Το changelog της 0.3.2!

[ifaigios]

Εδώ το αρχείο αλλαγών της νέας έκδοσης όπως δημοσιεύτηκε στο φόρουμ του Ikariam.gr και μπορείτε να δείτε εδώ:

Feature -- Vacation mode has been revised: A player can always go into vacation mode now. Fleets and armies that are on their way to another player's city will complete their current missions. However, new missions can only be started when the current mission has been completed. Stationed troops and armies (ie. a players' fleets in general) that are currently on their way somewhere are scattered. Building jobs are stopped when you enter vacation mode and are continued again once you have logged back into the game.

Feature -- Doubled storage capacity: A bit of Ambrosia allows you to double the amount of goods that are safe from pillaging.

Feature -- Protection for new players: Newly registered players cannot be attacked until their Town Hall has been extended to level 4, they have attacked another player or founded their first colony. Players that have an active Premium account are safe until the level 6. If a player becomes inactive, protection is forfeited. Troops cannot be stationed at newly protected player's cities, as they cannot attack in the first place.

Feature -- Trade offers enhanced: The Bargain Finder's results list now displays the supplier city's trading port size. Thus the duration of a mission can be estimated.

Feature -- Research system has been revised: Previously, players could only choose their research section. The research points were then automatically invested into this section's research and the acquisitions were automatically researched. From now on, every player (taking the requirements for the research into consideration) can invest his research points into the research section of his choice. Research points are produced as normal. If scientists have produced as many research points as the possible research topics cost, the points can be swapped for the research by the research advisor. The feature 'Swap crystal for research points' has been omitted.

Feature -- Island forum: Each island now has a small forum on it, which can be used by each player who has a city on that particular island. The forums can be accessed via the theatres on the islands.

Feature -- Miracles revised: Every island has a miracle on it that has a particular effect. Players can build a temple in their cities, in which villagers can become priests. The maximum amount of priests is dependent on the expansion stage of the building. Priests produce a faith miracle over a specific time with a dynamic limit (depending on the level of the miracle and the maximum population of all cities on the island). Faith is reduced if a priest is removed from the temple or if the limit is altered. Every island miracle has a maximum of 5 levels and can be expanded by the community of the island. However in order to do this, luxury goods have to be donated. It is irrelevant which resource it is, but it cannot be a resource that is already produced on the island. Example: On a marble island, only wine, crystal or sulphur can be donated. The 5 levels determine the strength of the miracle effect. Players can trigger the effect of a particular level when the priests from all cities have achieved enough faith for the level. Triggering an effect does not reduce faith! Every player can activate the effect of a level regardless of the other players on the island. Miracle effects affect the player's complete account (all armies, fleets or cities). They have a limited period of effectiveness (usually two hours) and cannot be activated again for several hours afterwards (usually 20 hours). The previous effects are omitted completely.

Feature -- Battle system has been revised: Units and battle sequences have been completely changed. There are different positions or battle lines on the battlefield, which can be occupied by specific unit classes and that get involved in the combat action in different ways. The heavy infantry is at the front line on the main battle lines. On the sides, next to the heavy infantry is the light infantry and behind the main battle lines are the long-range units. The town wall has to be broken through in order for a battle to start in a city. Once a side manages to defeat an opponent's main battle lines, the battle is over. If there is not enough heavy infantry available, the battle lines are filled with other unit classes which will probably not be as successful during close combat. These positions, regardless of their city size have a limited capacity for units. The units who do not fit in any more, will not take part in the battle round, but will wait in reserve until they are needed. The units' parameters have been completely changed. This is also true for the building costs and the required upkeep. In general, these have reduced. You can find a more detailed description of the battle system in Ikipedia.

Feature -- New unit Spear Thrower: The spear throwers are a new infantry unit which are a start unit.

Feature -- Tutorial for beginners: A tutorial with eight steps has been implemented into the game. During the tutorial, advisors explain the most important steps to take when you are new to the game and have just started playing.

Feature -- Barbarian village: There is now a barbarian village on the island of the player's capital city. It can be pillaged up to 10 times. The barbarians' loot and strength increases with every attack. Thus the new battle system can be tried out without making any new enemies.

Feature -- Global news: A new system has been implemented so that we can directly send you important news in the game.

Feature -- World map shortcut list: This is a drop-down list on the world map; you can decide which islands you would like the map to be centered on here. Islands on which you have own cities and own stationed troops are automatically entered. Additionally another 5 islands can be entered -- which becomes a maximum of 25 if you have a premium account.

Bugfix -- Goods request at the Trading Post was not deleted when the building was demolished
Bugfix -- Troops sometimes withdrew to the wrong city
Bugfix -- Errors occurred during the marking of new city messages
Bugfix -- The display error in the in the Workshop has been fixed
Bugfix -- Cultural goods could be accepted several times
Bugfix -- Sometimes villagers fled if an ally pillaged from the city
Bugfix -- When the growth of a city stagnated, the unhappy smiley was displayed

Στον test server θα μπει αύριο κατά τη διάρκεια της ημέρας!

