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Anybody on the browser game Travian? It's a free online game and basically you turn a small little oasis into the capital of your kingdom - building resource fields, warehouses, barracks etc. You can even form alliances and rage out war with other players.

I'm already part of one of the alliances (90th in the game) and have a lot of power withing (Head Diplomat), so anybody thinking of joining, start up in the south west region of server 4 on the .co.uk version of the site (click)

Just thought it would be a bit of fun we could all take part in. If you do decide to join, just note down your coordinates and name in this thread.

Name hippyman (s4)
Coordinates (-36,-127)

Name Bob_The_Moose
Coords (1, 49) on S5

How the hell do you get an academy or stables :o not seem them yet!

You upgrade your academy/stables, and from that it allows you to research new troops. Uh the exact requirements for troops are given on the quick-manual thing.

:o Nin, you're getting attacked. Kill him!

Do you get better units by upgrading your barracks? It doesn't actually say, but makes most sense!

Bob_The_Moose wrote:

> o_o
> I only have a level 1 residence.
> Should start upgrading it, I suppose. by the time it gets to
> level 10 I might be ready to expand.
>
> You must have loads of resources coming in?

Yeah I've been building up my resources big time instead of building up the buildings so I can get lots of resources to start with then build up everything else.

I'm currently at about 400 an hour for wood, clay and iron and 300 for wheat.

I'm currently sending resources from my original village to my new village so I can build it's resources up quickly as well.

o_o
I only have a level 1 residence.
Should start upgrading it, I suppose. by the time it gets to level 10 I might be ready to expand.

You must have loads of resources coming in?
I'm half upgrading all my resource fields and half trying to get a decent defense force.
Oh and by the way, I don't know how this applies to other tribes (I'm a Gaul) but if you look at the ratio of defense points to total resources required (not accounting for distribution and food upkeep), the Phalanx, the cheapest unit, comes out marginally better for defense vs infantry and miles ahead for defense vs cavalry.

Bob_The_Moose wrote:

> What do you need to do to get another village up?

You need to create 3 settlers - achieved by getting a residence level 10 and then creating 3 by clicking on the "train" text in green after you click on your residence.

They're not cheap though costing about 5500 wood, clay and wheat and about 7200 iron each.

Once 3 have been created you choose an empty square and send them on their way to found a new village for you.

You also need 2000 culture points which are achieved by creating buildings and upgrading them.

What do you need to do to get another village up?

Got my second village up and running now :)

Got my 3rd settler creating at the minute will be finished about midday so hopefully I'll be able to get another village set up today

Revolver Ocelot wrote:

> How strong would you have to get to form an alliance?

You just need an Embassy level 3, think I'll get mine to a level 3 and form an alliance if anyone else on server 4 fancies joining?