Your strongest opening habits
Keep your armies moving to scout new territory and collect Curiosities, while contacting neutral minor factions through negotiation, quests, or combat.
Expand from your initial city according to your faction's particular strengths and limitations, then develop districts, resources, technology, and industry.
Exploration can also uncover Fortresses beneath the waves that offer rare loot, giving your active forces another useful objective.
Preparing for a changing map
- Why should I keep armies moving across the map?
- Moving armies can scout territory, gather Curiosities, handle minor-faction quests or battles, guard borders, and take positions for the next Tidefall.
- How can a Tidefall affect my early borders?
- Tidefalls reveal new land, resources, anomalies, and approach routes. Previously isolated territories can connect, making a safe border vulnerable or turning a weak city into part of a valuable frontier.