Empires & Allies

Empires & Allies Fleet Week!

2011-09-10T15:18:00.000-07:00

Tonight Empires & Allies released their new batch of LE units, along with a brand new statue for this event! The ships this week are actually based on real life boats, isn’t that cool? This time, we are greeted by 3 new ships; the Yamato, the HMS Hood, and a popular USA Air Craft Carrier, the USS Enterprise! We also see the re-release of the Bismarck ship released in the German Event a couple weeks ago. There is also a new statue, the Heroic Captian Statue to add to your collection for only 20,000 coins! (You can also get a free one by completing one of the missions that came with this release)
However this time around we are notified of some good news, if you unlock 3 of the ships released this week, you will unlock the USS Enterprise for free! That’s right able to build the USS Enterprise for life!

Empires & Allies: Defense Tower II available for extra island protection

2011-09-10T15:15:00.003-07:00

Zynga has updated Empires & Allies this afternoon, offering users a chance to purchase a second Defense Tower for their island(s). As we told you previously, the Defense Tower feature allows you to build a tower on your land, which will protect a nearby section of homes and items from Invasion from your enemies. If you were disappointed in the area of effect, you can now have two towers on your land, and the tower itself has an entirely new look (pictured).

While this second Defense Tower works the same as the first, and does not have a larger area of effect (that is, it protects the same sized area of land as your first tower), it does add another activation slot to the feature, allowing you to keep these towers active for up to 32 hours.
Remember, even though these Defense Towers protect some of your buildings (hopefully you’ve placed them near your most important structures that would give your enemies the most resources if stormed), you can still Invade other empires at will. You’ll just need to keep supplying your towers with energy drinks to keep them moving.
If this feature goes over well, or as our empires continue to grow in terms of land size, it’s presumable that Zynga will add more Defense Towers to the game’s lineup, and we’ll make sure to let you know if they do.

EMPIRES & ALLIES – LEVEL UP GIVEAWAY!

2011-09-10T15:15:00.001-07:00

Ten-HUT!
It’s time for our Level-Up Sweepstakes!
Are you out there fighting the good fight against the Dark Alliance? If you’re ready to declare your allegiance, then report for duty on our Facebook fanpage and the offical page here: Facebook fanpage!
As we hit the fan goals outlined below, players will have the chance to win Empire Points, as well as one of several Apple iPads!
The giveaway starts on June 15, 2011 and ends when we reach our goal of 10 million fans. (“Promotion Period”)
This contest is open to Empires & Allies players aged 18 or older that have an account in good standing with Zynga who also register to participate. Adherence to the Zynga Terms of Service is a requirement.

To register for a chance to win a prize at each of our goals take the following steps:
Go to the Empires & Allies application and click the “Like” button above the game screen. Or, go to the fanpage directly at http://www.facebook.com/EmpiresAndAllies and click the “Like” button at the top of the page. If you have already “Liked” Empires & Allies, you are already eligible to win and only have to follow the email steps below to register.
Send an email to empirescommunity@zynga.com.
Put “Reporting For Duty!” in the subject line.
Put your name, Facebook profile link, and FB UID in the body of the message. If you’re not sure how to find your FB UID, check here.
By registering, you will be indicating that Zynga has permission to announce your name if you are chosen as the winner. Only registrations received before each goal is met will be eligible for the corresponding drawing.
To be eligible for the drawing, you must follow the steps above. Winners will be drawn and announced within 1 week of the day we hit our individual goals. After winning, a prize recipient will not be eligible in future drawings for this particular sweepstakes—but stay in the know about features and future contests by Liking Empires & Allies!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited. Apple is not a participant or sponsor of this promotion.
For every 1,000,000 fans who Like our fanpage:
500 people will win 250 Empire Points!
3 people will win 500 Empire Points and a 16 GB Apple iPad 2 with WiFi!
Lucky winners that have registered will be randomly chosen after we hit each goal.
Now get in there and give ‘em heck!

