Academy
Unlocks at Troop Lv 20!
The Academy includes Altars and Tech, each of which can_t level up higher than a player’s troop level.
In the Academy, Kingdom Lv limits the level of other altars and tech. At any time, the 4 altars and 5 techs cannot be higher than kingdom level.
Each altar produces a corresponding resource, for example the Iron Altar produces iron. The higher an altar’s level, the more resources produced per hour, but the upgrade cooldown period also gets longer. All the altars work like this. (Tap on an altar to check its detailed info.)
In the current version, tech is divided into 2 levels and 5 different attributes. Players start out with basic tech when the Academy unlocks, and when Kingdom level reaches Lv 40, intermediate tech is unlocked (swipe the tech bar at the very bottom to the left to see). Each type of tech corresponds to a hero attribute, and each time you upgrade one, it increases that attribute for all your heroes, and in turn your battle power. HP corresponds to Health, AD to Physical Attack, AR to Physical Armor, AP to (Magic) Ability Power, and MR to Magic Resist. Each upgrade requires spending a certain amount of resources, and the higher you go, the more it costs in both resources and cooldown time!
There’s cooldown time each time you upgrade an altar or tech, and when the cooldown queue surpasses 8 hours you can’t upgrade anymore. But there’s one trick: when the cooldown queue goes below 8 hours, you can immediately upgrade another altar or tech. So you definitely shouldn’t let your cooldown queue sit idle! In addition, you can spend 150 diamonds to open a second queue. Even though it only stays open for 48 hours, it’s well worth the price! Every day before you go to sleep or busy yourself with other tasks, be sure to fill up your cooldown queue first. In all kinds of in-game diamond packs and in the Alliance shop, there are tech speed clocks for sale. Each one can reduce your cooldown queue wait time by 60 minutes, and there’s no limit to how many you can use. Players should use them wisely according to their own time needs. (Unless of course you’re rich, then just ignore this!)
When your Alliance occupies a Mega Mine on the World Map, you can also enjoy a Mega Mine bonus! For specifics, you can tap on a Mega Mine and read the pop up box. Every alliance can only get up to 3 of these though, and the higher the level of the mine, the better the bonus. Also, if your castle gets attacked on the World Map, your kingdom level will fall (and it will automatically restore, see the rules page for more info). Resources will also decrease, as will battle power, so making yourself strong, joining a formidable alliance, and collecting lots of resources, etc. are all very important!