Gathering Resources

This is a guide on gathering Z Coins, Iron and Stone more efficiently.

In the early game, these resources can be limited. While plundering other people's Fortresses can help a lot in obtaining these resources, gathering can be done in addition to that. In comparison to plundering, it costs less lineup durability, troops and depleting a mine grants you bonus Resource Chests. It however costs more time to gather than to plunder for resources.

## Gathering Buffs

### Gathering Speed

There are some technologies that increase the gathering speed or returns.

Research [Gathering Speed]
 Alliance Commemoration | Efficient Gathering | 10

While being in an Alliance, gathering in Territory with an owned repaired city grants a 50% gathering speed boost.

While being in an Alliance, gathering in Territory with an owned repaired city grants a 50% gathering speed boost.

You can temporarily get a 50% gathering speed boost by using an (Advanced) Gathering Boost. This boost does not affect Z Coin gathering.

Russell can catch fish, which you can process in the Diner which will grant a small gathering boost as well. This does not stack with the other gathering item buffs.

VIP and SVIP levels also grant extra Gathering Speed. VIP 15 gives a 22% bonus.

For Solari Heroes:

* Laura Chen grants an extra lineup used for only gathering, practically increasing the speed by 1/3 max.

**Solari Heroes [Gathering Speed Bonus]**
  Solari |  Mario | Foreman
  Solari |  Pheidias | Stone Distribution

Certain Combat Heroes (Gathering Heroes) also boost the gathering Speed. Their third skill usually needs to be leveled for this, requiring them to be at least of Epic quality (Orange).

### Gathering Load

There are also many techs that increase the gathering load, allowing for more resources to be gathered each time.

* Load Optimizations (World Exploration) grants a 50% Unit load increase
* Load Optimizations I, each individual Deployment Queue has this tech for a boost of 20% Unit Load.
* Load Optimizations II, each individual Deployment Queue has this tech for a boost of 20% Unit Load.
* Assigning more Heroes and soldiers to your lineups directly increases the Gathering Load. So make sure to upgrade your Garages and Deployment Queue I-IV.
* Unexpected Prank grants a number of bonus resources for hours spend gathering (excluding Z Coins) during the Alliance Duel. A maximum of 50 resources (Stone, Iron) are obtained per hour spend gathering. This rounds down to the nearest hour.
* Load Enhancements (Alliance Commemoration) grants a maximum of 20% Unit Load increase during Alliance Duels.

An Alliance passively grants a buff to Unit Load at high Alliance Levels, for a maximum of 25% increased load.

Solari Heroes:

* Laura Chen grants an extra lineup purely for gathering.

**Solari Heroes [Gathering Load Bonus]**
  Solari |  Mario | Large Pockets

Certain Combat Heroes (gathering Heroes) boost the gathering load. Most of the time it is a direct boost of 100 Load due to their ingame tag (Gather tag), but some Heroes also have skills that increase the load.

**Combat Heroes [Gathering Load Bonus]**
  Watchers |  David | Loaded March

## Gathering Strategy

It is recommended to gather a mine or resource deposit fully; until depletion. This will result in bonus chests that can be opened for Memento Coins, Combat Hero Recruitment Points and Hero Fragments.

### Example Gathering Lineups for Speed

Having a balanced setup like the lineups below can help you in synchronizing the time it takes for the lines to gather.

It is best to use all Gathering Heroes in your lineups if you want to increase the speed of gathering. The faction buff should be four or five Heroes from the same faction in order to get a 20% boost to speed from technology (If faction enhancement is far enough upgraded). Keep in mind that setting all lines to gathering Heroes leaves you vulnerable to attack!

Minutemen Gathering LineupVindicators Gathering LineupWildlings Gathering LineupWatchers Gathering Lineup
The four lineups above are examples and can be set as a standard lineup in order to swap easily between them. If you do not have all lineups or heroes available then adjustments can be made in order to get the most 4-5 Hero Faction Buffs while deploying all gathering Heroes.
For example, here are three lineups that have all Gathering Heroes deployed and all three have the bonus Faction Buffs.

Minutemen Gathering LineupVindicators Gathering LineupWildlings Gathering Lineup
### Alliance Trial

Alliance Trial is the main page on this topic.
In a nutshell: Use the Explore Resources option for an Alliance in advance so people can start gathering on the high level mines. Using Gathering boosts is recommended. Alliance Duel Cards can help you rack up points.

### Personal Armaments Race

Personal Armaments Race is the main page on this topic. Please consult the time table in order to determine when you should have your APC's return home for points.