Harvesting
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Category: Strategies, Guides & Help
Forum Name: General Questions
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Topic: Harvesting
Posted By: Waravatar
Subject: Harvesting
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 11:22
| Hi. I´m new to the game. Can somebody please tell me how to harvest with the caravans. I am definitely looking something over and just can figure out how to send my caravan out to harvest :( |
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Posted By: jamieh
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2011 at 11:38
| on the main map, look for squares with flashing resources, then left click on the square and there should be an option to harvest resources. then you need to decide how many caravans to send and volia! |
Posted By: Mr. Ubiquitous Feral
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2011 at 07:30
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whatsa volia? ------------- I am a Machine. |
Posted By: Createure
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2011 at 10:55
| it's French... means "there you go" or "here it is" that kind of thing. |
Posted By: Waravatar
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2011 at 09:46
| Thanks a lot you guys. |
Posted By: Mr. Ubiquitous Feral
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2011 at 22:57
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Thanks, now how do I make my letters red? ------------- I am a Machine. |
Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2011 at 00:11
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Write them in your own blood. If it's too dark, mix in a little milk. |
Posted By: Llyorn Of Jaensch
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2011 at 06:55
Laugh my A.. Off. This guy seriously kills me. |
HonoredMule wrote:Posted By: Ketla Truttensis
Date Posted: 13 May 2011 at 08:09
| are there lots of these squares? I have scrolled all over and seen nothing. How far should you have to go? |
Posted By: surferdude
Date Posted: 13 May 2011 at 16:18
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Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 13 May 2011 at 16:35
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Yes there are quite a lot of squares. Zoom your world map to the maximum zoom available, if no white circles pop up then start going any direction on the map. If you see purple circles take note of their location, npc's and harvest-able resources can pop up in the same area.
------------- Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin |
Posted By: Ketla Truttensis
Date Posted: 13 May 2011 at 17:23
Thank you; great explanation. My resource-rich existence starts now. I sing you an Elven hymn of gratitude. Ketla |
Posted By: Sgt..Shanks
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:48
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You new guys really need to get used to having your vans bumped.. **it happens! Don't need to use it as a polite way to ask for resources.. just go ahead and ask! |
Posted By: STAR
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 09:32
| try not to send your caravans too far out from the city you are sending them out from, it will suck to send them out hr or 2 away only to be bumped off after a few minutes of gathering. |
Posted By: iwarf
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 12:47
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Distance to send caravans is really variable and depends on the circumstances. 1. An hour or less b4 next respawn and your going to be online at that time wait and send after respawn. 2. Its just been a respawn and you have a just a few caravans available or a low market level within an hour is nice if possible to go a small distance. Otherwise you might have to go out further from your city. 3. You have a lot of caravans go out as far as you want so what if you get bumped it could be you bumping someone else better they are out and possibly harvesting then doing nothing. 4. To find resources quickly and easy - under stratgic/tactial is options button. Click options. In the graphics tab turn off everything but encampments and resources. The white circles jump out at you now. Someone said the map is boring this way so what find the resources send the caravans out then turn everything back on. 5. Bedtime or your going to be out of town or something that your going to be offline for several hours or longer. Send those caravans out as far as you want. Any resource is better than no resources. Send 2 or 3 or 4 depending on what you think about multiple caravans. If i know im going to be off for 12 hrs i will send 3 at everything but gold for up to 3 or 4 hrs out. For gold nodes i send out 4. 6. Try different things see what suits you. No one approach is best or works for everyones. Location of your cities and the amount of neighbors makes a difference. The one thing that doesnt work imo is letting them sit in your city doing nothing because there is not a node in close range especially right after a respawn cause it is gonna stay way for 6 hours at least. |
Posted By: Tordenkaffen
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 18:00
| I really dont understand why harvesting is so popular, each one caravan on new player level can only carry 100 resources - Its nothing compared to what bigger players can send you. Ask and in most cases you shall recieve, quit wasting time on insignificant scraps. |
Posted By: STAR
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 23:58
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insignificant to an established player, heaps to a new player. Not everyone likes asking for stuff |
Posted By: Kurfist
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 00:30
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*cough cough* I'm a brand new players, Thunder coffe can you send me 10k of each basic to my capital? ------------- Patience is a virtue, resource giving is a sin |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 09:54
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Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 09:55
when you are lacking just 130 clay to build the next level of a building, harvesting is the fastest way to get it. And 10 caravans bringing in 300 resources each every night is enough to have a newbie queue running. I have always been *extremely* happy when bigger players sent me resources, but I never asked for any myself. If you always ask for resources when you need it, then where is the part in playing your own game? |
Posted By: Tordenkaffen
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 11:17
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Well the point is to build up your own mines yeah? Once they reach level 10 or there abouts your hourly income dwarfs the miniscule loads your caravans can carry and already there it becomes rather redundant (maybe with the exception of gold harvesting, not sure). Besides - looking over the thread I was to understand that bumping was a big problem for new players It was hard to avoid back when I started, and the recent surge in Illyriad members has probably not diminished this. So - you dont need to ask for much - upping your storehouse first and then doing mines is just as fast as sending mules all over Illy. 100 basic resources for what...1,5-3 hours of work is...enthusiastic if nothing else. |
Posted By: Tordenkaffen
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 11:20
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This (by the way) is also a good reason to join an existing alliance when you start out, get the help you need to get started, and then decide where your future lies. |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 11:24
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Torden, I got your point. I stopped harvesting even when my production rate hit 200, i was using my few caravans to trade in the market and didnt have any to spare for harvesting. But early on in the game it is very helpful - 300 X 10 basic resource (with level 5 market) with just 10 clicks before you go to bed ;) yes, bumping is a non issue. I dont know why someone would be so bothered about it.
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Posted By: GrgaCvarak
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2011 at 17:12
Nothing more to say...  ------------- http://youtu.be/lVdTQ3OPtGY |
Posted By: Leungarific
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 09:06
| Why to persist indeed? |
Posted By: Ander
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 10:55
lol xD
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Posted By: Sgt..Shanks
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 22:26
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so .. back to newbs?? keep harvesting.. never worry about bumps! Just send out again!! there are few caravan wars these days!! (new van war is gonna be the "SOV WAR!!" good luck with that one guys!! x |
Posted By: Sgt..Shanks
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 22:27
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and yes.. I changed my pic.. cos this is my little girls love.. my eyes are full of remorse! ;) |
Posted By: Selwyn
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 22:41
| one thing to add to this, with the current advice being given in global, there is likly to be a tot of bumps, yes its easy to spot rez to harvest, if you deselect everything from the map, but if you deselect encampments you dont actually see other vans already harvesting, although if ya pay attention to pop up window it will notify you....but be aware many might accidently bump ya because of the advice given.....but like shanks says ...dont worry about bumps, its not a big issue |