Empires & Allies Power-Up Factory

2011-09-10T15:13:00.003-07:00

Today, Zynga is going to pump … you up! (’90s SNL fans, anyone?) The developer has released an interesting update to Empires & Allies called the Power-Up Factory.
This brand new building, introduced through a few simple Goals, allows players to build their own power-ups for us in battle. And while building the factory is certainly simple, building the power-ups inside might throw you for a loop. Let’s check it out:

The Salt Mine
•Place the Power-Up Factory
•Complete the Power-Up Factory
The first Goal in this series is almost too simple. Just either click the “Build Now” button when it’s presented to you, or find the building in your Inventory and place it on your Empire. Then, click the factory three times at one Energy per click to build it. And … that’s it–no friends to staff it, no special resources from friends needed. Your reward comes in the form of an EMP and a Flash Grenade, tools you’ll need in the Power-Up Factory.

Factory Floor
•Build 3 Power-Ups
•Use 2 Power-Ups in Combat
This is where the tough part comes in. Every single power-up requires you to ask your friends for a multitude of special resources. For instance, just one Field Repairs I power-up requires four Power Supplies, two Laser Sights and four Monkey Wrenches, all of which you must find by asking your friends to send them to you.

Of course, you can buy the parts for Empire Points, but you may as well just the power-ups outright at that point. To use power-ups in battle, just click on the big green button and select which power-up you want to use. Unfortunately, information on the reward for completing this Goal isn’t yet available. We’re guessing the building wasn’t so hard to create given that every single power-up requires you to ask numerous friends to create.

Special Forces Spectacular PT-2

2011-09-10T15:12:00.003-07:00

Empires and Allies has just released the second part of the event Special Forces Spectacular with two news sea units! Sadely once again all the units will have to be bought with Empire Points. The second part to Special Forces Spectacular includes 2 new sea units, the Night Ops Boat and the Stealth Boat. However, enough talk let’s get right to it!

UNRELEASED Special Forces Spectacular PT-2!

2011-09-10T15:08:00.001-07:00

Tonight was the release of the 1st addition to a new event called Special Forces Spectacular and with it came 2 new planes, a new soldier, and 2 new decorations! (Read all about it here) However later in the week will be coming the 2nd part and with it will come 2 new ships and another new decoration! Our best guess is that the decoration will be for coins, and the new ships will cost Empire Points. So before it hits game, let’s get a sneak peak at that content!

Special Forces Spectacular PT-1

2011-09-10T15:07:00.003-07:00

Empires and Allies has just released another 2 part event with new planes, ships, soldiers, and decorations! Sadely once again all the units will have to be bought with Empire Points, however the decorations will be available to be purchased with coins. The first part to Special Forces Spectacular includes 2 new gun ships, the Spectre Gun Ship and the Spectre Night Ops, as well as a new soldier named The Commando. However, enough talk let’s get right to it!

Empires & Allies Slot Machine! COMING SOON!

2011-09-10T15:00:00.001-07:00

Along with the Global PVP feature, comes the Slot Machine! This is Empires & Allies’ “gambling” feature we presume, as most of their other games include a feature similar to this. The way this will mainly work is that you will earn these items called PVP Tokens buy participating in the Global PVP. You will most likely also be able to purchase more of them for Empire Points, or ask friends for some.

With this you have the possibility to win a number of prizes including but not limited to; Coins, Wood, Oil, various Ore, possibly power ups, and maybe even Units!
maybe even Units!

Empires & Allies Global PVP! COMING SOON!

2011-09-10T14:59:00.001-07:00

Many of you may have noticed the button for the Global PVP feature in game, and that is says that it is coming very soon! Our best guess is that it will be coming early next week if everything goes smoothly. Along with the Global PVP feature, there is another smaller feature that will be coming along with it. It is called The Slot Machine(I will talk abaut that feature later). So without a further ado, let’s get the sneak peak at this new feature!

As we stated in our previous post on the Global PVP, we said that with this feature that you will be able to “challenge” or invade another player who may not necessarily be your neighbor in the game. You will be able to innitiate the attack from a new building, that we think will be called “The War Room” (This isn’t the official name yet however).

Along with the new building, there are also a few new decorations that are very similar to the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Trophies won in the Leaderboards. They are Globe Trophies, that we believe you will earn via a possible new leaderboard, from Invading so many people in Global PVP, or maybe even from the possible Slot Machine addition.