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Πολλά νέα χαρακτηριστικά ρε παιδιά... Ας ελπίσουμε τουλάχιστον ότι δεν θα έχει τόσα bugs όσα η 0.3.1.

[Sebu]

Feature -- Research system has been revised: Previously, players could only choose their research section. The research points were then automatically invested into this section's research and the acquisitions were automatically researched. From now on, every player (taking the requirements for the research into consideration) can invest his research points into the research section of his choice. Research points are produced as normal. If scientists have produced as many research points as the possible research topics cost, the points can be swapped for the research by the research advisor. The feature 'Swap crystal for research points' has been omitted.

Με αυτο να υποθεσω οτι θα εχουμε νεα πραγματα να ερευνησουμε??? Επισης η ανταλλαγη με κρυσταλλο ηταν αψογη, οσοι δεν εχουν ερευνησει τα παντα ας χρησιμοποιησουν κρυσταλλους αν εχουν (συνεφερε να εχεις 2 τετοιες πολεις για αυτο το σκοπο).

Feature -- Island forum: Each island now has a small forum on it, which can be used by each player who has a city on that particular island. The forums can be accessed via the theatres on the islands.

Ξερουμε πως θα λειτουργει αυτο???Θα ειναι σαν ενα μικρο chat room για τους κατοικους του νησιου???

Feature -- Battle system has been revised: Units and battle sequences have been completely changed. There are different positions or battle lines on the battlefield, which can be occupied by specific unit classes and that get involved in the combat action in different ways. The heavy infantry is at the front line on the main battle lines. On the sides, next to the heavy infantry is the light infantry and behind the main battle lines are the long-range units. The town wall has to be broken through in order for a battle to start in a city. Once a side manages to defeat an opponent's main battle lines, the battle is over. If there is not enough heavy infantry available, the battle lines are filled with other unit classes which will probably not be as successful during close combat. These positions, regardless of their city size have a limited capacity for units. The units who do not fit in any more, will not take part in the battle round, but will wait in reserve until they are needed. The units' parameters have been completely changed. This is also true for the building costs and the required upkeep. In general, these have reduced. You can find a more detailed description of the battle system in Ikipedia.

Οι πρασινομπερεδες του φορουμ τι καταλαβαινουν απο αυτο??? Αν δεν εχεις πολιορκητες μοναδες (κριους, καταπελτες κτλ) δεν θα σπανε πλεον τα τειχη??? Στα heave infantry εκτος απο τις Φαλαγγες (που θα ονομαστουν Hoplites απο οτι ειχε ειπωθει) τι αλλο θεωρουμε heavy infantry?

Feature -- Barbarian village: There is now a barbarian village on the island of the player's capital city. It can be pillaged up to 10 times. The barbarians' loot and strength increases with every attack. Thus the new battle system can be tried out without making any new enemies.

Ελπιζω να χρησιμευει μονο σαν σακος του box και να μην μπορει να αντεπιτεθει

[ifaigios]

Τη νέα μονάδα την είδατε οι χωρίς εργαστήριο; Ελπίζω να μην κάνατε κανένα σπίτι ξυλοκόπου level 25 στην ελεύθερη θέση...

Ας αναμείνουμε τους τυχεράκηδες του test για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.

[panosaoua]

Τη νέα μονάδα την είδατε οι χωρίς εργαστήριο; Ελπίζω να μην κάνατε κανένα σπίτι ξυλοκόπου level 25 στην ελεύθερη θέση...

Ας αναμείνουμε τους τυχεράκηδες του test για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.

Feature -- New unit Spear Thrower: The spear throwers are a new infantry unit which are a start unit.

Η νέα μονάδα λέει πως είναι start unit. χαμηλών δυνατοτήτων φαντάζομαι.

Το εργαστήριο το ξαναφτιάχνουμε αν χρειαστεί. Τόσα έχουμε γκρεμίσει.

Πάντως στον τεστ ακόμη δεν μπήκε τίποτε.

-Στις έρευνες ουσιαστικά από ότι κατάλαβα η μόνη αλλαγή είναι η κατάργηση της εξαγοράς με κρυστάλλους;

-Καλό αυτό με τις διακοπές. Δεν θα ανησυχείς μην σε εγκλωβίσει κάποιος με 1 καράβι.

- Η εκκλησία () και η νέα μηχανή μάχης θα δείξει τι θα μας βγουν. Αν και το ότι το θαύμα θα κρατάει μονάχα 2 ώρες με κάνει λίγο σκεπτικό για την χρησιμότητά του.

