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.