Empires & Allies New Theme: Battlefield Bonanza! Part 1

2011-08-28T11:29:00.001-07:00

Today, Empires & Allies kicked off Part 1 of 2 of the event named Battlefield Bonanza! The first part of it’s release includes 2 new Artillery units called the Thumper Artillery, and a new statue called the Growler Statue. Tomorrow Empires & Allies will be releasing the second half of the new content, which will include new experimental air craft units, however we have a preview of what they will look like! So let’s get to it shall we?

Here is a sneak peak of the Experimental Air Craft and decoration coming tomorrow!

All of the Thumper Artillery can be permanently unlocked in the same way as the Black Forest Jubilee units, and the experimental air craft tomorrow will be available through questing!

Along with this release there were a couple game additions and bug fixes.
Additions/Improvements
The Ore Investment Leaderboard is back! you’re starting from scratch this time, so if you didn’t quite reach your goal last time it was up, now’s your chance!
Fixes
Fixed an issue where pictures weren’t loading properly in the neighbor bar.
Miscellaneous other bug fixes.

UNRELEASED Air Units!

2011-08-28T11:28:00.000-07:00

We have stumbled upon some unreleased Air Craft units in Empires & Allies. They range from Bombers, to Airships, and Fighter planes. We are not sure when this planes will be released or if they will be released at all. But our guess is that they will be released in the up coming weeks or maybe sooner! So let’s take a look!

Questions: What do you think of the planes? Do you think you’ll purchase them once available?

UNRELEASED Land Units!

2011-08-28T11:27:00.000-07:00

We have stumbled upon some unreleased Land units in Empires & Allies. They range from Soldiers, to Tanks, and Artilleries. We are not sure when this units will be released or if they will be released at all. But our guess is that they will be released in the up coming weeks or maybe sooner! So let’s take a look!

Defense Tower!

2011-08-28T11:25:00.002-07:00

Along with the release of the second addition to the Battlefield Bonanza event tonight, Zynga is starting to slowly roll-out the new Defense Tower building! This will be a 2×2 building that can only be placed on land, and it provides a 1 square radius of protection.
You will build this like any other Government Building, meaning you’ll be hiring staff for it. This will work very similar to when you place units next buildings to defend them, but the Defense Tower grants immunity from invasion to anything in it’s radius. So use it to protect those important buildings!

So far, this is the only Defense Tower available, but Empires & Allies has 2 other Towers in store for the future. Will they have different special abilities then each other? Will they have a larger protection radius? Let us know in the comment section below what your predictions are! In the mean time here is what they will all look like

Prism Power Pt. 1

2011-08-28T11:25:00.000-07:00

Tonight Empires & Allies released part 1 of 2 of a new event named: Prism Power. This event brings a single plane and tank in 6 different colors! Each with an increasing strength than the last. Along with the release of the first addition to the event, Zynga also added 3 new crops to the game! They include Chili Peppers, Cabbage and Red Onions.
In the first part, released tonight, comes the new planes. Once you log into your game you should see an Orange, Red, Purple, Green, Blue, and Yellow Mustang Fighters. The Yellow Mustang will be available via questing, however the others will have to be unlocked by purchasing them with Empire Points.

New Quest: Strange Happenings

2011-08-28T11:24:00.001-07:00

For this mission all you have to do is invite 3 people to play Empires & Allies. Once you do so, you’ll receive 15 copper.

Global PVP! COMING SOON!

2011-08-28T11:23:00.000-07:00

Slot Machine! COMING SOON!

2011-08-28T11:22:00.001-07:00

With this you have the possibility to win a number of prizes including but not limited to; Coins, Wood, Oil, various Ore, possibly power ups, and maybe even Units!
maybe even Units!

New Mission: Get Hammerheaded!

2011-08-13T14:50:00.000-07:00

Along with the Unit Sale there was 4 new missions released in the game. This is the fourth and final one, so lets get to it. All you have to do for this mission is collect 10 approval stamps, place 4 Hammerhead Tanks(available in the barracks after defeating the Graves Girls), and then destroy 5 soldiers using the Hammerhead Tank! You’ll be rewarded with 50 wood and a Limited Edition Tiger Tank from the Black Forest Jubilee Event last week.

	Goals	Rewards
	Have 10 Approval Stamps	Complete all 3 Goals
	Place 4 Hammerheads	Complete all 3 Goals
	Destroy 5 Soldiers with Hammerheads	50 Wood 1x Tiger Tank

New Mission: Door to Door!