[Sebu]

Ενταξει αν πχ ειναι θαυμα του Αρη, που παιρνουν αμυνα οι μοναδες υπερασπισης στο νησι, τοτε 5-10 λεπτα πριν ερθει ο επιτιθεμενος, θα το ενεργοποιεις. Ακομα και 2 ωρες να κρατησει η μαχη θα εχεις προσθετο μπονους αμυνας απο το θαυμα.

[panosaoua]

Ενταξει αν πχ ειναι θαυμα του Αρη, που παιρνουν αμυνα οι μοναδες υπερασπισης στο νησι, τοτε 5-10 λεπτα πριν ερθει ο επιτιθεμενος, θα το ενεργοποιεις. Ακομα και 2 ωρες να κρατησει η μαχη θα εχεις προσθετο μπονους αμυνας απο το θαυμα.

Πρέπει να είσαι online δηλαδή. Που αν είσαι online έχεις και άλλους τρόπους αντίδρασης.
Πχ. Αποφυγή 1ου κύματος, Αποφυγή μάχης κτλ.

Θα βοηθάει σίγουρα σε περίπτωση μεγάλης μάχης οπότε και θα δώσει κάποιο πλεονέκτημα στον αμυνόμενο.

Τέλος πάντων, θα φανεί τι θα γίνει και με αυτό.

Off Topic

Αλήθεια με τι nick είσαι ingame;

[ifaigios]

Ευχαριστούμε θερμά τον eyurt για την μετάφραση του changelog την οποία και σας παραθέτω:

• Feature -- Η κατάσταση διακοπών έχει επανασχεδιαστεί: `Ενας παίκτης μπορεί οποιαδήποτε στιγμή να μπει σε κατάσταση διακοπών. Στόλος και στρατός που είναι στον δρόμο τους για μια πόλη άλλου παίκτη θα τελειώσουν την τρέχουσα αποστολή τους. Ωστόσο, νέες αποστολές μπορούν μόνο να ξεκινήσουν όταν οι τρέχουσες τελειώσουν. Σταθμευμένες μονάδες στρατού (π.χ. στόλος κάποιου παίκτη στον στρατηγό) που είναι αυτή τη στιγμή στον δρόμο τους για κάπου θα διασκορπιστούν. Κτήρια που αναβαθμίζονται θα σταματήσουν όταν θα ενεργοποιηθεί η κατάσταση διακοπών και θα συνεχίσουν μόλις επανασυνδεθείς στον παιχνίδι.

• Feature -- Διπλάσιος προστατευτικός χώρος: Λίγη αμβροσία σου επιτρέπει να διπλασιάσεις τα προστατευόμενα από λεηλασίες αγαθά.

• Feature -- Προστασία νέων παικτών: Παίκτες μου μόλις γράφτηκαν στο παιχνίδι δεν μπορούν να δεχτούν επίθεση μέχρι το Δημαρχείο τους φτάσει το επίπεδο 4, έχουν κάνει επίθεση σε άλλο παίκτη ή ίδρυσαν την πρώτη τους αποικία. Παίκτες με Λογαριασμό Prenium είναι ασφαλείς μέχρι το επίπεδο 6. Αμα ένας παίκτης βγει ανενεργός, η προστασία χάνεται. Μονάδες στρατού δεν μπορούν να σταθμεύσουν σε πόλη νέου, προστατευόμενου παίκτη, μιας και δεν μπορούν να επιτεθούν.

• Feature -- Οι εμπορικές προσφορές ενισχύθηκαν: Η λίστα με τα αποτελέσματα του αναζητητή παζαριού τώρα δείχνει το μέγεθος του λιμένα εμπορικών συναλλαγών του προμηθευτή. `Ετσι η διάρκεια της αποστολής μπορεί να καθοριστεί.

• Feature -- Το σύστημα έρευνας έχει αναθεωρηθεί: Παλιά οι παίκτες μπορούσαν μόνο να επιλέξουν τον κλάδο έρευνας. Οι ερευνητικοί πόντοι αυτόματα καταθέτονταν σε αυτόν τον κλάδο και η έρευνα τελείωνε άμεσα. Από εδώ και στο εξής κάθε παίκτης (πληρώντας τις προϋποθέσεις για να ερευνηθεί η έρευνα) μπορεί να καταθέσει τους ερευνητικούς πόντους του/της σε μια έρευνα της κατηγορίας του/της. Οι ερευνητικοί πόντοι παράγονται κανονικά. `Αμα οι επιστήμονες έχουν παράγει τόσους πόντους όσους χρειάζονται για να καλυφθεί το κόστος, οι πόντοι μπορούν να αλλαχθούν για την έρευνα από τον σύμβουλο έρευνας. Η δυνατότητα ‘Αλλαγή κρυστάλλων για ερευνητικούς πόντους’ έχει παραλειφθεί.

