Human Male

Not affiliated with an Alliance

                                     

 

I do not tolerate Harvesters, within 5 squares  of my cities without permission.  I will not tolerate Military Encampments nor cities 10 squares or closer of my cities without my permission.

 

 

 

Highest populated Buildings.	Population  for towns.	Level.
Archers Field                  1796	450	2
Blacksmith                     1497	2,000	3
Book Binder                   1497	5,000	4
Cav Parade Ground         1796	10,000	5
Carpentry                      1497	20,000	6
Common Ground            1497	40,000	7
Consulate                      1497	75,000	8
Fletcher                        1497	130,000	9
Forge                           1497	233,550	10
Foundry                        1497	263,550	11
Kiln                              1497	294,550	12
Mage Tower                 1497	326,550	13
Paddock                       1497	359,550	14
Saddle Maker                1497	393,550	15
Siege Workshop            1497	428,550	16
Spear Maker                 1497	464,550	17
Stonemason                 1497	501,550	18
Tannery                       1497	.......
Tavern                         1497
Merchants Guild             1510
Trade Office                 2000

 

Group		City upgrade	Required.
Few	1-3	Tiny Settlement	0-19
Handful	4-8	Growing Settlement	20-49
Several	9-21	Small  Hamlet	50-79
Pack	22-81	Growing Hamlet	80-119
Many	77-128	Large Hamlet	120-199
Gathering	140-227	Small Village	200-349
Horde	205-462	Village	350-499
Throng	561-815	Large Village	500-749
Host	822-2.5k	Small Town	750-1099
Legion	3k-10k	Town	1.1k-1999
Myriad	10k-25k	Thriving Town	2k-2999
Sea	25k-50k	Large Town	3k-4999
Cornocopia	50k- ++	Small City	5k-7499
		City	7.5k-9999
		Large City	10k-12999
		Burgeoning City	13k-16999
		Sprawling City	17k-20999
		Huge City	21k-24999
		Legendary City	25k - ++

 

Terrain Modifiers effective from March 1st, 2015.

ATTACK	%	%	%	%		DEFENCE	%	%	%	%
Terrain Type	Cav	Spears	Infantry	Range		Terrain Type	Cav	Spears	Infantry	Range
Buildings	-50	20	40	5		Buildings	-45	25	30	15
L/Forest	-15	5	30	-20		L/Forest	-15	5	25	-20
L/Hill	-15	0	10	10		L/Hill	-10	10	5	15
L/Mount	-30	0	15	15		L/Mount	-30	20	5	30
Plains	30	-15	0	0		Plains	25	-15	0	0
S/Forest	-10	10	30	-10		S/Forest	-10	10	30	-10
S/Hill	0	0	0	0		S/Hill	0	5	5	5
S/Mount	-20	0	5	10		S/Mount	-15	15	5	15

 

MILITARY CITIES

 

All Cities:

7 farms 
18 basic plots 
warehouse 
library 
magetower 
market 
barracks 
consulate 
common ground p
paddock 
wall 
flourmill 
arch office (destroy after all plots filled)
14(16) empty plots for support buildings/extra military bldgs.

 

 

Cavalry City:

3 cav parade 
carpentry 
kiln 
spearmaker 
blacksmith 
forge (except Elf)
saddlemaker 
9 plots, for support buildings/extra military bldgs.

 

 

Infantry City:

3 Inf lodge 
foundry 
stonemason 
blacksmith 
forge  (except Elf)
7 plots, for support buildings/extra military bldgs.

 

 

Ranged City:

3 arch field 
carpentry 
foundry 
fletcher 
tannery 
7 plots, for support buildings/extra military bldgs.

 

 

Spear City:

3 spear billets
kiln foundry 
spearmaker 
blacksmith 
tannery  or forge (for Dwarves )                                            
8 plots, for support buildings/extra military bldgs.

