Extracting Maximum Power

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Interface Controls Breakdown

• Top Bar (Orange Rectangle): Pre-defined march presets. Clicking any preset opens its pre-configured setup. It is recommended to label them using the initial of the dominant troop type. The blue button at the far right saves a quick preset.
• Troop Capacity (Left Red Rectangle): Shows current deployed troops vs maximum squad capacity. This limit varies dynamically, as each assigned hero provides a capacity boost—making a full squad of 3 heroes essential.
• Current March Power (Right Red Rectangle): Displays the total battle power score of the current march.
• Battle Boosts: Displays active tactical boosts below the power score.
• Squad Leader Icon (Red Square on Hero Card): Highlights the Leader position (Slot 1). Only the leader's active skills and attributes take effect.
• Victory Chance (Green Bar): Shows high probability of victory (not an absolute guarantee).
• Troop Adjustment Sliders (Blue Box): Adjust troop counts directly by typing values or dragging sliders.
• Troop Ratio Controls (Bottom Left Numbers):
  • 1 (Clear All): Resets troop counts to zero.
  • 2 (Equalize): Distributes troops evenly across all 3 types (1/3 each).
  • 3 (Custom Ratio): Manually customize troop distribution ratios.
• Deployment Cost & Time (Bottom Right Purple Box): Shows march travel duration and stamina cost. Selecting specific heroes like Diana reduces stamina consumption against beast targets (e.g., 20% cost reduction).

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To optimize total strength, create three single-class squads. Configure Squad 1 with your strongest Infantry hero in Slot 2 and deploy 100% Infantry troops. Repeat this setup for Cavalry and Marksmen.

FULL MARCH REQUIREMENT (3 HEROES): Always deploy a full squad of 3 heroes. Supporting heroes in Slots 2 and 3 dynamically increase total troop capacity. Leaving hero slots empty significantly reduces army size—costing roughly 40,000 troops at max hero level.

Once your top 3 single-class squads are configured, evaluate remaining troops for secondary squads. Assign best available heroes (adhering to Slot 1 rules) sorted by raw power.

Blue Heroes Usage: Useful exclusively for gathering resources, providing zero combat bonuses. Deploy them in Slot 3 strictly as capacity filler. NEVER place them in Slot 1 unless gathering on the map.

How to Form Your Best March (Quick Summary)

• Slot 1 (Leader): Exclusively reserved for heroes with attack bonuses in the first expedition position.
• Slot 2: Assigned to the strongest hero of the current selected class (e.g., if Cavalry is chosen, use your strongest available Cavalry hero) with 100% Cavalry troops.
• Slot 3: Assigned to a hero from the remaining unused class. It is recommended to pick your weakest available hero here just to fill space without compromising your other main marches.

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1. The Rally System (Coordinated Attacks)

In open map battles and rallies, you deploy a march of 3 heroes. Hero slot positioning determines active battle effects:

• 1st Hero (Left / Leader): The primary slot. Triggers the Top-Right Expedition Skill and SSR Equipment Skill. Offensive and lethality bonuses benefit all deployed troops in the rally.
• 2nd & 3rd Heroes (Middle & Right / Supports): Act strictly as stat boosters. Active skills and SSR equipment skills remain inactive. They contribute raw attributes (HP/Defense) and increase march troop capacity.

2. Skill Division (Right Side vs. Left Side)

The hero interface is divided into two distinct skill categories:

⚔️ Right Side: March & Economy Modes

• Top Right (Active): Functions when leading a march (Slot 1) on the open map (Rallies, beasts, city attacks).
• Bottom Right (Passive/Growth): Active permanently without manual activation. Grants resource gathering, construction speed, or passive army buffs when leading.

🛡️ Left Side: Arena & Conquest Modes

• Scope: Active exclusively in Arena, Conquest stages, and Wall Defense.
• 5-Hero Rule: Uses a full team of 5 characters. All left-side skills across all 5 heroes trigger simultaneously.

3. Resource Allocation Efficiency

When concentrating resources exclusively on your top 5 heroes out of a 20-hero roster:

• Combat Obsoletion: Left-side and direct battle skills of remaining characters become inactive in primary combat.
• Exceptions: Blue or Purple heroes specialized in Gathering Resources (bottom-right skill) should be deployed for gathering while primary teams recover.

4. SSR (Mythic) Equipment Mechanics

• Rallies: SSR equipment special skills trigger only on Slot 1 (Leader). On support heroes (Slots 2 & 3), special skills are disabled, contributing base stats only.
• Arena: Special skills across all 5 assigned SSR equipment sets activate simultaneously.
• Strategy: Prioritize complete SSR sets on primary lead heroes rather than splitting partial sets across secondary support heroes.

Strategy 1: Level-Based Flow Division

To optimize event response times, rally launches follow 3 staggered tiers based on player level:

• Tier 1 (Immediate Launch): Exclusive to Adamantium 4 & 5 players.
• Tier 2 (30-Second Delay): Unlocked for Adamantium 1, 2 & 3 players.
• Tier 3 (1-Minute Delay): Unlocked for players at Level 30 or lower.

