The Illyriad Effect

Welcome to my humble site.

This site is my thoughts and ponderances regarding Illyriad, a most impressive Real Time Strategy game of Diplomacy, Crafting and Warfare.  To be found at http://www.illyriad.co.uk, if you wandered in here randomly.

I am going to start by assuming you have some basic knowledge on the game already, having completed the in-game Tutorial, and possibly have perused a noobie guide or two.  If you have not enlightened yourself with one of the community made guides yet, I recommend the following:

Tallica’s Noobie Guide: Part 1 and Part 2

Tips For New Players, courtesy of Manannan.

This is from the perspective of someone who’s been playing three-months.  It’s geared toward new players, as I am learning and want to write fresh what I have figured out.  There’s a lot of depth to Illyriad, and while you can still play and have fun without a lot of thinking, you will gain much with some simple planning.

So without further delay…

~Humbled

Civil Engineering – A beginners guide to city planning

Table of Contents:

• The Plan: A point form summary of priorities as they evolve

• Buildings in a new city

• Research Plans

• Gathering for Gains and Growth

• Settling – A Guide to Choosing Tiles to Settle

• Rare Resource Distribution Project: Mapping the wherabouts of Herbs and Minerals

• Early Diplomacy
  • Go Exploring: Scouts are your friends
  • Spies: A mystery worth pondering
  • Messengers: Recalling the cavalry

• Magic; aka: “You’re a Wizard Harry!”
  • Runes, runes, runes
  • Geomancy helps you Grow

• Equipment: Customizing Your Army

• The World Map: An In-Depth View

• Links to Illyriad Resources and Illyriad Guides