Travian: Kingdoms

by Aethyna May 27, 2015 | 2 Votes | 2 Played | 0 Reviews

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Travian Games Play as a governor of a great town or as the king of a mighty and prosperous kingdom in Travian sequel, Travian: Kingdoms! Enjoy totally different gameplays depending with tribe you choose, namely the defensive Gauls, the elite Romans or the warlike Teutons, and which role in the game world you’ve decided to play as! Play Now Similar Games

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Summary

Play as a governor of a great town or as the king of a mighty and prosperous kingdom in Travian sequel, Travian: Kingdoms! Enjoy totally different gameplays depending with tribe you choose, namely the defensive Gauls, the elite Romans or the warlike Teutons, and which role in the game world you’ve decided to play! Flush robbers out from their hideouts and trade the stolen goods to your king for resources or protect your kingdom from attacks and ensure that your governors pay their timely tributes! You can even send your hero out on adventures to obtain some valuable goodies and send him/ her to lead your army to victory! Don’t forget to equip your hero with gear and items to boost his/ her efficiency in battle as well! Do you think you have what it takes to thrive in Travian: Kingdoms?

Gameplay

To start, you’ll need to first choose your tribe! There are 3 tribes that you can choose from namely Gauls, Teutons and Romans. Gauls are more suitable for beginners as they are very strong in defense and have efficient and fast cavalry. Teutons are for active, warlike players as they have very strong attack and cheap infantry, perfect for overwhelming an enemy! Romans, on the other hand, are fore even more experienced strategists as they have very strong troops at the cost of long and expensive training. They will not be able to afford casualties as much as the Teutons.

The game begins with a nice little scenario which introduces you to the basics of combat in Travian: Kingdoms. In this scenario, you stumbled upon a village in need of help as it is overrun by a band of robbers. With whatever troops you have at hand, you’ll have to retake the village from the tyrannous grasp of the robbers! After a landslide victory, you are informed of another danger – the robbers who went out raiding are heading back! In frantic haste, you quickly build up your town’s defenses to repel the invaders! Needless to say, you succeeded and the villagers hail you as their new leader-slash-protector!

However, your village has always been a part of a kingdom all along and as the new ruler of the village, you can decide to betray the king and become king yourself (let’s hear your best evil laugh impression!) or ensure security within the kingdom together with your current king. This is where things get important and interesting. To stay as a humble governor will allow you to, mostly, develop your village in peace as you’ll be protected by your kingdom. You can freely choose your own strategy as well, so if you want to turn into a warlike town, you can! Governors will need to raid robber hideouts and find valuable stolen goods to be given as tribute, in return for resources, to the king. The governor role is suitable for all players and if you choose this, you will get extended player protection (up to 7 days).

As a king, however, you will have added responsibilities, besides having the awesome “king” title. This means you don’t only play your own stuff, you will need to provide protection for the towns under your rule! In return, you will get valuable goods as tribute which you can then use to fund the expansion of your kingdom! Being a king is suitable for experienced and active players and if you choose this, you will only get a 1-day player protection. The gameplay will differ depending on your choice, so choose wisely!

Once you’re done, it’s time to start mustering up some resources to develop your town! Luckily, your town is surrounded by an abundant of resources in the form of clay pits, iron mines, woodcutters and croplands! You just need to repair the extraction facilities you have there to get them to start producing resources again! All your gathered resources, namely clay, iron, wood and crops, will be stored in the granary (for crops only) and warehouse (for the other stuff). You can boost your production by leveling up your resource centers or you can also construct certain buildings later on to ramp up the production, such as grain mill to boost grain production; sawmill for increasing wood production; iron foundry for iron and brickyard for clay.

Furthermore, if you’re still struggling to meet the resource needs of your town, you may send troops to occupy oases within or near to the boundaries of your kingdom, provided that you play as a king. Each oasis will boost a certain type/s of resources only and the boost is provided to up to 5 governors in your kingdom. For governors, you can get more resources by raiding robbers’ hideouts, obtain stolen valuable goods and trade them for resources with your king.

