You have completed the tutorial, chosen your tribe and role, and found your place on the game world. Now it's time to build a strong foundation for your avatar.
There is no single perfect way to start. Your surroundings, kingdom, tribe, and playstyle will influence your decisions, but a few priorities can help you get started.
After the tutorial, the Quest Book continues to guide you through important buildings and game mechanics. Especially during your first steps, the quests provide a useful direction for developing your village.
You don't have to complete them in a fixed order, so you can adjust your priorities depending on your situation.
Remember to claim completed quest rewards. If a reward contains resources, make sure your Warehouse and Granary have enough free capacity before collecting it.
Learn more in Quests.
Resource production should be one of your main priorities at the beginning. Upgrade your resource fields and increase your Warehouse and Granary capacity when needed.
Keep an eye on your crop production. Buildings and troops consume crop, so try to keep your crop balance positive while your village grows.
Don't neglect your Main Building. Increasing its level reduces the construction time of other buildings and helps your village develop faster.
Some construction fields also contain rubble when you start the game. Collect it for additional resources.
Whenever a construction or rubble harvesting time is less than 5 minutes, you can finish it immediately for free.
You can also make good use of time when you're offline. If you know you won't be playing for several hours, for example overnight, start upgrades with longer construction times before you leave.
Learn more in Collecting Rubble.
Your Hero is especially valuable during the early game. Send them on Adventures, use them against your first Robber Hideouts, and remember to distribute their attribute points.
Resource production is useful at the beginning, but don't automatically invest every point into Resources. Fighting Strength also helps your Hero survive Adventures and combat.
Learn more in Hero: The Most Powerful Unit in Kingdoms.
If you play as a Governor, finding a suitable kingdom should be one of your early priorities.
The map may suggest a nearby King and encourage you to ask for an invitation. This suggestion is based on proximity alone and doesn't necessarily mean that the kingdom is the best choice for you.
Distance doesn't need to determine your choice. While you're still under beginner's protection and meet the other requirements, a King can invite you to relocate your village into their kingdom's territory.
Use the Statistics to compare kingdoms and take a look at their profiles. Language, activity, and the general impression of the kingdom can all help you decide whether it might be a good fit.
Once you've found a kingdom that interests you, contact the King. Instead of simply asking for an invitation, introduce yourself and share a little about what you're looking for.
Relocation allows a Governor to move their first village into a kingdom's territory without losing buildings or resource fields.
If you want to keep this option open, you must still have only one village and remain under beginner's protection when accepting the invitation.
Beginner's protection ends automatically when your avatar reaches 200 population, even if there would normally be protection time remaining.
If you're waiting for a relocation invitation, avoid increasing your population unnecessarily. Investing resources into troops can be a useful alternative while you wait.
Learn more in Relocation: Requirements.
If you are a Governor, Robber Hideouts will regularly appear near your capital. They provide resources, stolen goods, and Hero experience.
The first Hideouts are relatively weak, and your Hero can often defeat them alone. Later, you can send troops alongside your Hero as the Robbers become stronger.
Don't ignore a Hideout for too long, as the Robbers may eventually attack your village.
While you're still looking for a kingdom, consider keeping your stolen goods. Once you have joined a kingdom, selling them also rewards you with crop.
Learn more in Robber Hideouts.
During the first part of beginner's protection, developing your economy is usually more important than building a large army.
Before your protection ends, make sure you have at least one Cranny to protect part of your resources from raids.
As the end of your protection approaches, start building up your troops. Having a few Scouts in your village is also useful, as they can help prevent other players from scouting you unnoticed.
Keep an eye on the beginner's protection indicator so you know how much time you have left.
Learn more in Beginner's Protection and Cranny.
Settling your second village is an important milestone, but as a new player, you don't need to turn it into a race.
Continue developing your resource production, storage capacity, and important buildings while following the early quests.
Remember that settling your second village immediately ends beginner's protection. Make sure you're ready before taking that step.
Once you're comfortable with the basics, you can explore strategies specifically designed for faster settling.
Your first days are about creating a stable foundation. Build your economy, develop your Hero, find the right kingdom, and prepare for the end of beginner's protection.
Once other players can attack you, staying safe becomes the next challenge.
Learn more in Early-game Survival.