• Feature -- Νησιώτικα Φόρουμς: Κάθε νησί τώρα έχει ένα δικό του μικρό φόρουμ, το οποίο μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί από κάθε παίκτη που έχει μια πόλη στο συγκεκριμένο νησί. Οι παίκτες έχουν πρόσβαση στα φόρουμς μέσω των θεάτρων του νησιού.

• Feature -- Αναθεώρηση Θαυμάτων: Κάθε νησί έχει ένα θαύμα πάνω του το οποίο έχει μια ξεχωριστή ικανότητα. Οι παίκτες μπορούν να χτίσουν έναν ναό στις πόλεις τους, στον οποίο οι χωρικοί μπορούν να γίνουν ιερείς. Ο μέγιστος αριθμός ιερέων εξαρτάται από το επίπεδο του κτηρίου. Οι ιερείς παράγουν πίστη θαύματος μέσα σε κάποιο συγκεκριμένο χρονικό διάστημα με ένα δυναμικό μέγιστο (που εξαρτάται από το επίπεδο του θαύματος και τον μέγιστο πληθυσμό όλων των πόλεων στο νησί) Η πίστη μειώνεται άμα ένας ιερέας αφαιρεθεί από τον ναό ή άμα το όριο μεταβληθεί. Κάθε θαύμα νησιού έχει ως μέγιστο το επίπεδο 5 και μπορεί να αναβαθμιστεί από την κοινότητα του νησιού. Ωστόσο για να γίνει αυτό, αγαθά πολυτελείας πρέπει να δωριστούν. Είναι άσχετο ποιο αγαθό είναι αλλά δεν μπορεί να είναι αυτό που παράγεται στο νησί. Παράδειγμα: Σε ένα νησί με μάρμαρο, μόνο κρασί, κρύσταλλο ή θείο μπορεί να δωριθεί. Το επίπεδο 5 καθορίζει την δύναμη της ενέργειας του θαύματος. Οι παίκτες μπορούν να καθορίσουν την δράση ενός συγκεκριμένου επιπέδου όταν οι ιερείς από όλες τις πόλεις έχουν συλλέξει αρκετή πίστη για το επίπεδο. Ενεργοποιώντας μια ενέργεια δεν μειώνεται η πίστη! Κάθε παίκτης μπορεί να ενεργοποιήσει την δράση ενός επιπέδου ασχέτως από τους άλλους παίκτες στο νησί. Οι ενέργειες των θαυμάτων επηρεάζουν ολόκληρο τον λογαριασμό του παίκτη (όλο του τον στρατό, τον στόλο ή τις πόλεις. `Εχουν όμως μια περιορισμένη διάρκεια δράσης (συνήθως 2 ώρες) και δεν μπορούν να ενεργοποιηθούν ξανά για αρκετές ώρες ( συνήθως 20 ώρες). Οι προηγούμενες επιδράσεις παραλείπονται τελείως.

• Feature -- Το σύστημα μάχης έχει αναθεωρηθεί: Μονάδες και θέσεις μάχης έχουν αλλάξει τελείως. Υπάρχουν διαφορετικές θέσεις ή γραμμές στο πεδίο μάχης, που μπορούν να καταληφθούν από συγκεκριμένες μονάδες και να συμμετέχουν στην μάχη με διαφορετικούς τρόπους. Το βαρύ πεζικό παρατάσσεται στις μπροστινές θέσεις και στις κυριότερες γραμμές μάχης. Στα πλαϊνά, δίπλα στο βαρύ πεζικό και πίσω από τις κύριες γραμμές μάχης παρατάσσονται οι μονάδες με μεγάλη εμβέλεια βολής(τοξότες). Το τείχος της πόλης πρέπει να σπάσει πρώτα για να αρχίσει ή μάχη. Μόλις ή μία πλευρά καταφέρει να νικήσει τις αντίπαλες κύριες γραμμές μάχης, η μάχη τελειώνει. `Αμα δεν υπάρχει αρκετό βαρύ πεζικό, οι κύριες γραμμές μάχης γεμίζουν με άλλες μονάδες οι οποίες πιθανόν να μην έχουν τόση επιτυχία σε μάχες στήθους με στήθους. Αυτές οι θέσεις, ανεξαρτήτως μεγέθους πόλεως έχουν έναν περιορισμένο χώρο για μονάδες. Οι μονάδες που δεν θα χωράνε, δεν θα παίρνουν μέρος στην μάχη, άλλα θα περιμένουν σαν ρεζέρβες μέχρι να χρειαστούν. Οι παράμετροι των μονάδων έχουν αλλάξει τελείως. Αυτό ισχύει και για το κόστος κτηρίων και για την συντήρηση του στρατού. Γενικά αυτά μειώθηκαν. Για περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες σχετικά με το σύστημα μάχης θα βρείτε στην Ikipedia

• Feature -- Νέα μονάδα Εκτοξευτής Δοράτου: Ο εκτοξευτής δοράτου είναι μια νέα μονάδα πεζικού και είναι μονάδα που θα χρησιμοποιείτε από την αρχή του παιχνιδιού.

