Winter Shogun

[Ziyor]

Started a new island, on day 2 the bushes and little rabbit things disapeared and it turned winter and I'm using the shogun biome, have zero coins and 4 gems, and 4 wood walls, do I litterally just sit here and do nothing? let my game run in the background and hope it doesn't get over run? Seems like the game is not that much of a game when it turns winter, especially for the shogun biome.

[IAmSquidget]

If you rolled into Winter unprepared, and have nothing in the Bank, then that is the only option left to you, yes. You have to be ready for Winter, especially in the Shogun biome.

Personally, I'd consider it a learning experience, take the loss and restart.

[Ziyor]

It's just dumb because this would be my second restart and there is nothing in this game to indicate that winter is gonna be this brutal or even that there is biomes, the tutorial consists of a ghost and like 15 words

[mass choas]

its a trial and error game, you learn as you go. seasons change every 16 days for future reference.

[IAmSquidget]

Originally posted by Ziyor:

It's just dumb because this would be my second restart and there is nothing in this game to indicate that winter is gonna be this brutal or even that there is biomes, the tutorial consists of a ghost and like 15 words

Yep, that's the kind of game it is. It won't be the last time this kinda thing happens, either.

I mean, I've played the franchise almost from the beginning, and I'm sure I've restarted many dozens of times over the years. It's not everyone's kind of game, for sure.

[Kenkadolf™]

Well this game is kind of a learing process. Fail, Restart, Repeat. You can check wiki or guide to be more knowledgeable.

[Phomosopo]

just restrarted because of the same redicolous thing

[Phomosopo]

WINTER

[Epleskront]

Preparing for winter isn't hard. Just drop off coins to the banker regularly, and you'll have good access to gold in winter. You should do this as early as possible, since the bank gives you interest on whatever is stored there. The bank can store more than the visual shows, so just because the bank looks full, that does not mean you can't store more.

Remember to access the meny now and then, so you can see how many total days you've played, and be able to know how much time you have before winter. Seasons last 16 days, and the first winter strikes on day 48 - 50 / XViiiL - L.

[shnelle]

I do wish we had some kind of fast forwrd mechanic though. I'm sitting here on a totally finished island. Boat completley built, upgraded guards. I am ready for the next island. Have tons of money. But no way am I starting that next island in winter. So I have had to let the game run in the background for over 10 days. Most boring oversight ever.

[Epleskront]

Originally posted by shnellehope:

I do wish we had some kind of fast forwrd mechanic though. I'm sitting here on a totally finished island.

That's the biggest issue I have with winter, and is why I try to time it so that I have stuff to do in winter, and then switch island when spring arrives.

[Kurtino]

I mean winter for the majority of players is literally AFK for an hour with a defense that won't get overrun for an hour, because you don't have enough gold even if you banked everything to do anything impressive like pushing outwards.

You get what, 7 coins per day if you've got the maximum interest rate with the banker? 7 coins isn't enough to do anything significant, so what I do and what I've heard most people do is essentially turtle for an hour. It's very boring.

[Epleskront]

I guess I usually stock up around 75-150 gold. That's enough for just destroying portals, removing forest, recruiting, and expanding my outer walls in one direction.

[ninjaguyDan]

Originally posted by Kurtino:

I mean winter for the majority of players is literally AFK for an hour with a defense that won't get overrun for an hour, because you don't have enough gold even if you banked everything to do anything impressive like pushing outwards.

You get what, 7 coins per day if you've got the maximum interest rate with the banker? 7 coins isn't enough to do anything significant, so what I do and what I've heard most people do is essentially turtle for an hour. It's very boring.

If you have maximum interest rate, the banker will literally fill your bag every day.

[Ziyor]

Originally posted by Doobie Keebler:

Originally posted by Kurtino:

I mean winter for the majority of players is literally AFK for an hour with a defense that won't get overrun for an hour, because you don't have enough gold even if you banked everything to do anything impressive like pushing outwards.

You get what, 7 coins per day if you've got the maximum interest rate with the banker? 7 coins isn't enough to do anything significant, so what I do and what I've heard most people do is essentially turtle for an hour. It's very boring.

If you have maximum interest rate, the banker will literally fill your bag every day.

max interest rate only gets you 8 coins a day, but it could possibly slow down your bank funds depletion enough to last the winter.

[IAmSquidget]

IIRC, Banker gives 7% interest, but caps at 8 coins per day. In other words, Once you've put a bit more than 100 coins in the bank, there's no pressing reason to put in more. And as long as you spend, say, 6 coins per day, you won't lose ground.

(6 in this case is a reasonable number: 2 vagrants, 2 bows.)

HOWEVER, he gives you more coins than interest. I think it's 40% of the total or something, or a full bag (40 coins), whichever is less.