 

You will want to consider the following buildings:

brewery   depending on how much beer you need.

trade office/merch guild   only needed in cities with Trader and to complete Trade Research in each city 

geomancers   need one city with 2 for every 6-7 that you cluster

runemaster at lvl 20 runemaster to double the effectiveness of your runes

 

Human	Type	Attack	Def vs spe	Def vs bow	Def vs inf	Def vs cav	Carry	Speed	Xp
Militiaman	Spearman	7	11	4	11	13	20	8	1
Pikeman	Spearman	16	17	11	17	29	12	6	2
Archer	Ranged	16	21	22	20	13	20	7	2
Longbowman	Ranged	24	33	32	32	20	27	9	3
Swordsman	Infantry	22	13	10	15	14	48	7	2
Man-at-Arms	Infantry	35	20	18	21	19	55	5	3
Charioteer	Cavalry	37	15	16	20	21	150	18	3
Knight	Cavalry	65	20	19	28	28	100	12	4
Elf	Type	Attack	Def vs spe	Def vs bow	Def vs inf	Def vs cav	Carry	Speed	Xp
Protector	Spearman	6	11	4	10	13	18	9	1
Phalanx	Spearman	15	15	10	15	30	10	7	2
Sentinel	Ranged	20	23	24	23	16	25	10	2
Elven Trueshot	Ranged	32	36	36	34	25	30	8	3
Warden	Infantry	21	14	12	14	14	55	6	2
Wardancer	Infantry	33	19	19	20	20	65	8	3
Swiftsteed	Cavalry	36	13	13	20	21	130	20	3
Marshal	Cavalry	59	19	18	27	28	92	17	4
Dwarf	Type	Attack	Def vs spe	Def vs bow	Def vs inf	Def vs cav	Carry	Speed	Xp
Yeoman	Spearman	7	12	4	13	13	22	8	1
Halbardier	Spearman	16	17	13	17	29	16	6	2
Slinger	Ranged	15	21	22	20	13	35	9	2
Crossbowman	Ranged	26	32	31	30	21	30	7	3
Axman	Infantry	27	14	11	17	14	70	9	2
Stalwart	Infantry	42	20	18	21	17	65	8	3
Packsman	Cavalry	32	15	15	10	23	95	15	3
Runerider	Cavalry	57	21	20	26	29	75	11	4
Orc	Type	Attack	Def vs spe	Def vs bow	Def vs inf	Def vs cav	Carry	Speed	Xp
Scrawny Wolf	Cavalry	8	8	7	7	9	0	15	1
Kobold Cohort	Spearman	9	12	6	12	13	25	8	1
Clan Guardsman	Spearman	19	18	11	18	33	18	6	2
Clanguard	Ranged	17	19	21	20	12	32	9	2
Death Dealer	Ranged	26	31	30	30	20	27	7	3
Fang	Infantry	22	14	11	15	14	40	7	2
Fist	Infantry	36	18	17	18	19	60	5	3
Wolfrider	Cavalry	34	14	14	20	24	115	17	3
Death Pack	Cavalry	59	21	19	28	29	85	12	4

 

Allembine Research :

 

Scribe Name	Location 1	Location 2
Aldelbrecht	-312|717	-
Asmorn	-608|-189	-
Bjander-Thegn	910|-507	-
Braynard	-102|1	949|-379
Burkhardt	429|-931	-
Eberekt	516|505	-
Ferhonanth	-485|-736	669|794
Fridholt	652|-265	-843|-310
Gunthar	-4|10	-
Haestin	-377|-104	-
Keldar	356|498	-
Lambercht	-157|-298	-
Lindricht	471|228	-711|674
Oddric	232|345	-
Osgaut	761|-892	-39|-973
Raedborth	-194|-687	-
Regindalt	719|365	-
Rikert	22|-85	-
Tormand	-569|-91	136|855
Ulvelaik	399|-431

 

FACTION AI INFO

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• Faction Relationships -- Select multiple Factions to see how they feel about other Factions in Illyria. 
• Faction Ranges -- Click on "Factions" and "Hub Ranges," then "Filters" to see the action radii of hubs according to Faction race. 

NPC Faction List

Links to every Faction in the game are available on the Faction List page, which is denoted with the red fist sub-icon underneath the larger Alliance icon in the user interface. From here, you can jump to any of the Factions’ profile pages, as well as all of the Faction cities/trade hubs.