• Feature -- Μαθήματα για αρχάριους: `Ένα μάθημα με 8 βήματα έχει προστεθεί στο παιχνίδι. Κατά την διάρκεια των μαθημάτων, οι σύμβουλοι εξηγούν τα σημαντικότερα βήματα που πρέπει να ακολουθήσεις όταν είσαι νέος στο παιχνίδι και έχεις αρχίσει να παίζεις μόλις τα τώρα..

• Feature -- Χωριό Βαρβάρων: Τώρα υπάρχει ένα χωριό βαρβάρων στο νησί της πρωτεύουσας του παίκτη. Μπορεί να λεηλατηθεί ως και 10 φορές. Τα αγαθά που μπορούν να λεηλατηθούν αλλά και η δύναμη των βαρβάρων αυξάνεται με κάθε επίθεση. `Ετσι ένα νέο σύστημα μάχης μπορεί να δοκιμαστεί χωρίς να κάνεις νέους εχθρούς.

• Feature -- Παγκόσμια Νέα: `Ένα νέο σύστημα έχει εφαρμοστεί και έτσι μπορείς να λαμβάνεις κατευθείαν τα σημαντικά σου νέα από το παιχνίδι.

• Feature -- Λίστα συντομεύσεων στον Παγκόσμιο Χάρτη: Αυτή είναι μια αναπτυσσόμενη λίστα στον παγκόσμιο χάρτη: μπορείς να αποφασίσεις σε ποια νησιά θέλεις να επικεντρώνεται ο χάρτης. Νησιά στα οποία έχει δικές σου πόλεις και δικούς σου σταθμευμένους στρατούς μπαίνουν αυτόματα . Ακόμα άλλες 5 πόλεις μπορούν να μπουν – το οποίο γίνεται 25 μέγιστο με λογαριασμό Prenium.


• Bugfix -- Προσφορές αγαθών στην Θ.Ε.Σ δεν διαγράφονταν όταν το κτήριο γκρεμιζόταν.
• Bugfix -- Μονάδες μερικές φορές μεταφέρονταν σε λάθος πόλη.
• Bugfix -- Προβλήματα παρουσιάζονταν κατά την δημιουργία νέων αποικιακών μηνυμάτων.
• Bugfix -- Το πρόβλημα στο εργαστήριο επιδιορθώθηκε.
• Bugfix -- Αγαθά πολιτισμικών ανταλλαγών μπορούσαν να αποδεχτούν πολλαπλές φορές.
• Bugfix -- Μερικές φορές χωρικοί έφευγαν άμα σύμμαχος λεηλατούσε με προγεφύρωμα την πόλη.
• Bugfix -- `Όταν η ανάπτυξη σε μία πόλη σταματούσε, φαινόταν το εικονίδιο της δυσαρέσκειας.

[panosaoua]

Μπήκε στον Τεστ! Αναμείνατε τα πρώτα.

Απο την βοήθεια:

Units

Spoiler:

Units
The battle units in Ikariam have varying units classes. The unit class tell you how best to use each unit.heavy infantry

The large part of your army should consist of professional heavy infantry. These units are incomparably strong during direct close-combat and prevent your enemies from breaking through your battle line. If you do not know what to build - build heavy infantry! If you do not have enough heavy infantry in the field, other units will have to take over the heavy infantry`s job - and as general rule will not have a chance in the battle.
light infantry

The light infantry consists of lightly armoured, mobile close-combat fighters, who protect your troops` flanks and try to circulate the enemy. If they are not intercepted by enemy light infantry, they attempt to attack enemy long-range fighters.
Long-Range Fighter

Long-range fighters weaken the opponent`s slow and heavy infantry and soften them up so that their own heavy infantry can sail through the rest of the battle. Long-range fighters are especially useful for defence, as they can fire from the walls. Typical long-range fighters usually just cause injuries that weaken the enemy`s stamina and which can be easily tended to by doctors. The worst thing that can happen to long-range fighters is that they have a run in with light or heavy infantries - so protect them well!
Artillery

Artillery units are there to demolish opposing cities` defence walls. They cause enormous damage. They are also just as expensive as the damage they cause. If the artillery does not come across a wall, it generally fires into the rows of opposing heavy infantry. Those who are hit do not usually have a survival chance - however it also means that a large part of the damage that the artillery makes remains unused, so a commander has to think carefully about whether the additional damage the artillery makes is worth their cost.
Fighter Pilot (Air)

Fighter pilots are aircrafts that specialise in fighting against flying opponents. They cannot attack any surface units and do not ascend if the enemy does not have any air units. Fighter pilots are only there to safeguard armies against air attacks or to clear the path for their own bombers.
Bomber (Air)

Bombers are aircrafts that have been constructed to attack enemy ground troops from the air. Their priority objective is the enemy artillery. Thus they can stop an occupation before an attacker can seriously damage a wall. Bombers are not to be underestimated when fighting against regular ground troops. However, in comparison to the artillery, they are very expensive. If you want to use bombers, you should beware of enemy fighter pilots, as bombers do not have a chance in air combat.
Auxiliary

The thing that auxiliary units have in common is that they can significantly influence the battle outcome, without having to fight themselves. Doctors, cooks, munition carts or armour collectors are units that fall into this category. These units` effects differ and depend on the situation, so read their descriptions very carefully before you use them.

