How to start

I finished the tutorial, now what? If you are brand-new to Epic War: Thrones(EWT), then you are in the right place. This guide focus on the first two days while under novice protection. How to expand your city efficiently.

## What should I do?

Every decent strategy game has an end goal, so does EWT. For Alliance, it is to get Ruling Rewards by occupying Luoyang. For an individual, it is to expend your territory, increase resources income, level up generals and make contribute to your Alliance, or just be a farmer, whatever. But even farmer need to develop, so here is:

## The goal of First 48 hours

### Following quests, get bonus recourse

By finishing quests, you can promote your Prestige level, get free Marshal, increase territory cap, and most importantly: get tons of bonus recourses to jump upgrade your building.

### Occupy level 5 grids

Level 5 is the “threshold” of grids (1000 more output than level 4). The more you have, the faster you grow. By contrast, Level 6 grid has two defenders and only output 300 more, do not try them right now.

### Do not start fight with other players

You will lose novice protection imminently for engaging others, no matter they are clearly AFK or A-hole. You can deal with them later.

### Upgrade your Palace to level 7

level 7 Palace will unlock Train Place and Leading. The former can provide massive experiences to generals in cost of time and food. The later can increase troop number(AKA Health Points) for every generals. They are vital for your legion.

## The Planning

 can break down to manage income ratio and draw expend routes beforehand.

Recommended income ratio is Food/Wood/Iron/Stone for 1:2:2:5. Under novice protection, casualty will convert into food. System also returns all the resources when you unequipped generals or failed to occupy grids. On the other side, upgrade building will cost twice stone compare to others.

Expend routes beforehand is simple, occupy girds and build sentry tower toward higher level grid for future conquest. Be careful do not get in 4 loops of other players base, otherwise you lose protection.

## Recommended legion lineup

Things need attention: Positioning, lineup and skills.

### Positioning

Let me introduce a concept called “snipe”. By knocking out defender’s Commander first, you can shorten battle time, reduce casualty and win with inferior in number. In EWT, you can see the first defender’s position without extra effort. Just fill your generals in rear and front with the same line of enemy Commander. It will increase sniping chance.

### Lineup

Overall, I highly recommend STR generals over INT generals(except Jiang Wei) at early game. The reason I will talk in the the general principle section.

Recommend lineup:

No-Spend: Jiang Wei, My lord and Yueying

A little spend: Guan Yu(Sun Ce), My lord and Yueying(Xiao Qiao)

Loaded: Sun Ce, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao. Or any three major generals in the same faction(for synergy building bonus) or with strong bond you can get.

Early game lineup is better to be front tank+dps+supporter. Due to Frequent grid battle, we need reduce casualty, it is important for front general soaking damage.

Normal Attack damage(attach to STR) is most common among defenders of low level grids. The tank needs have high DEF, My Lord who invest DEF PTS is best available option for players. INT damage is highly depending on skills to work. Due to skills limit in term of number and level, STR generals is better: at worst scenario, they can still use normal attack. STR generals with encourage(heal) skill is perfect choice for early game, such as Sun Ce and Mrs. Sun.

For supporter, generals with damage reduction or healing skills are good, such as Xiao Qiao and Hua Tuo.

I do not recommend all STR dps legion. They cannot instant kill enemy commander, instead get high causality, not cost-efficient.

Occupying grid is the best way to level up generals. Experiences link to causality generals caused, so even failed attempt could grant them experiences.

Do not train your generals on your territory in early game, it just waste of STA and troops.