📚 How to Play - Warfallen

1. Your Village

You start with one village containing basic buildings and 100 of each resource. Your goal is to build up your village, train an army, and conquer other players!

2. Resources

There are 4 resources in the game:

• 🪵 Wood: Used for most constructions
• 🧱 Clay: Used for buildings and defenses
• ⚙️ Iron: Used for weapons and troops
• 🌾 Food: Feeds your population and troops

3. Buildings

Click on buildings in your village to view and upgrade them. Higher levels produce more resources or unlock better features.

• Farm: Produces food (10/20/30/40 per hour for levels 1-4)
• Lumber Mill: Produces wood (10/20/30/40 per hour)
• Clay Pit: Produces clay (10/20/30/40 per hour)
• Iron Mine: Produces iron (10/20/30/40 per hour)
• Storage: Increases capacity for all resources (+500 per level)

Tip: Resources generate automatically over time, even when you're offline!

Barracks

Train troops to attack other villages or defend your own.

• Archer: Cheap, fast, weak (Attack: 15, Defense: 10, 30 min)
• Swordsman: Balanced (Attack: 10, Defense: 20, 40 min)
• Cavalry: Expensive, powerful (Attack: 20, Defense: 15, 60 min)

Wall

Provides defense bonus: +10% per level (max +40% at level 4)

Workshop, Academy, Tavern

Future features - currently available for upgrades only.

Attacking

1. Click "⚔️ Attack Other Villages" on dashboard
2. Enter target coordinates (X, Y)
3. Select troops to send
4. Confirm attack
5. Troops travel to target (1 min per tile distance)
6. Battle resolves automatically on arrival
7. Check battle reports for results

Combat Rules

• Attack Power: Sum of (troop count × attack stat)
• Defense Power: Sum of (troop count × defense stat) × wall bonus
• To Win: Need 20% more power than opponent
• Casualties:
  • Winner loses 20% of troops
  • Loser loses 80% of troops
  • Draw = 50% losses for both
• Plundering: Winners take 20% of defender's resources (limited by carrying capacity)

Defending

Troops in your village automatically defend. Build walls and keep troops home for better defense!

Trading

Trade resources with other players peacefully.

1. Go to Marketplace building
2. Create trade offer (what you give vs what you want)
3. Set maximum times it can be accepted
4. Other players can accept your offer
5. Resources exchanged instantly

Marketplace Levels

• Level 1: 1 offer, max 1,000 per trade
• Level 2: 2 offers, max 2,000 per trade
• Level 3: 3 offers, max 5,000 per trade
• Level 4: 5 offers, max 10,000 per trade

Joining an Alliance

• Wait for invitation from existing alliance
• Or create your own alliance
• Alliance provides protection and coordination

Alliance Roles

• Leader: Full control, can't leave
• Officer: Can invite players
• Member: Basic membership

Benefits

• Coordinate attacks and defense
• Share resources via marketplace
• Social community
• Safety in numbers

Early Game (First Hour)

• Build on empty dirt lots to expand your village
• Upgrade resource buildings first (Lumber Mill, Clay Pit, Iron Mine, Farm)
• Build Storage when you start hitting capacity limits
• Train some Archers for basic defense

Mid Game

• Balance between resource production and military
• Upgrade your Barracks to train troops faster
• Build a Wall for defense bonus
• Scout nearby villages before attacking
• Join or create an alliance

Late Game

• Maximize all buildings to level 4
• Build large armies for major raids
• Use Marketplace to optimize resources
• Coordinate with alliance for big attacks
• Defend strategically (keep troops home when under threat)

Pro Tips

• 💰 Trade surplus resources for what you need
• ⚔️ Attack when storage is full to avoid waste
• 🛡️ Check Attack Tracker for incoming threats
• 🏰 Build dirt lots to customize your village
• 👥 Join alliances early for protection
• 📊 Check Rankings to gauge competition

Important Pages

• Dashboard: Main village view
• Attack Tracker: View traveling and incoming attacks
• Battle Reports: View combat results
• Rankings: Top players and alliances
• Map: World view and village locations

Resource Production Rates

Storage Capacity Formula

Capacity = 1000 + (Storage Level × 500) + (Resource Building Level × 100)

Example: Storage Lv2 + Lumber Mill Lv3 = 1000 + 1000 + 300 = 2300 wood capacity