Ikariam Web based graphical game

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
Ok, but can I set something, then ignore it for a day or two and then go back and spend another hour on it, or do I get vaporized by not paying attention during that "off" time?

depends on your style of play. you can definitely set your guys to harvest resources and turtle up and you will be fine. it is VERY EASY to make yourself an unappealing target for enemies.

aka, low lvl port + spend your cash quickly

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
Ok, but can I set something, then ignore it for a day or two and then go back and spend another hour on it, or do I get vaporized by not paying attention during that "off" time?

I find that it's a game of time management. Back when I was upgrading most of the structures in my towns, I'd look at how long it'd be until I'd be able to check in with the game again, and find structures with upgrade times that'd fit into that time block.


But as you get much farther along in the game, a lot of upgrade times take up most of a day, so your time is spent on organizing pillages and blockades to acquire enough resources to make those long upgrades.


Unfortunately, the game is not finished yet, and people were progressing too quickly. Instead of making the game more interesting, they simply made everything more expensive, thus slowing everyone down.
In the earlier stages, this is not so noticeable. It's us old-timers, with multiple cities, who are hardest hit by the limitations. Gameforge has a soft cap of where its players "should" be. Once you hit that cap, you'll notice that upgrade costs suddenly quadruple over their regular progression, and upgrade times increase drastically.


In terms of being "vaporized" - your infrastructure can never be damaged. Even if your army is wiped out, you can be well on your way to having replacements made by the next day.

 

[sdifox]

Turin39789, you should change the thread title to include the word RECRUITMENT

 

[TallBill]

Boo, keep the old one going

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Boo, keep the old one going

Didn't you abandon us?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: TallBill
Boo, keep the old one going

Didn't you abandon us?

Yes, but I also started things off

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
<In order to be approved for the private forums you MUST PM me with the username/email you registered with so you can be approved.

Also, you really-really want forum access.



nudge
nudge

 

[miketheidiot]

everybody join up

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: PokerGuy
Ok, but can I set something, then ignore it for a day or two and then go back and spend another hour on it, or do I get vaporized by not paying attention during that "off" time?

depends on your style of play. you can definitely set your guys to harvest resources and turtle up and you will be fine. it is VERY EASY to make yourself an unappealing target for enemies.

aka, low lvl port + spend your cash quickly

Combine those two with the AT-XX tag and there will be very little chance of anyone serious attacking you.

 

[IEC]

In order to be approved for the private forums you MUST PM me with the username/email you registered with so you can be approved.

I have 5 pending apps for the private forums...

 

[Chiropteran]

Join ikariam, it's fun.

 

[bucwylde23]

so, i just registered and am starting to figure everything out and build a barracks.

i'm confused, what exactly do I need to do to join up with you guys?

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: chrisg22
so, i just registered and am starting to figure everything out and build a barracks.

i'm confused, what exactly do I need to do to join up with you guys?

When you are able to build an embassy, it will allow you to join the alliance.

Research- Foreign Cultures

Build embassy
Send request to join alliance.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: chrisg22
so, i just registered and am starting to figure everything out and build a barracks.

i'm confused, what exactly do I need to do to join up with you guys?

remember to register in the at ikariam forum

 

[ultimatebob]

I noticed that they tweaked the game and made the corruption penalties a lot worse today. Now my masses aren't as happy anymore

 

[Beller0ph1]

My wife calls this the "damn game". Be ready to devote some serious time to getting your colonies going.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: chrisg22
so, i just registered and am starting to figure everything out and build a barracks.

i'm confused, what exactly do I need to do to join up with you guys?

remember to register in the at ikariam forum

Ok I signed up for the AT board, awaiting approval.

I hope this game loads fine at work

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Beller0ph1
My wife calls this the "damn game". Be ready to devote some serious time to getting your colonies going.

So why is she not playing also?

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: chrisg22
so, i just registered and am starting to figure everything out and build a barracks.

i'm confused, what exactly do I need to do to join up with you guys?

remember to register in the at ikariam forum

Ok I signed up for the AT board, awaiting approval.

I hope this game loads fine at work

You should REALLY use Firefox with this game. There are lots of useful things to go along with it.
Firefox3 + Greasemonkey v0.8 + various add-ons = Goodness.

Once you get acclimated to what you can get with Firefox, the bare-bones interface you get with IE won't just look bad, it'll feel like someone chopped off your arms and replaced them with baseball bats, it's just that uselessly crippled.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
You should REALLY use Firefox with this game. There are lots of useful things to go along with it.
Firefox3 + Greasemonkey v0.8 + various add-ons = Goodness.

Once you get acclimated to what you can get with Firefox, the bare-bones interface you get with IE won't just look bad, it'll feel like someone chopped off your arms and replaced them with baseball bats, it's just that uselessly crippled.

Ok so I just installed Firefox 3 RC3 and greasemonkey v0.8

Which other add-ons do I need? I will try to install this at work too if it's that much better..

wtf... in FF3 I only have the option of alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon for worlds.. not theta..

 

[sciwizam]

make sure you typed ikariam.org, not ikariam.com!

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: Jeff7
You should REALLY use Firefox with this game. There are lots of useful things to go along with it.
Firefox3 + Greasemonkey v0.8 + various add-ons = Goodness.

Once you get acclimated to what you can get with Firefox, the bare-bones interface you get with IE won't just look bad, it'll feel like someone chopped off your arms and replaced them with baseball bats, it's just that uselessly crippled.

Ok so I just installed Firefox 3 RC3 and greasemonkey v0.8

Which other add-ons do I need? I will try to install this at work too if it's that much better..

wtf... in FF3 I only have the option of alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon for worlds.. not theta..

Some commonly used addons:
Ikariam Score Linker
Ikariam Alarm and Overview Table
Ikariam Solarium
Kissy Wider Menu
Kronos Utils (my personal fav)

Now, I'm not sure how to best order these for installation, since I don't use all of them. But there you go.

Edit: Most up to date version of Kronos here.

 

[Jeff7]

Note: Ikariam Solarium is merely an aesthetic enhancement to the city, for night/day effects.


And thanks for the heads-up, I didn't know RC3 was out already.


Also, concerning the order that scripts are processed:
Go to Tools -> Greasemonkey -> Manage User Scripts.

In there, you can drag the scripts around.
For example, I think Kronos must go ahead of the Kissy Wider Menu plugin.

Also note: Kronos is not official Gameforge-approved. If you need to post screenshots for any reason, you might want to switch to IE to take them. I don't know how picky they are about that stuff.

 

[GasX]

All your loot is belong to me

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
All your loot is belong to me

lol

 

[bucwylde23]

Well I found out today that this game is blocked at work.
I was researching Pulleys or something when I left home this morning. Once it finishes researching that, will it automatically start the next item? Or will I have to select something to research once I get home?