These are the basic unit classes. Now listen carefully (Caution: Only for advanced players!): During the course of the game you will come across units that have more than one unit class! The first named class is the primary class, the second is the secondary class and so on. For example: A fighter pilot/bomber has the skills for air combat as well as ground assault. It is prioritised over bomber/fighter pilots because it does not have fighter pilot as a primary class. Numerous combinations are possible. A long-distance fighter/light infantry combination fires its munition first and tries to attack the flanks afterwards.

Damage & Losses

Spoiler:

Damage & Losses
Every unit that takes part in battle has a `Health` value (or phrased differently, a specific number of `health points`). If a unit takes damage, it is reduced from their health points. If health reaches 0, the unit is destroyed. To protect themselves from damage, some units have armour.
Armour is directly deducted from the damage. This means that if a unit with a 3 armour is hit by an attack of 5 damage, it only suffers 5-3=2 damage to its health. If the armour is greater than the damage, the attack is completely useless! Armour is especially effective against a lot of attacks with a small amount of damage. Armour is not very useful against few attacks with a high damage rate. The best way to withstand long-range fighter attacks is to get better armour for the heavy infantry.
While a unit is only `hurt` and not destroyed and as long as it still has health points, units with healing powers can restore lost health points after a battle round. To wreak lasting damage, it is important to concentrate the damage on just a few units in order to completely destroy them. This distribution is determined with the `Accuracy` value of a weapon.
A weapon? Yes, a lot of units carry different weapons around with them! The damage that a unit causes and the concentration of their hits depend on the accuracy of the weapon they use. Don`t worry, it`s actually quite easy: The different weapons are meant for the different positions on the battlefield. An archer carries his bow and shortsword as defence. As long as there is enough munition in the second row and the enemies are at a safe distance away, he will always use his bow. Bows, like most long-range weapons, fly in a high arc and are not very accurate. Thus the bows are distributed over a large area and hit all sorts of opponents. This makes the weapon`s shot concentration rate, its accuracy, low which mean that the number of injuries are high and the number of fallen soldiers is low. If a gap emerges in the battle line and no heavy infantry is available any more, an archer will most probably pull out his shortsword and jump in the gap. Long-range weapons usually have a short range and are very accurate. The damage is concentrated on the first rows of the battle lines that are duelling each other, while the warriors at the back do not get hurt. However, this does mean that number of deaths increases (losses) and the number of injuries decreases.

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Healing
As previously stated in the chapter about damage & losses, some units, for example doctors, can restore health points. This only works on units that have healing points left. Lost units cannot rise again. Healing units have a healing rate for this - a maximum number of health points that they can restore in individual rounds - and a limited supply of dressing material. Should the supply run out, they will not be able to heal any more.
And it gets even more complicated: Healing units cannot always heal all units! Every unit has a predetermined type which defines whether a unit is human, mechanical, animal or even mystical. So a doctor cannot repair a battering ram, a mechanic cannot heal humans and healing a Medusa will probably be difficult for everyone! So keep their types in mind when buying and assembling your units, if you are planning on using healers effectively.

Walls
When you have built a town wall on the town screen, wall units will be placed in the main battle line sections. Each unit blocks a whole section. It is also impossible to undertake a flank attack while the town wall is still standing! Stronger armour, health points and defence facilities adjust themselves according to the expansion level of your wall! The attacker has to try to destroying the wall - the artillery can do this most effectively. If they do not manage it, the army`s morale will be greatly reduced and the troops will quickly withdraw.
As soon as the attacker has destroyed a piece of the wall (battered a breach into it), the defending close combat fighters move forward into the gap to close it up again. If an attacker manages to destroy all the walls, he has `broken` the defence and the flanks will be made available for attacks again.
The smaller the battlefield and the higher the wall, the longer your troops will need to overcome the defence. Preferably aim for large and unprotected targets. There is no point in attacking small cities with your troops, as they will not be able to come into operation and will have to be besieged for several hours for you to achieve victory!


