2014, New player questions

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   Another noob question : Do I understand correctly...the research military outfitter allows interchangeability of weapons (bows, spears, swords) for your militia troops. AND if this is so do the troops need more research in order to use the different weapons? In some cases (hunting), ranged weapons would be preferable to swords for instance. Is that the way this works?  Dragonwort

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Dragonwort Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Central USA Status: Offline Points: 139	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dragonwort Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 18:42
	Another noob question : Do I understand correctly...the research military outfitter allows interchangeability of weapons (bows, spears, swords) for your militia troops. AND if this is so do the troops need more research in order to use the different weapons? In some cases (hunting), ranged weapons would be preferable to swords for instance. Is that the way this works? Dragonwort

Aha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Poster Joined: 12 May 2012 Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote Aha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 08:58
	I wasn't around, but since the first crow alliance was founded by Grego, it may refer to how the Absaroke people were called. "The main food source for the Crow was the American bison which was hunted in a variety of ways." :)

Rill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Player Council - Geographer Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 6903	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 02:04
	It refers to our propensity to wear black and gather in large, noisy groups. Edited by Rill - 12 Feb 2014 at 02:04

Dwrwd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dwrwd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 01:49
	Thanks Aral, About question n. 2: What I really wanted to know is where did the reference to crows originally come from. For example, does it have anything to do with the movie "The Crow", or with Poe's poem, or with the Tower of London or what else?

Aral Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Warrior Joined: 20 Sep 2012 Status: Offline Points: 205	Post Options Post Reply Quote Aral Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 00:56
	1: Those players are in a NAP with your alliance. Confederations and alliance members show as green. Your own cities show as blue, and alliances at war with you show as red. 2: The Crows (or crowfed) are Illy's largest confederation of alliances, although they seem to each have a slightly different idea on how to conduct their business in Illy. 3: The Blue text is the player's title given to them from their medal, the black text is that player's role in their alliance.
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Dwrwd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Greenhorn Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Status: Offline Points: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dwrwd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 2014 at 00:14
	Hi geofrey, And thanks for offering your help. Sometimes I have questions that I think are too silly to deserve a new thread to be opened about them, so I guess this could be the right place to ask them (no offense). Actually, had I noticed your thread before, I could have posted here most of my (silly) questions. Right now these come to mind: 1) I noticed the sov around some players' cities is a different shade of yellow than most others. Most of these players belong to [PLAN] but I also noticed one from [Fairy]. Why the different colour? 2) Why do so many of Illy's alliances have crows in their names? 3) Some players' signature banners have additional lines under their names (one written in blue, one in black). What do they mean and how do you get them? Edited by Dwrwd - 12 Feb 2014 at 00:18

Rill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Player Council - Geographer Joined: 17 Jun 2011 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 6903	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 2014 at 23:02
	St aug, you are not a new player! But I would say a new player should focus on learning about all the options available in the game. A good place to start with this is to read through the research tree. This gives you a good idea of all the stuff you can do in Illy and the buildings and research you need to do them. A quick perusal of the Help topics on this forum can also be useful. http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/help_forum9.html There's a lot of stuff to do in Illy, and you can't do it all right away. Taking some time to figure out the stuff that most interests you and how to do that stuff is worthwhile. Oh, and while you're reading, UPGRADE YOUR STOREHOUSE! Also your resources and library. Have fun out there and know you are welcome.

st aug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wordsmith Joined: 15 May 2013 Location: unkown Status: Offline Points: 106	Post Options Post Reply Quote st aug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 2014 at 21:42
	What is the best thing a new players should do right out the gate?. What should a new player focus on? Edited by st aug - 15 Jan 2014 at 21:42

Hora Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster Joined: 10 May 2010 Status: Offline Points: 839	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hora Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 2014 at 21:27
	I remember when I first joined, there had been no sov yet But good idea to bundle new questions to this thread, geofrey. People, there is no such thing as dumb questions... if there are, they might be entertaining and help other people not to repeat them Edited by Hora - 15 Jan 2014 at 21:28

geofrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Postmaster General Joined: 31 May 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1013	Post Options Post Reply Quote geofrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 2014 at 18:16
	With so any new faces to Illyriad, if any of the more recent players have any questions, feel free to ask them in this message and the community will provide an answer. When answering a question please quote the question and provide a solid un-opinionated answer. I remember when I first joined Illyriad I had no idea how the sov. system worked until my 3rd town, and I wished I would of asked someone about it earlier. So ask away!