FAQ

Player Interactions

  • What player interactions are there in the game?
    Interaction between players is the heart of the Sparta: War of Empires gameplay experience. This covers all the different ways you can influence and engage the other players. There are several ways you can perform actions with other players.

    1. You can easily interact with your fellow Archons from the Map interface:

    Go to Map and click on other player's City.
    You can choose an action (Send Reinforcements, Besiege, Raid, etc.) from their City's pop-up menu.

    2. You can also interact by visiting their City.
    Go to other player's City. Choose the action you want to perform from the "Action" menu.

    Alternately you can conduct most interactions from the War Council.
    Use your War Council, Embassy, and Port to perform military actions, conduct Coalition Operations, and trade with other players.

    Read your reports to keep track of your military actions, diplomacy, and resource and Articles exchanges. You can also set different Filters to sort your reports for the most relevant information.
  • Spying Missions
    Sign the Agreement with Delphi and build the Stables to begin purchasing Scouts and start performing Spying missions.

    Dispatch Scouts to other players' Cities to gather information. Spying missions allow you to gather information about the number and type of Units in other Cities and Colonies and their current Resource Levels.

    Read your reports to view the outcome of your spying mission and review any collected data.

    To perform a successful mission, your Scouts must defeat any enemy scouts currently defending the location. The more Scouts you send, the higher the chances of the mission being successful.

    To perform a spying mission, use the target City's pop-up menu on the map, "Actions" menu in the player's City or "Contacts" tab in the War Council.
  • Raids
    Raiding rival Cities is the fastest, most satisfying way to earn extra Resources in the game. To conduct a Raid, choose the number and type of Units you want to send. If your Raid is successful, you will seize a certain number of Resources.

    The amount of Resources seized depends on the carrying capacity of the Units that survived the Raid. After the Raid you will receive a report detailing the number of losses on both sides, and the amount of Resources your Units were able to return to your City. You can Raid any player except your Allies.

    You start the game with 10 possible Raid attempts that may recover Resources. These Raid attempts are recharged at the rate of 1 new Raid every 2.5 hours. Each Raid attempt is counted at the time your Units depart your City. This means that if you have used all 10 of your available Raids and send an 11th Raid, your Units may destroy enemies' Units, but will NOT recover any Resources.

    5% of captured Resources will be subtracted as the cost of the Raid.

    To perform a raid mission, use your Target City's pop-up menu on the map, the "Actions" menu in the player's City or the "Contacts" tab in the War Council.

    All units hidden in the Acropolis cannot be deployed on Raiding missions until they have been recalled from the Acropolis to their duty.
    You can also raid other Cities from your Battle Reports - just open a Battle Report and click the "Revenge!" button.
  • Siege
    To lay Siege another City, choose the number and type of units you wish to send. If you succeed, your units will besiege the enemy City and you will move up in the Siege Rankings. Besieged Cities can only be liberated if the besieged player produces enough offensive units (or receives enough reinforcements) to overcome the occupying garrison. If your City has been besieged, you can still produce units to defeat your invader or ask your Friends to send you Reinforcements. Once made a Protectorate, a percentage of your Timber or Bronze production will be confiscated by the Besieging Archon until your City is liberated.
    Siege can be performed in 3 ways:

    From the Map:

    1. Click «Map» in your City.
    2. Position the cursor over the City you want to besiege.
    3. Select «Besiege» from the options menu.

    From within the options menu while visiting an enemy City:

    1. Visit the City of the player you want to besiege.
    2. Click «Besiege» on the «Actions» menu.

    From the War Council:

    1. Go to the War Council
    2. Find the City in your "Contacts" tab.
    3. Click «Besiege».

    Laying siege on other Cities allows you to establish your dominance over rival Archons, place in the Siege Ranking, and harvest a percentage of your enemy's Resource production. The Top 10 Players in the Weekly Siege may also earn Drachmas for holding their positions. Laying siege on an opponent will not eliminate them, but it will give you the option of annexing their City. While a rival city is made a Protectorate, you may take a percentage of their total Timber or Bronze production.