2011-08-13T14:49:00.001-07:00

Along with the Unit Sale there was 4 new missions released in the game. This is the third one, and it’s pretty straight forward aswell. All you have to do is collect from 14 neighbor’s houses, and then collect 25 copper and 2,500 coins! You’ll be rewarded with 2 Limited Edition Bastille Tanks from the Bastille Event a couple weeks ago and 2 Explosive Ammo II power-ups.

	Goals	Rewards
	Collect from 14 Neighbor Houses	Complete all 3 Goals
	Collect 25 Ore (It may change)	Complete all 3 Goals
	Gather 2,500 Coins	2x Explosive ammo II 2x Bastille Tank

New Mission: Victory Garden!

2011-08-13T14:49:00.000-07:00

Along with the Unit Sale there was 4 new missions released in the game. This is the second one, and it’s pretty straight forward. All you have to do is harvest 12 Corn and Pineapple fields, and harvest 12 of your neighbors crops! You’ll be rewarded with an Accuracy II power-up and 25 Aluminum.

Victory Garden Requirements
+1 Acurancy II +25 Aluminum

New Mission: Feeling the Love!

2011-08-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

Along with the Unit Sale there was 4 new missions released in the game. This is the first one, and it is quite simple. All you have to do is visit Steele, 1 of your Allies, and collect 50 red hearts! You’ll be rewarded with 100 oil and 25 gold upon completion.

Feeling the Love Requirements

Sneak Peek: Multi Harvest Tool makes tending a cinch

2011-08-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, if only more Facebook games had this feature–oh, wait. Zynga has reportedly released a feature called the Multi Harvest tool to a small number of Empires & Allies players. This new tool, which may soon be available above the Select tool in the game’s radial menu in the lower right corner, allows players to instantly tend to or collect from any buildings that are ready with resources or Coins in a 5 by 5 grid.

Empires & Allies Base reports that the feature first appeared along with the recent release of a four-Goal series that started with “Doing a Solid.” However, the fan website said that this feature was only made available for testing and feedback to a select amount of players, and has since been removed from the game. More importantly, according to the website, Zynga said that it may opt to release this attractive feature to all players as a permanent in-game tool. However, we’re willing to bet that when or if this happens, it’ll cost ya–just like it does in FarmVille. Stay tuned, and hold onto your wallets.

Empires & Allies FAQ

2011-08-09T05:55:00.000-07:00

About Empires & Allies

Come build an army in Empires & Allies! In this new game from Zynga, you must defend your humble island nation from the attack of the fiendish Dark Alliance. Rebuild your homeland from the ashes to become a mighty empire, build your own personal army, and fight your way to the sinister Raven’s island fortress to defeat his forces once and for all—or take the fight to your friends and invade their islands!

Building Creation

How do I build Farms?

Farms are found under the Industry tab. They cost 10 Wood.

What do Farms do for my Empire?

After planting crops on each farm, harvesting the crops will give you Coins. New Crops unlock when you increase your Empire Level.

What do Houses do for my Empire?

Houses raise your Empire’s population and create Coin income. The higher your Empire’s population, the more advanced Military and Industrial structures you can build.

What do Military buildings do for my Empire?

The Barracks build Land Units. Hangars build Air Units. Shipyards build Naval Units. There are 3 increasingly advanced types of Barracks, Hangars and Shipyards.

What do Industry buildings do for my Empire?

Industry Buildings allow you to create Resources and sell goods through the Market. Lumbermills, Oil Wells and Ore Mines are available in this menu.

What do Government Buildings do for my empire?

Government Buildings increase the maximum population of your Empire. When you build a new Government Building, your friends have to staff it before your building will be complete. Once the building is complete, you can build more houses and increase your population. Government Buildings also provide Coins for your Empire, in the same way Houses do.

Friend Ladder Options

What can I do with the Friend Ladder?

The friend Ladder is at the bottom of your screen. It keeps you connected with your Allies. The Visit button allows you to visit your Allies’ Empires. You have 5 energy to assist them with harvesting crops, speeding up the creation time of units, clear trees and rocks, and collect rent from houses. There are also options to send gifts, ask for Metal, visit their Market to see what they have for sale,and Challenge them in Combat.