 

Faction Profile Features

 

If you’ve never taken time to read up on the Factions, now is the time to do your homework. Many of the stories and histories of each Faction directly influence two critically important aspects of their profile: the Default Racial Standing (DRS) and Inter-Faction Standings (IFS).

 

Default Racial Standings

The DRS shows the baseline ranking for players based on their race. Essentally, this is where players’ rankings start with the Factions, before any of their behaviors are factored in. Please note that we recently overhauled all of the DRS rankings to better reflect the profiles of the Factions. It is worth reviewing all of the Factions nearest you to see if your base standing with them has changed.

 

Inter-Faction Standings

 

The IFS indicates the rankings that Factions have with one another. Understanding the relationships between Factions is going to be critically important, since actions with or against one Faction will have reciprocal ranking effects with other Factions. 

We’ve also overhauled the IFS rankings for all Factions, and will be expanding them considerably – there will be nearly 200 new relationships! These additional IFS rankings have not gone live yet, but will in the near future.

 

Ranking Graph

 

Once Faction AI goes live, you’ll begin to see movement on the standings graphs at the top of each profile. Currently, your player and alliance rankings are mostly stationary – your ranking is largely based on your race and the Faction’s DRS, and your Alliance’s ranking is basically an average of your roster’s DRS rankings. After the launch of Faction AI, the ranking factors for players and alliances will be much more complex.

Also, many of the taxonomies associated with NPC Factions, such as the ones on the graph above (Neutral, Friendly, Hostile, etc.) will be updated as part of the new Faction launch. This is particularly true with the “Standing Meanings” at the bottom of each Faction profile, which we are more recently referring to as the “Action Scale:”

These are the actions that Factions may take on your behalf or against you based on your ranking. Look for these actions to substantially change and increase with the launch, offering all kinds of new benefits (and threats) to players and alliances. 

 

Faction “Action Radii”

Something you won’t see on current NPC Faction profiles yet are their “Action Radii.” However, these new radii are coming to the game with the Faction AI launch, and will play a key role in how players and alliances interact with Factions. Each Faction will have custom-sized radii around their hubs, based on their Faction characteristics. This means that the Fey-based Factions may have relatively small action radii, whereas the Council of Illyria and various Kingdoms in Elgea and the Broken Lands may have wide-ranging ones. Action radii between Factions will also overlap, meaning that players will have cities that exist in these overlaps and be exposed to their influence. 

 

At the outset of Faction AI, the average size of the radii will be relatively large, since it is our intention to ensure that there aren’t many “Faction dead zones” on the map. It is more likely that the average action radius will be closer to 200 squares than, say, 20 squares  – imagine a circle that fits into a block of four larger map blocks: 

(Not an actual action radius)

Just as geographical and political boundaries change over time in the real world, these radii are subject to small changes along the way and may shrink or expand according to changes in the lore and political landscape of the Factions, events/tournaments, and other factors. This means that if you are on the periphery of an action radius (either barely in one or barely out of it), you could see shifts.  

The action radii will be published on every Faction profile page so that players will be able to visualize them and act accordingly. And if/when they change, those changes will also be updated accordingly.

 

Early Faction Questions & Strategies

Some players are already wondering if they will need to move cities because of the launch of Faction AI. The answer to that will vary from player to player. If a player is within reach of a Faction that is hostile to them, they can either exodus out of the Faction’s action radius, or work toward improving relations with the Faction just enough so that they won’t be a target of any hostilities. 

 

Conversely, players and alliances might identify Factions that they want to be close to based on the unique benefits that come with a high ranking, and will aggressively seek to settle within their action radius. Not all Factions are created equal, and some will have gifts, items, and assistive military units that will be extremely desireable for players and alliances alike, making some real estate in Illyria extremely valuable!