    To collect all Resources accumulated in a Protectorate, click «Collect» when the button is active.

    To select a different besieged City to harvest, remove one from your Protectorates list and add the desired City from your "Garrisons" tab.
  • Reinforcements
    Send Reinforcements to support your Allies or defend locations.

    You can view Reinforcements other players have sent you from the "City" tab in your War Council. While you will be unable to command friendly Reinforcements, you may return them back to their rightful owner at any time.

    All Reinforcements you send will be maintained at your own expense. This means that if you send Reinforcements to another City, they will still be consuming your Grain.

    To send Reinforcements, use the Map location's pop-up menu from the game map, the "Actions" menu in the destination City, or the "Contacts" tab in the War Council.
  • Resource and Article Exchanges
    Build the Port to start exchanging Resources and Articles with other players and speed up your City's development.

    Use the "Trade Resources" tab at your Port to accept existing Exchange offers or create your own.

    To make a Resource Exchange Offer:
    1. Go to the Port.
    2. Open the "Trade Resources" tab.
    3. Click the "Make Offer" button.
    4. Choose the Resources you wish to trade.
    5. Click the "Make Offer" button.
    6. Set the "My" filter to view your Offer's terms and expiration time.

    To exchange Articles at the Port:
    1. Go to the Port and open the "Trade Articles" tab.
    2. Click the "Make Offer" button.
    3. Select the Article you wish to trade.
    4. Click the "Make Offer" button.

    To view Offers from other players, go to the Port and set a filter (All, Available, Friends, or My). If your request is not found, you will see an empty list. You can also use the "Looking for" and "Offering" drop-down menus to filter your search.

    You may also choose to send Resources or Articles to any player as a gift.

    To send Resources or Articles as a gift use the City's round pop-up menu on the map, "Actions" menu in the player's City or "Contacts" tab in the War Council.

    Please note that there is a maximum limit to the number and total amount of Resource gifting transactions you may send to one player each day.
  • Spy Missions
    Discover the Lost Art 'Cloak of Shadows' and build the Hall of Shadows to perform Spying missions. Upon recruiting several Silent Ones, dispatch them to another Lord's Castle to spy on their forces.

    Your Grand Marshal will inform you of the outcome of your spying attempt and any information collected. Spying missions allow you to get a full picture of the number and type of Units in other Castles and the amount of Resources they have to Raid. Your Silent Ones can be defeated by a targeted Castle's Silent Ones if they're outnumbered of if the Castle's Intelligence Bonus is high enough.

    Spying missions can be performed in 2 ways:

    From the Map:
    1. Click "Map" in your Castle.
    2. Position the cursor over the Castle you want to spy on.
    3. Select "Dispatch Spies" from the Castle menu.

    From inside the target's Castle:
    1. Visit the Castle you want to spy on.
    2. Choose "Dispatch Spies" from the "Actions" menu.
  • Reinforcements
    You can support your Allies by sending Reinforcements! Reinforcements help them defend themselves from Enemy attacks.

    You can also receive Reinforcements from your Allies.

    To send and receive Reinforcements, you need to discover "Art of War" and build the Keep.

    You can send Reinforcements several different ways:

    From the Map:
    1. Click "Map" in your Castle.
    2. Place your cursor over the Castle you want to send Reinforcements to.
    3. Click "Send Reinforcements" on the Castle menu.

    From inside their Castle:
    1. Go to the Castle of the player you want to send Reinforcements to.
    2. Choose "Send Reinforcements" from the "Actions" menu.

    If you send Reinforcements, you do so at your own expense. This means that if you send Reinforcements to another Castle, you'll still have to spend Food to support the Units you've sent.
  • Forming Alliances
    To become Allies with other players, you send an "Alliance" offer for other players to accept.

    If they do, you become Allies.

    Your allied status comes with certain benefits - Reinforcements and Caravans travel faster between allied Castles, and your Counselors will get reports about your Allies' actions.

    To form Alliances, build an Embassy. Your Herald will report new offers and inform you every time an Alliance has been formed or terminated.