Morals
Ultimately, it is not the highest walls that decide a battle, but the warriors who, when faced with the enemy are the most courageous! Every army starts a battle with good morale and confidence. This is either verified or shaken during the course of a battle, until eventually one of the parties decides to flee. Things that will unsettle your warriors:
Suffering more losses than the enemy
Suffering more damage than the enemy
Confronting a town wall
Confronting a superior number of troops
Confronting a superior number of opposing nations
Being attacked from the flanks.
Having to fight another round.
However, a provident general can also counteract this decline in confidence. How? By making sure his tired troops are well provided for in the encampment at night. He can send cooks out into the field, who can organise feasts in the evening and supply the troops with wine and good food. This helps infuse the soldiers with renewed energy. Every cook present, can restore some of the troops` morale.


Tips
Hold your front line!

Always ensure that there is enough heavy infantry around to protect the rest of your army. Without heavy infantry, other less qualified units have to fill the gap. They will then be forced to face close combat opponents that are far too strong for them and will not be able to use their own potential. Thus your whole battle formation will collapse in just a few battle rounds!
Wreak as much damage as possible per round

Heavy infantry may be the strongest and most reasonably priced unit class, but if you can afford to do more attacks per round that your opponents cannot fight back against, you will emerge victorious. When you have fulfilled the first tip, concentrate on using more unit classes and on increasing the number of units that you can use on the battlefield.

Use weapons with a higher concentration when fighting opponents that have healers. The less your opponent can heal, the more damage you will eventually cause.
Morale determines Battles

When you are facing very powerful enemies that your army cannot overcome, try weakening your opponents` morale. Ask your friends for help, as the more diverse the people are that are fighting on your side, the more the enemy soldiers will start doubting themselves. Fighting together paints a picture of strength and a united front. If you stick together on your island, you can drive away even the most powerful invaders!

See Battles
The rules at sea are similar to the ones at land. All units have the same value and properties. Read the articles about land battles to find out more!
There is also a front line at sea. Fast ships can sail around opponents` flanks - Ships with long-range weapons on the other hand, bomb opponents from the rear.
At sea there are of course no town walls or other obstacles of this type to overcome, therefore artillery ships are not available either. Instead transport ships - if present - hide at the rear.
Furthermore, diving boats can only be attacked by other diving boats. Normal boats are defenceless against them. However, diving boats cannot win any battles alone, as they cannot stop boats under water. They do not have a chance against battleships once they emerge from the water.
If this all seems a little overwhelming, you do not need to worry - diving boats can only be acquired after a lot of research and thus only appear later on in the game.
You do not need to worry about transporters either. If transporters are defeated, they do not die, but merely surrender their cargo. After the battle and after they have had a few hours to return home, they can be used again.

[panosaoua]

Εννοείται πως το bug δεν ισχύει πια!

Τα θαύματα για κάθε νησί έχουν αλλάξει. ΔΕΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ ΘΑΥΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΠΙΟ ΦΘΗΝΑ ΚΑΡΑΒΙΑ. ΑΓΟΡΑΣΤΕ ΟΣΟ ΠΡΟΛΑΒΑΙΝΕΤΕ.

Οι τιμές για το 100ο καράβι είναι ίδιες. Μάλλον δεν άλλαξε κάτι.

Religion
Numerous gods were worshipped in the world of ancient Greece. And it was not just the Greeks - the Romans, known for their learning abilities, almost copied the whole Greek world of gods and merely changed the gods` names!
Admittedly, the gods of Olympus did have a certain amount of entertainment value. Fundamentally, they were a big arguing family. Every God had their own responsibilities and every city state had their own protection goddess or protection God.
In Ikariam, every islandhas its own protection god. On every island there is a monument, which represents the corresponding divinity that is watching over it. And of course the protection God of an island can bring about miracles for its followers!
However the gods are demanding - they will only help if they get something in return.
The thing that divinities seek the most is faith. Faith has to be worked hard for - especially in a science and logic orientated world! A divinity is only interested in an island to the extent in which the population believes in him.


Temples & Priests
To convert the population of an island to an island divinity, inhabitants have to build a temple in their cities and let a few villagers work as priests there. Every priest who passes on the turbulent Gods` newest stories convinces five other island inhabitants. However this needs a bit of time- Ikariam people are very critical and are not easy to persuade.
So rulers who are interested in powerful miracles, should make 1/6 of the population into priests!
The larger an islands` cities become, the more reduced the effect of a single priest becomes. It is hard work for the rulers to actually manage to raise the islanders` faith to 100%! Rumour has it that there are also reckless rulers around who threaten others with war unless they spread the faith.

