Greetings, fellow Illy players.

I've been playing for nearly 7 years now and have done quite a whole lot of hunting. So I thought my experience might be useful for someone. Check it out in case you are interested in how to rock hard in Illy hunting. But I warn you, it's quite a long read. Not like "War and peace", but still.

Couple of disclaimers before we start: first, English is not my mother tongue. I tried my best but if you see something put in a wrong/funny way please bear with me. Second, this guide will not teach how to be a good warrior. It gives a good understanding of battle mechanics, all that terrain, crafted, attack/defense but not more. Hunting is attacking NPCs in a way you choose when and where you choose. That is not the case when it comes to PvP and you should consult other war guys. Ten Kulch's http://illywarmonger.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow - warmongering blog is a good read here.

So...

There's (sic!) two reasons I do well attacking. The first is a good understanding of Illy mechanics and the second is my excel calculator. I will try to share both with you. 

Here are the links to the files you will need.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TpBr4Gj9TqNbeOHdfQESITZow7BcKwnwt7a19GmofI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow - Theory guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NdcDzBuT1alV87dka_RlZgwRjs2YLdTlK8aEaywgx80/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow - Practice guide

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zv-Q1E89bf1LyMXgPMjOZZ1EY1gd-uRPWfapnwqCjxk/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow - Hunting calculator

Those icons below show something that was mentioned in the all 3 or something that you might need to understand things better. Click them and see details when you stumble across the name in the text:

1. Troops:

[@i=5|76]  [@i=5|77] [@i=5|78] [@i=5|79] [@i=5|81] [@i=5|60] [@i=5|61]

2. Crafted:

Plains:

[@c=112] [@c=41] [@c=84] [@c=154] [@c=172]  [@c=34] 

Woods:

[@c=102] [@c=62] [@c=89] [@c=159] [@c=165]

Hills:

[@c=104] [@c=40] [@c=74] [@c=149] [@c=178]. For dwarves [@c=424], for orcs [@c=425]

Mountains:

[@c=109] [@c=53] [@c=83] [@c=148] [@c=168]. For dwarves [@c=424] 

Universal/buildings:

[@c=114] [@c=63] [@c=139] [@c=156] [@c=174]

3. NPCs:

Giant rats [@i=5|238] [@i=5|239] [@i=5|240] [@i=5|241]

Poisonous crawlers [@i=5|144] [@i=5|145] [@i=5|146] [@i=5|147]

Scuttlers [@i=5|148] [@i=5|149] [@i=5|150] [@i=5|151]

Scritchers [@i=5|152] [@i=5|153] [@i=5|154] [@i=5|155]

UPD for some reason I somewhy cannot see them working:( Not sure if it's a bug or forum feature, I thought the forum supports Illy chat codes. Please copy that icons part, insert in in an ingame mail and send to yourself, you should see 'em all right.

For a small taste of what you can do if you use the calculator correctly:

No, this is not a bug. This was first calculated using the calculator and then confirmed with the actual hit. Intrigued? Check out the links, it's all there.

Please post your questions, comments, rotten tomatoes or whatever or mail them tome in the game.

Great lucks and good hunting!

S.