Need even more resources? Well, you could always be aggressive and take what you want from other players via raiding if you’re strong enough or you could trade with other players peacefully at the marketplace, which you can build once you fulfilled the requirements.

To build the marketplace, or any other buildings in this game, you will need to have sufficient resources. Besides needing to wait for the construction time to finish, you can only queue up to 2 construction work at a time – no matter if they are upgrades or the construction of new buildings. Not to mention, the second task on queue will take a much longer (around double) time than the initial task even though they are the same tasks! More buildings will result in higher population as you’ll need people to staff these buildings, so be sure to keep your food production leveled up accordingly to support your population growth!

In Travian: Kingdoms, there are many different types of buildings, all of which are upgradeable, that you can build. For instance, the barracks allow you to train foot infantry while the stables for cavalry and the workshop for siege engines, like catapults and rams. The smithy allows you to upgrade weapons and armor of your troops while the tournament square enables your troops to travel over vast distances a lot faster! There are also non-military buildings like the cranny which is used to hide some of your resources in the event the village is attacked as these resources cannot be stolen by attackers and the embassy which allows kings to annex oases as well as found and join alliances, secret societies and kingdoms. There is even a trapper building that protects your village with well-hidden traps to deter any unwary enemies.

Now that you have your barracks, you can start beefing up your defenses! Your village will always be threatened by robbers, so be sure to stock up on defensive troops. There are 2 types of troops in this game, similarly to Sparta: War of Empires – defensive and offensive. Using defensive troops for offensive missions and vice versa is not a very good idea, needless to say. Each of them have their own strength and weaknesses too, so be sure to deploy your troops accordingly and not lead them into a massacre against an enemy that they are weak against. The game also lacks variety in terms of its troops- you only get to build 1 type of defensive (phalanx) and offensive (swordsman) infantry each... at least until you unlock mounted units and siege engines... which will, honestly, take ages!

You can also research new unit types (mainly mounted units and siege engines) at the academy. With every academy upgrade, you’ll earn access to more powerful units! However, in order to start the research, you will need to have the stables or workshop built first! Furthermore, combat is very simple in this game. Just select “raid”, choose the type of troops you want to send, put in the number and wait for them to travel to the site! You’ll then get a battle report informing you of a victory or a loss and wait for your remaining troops to return.

In Travian: Kingdoms, you have a hero leading your army. This hero system is somewhat like in an RPG whereby you can equip him or her with gear purchased from the auction, assign attribute points whenever he/ she levels up and you can also send him/ her on adventures to earn valuable goods! Adventures will use up adventure points, which can be regain over time.

Community

The “guild” system is a tad bit complicated here. There are 2 types – alliances, which are reserved for kings only, and secret societies that anyone can join. Governors will automatically join any alliance that their king joins and if you want to join an existing alliance or found your own alliance, you’ll have to crown yourself king first! Secret societies, on the other hand, allow you to pursue secret goals together with other players – of different alliances even! That’s not all; you can also communicate with the other players in the game via the in-game chat. There is even an alliance-only chat too!

Graphics/ Sound

The 3D graphics in this game looks acceptable enough, but if compared with other MMORTS games, Travian: Kingdoms may look a tad bit lackluster. There is no music per se in this game as well, but it provides some ambient sounds and cues. However, if you find that the game is a tad bit too quiet, you can choose to play your own music in the background to drown out the silence.

Conclusion

In summary, Travian: Kingdoms is a nicely-developed and unique free-to-play browser-based MMORTS that provides you the opportunity to play as either a subject (a governor) of a king or the king himself! The gameplay differs rather greatly depending on your choices in terms of selecting your role in the virtual world of Travian as well as your starting tribe, namely the defensive Gauls, the elite Romans or the warlike Teutons. Manage your resources and build up your village into a town that you can be proud of! Strengthen your hero with gear and by assigning his/ her attributes! With your mighty army behind your back, eliminate the robber threat and any foolish player who dared to cross in your path of domination in Travian: Kingdoms!