General FAQ
by: Aztexia
What is the difference between blitz, standard, tournament and test AD?
- Firstly, blitz, standard and tournament game results count towards the 1000ad League. Test does not count. Secondly, you are permitted only one account on standard and tournament games while you can have multiple accounts on the test server, although some restrictions are still in place.
- Does having a high number of not working population affect your score?
- Yes, however there is only a small affect on your score. It is not reccommended to have too many excess population not working as they will use other resources ie land for housing, food and wood for heating.
- When the game restarted , why did I only get 100 turns?
- When the game is restarted the default amount of turns for all empires is 100 turns. Gradually, as time passes by, you will gain more turns. In standard, you will receive a turn every 10 minutes until you reach 300. This is the maximum stored turns. In tournament game you will receive another turn every 5 minutes until you reach 500 turns.
- Why does the month counting thing sometimes say 299 months left and sometimes 297 months left?
- Each month is equivalent to one turn. When you have 299 months remaining you will have 299 more turns before you cannot take another turn. You will then have to accumulate turns in order to continue attacking etc.
- My hubby plays this game and he was telling me that only one person can play......is there anyway that both of us can play?
- Both of you can play but there are restrictions on how you can interact. It is also essential to email the Game Admin every round both of you play.
- Can I play both standard and tournament?
- Yes, you are allowed to play both types of games although you may only have one empire in each game.
- What is a dead empire?
- A dead empire is an empire that has been attacked for all of their land.
- When did this round start and when does it end for a new round?
- If you scroll down to the bottom of the logon screen you can see the date when the current game was started and when it will finish.
- Does employment rate count?
- No it does not matter what your employment rate is. However, if you are running with 500k unemployed people then they will be using food & wood in upkeep and therefore you are not running your empire as efficiently as you possibly could. At the start of a round if you have a large unemployed population then you will lose out on a lot of exploring.
- Do we have to sign up every time a new game starts or do we just sign up once and we just logon to the new game?
- You will need to start a new account every time a round is reset as each new game is on a fresh database.
- If an empire has no people then is it be considered dead?
- This cannot technically happen as there is a minimum of 1000 people that will stay in your realm no matter what. If you also have some land to build on then it is possible to recover, therefore your realm would not be considered dead.
- Why could I not totally destroy someones population?
- You cannot totally destroy someones population as there is a deault amount of population, (1000), which will always remain in the empire.
- I am in standard game 28, what does that mean?
- This means there have been 27 standard games completed before the current game.
- Just wanted to know, how do you kill an empire?
- To kill an empire you have to attack it for all of the land. It is hard work to kill an empire off by yourself, it can be done but it will be costly to you in turns and could result in other people targeting you.
- Is the great wall any good?
- The great wall can double the defense of your empire and is highly reccommended. In some games and for some civilisations it is essential.
- Which way does the scoreRatio work? attacker/defender or vice-versa?
- // figure out score ratio based on scores of opponents
scoreRatio = defense.score / player.score;
if (scoreRatio lt 0.5) scoreRatio = 0.5;
//if scoreRatio < 0.5 then scoreRatio=0.5 else if (scoreRatio gt 2) scoreRatio = 2;
//if scoreRatio > 2 then scoreRatio=2
// reduce by 50% if (deathmatchMode) // no scoreRatio if we are playing DeathMatch scoreRatio = 1;
else scoreRatio = ((scoreRatio - 1) * 0.5) + 1;
- What determines the amount of construction workers you have?
- Toolmakers will determine how many construction workers you have. Each toolmaker will profide 6 contruction workers or builders.
- How do I validate my account?
- After signing up you should receive a validation code in your email account. Simply try to login to your empire and you will be asked to enter a validation code. It is only a matter of inserting the code into the validation box and submitting it.
- What exactly determines how fast the population grows?
- There are a few factors in determining how fast a population grows. In some cases it may be you civilisation which is a major factor. Generally it is the level you set you food consumption at. The higher you set food consumption the faster your population will grow.
- What is vacation mode?
- Vacation mode will prevent you from logging into your account for 72hours. It will also prevent you from being attacked while you are in it, although you will not be able to gain turns either. It should be used if you will be unable to get access to your account for a period of 72 hours or so.
- Do I gain turns in vacation mode?
- No. Turns are not gained in vacation mode otherwise it would be open to abuse.
- How long does protection last?
- Protection will last one full cycle of turns, depending on the game you are in. On standard it will last 300 turns, on tournament it will last 500 turns and on test game it will last 800 turns.
About the Author
Aztexia is a former player of 1000ad and has helped compile and answer many players' 1000ad FAQ.
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