How to set up Kingsmarch & HOW I FARM GOLD

Summary

In this video, Zin explains how King's Merch works in the latest season of Settlers of Calgar. He covers the mechanics of resource gathering, farming, recruiting, and gold farming strategies. Zin walks through different systems such as smelters, mappers, and the role of gold in advancing through the game. He shares tips on optimizing your efforts with strategies like gambling for items and using various resources effectively for higher returns. Throughout, he provides insights into managing gold, maximizing rewards, and optimizing in-game actions to achieve consistent progress and success.

Takeaways

• 😀 Settlers of Calgary is a new season in King's Merch, focused on building a city, gathering resources, and managing gold.
• 😀 The core of the gameplay involves recruiting people, as upgrading elements has been reduced in this season.
• 😀 Gold is essential for progression, with some players spending it on gambling for starter axes, though it's not the most reliable strategy.
• 😀 Rank 5 is the maximum achievable rank for recruits, and this change has caused confusion for some returning players.
• 😀 Farming bluethium provides a high return on divines, making it a popular and effective resource to focus on.
• 😀 Mining and smelting, while useful for obtaining jewelry, weapons, and armor, are not prioritized by Zin in this setup.
• 😀 Pirates can provide an easy 50,000 gold reward through combat, making them a good gold source when encountered.
• 😀 Mappers, especially when running higher-tier maps like Tier 17, are a good strategy for generating consistent rewards and gold.
• 😀 Betrayal farming, using tools like *All Flames* and *Betrayal*, is a key method Zin uses for passive gold income.
• 😀 Efficient map clearing, especially with harbingers and breaches, helps save time and increase gold farming efficiency.
• 😀 Tier 17 maps are considered highly profitable for gold farming, providing substantial rewards and resources.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the King's Merch video?

The main focus of the video is to explain how King's Merch works in the game, how to set it up, and how the gold mechanics are involved in the season's activities.

How does the King's Merch feature in the game work?

King's Merch allows players to build up a city, gather resources, and hire people. The previous feature of upgrading buildings has been removed, and now the focus is on recruitment.

What is the significance of gold in this season's gameplay?

Gold plays a crucial role in gambling for items, recruiting people, sending shipments, and various other in-game activities. It’s also used in multiple strategies for farming resources and progressing through the game.

Why does the speaker suggest not to spend gold on gambling early in the season?

The speaker advises against spending gold on gambling early in the season because it can quickly deplete resources, and the items gained might not be as valuable, especially when trying to get high-quality starter axes.

What farming strategy is recommended in the video for high returns?

The recommended farming strategy is growing Bluethium, as it provides a high return on Divines, a valuable resource in the game.

What are Rune Grafts and why are they important?

Rune Grafts are items that allow players to modify a mastery, changing its base skill into something more beneficial. They are essential for enhancing character abilities.

How does the traitor encounter work, and what rewards can it provide?

The traitor encounter is a fight that can spawn in maps, offering rewards such as Swallen, which is valuable in the game. The fight is described as easy and involves avoiding anchor attacks.

What is the strategy for sending mappers on higher-level missions?

Mappers can be sent to run tier 17s for potentially high rewards, though this is done less frequently due to the high cost of gold. It's most beneficial when the player has a surplus of gold.

What is the importance of the Enchanter system in the previous season?

The Enchanter system was important in the previous season for crafting or enhancing items, but it has been removed in this season, replaced by the smelter system for refining resources.

What is the recommended way to farm gold in the game?

Gold can be farmed through strategies such as farming Betrayal, running maps with extra modifiers, using scarabs, and focusing on activities that increase map completion speed, such as Breach and Harbinger encounters.