Strategy 2: Alliance Power Coordination (Captain Alignment)

Requires players to align march power levels relative to alliance strength to maximize collective scores:

It is extremely important for each player to know their attacking power relative to the others, in order to understand which flow they should fit into.

• Strongest Troop Utilization: Reserve primary marches (3 heroes, Slot 1 rules) to join rallies hosted by top alliance captains, boosting shared score yields.
• Rally Initiation Sequence:
  • Event Start (0 min): Top-ranked captains and high-power players initiate rallies.
  • 1-Minute Mark: Mid-tier players evaluate remaining troop capacity and launch secondary rallies.
  • 2-Minute Mark: Remaining players with available marches launch additional rallies (prioritizing active high-power rallies first).

Pre-Event Setup (30 minutes prior):

• [Beasts]: Terror Gaze, The Howler.
• [City]: Squad Lethality, Squad Attack, Enemy Defense.

Essential mechanics to maximize alliance points, coins, and reward progression. Inactivity incurs score penalties and requires strict reinforcement coordination. ⚠️ CRITICAL: Troops cannot be healed during this event.

1. Attack Dynamics & Troop Sharing

• Online Targets: Enemies prioritize active online players. Reinforce active alliance members.
• Empty Base Strategy: Defending ally bases generates additional points. Dispatch troops to reinforce online allies, keeping your base empty.
• Initial Exception: If the event starts without incoming reinforcements, retain local defense troops temporarily and request reinforcements in alliance chat.
• Dynamic Deployment: Reallocate reinforcement lines from heavily defended bases to active allies needing support.

2. Reinforcement Ratio Rule

To balance defense line coverage and point distribution:

• Reinforced Players: Dispatch at least double the received reinforcement volume to active allies (e.g., receiving 100K requires sending 200K).
• Unreinforced Players: Deploy exactly 1 full march to support alliance defense lines until incoming reinforcements arrive.

3. Rewards

Defensive engagements generate individual defense points and alliance defense points (total sum of individual scores). Accumulated points unlock event reward tiers.

4. Headquarters Strategic Defense (Waves 10 & 20)

During waves 10 and 20, enemies bypass individual bases to attack the Alliance Plains HQ directly.

• Player Troop Limit Calculation: To distribute points evenly, leadership enforces occupancy limits using the formula:
  $$\text{Troop Limit} = \frac{\text{HQ Total Capacity}}{\text{Amount of Online Members}}$$
• Active Monitoring: Track chat announcements for dynamic limit adjustments based on active member counts.
• Final Capacity Fill (Last 30 Seconds): If HQ capacity remains uncapped with 30 seconds remaining, open deployment authorization will be issued.
• Recommended Heroes: Deploy heroes with defensive attributes or enemy damage reduction skills.
• Recommended March Composition: Configure defense marches with 55% Infantry and 45% Cavalry.
• Archer Restriction: Archers are prohibited in HQ defense marches.

5. Key Event Rules

• City Defense Limit: Recommended reinforcement cap is 300k troops per city.
• HQ Defense Limit: Enforce the 72.5k troop cap per player at the HQ to ensure all active members earn points.
• No Healing: TROOP HEALING IS DISABLED DURING THIS EVENT. Manage troop reserves carefully.
• Preparation: Log in 15 minutes prior to start to structure march groups and coordinate troop exchanges.
• Base Defense Setup: Keep primary defensive heroes assigned to base defense structures.

Strategic execution loop to optimize scoring and resource accumulation (based on OctbRain strategy).

1. Opening Strategy & Upgrades

• Bypass Mines: Focus exclusively on clearing Cesares during early stages.
• Select Right Upgrade 1, followed immediately by Right Upgrade 2 (+1500 gold per Cesare, +25% movement speed).
• Deploy all queues to hunt Cesares using quick-search. Relocate if contested by high-power players.

2. Mine Management & Main Loop

• Third Upgrade Rule: Unlock Left Upgrade (+5000 gold per mine, 60-second cooldown reset).
• Minute Mine Rule: Every 60 seconds, dispatch ONE queue to clear a mine node and return it upon completion.
• First Occupation Drop: Occupying standard veins for the first time drops 3 ore piles. Collect immediately for bonus points.
• Fourth Upgrade: Unlock Left Power Upgrade.
• Primary Execution Loop: Maintain primary queues on Cesares, single queue on minute mine nodes, and dispatch the Supply Cart whenever available.

3. Fracture Veins

• Recall all march queues at the 20-second warning.
• Secure maximum Fracture Vein nodes across all 3 spawn waves.
• Post-Fracture: Resume the Primary Execution Loop immediately (Cesares, minute mines, cart dispatch).

4. Late Game & Center Capture

• Late Game Phase: Once Cesares are depleted, shift focus to initial vein occupations and ore pile collection.
• Center Capture Phase: Relocate adjacent to the central node prior to opening. Dispatch forces immediately upon opening to secure capture points.
• Post-Center Strategy: Resume the primary execution loop after central node contests resolve.