Now that I have maxed one Greater Runestone, decided not to try for a second, and focused solely on the Ygg, the Viking settlement has become much less of a slog. Instead of stressing about the time, and logging in 4 times a day to do vikings, I just chug along on the settlement whenever I am on anyway, and have nothing else to do in the game. I am finishing close to the deadline anyway, but it is just so much more relaxing, knowing that I don't have to worry about any timer.About to finish Vikings #3 with a few days to spare. I plan to do enough of them to fully level my Ygg.
My first try at Vikings was TRAUMATIC. I was really new, going into it blind, only got halfway when time ran out and felt humiliated, devastated, all of those "ATED" words, LOL! Coming on the forum and getting some truly great tips and strategies convinced me to try again after recovering and licking my wounds. I can laugh about it now. Having fun.
Now that I have maxed one Greater Runestone, decided not to try for a second, and focused solely on the Ygg, the Viking settlement has become much less of a slog. Instead of stressing about the time, and logging in 4 times a day to do vikings, I just chug along on the settlement whenever I am on anyway, and have nothing else to do in the game. I am finishing close to the deadline anyway, but it is just so much more relaxing, knowing that I don't have to worry about any timer.
I agree with Lord Pest (above), Egypt has been easiest for me, finishing my 14th today with at least 3 days to spare every time. The Cultural Settlements guide in the Guides section has good suggestions. You do need to be comfortable with manual battles using Egypt units. (I eventually went with just Nubian Archers for all battles after the first and all 3 battles almost every day.)Things I've been hearing about Egypt have me scared, though. LOL!
I agree with Lord Pest (above), Egypt has been easiest for me, finishing my 14th today with at least 3 days to spare every time. The Cultural Settlements guide in the Guides section has good suggestions. You do need to be comfortable with manual battles using Egypt units. (I eventually went with just Nubian Archers for all battles after the first and all 3 battles almost every day.)
That said, Japan is also easier than Vikings and the time given for it is ok too. The only negative is that it uses up goods for negotiations which might slow down a new city.
About to finish Vikings #3 with a few days to spare. I plan to do enough of them to fully level my Ygg.
My first try at Vikings was TRAUMATIC. I was really new, going into it blind, only got halfway when time ran out and felt humiliated, devastated, all of those "ATED" words, LOL! Coming on the forum and getting some truly great tips and strategies convinced me to try again after recovering and licking my wounds. I can laugh about it now. Having fun.
That's odd. The devs themselves said Vikings was easiest and the new one is slightly harder.I agree with Lord Pest (above), Egypt has been easiest for me, finishing my 14th today with at least 3 days to spare every time. The Cultural Settlements guide in the Guides section has good suggestions. You do need to be comfortable with manual battles using Egypt units. (I eventually went with just Nubian Archers for all battles after the first and all 3 battles almost every day.)
That said, Japan is also easier than Vikings and the time given for it is ok too. The only negative is that it uses up goods for negotiations which might slow down a new city.
Honestly. Have you ever set an alarm at 3am to make sure production finished and restarted or the new building was built. Or did you just spend diamonds to complete constructions faster. I did Vikings enough to get a level 5 greater runestone. But it was killing me. I have a level of apprehension everytime I start another level. As if I'm asking myself....do I really want to babysit this game day in and out for 13 days just to get one more runestone level? At some point I said....na.....Working on Egypt #20. When done I’ll complete ancient obelisk #5.
That's odd. The devs themselves said Vikings was easiest and the new one is slightly harder.
Yes, and a daily 12 hour goods production cycle is enough to finish early, you don't need to get 16 hours. And you never need to worry about checking regularly for coins. However, there's one caveat: you have to be (or become over the first few runs) ok at manual battles with Egyptian units. I'm on my 19th, will do one more before switching to Aztecs.No no diamonds and no alarms or weird hours. The Egyptian Settlement can be easily completed within the 14 days and 4x bonus once you get there. The 4x bonus for me triggers 25% of the time and it trumps the time to complete at 14 days. I finish with 4 to 5 days left for top reward every time