How do I earn Honor?

Honor is earned by doing tasks for your neighbors like repelling invasions, harvesting crops, and speeding up production. You get one Honor for each task you perform.

How do I earn Infamy?

Infamy is earned by invading your neighbors. You get one Infamy for each building occupied by your invasion.

What do Honor and Infamy do?

Increasing your level in Honor or Infamy gives you a free Power-Up each time you level up. Honor Power-Ups are mostly focused on defense and healing. Infamy Power-Ups are mostly focused on doing damage to the enemy.

Resource Management

What do I need Wood for?

Wood allows you to build all buildings and decorations for Empires & Allies.

How do I obtain wood?

You can obtain wood for your Empire a number of ways. Clearing trees on your island will give you 10 Wood for trees and 1 Wood for bushes. Wood can be given to friends through the Gifting Menu, or purchased through the Market building. Lumber Mills create Wood through contracts for increasing Coin amounts. There are three types of Lumber Mills, which are unlocked with your Empire Level.

What do I need Oil for?

Oil allows you to build many Ground, Air and Navy Units.

How do I get Oil?

Oil is giftable and bought in the Market. Oil Wells can be used to produce Oil by buying a contract with Coins. There are three types of Oil Wells, unlocked by increasing your Empire Level.

What do I need Ore for?

Ore allows you to build advanced Buildings and Units of all types. Your Empire is able to mine one type of Ore, either Aluminum, Iron, Copper, Gold, or Uranium.

How do I get Ore?

There are a few ways to get Ore. You can get them from combat after striking Critical Kills on your opponents. The Friends Ladder has a link to Ask for Metal from your Allies. The Market is another way to buy and sell Ore. The three different Ore Mines allow you to buy mini contracts that produce Oil, unlocked by increasing your Empire Level.

How do I earn Coins?

You can earn Coins in many ways. Coins drop during combat, are harvested from Farms and Houses, earned through Daily Bonuses, friend visits, and by selling things on your Market.

Campaign

How do I play the campaign?

To play the Empires & Allies campaign click on the strategic map on the main screen. The map is the globe located in the bottom right corner of the screen.

How do I play campaign missions?

When you open the strategic map you will see a number of islands and groups of units connected by dotted lines. Any location with the current boss avatar is unlocked and can be played. Any location with your flag on it is a mission you have won. To fight a campaign mission, click on an unlocked location.

When the mission opens up you will see the opening screen for combat. You will be asked to choose a certain number of units from your available units or by purchasing them with Empire Points. You will be asked to select one or more allies to join you. These allies can be your neighbors, or hired for Empire Points.When you have selected all of your units click on the fight button to begin.

What do allies do in campaign missions?

Allies provide a free random Power-Up by clicking on them. Each ally gives one random Power-Up per battle.

How does combat work?

When you are in combat you can have one unit fire each round.To choose which unit you want to have fire click on that unit. When they are selected they will be outlined in blue. Every shot fired costs one energy. When you have chosen the unit you want to fire you can choose your target. To do this hold your mouse over the enemy unit you want to shoot at. The unit you hold the mouse over will be outlined in red. When you do the game will give the chances of hitting the target as Poor, Good, or Great. To shoot at the target click on the unit and watch the bullets fly! At the end of combat if you win you will receive a large victory payout. If you lose you will be given the options to retreat, rematch, invite friends as allies, or request gifts from your friends.

How does damage in combat work?

Damage in combat is caused by how you hit the target. How much damage depends on whether or not the unit is strong vs. what they are shooting at, as well as what kind of hit. The first kind of hit is a Glancing Hit. Glancing Hits will always do at least one point of damage. The second kind of hit is a Direct Hit. Direct Hits inflict a lot more damage than Glancing Hits. The third kind of hit is a Critical Hit, which does a lot of damage—potentially killing the target in one shot. If you DO kill your target with a Critical Hit, you’ll get a big resource bonus!

What rewards do I get for combat?

There are a lot of rewards you can earn from combat. Combat drops from damaged enemy units happen during the course of a battle. How much a combat drop pays out depends on the kind of hit you score. Glancing hits drop XP. Direct hits drop XP and a Coin reward. Critical Hits drop multiple Coins, XP, and Energy. Keep an eye on your bonus bar during the fight, this fills up from your successful hits just like in normal game play! If you win the battle you will receive an after-battle payout. The reward will be shown in a popup screen and usually include Coins, XP, and more!