The Monument
Another handicap is the monument itself. Although a large part of the work is already done because each island is already supplied with one, a true God is very hard to satisfy. The monument can be extended up to level 5, so that more believers can make appropriate sacrificial offerings, according to the god`s power. The monument is, for all intents and purposes, the centre of the island god`s power - if it is not equipped properly, it cannot pass the people`s faith onto the God. To expand the monument, all players on the island can donate resources. So that the monument can shine in all its glory and affluence, luxury goods are needed - in particular those that are not readily available on the island on which the monument is built! (So if you are on a wine island, the local miracle needs marble, sulphur and crystal for expansion.)
However, an investment into the world of the gods can be worth it. The higher the population percentage that believe in the island god is and the larger the monument, the more powerful the miracle becomes that the priests can pray for from the island god.

Miracles
But how do miracles actually work?
As soon as you have a temple, priests can pray for a miracle from the island`s God. Priests are very clever, they only pray for the miracle for the whole population. This means that all the cities of an empire are affected, not just the town on the island on which the monument is on.
Every God offers a different miracle to support his followers. If there is a temple on the island, the miracle is made available in the temple and can be activated if desired.
After you have activated the miracle, you have to wait for a duration of time before you can pray for the miracle again. Divinities do not like using their powers often and priests had to suffer a multitude of plagues before they found out how much a God was willing to give!
The more divinities are worshipped in a nation, the more types of miracles a ruler can use to get a strategic advantage. If you concentrate on a single God, you will `only` receive a reduced next miracle waiting time.
The wise leader has to make the decision here whether he would like to improve his miracles by building a temple or if he would like to save the space for a building that can produce worldly goods. It is certainly not an easy decision

Μια φωτογραφία του νησιου με το βαρβαρικό χωριό και το χώρο μάζωξης!




Και από το θαύμα.



Πείτε τι θέλετε. Πάω να λεηλατήσω κάτι βάρβαρους!!!!

[ifaigios]

Άνοιξαν οι εγγραφές στον test! Όσοι θέλετε να πάρετε μια γεύση από τη νέα έκδοση κάντε εγγραφή στο tset.ikariam.org!

[Linus]

Μάλιστα.. Αρκετές αλλαγές

[TTB]

Εγώ θα έλεγα "λίγες οι ομοιότητες", τουλάχιστον στο πολεμικό κομμάτι γίνεται της κακομοίρας. Από που να αρχίσεις και που να τελειώσεις, πάλι από την αρχή θα το μάθουμε το game

[ifaigios]

Πράγματι, τέλος οι τιμές άμυνας και επίθεσης, τέλος η αντοχή, τέλος οι special abilities που ξέραμε. Όλα πρέπει να τα μάθουμε φτου ξανά κι απ' την αρχή. Πάλι καλά που έχουμε και τους καημένους τους βαρβάρους για σάκο του μποξ!

Μέχρι και το σύστημα έρευνας έχει αλλάξει. Τώρα οι επιστήμονες θα ερευνούν research points, εσύ θα τους επενδύεις όπου νομίσεις ότι είναι καλύτερο, η έρευνα θα ολοκληρώνεται άμεσα και αν περισέψουν research points θα τους πέρνεις ρέστα. Α, και τέλος το γυαλί για την ολοκλήρωση ερευνών. Μέχρι και η έρευνα Γυαλί έχει αντικατασταθεί με τον Πολυθεϊσμό (επιτρέπει το χτίσιμο των ναών και την πρόσληψη παπάδων.

[ifaigios]

Για δείτε και αυτό: (Από το φόρουμ του .org)

Another brief update for you all,

Currently the test server's version of 0.3.2 will not allow you to buy research with crystal. This will be fixed before the new version is released to us.

Please remember that all bugs for the test server should be submitted in as much detail as possible in the Test Server bugs section of the forum.

Best Regards,

Your Ikariam.org Administration

[ifaigios]

Προσοχή παρακαλώ.

Στην νέα έκδοση τα θαύματα θα λειτουργήσουν αλλά ΑΛΛΑΖΕΙ ΕΝΤΕΛΩΣ Η ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥΣ. Πλέον θα δωρίζονται πόροι πολυτελείας, αλλά όχι ο πόρος που παράγεται στο νησί. Το πιο σημαντικό (και σπαστικό) όμως είναι ότι αλλάζουν και οι επιδράσεις των θαυμάτων. Δυστυχώς έτσι θα αδικηθούν αυτοί για παράδειγμα, αυτοί που έχουν κηνηγήσει μια θέση μαρμάρου σε Γαία ή έναν Ερμή, ακόμη και μακριά από την πρωτεύουσα τους.

Επίσης, ΚΑΤΑΡΓΕΙΤΑΙ ΕΝΤΕΛΩΣ Η ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΡΜΗ !!!

Γι' αυτό αυτό που προτείνεται να κάνετε όσοι έχετε μια πόλη σε νησί με Ερμή είναι να κλείσετε ακαδημίες και παραγωγές εκτός από κρασί και να αγοράσετε όσα περισσότερα καράβια μπορείτε, τώρα που είναι φτηνά. Πιστέψτε με, το κέρδος από αυτήν την κίνηση θα είναι μεγάλο.