Loyalty Loyalty is a very important part about this game. You will see that it is the small number next to tax rate. It will probably say “80/0” unless you have a tax rate higher than 20%. So what happens when you lose loyalty? You lose people. You then lose gold. If you lose enough… Continue reading Chapter 12 – Loyalty
Chapter 11 – Defending Yourself
Defending yourself: Something that many players want to learn how to do is how to adequately defend themselves. Here is the how to on defending yourself: Hint: Looking weak. Don’t look like a target till you are strong enough to defeat your enemies. Keep your town hall below lvl 7 and upgrade everything else. Traps… Continue reading Chapter 11 – Defending Yourself
Chapter 10 – Buying Things / Speaking
Buying things/ Speaking A question in this game occurs on whether or not it is indeed, “Free Forever.” Well, there isn’t a single thing in the game you need to buy. I’d say on average, players who buy are 20% more successful (Prestige wise) than others. I advocate supporting UMGE for this great game, but … Continue reading Chapter 10 – Buying Things / Speaking
Chapter 9 – Combat Phacts
Combat Phacts Phacts: Pseudo or fake facts. A lot of faulty information surrounds combat. Walls: At some point in the game when you attack walls, you may notice that while the enemy has no defenders, you lost your men. This usually happens because of small contingents of archer only forces fail to break the wall.… Continue reading Chapter 9 – Combat Phacts
Chapter 8 – Your Second City
Your second city Soon after getting your town hall to level three, you will want to build your second city. First, find a flat on the map. Click it to check two things. If someone owns it and what level is it. If someone owns it look for another. You don’t want a possible enemy.… Continue reading Chapter 8 – Your Second City
Chapter 7 – Allies & Enemies
Allies and Enemies One of the most important things to do is to get in a good alliance. Without one, you are in trouble. Once you do get into one, you may get anywhere from 200 to 1000 prestige upon joining. But what makes a good alliance? 3 main points: Locality: Are you close to… Continue reading Chapter 7 – Allies & Enemies
Chapter 6 – Resourcing Versus Outsourcing
Resourcing versus Outsourcing An important thing to make sure you do in this game is to gather goods. There are a few ways to do this: The gatherer approach. All players go through this. It is simply when you build lots of city things so you can increase flow of goods. Hint: Important Numbers: 1800… Continue reading Chapter 6 – Resourcing Versus Outsourcing
Chapter 5 – Trap Lesson
Trap lesson So what is up with traps? Well, there are 4 types of expendable ones and 1 permanent type. But are any of them worth it? Well here is a trap by trap analysis: (cost is total goods cost and worth is what it is good for) Trap: A cheap trap. Built en masse… Continue reading Chapter 5 – Trap Lesson
Chapter 4 – Combat Lesson 2
Before fighting in this game realize this one fact: “All the fighting calculations thus far are poor at best and result in unrealistic and unfair battles.” -Lord Arumen As above, you can quote me on that. So how do you overcome this? Well, this will teach the basics of combat. Pick your battles: Don’t attack… Continue reading Chapter 4 – Combat Lesson 2
Chapter 3 – Combat Lesson 1
The guide to Units and Combat Your army is a crucial part of this game. While I personally used a very small army the first few months, it all depends on your play style. I categorize war into three different play styles: Diplomatic: Small armies, a lot of talking to other players. Most people will… Continue reading Chapter 3 – Combat Lesson 1
Chapter 2 – Beginning
Beginning You will truly be beginning when you have gotten your good production up to 1800 per hour. That’s a decent 1 per 2 seconds, so you should see a steady flow. Then you need to have a level (lvl) 2 rally point, lvl 1 inn, lvl 1 feasting hall, lvl 1 wall, lvl 1… Continue reading Chapter 2 – Beginning
Chapter 1 – How to get Started
A Guide To Evony: “All of life’s a game, all the men and women merely players” William Shak3sp3ar How to get started? When you first start Evony you will have chosen a state. The truth is, choice DOESN’T matter. You will probably teleport once or twice during the game. Once you begin, you will have… Continue reading Chapter 1 – How to get Started
Lord Arumen’s Beginners Guides
Lord Arumen’s Beginner Guides are a great resource for new Evony players! Lord Arumen has agreed to have his guides for beginners posted here at Hods Realm so that more people can get the help they need. Please expect to see many chapters with guides to help your Evony experience. The following is the Chapter’s… Continue reading Lord Arumen’s Beginners Guides
iEvony Wiki
Due to the new shortage of iEvony codes, Hods Realm has decided to dedicate part of the Evony wiki to posting iEvony invitation codes, and advertising peoples’ iEvony URLs. To post invitation codes for other players to use, please visit this link: iEvony Codes To advertise your iEvony URL for other players to use, please… Continue reading iEvony Wiki
Evony Age II (Age 2) Beta Change
In the previous article, we described how the Evony Age II beta server was finally released. Unfortunately, Evony decided that the server was not yet ready to completely be tested, so they closed the beta server. The beta server is no longer up but you may monitor its status to see when it comes online,… Continue reading Evony Age II (Age 2) Beta Change
Evony Age 2 (Age II) Beta
Evony has long promised that they were working hard on an Age 2 (Age II). Finally, the time is near! Evony has opened a beta server for people to test the new Evony age. Beta server: Server: Evony Age II Beta. Server Link: beta.evony.com The server’s account limit is 15,000. The registration portal will be… Continue reading Evony Age 2 (Age II) Beta
Hods Updates!
It’s mid-July and Hods Realm has some pretty big updates for you. – An Evony Server Status page has been released! Instantly check whether your server or world is online/offline. Don’t even bother getting frustrated, just check our server status first before you waste your time. Click HERE to visit the server status page. –… Continue reading Hods Updates!
Evony Forum Happenings in July
Today, I’d like to take the time to describe some of the happenings at the Evony forum boards: Ever since the release of iEvony Beta, the official Evony forums and on all the Evony servers and worlds, players have been heatedly discussing and debating about iEvony. As I discussed earlier, iEvony is a client that… Continue reading Evony Forum Happenings in July
Evony Ads
Evony ads are one of the hot topics of discussion. Evony players were not very happy with the explicit ads that were being displayed a month ago, but now they found a new ad which they say is “downright outrageous”. The Evony players do not want to be embarrassed by the ads, or even look… Continue reading Evony Ads
Getting Evony Medals
In a previous medals article, Hods Realm gave the basics for obtaining and finding medals. We gave you all the factors in determining how to get certain medals. Due to high demand, we will give you exactly where and how to get the medals you need. *NOTE* This is the Hods style to obtaining specific… Continue reading Getting Evony Medals