    You can become Allies in the following ways:

    From the Map:

    1. Click "Map" in your Castle.
    2. Position the cursor over the Castle of the player with whom you wish to become Allies with.
    3. Click "Become Allies" on Castle menu.

    From their Castle:

    1. Go to the Castle of the player you want to become Allies with.
    2. Choose "Offer Alliance" from the "Actions" menu.

    From your Embassy:

    1. Go to the Embassy.
    2. Click "Offer Alliance".
    3. Choose the player from the list window.
    4. Click "Offer Alliance".

    You can't raid or lay siege on your Allies' Castles, however you can raid any Towns they currently control. (Do this at the risk of losing your Alliance.)
  • Sending Resources
    You can gift Resources to any player to help them construct new buildings, purchase Units, or discover Lost Arts. You can also receive gifted Resources from other players.

    To send Resources as a gift, you need to discover Trade at the House of Scrolls and build a Market.

    You can send Resources in the following ways:

    From the Map:
    1. Click "Map" in your Castle.
    2. Position the cursor over the Castle of the player you want to send Resources to.
    3. Click "Send Resources" from the Castle menu.

    From their Castle:
    1. Visit the Castle of the player you want to send Resources to.
    2. Choose "Send Resources" from the "Actions" menu.

    The amount of Resources you can send at a time is limited by the number and capacity of your Caravans. You can't send more Resources to one player than your Castle produces per day, and you can only gift Resources twice a day.

    There is a weekly cap of 50,000 Resources than can be gained from looting (or gifting) in each Castle. Resources are calculated within the last 7 days.
  • Sending Scrolls
    Scrolls are required before discovering almost every Lost Art. Every day you play, you will receive one new Scroll from your Scribe.

    You can also receive Scrolls as gifts from your Friends, or send spare Scrolls to other players.

    If you've already discovered a Lost Art, trade any extra Scrolls you have left or gift them to Friends. Once given or traded, these Scrolls are gone. You do not keep a copy.

    You can send Scrolls in the following ways:
    From the Map:
    1. Click "Map" in your Castle.
    2. Position the cursor over the Castle of the player you want to send Scrolls to.
    3. Click "Send Scroll" from the Castle menu.

    From inside the other Castle:
    1. Visit the Castle of the player you want to send Scrolls to.
    2. Select "Send Scroll" from the "Actions" menu.

    From the Market:
    1. Go to the Market.
    2. Click "Trade Scrolls".
    3. Choose a player from the list.
    4. Click "Send Trade Offer".

    To send a Scroll, choose it from the pop-up window and send a loaded Caravan to their Castle. You can send no more than two Scrolls to the same player a day.
  • Counselors
    Counselors help you keep track of events at you and your Allies' Castles.
  • Grand Marshal
    Your Grand Marshal keeps you informed on all of your military affairs.

    The Grand Marshal reports on:

    - Your Spy mission results;
    - Other players' attempts to spy on your Castle;
    - Other players' attempts to spy on your Allies' Castles;
    - Tracking Reinforcements to and from your Castle;
    - Other players' threats to attack your Castle;
    - Other players' threats to attack your Allies' Castles;
    - Results of battles between your Units and Enemy's Units;
    - Results of battles between Allies' Units and Enemy Units;
    - Any event involving Reinforcements you have sent to your Allies or occupied territories.
  • Lord Steward
    Your Lord Steward keeps you up to speed on your commercial activity. The Lord Steward reports on:
    - Caravans arriving to your Castle;
    - your Caravans arriving at their destination Castles;
    - Other players' exchange requests.
  • Herald
    Your Herald keeps you informed on the status of offered and current Alliances. The Herald reports on:
    - "Alliance" offers sent to you;
    - new Allies;
    - Termination of Alliances
    - League invitations.
  • Scribe
    Your Scribe updates you on the status of your Lost Arts. The Scribe reports on:
    - Lost Arts discovery completion;
    - Scrolls exchanged with other players;
    - New Scrolls deciphered by your Scribe;
    - Lost Arts upgrade.