding, although we would love too) we are aiming for double digits in the leader boards. Those who are new will be made into gaming beasts

What kind of commitment do you expect from alliance members (ex. log on every day, once a week)?

Members play the game everyday but not on the expense of real life. Helping in wonder constructions will also be appreciated

What makes your alliance different from other alliances?

Our name! Leaving jokes we are liberal alliance and understand players as humans and not as crown factories. We help the weak and challenge the strong.

If you are looking for a new alliance with a good sense of humor, consider joining Royal Misfits! Good luck! 

Alliance of the Day - Immortal Kings

Happy Friday Siegers! It's the start of a new season of leagues and we have a new alliance of the day! 

Name of Alliance:

IMMORTAL KINGS

Emperor: Chuggles22

Requirements to join:

We usually require new members to be around 350 crowns to join, but we have enough openings currently to let that slide and not be concerned with it. We do ask that potential members be at least Age 6 to join up however. Nothing against those in lower Ages, but we feel they would be too far behind the curve to be able to contribute to alliance relief troops and Wonder donations and they would wind up feeling left out. We're interested in attracting members from all over the world, we have quote a few already, but please know that our chat is predominantly English.

What is the goal of our Alliance?

We have a few goals. Yes, winning crowns and climbing the leader board is one of them, because that's generally how alliance growth is measured in this game. If Alliance War is ever introduced, that goal may change. Our PRIMARY goal however is really quite simple: To have our alliance be a tight knit group of friends who share an interest in sieging, chatting, sharing replays, and helping each other play the game to their potential (whatever that may be).

What kind of commitment do we expect? 

We expect members to show an interest in the game and (eventually) the alliance. To us that means attacking on a daily basis. We know and understand real life comes first, and because there needs to be some sort of guideline for Lords to follow, our MINIMUM requirement is that members have to attack at least once weekly. If you know you will be away for a while a notice would be appreciated and will go a long way to ensuring that you are still in the alliance upon your return.

What separates us from other Alliances?

We major on fun.
 But we also major on getting as much as possible out of the game. This means putting time and effort into building guides and developing our own styles for using Heroes and troop combinations.
 We are ambitious, but not to the exclusion of fun and mutual development. We aim to build the alliance up by coaching and encouraging, not by threats of expulsing the weakest players.

We have a structure, but not a hierarchy. Different “ranks” have different responsibilities. But everyone is as good as everyone else. Regardless of rank and crown count. Each members comments and opinions carry equal weight to everybody else's.
 We have two alliances, Immortal Kings and ImmortalKnights. In broad terms, Knights is for those developing their skills, Kings for the more experienced. Although in practice there are both sorts of individual in both the alliances.

We have all Level 1 Wonders and all of Tower of London boosts completed. Right now we are ¾ finished with Kizhi Pogost Level 2.

IMMORTAL KINGS boasts a community of gamers that team up together in other games as well, I'm not sure if I can mention them by name here, so I will leave it at saying another mobile-based alliance oriented war game and a popular MMORPG.

Please check out our website http://immortalkingz.com/

If you love to game and are looking to connect with like-minded gamers consider joining Immortal Kings! Good luck!