 

Overall, NPC Factions are going to be highly active and will factor into virtually every aspect of gameplay. Since the DRS rankings for non-monstrous Factions rarely exceed -35, no player will begin with a Faction ranking that puts them in jeopardy of being attacked by them. However, players and alliances will need to be mindful of their relationships with neighboring Factions. If you’re not looking for to have major conflict with them, then you will need to ensure that you keep your rankings in a safe range. Fortunately, there will be lots of fun and interesting ways to do this that will very much align with the things that players already do in the game – trading, crafting, hunting, city building/positioning, etc.

Illyriad Slack Server for Faction Play 

The long-used, player-managed Slack Server for Faction Play is now an official platform for Illyriad, and will serve as a complementary feature to the game’s upcoming Faction-related features. Having an account on the Illy Slack Server for Faction Play is not a requirement to play with and enjoy Faction AI. It is simply a new and alternative platform for global chat and the forums for the player base to use for all things related to Factions, whether that be role playing, sharing insights into the system, or just social chatting.

 

You can join and enter the Slack server here.

 

Slack will run in your browser of choice, but there are fantastic desktop and mobile apps that make it very easy to interact with on the go.

 

Are you a Discord user? Other social media user? Don’t worry: we’ll be exploring additional social media platforms in the future.

Faction Content in Search Bar

In case you didn’t know, you can search for Faction profile pages, hub locations, special places on the map, and the link to the Slack server in the game’s search bar:

This will give you quick access to key links for everything related to in-game Faction features. 

 

“Faction Play” Versus “Faction AI”

With the new excitement surrounding upcoming in-game “Faction AI” features, many are wondering how bringing the NPC Factions to life will relate to “Faction Play.” It’s important to remember that Faction Play was not created by Illyriad Games Ltd. and is not an official set of rules for the game. Faction Play is a set of rules and an algorithmic ranking system that was created by Illyriad players to mimic a Faction AI system. Faction Play is a voluntary, opt-in gaming style for Illyriad, and players will not be required to opt into Faction Play in order to enjoy and interact with Faction AI and the game’s own features.

 

You also won’t need to change alliances or join an alliance to enjoy the new Faction AI features. (However, in the future, alliances will have additional, cool Faction-related features that you might not want to miss out on.)

 

It is up to Faction Play stakeholders to decide if and how the Faction Play rules can interface with Faction AI. The game developers do not officially endorse or control Faction Play content (I had a major role in Faction Play's development but am no longer managing it). That being said, we certainly celebrate whenever Illy players look to enhance the game with their own content, and we are comfortable with intertwining the term “Faction Play” with our own development efforts, since we feel that it is a term that can safely encompass the entire Faction experience in Illyriad.

 

Players are welcome to use the Illyriad Factions & Lore forum and Slack server as platforms for their own Faction-related, player-led initiatives.

 

Faction AI Roadmap

As stated previously, we have an exciting roadmap planned out for rolling out new in-game Faction features. While we’re not able to post specific dates for when the features will go live, we can give you a preview into what to expect. At the time of this posting, this is the current order of what we’ll be working on and releasing:

 

• Faction AI for Players: This will be the “1.0” system for Faction AI that will allow players to interact with the Factions and affect their rankings. Doing so will dictate the types of actions that Factions will take with or against players. System design and most of the content is already completed, and coding and testing is underway.

• Faction AI for Alliances: This iteration will introduce additional ranking factors and ranking actions for how NPC Factions interact with Alliances. The system will look at Alliance members’ own player rankings, but also additional, Alliance-specific factors. A good portion of the design is done for this, and additional design is in process.

• Second-generation Features: Once we have both the player and alliance features running, we’ll be doubling back to both to add even more sophisticated ranking factors and new actions and behaviors for the Factions.

 

Rather than spending eons to design, code and test everything we have planned, we thought it best to release Faction AI in stages and get the entire gaming community into the fun and action as soon as possible. Stay tuned – we’ll be sure to keep you posted along the way!

 

Final note: All of the details discussed in this post related to Faction AI features are subject to change in the future. While we are giving you insights into what we are planning for the system, coding and testing may bear out new findings that will alter some of these design plans. We will be sure to communicate any of these changes to the player community as needed.

 

Edited by GM Jejune - 28 Feb 2022 at 00:16