GiftingWhat can I give to my friends?

You can give energy, resources, special building materials, or decorations to your friends.

How do I give gifts?

You can give gifts to your friends directly through the Neighbors bar in the game or through the Free Gifts screen. This screen can be accessed by clicking on the Free Gifts button just above the game screen.

Market

How do I build a Market?

Markets are an Industry building in the Build menu.

How do I put goods up for sale?

Selling items through the Market can be done by clicking on your Market. This will bring up a screen that shows all the items you can sell. Find the item you want to sell, select how much of that item you want to sell, and click Confirm.

How do I buy goods from my friends?

To purchase items for sale from a friend click on your friend in the Neighbors list. This will pull up a list of options—choose the Market option. This will take you to your friend’s Market where you can buy what they have up for sale. You can also go to your “My Neighbors” list, and you’ll be able to see all the items that they have up for sale!

Invasions

How do I Invade my friends?

To Invade your friends, both you and your target need to be at least Level 6. When you have reached Level 6 you will have the option in the Neighbors ladder to Invade a friend. This will appear just above the option to visit. Any Neighbors you have who are currently protected by immunity cannot be invaded (See “Can I block Invasions from hitting my Empire?” below).

What do I get from Invasions?

You receive the resources shown when you first picked your invasion site. For every building you plunder you will also receive one Infamy. If the invasion remains in place for 24 hours then you can return to plunder the occupation site again.

Can I block Invasions from hitting my Empire?

Yes! When you reach Level 6, you will be prompted by a Quest to place a World Embassy. The World Embassy, when activated, provides immunity from all invasions for 24 hours. You can extend how long it protects your Empire by hiring friends or paying Cash. The Embassy can be activated an unlimited number of times. While the Embassy is active your armies leave any Empires you have invaded. Attacking any of your neighbors will end the protection provided by the Embassy!

What can I do if someone invades my Empire?

You can directly fight the invader and drive them off. You can also ask your friends to help repel the attacker. Asking for help posts a feed inviting your friends to come to your island and fight off the invading army.

Do any of my buildings get damaged by invasion?

No. Occupied buildings still function as normal, but interacting with an occupied building takes twice as much energy as interacting with an unoccupied building. Once the invasion is over, your buildings will instantly return to normal.

How do I help defend my friends’ Empires?

If you use the Friend Ladder to visit a friend’s Empire, you may discover that someone else has invaded that Empire! You’ll see it in the form of an icon on your friend’s island. If you want to help defend your friend’s Empire, just click on the invader’s icon. You will be able to fight a battle on your friend’s behalf, and if you succeed, the invasion will end!

Power-Ups

Where can I purchase Power-Ups?

Power-Ups can be purchased from the Build menu. They can also be purchased during combat using the Pick Power-Up button. All Power-Ups cost Cash. Power-Ups can also be earned by increasing your Honor and Infamy.

How do I use Power-Ups?

To use a Power-Up in a fight click on the Pick Power-Up button, select the Power-Up you want to use, and click on the target of the Power-Up. Do I lose Power-Ups after use?
Yes. Each Power-Up is a one-shot item.

How do I unlock more Power-Ups?

Power-Ups are unlocked by leveling up.

Decorations

Where do I buy decorations?

Decorations are available in the Build menu.

What do decorations cost?

All decorations cost Coins.

Can I move decorations?

Decorations can be moved using the move tool.

Free 3 Energy Ask for link

2011-08-08T18:17:00.001-07:00

Need more Energy? Remember you can get Energy from gifts, feed posts, and visiting your neighbors—or you can buy it in the “Build” menu under “Resources”.

Free 3 Energy Ask for link Click on the link below

Black Forest Jubilee – Goal 3 – Centerpiece

2011-08-07T03:46:00.001-07:00

Centerpiece
“Talk to Sarah”

“Complete the Preparations”
Time to bring in the decorative centerpiece for the beer garden.

	Goals	Rewards
	Place ? Bandit	Complete All 3 Goals
	Place ? Tiger Tank	Complete All 3 Goals
	Harvest ? Wheat Fields	?