DomiNations/Walkthrough

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Table of Contents

Battle

Single player campaigns

Appendices

The DomiNations walkthrough is split up by Age (each age limits how much you can do in the game; think of them as feature limitations). This main page contains information about the tutorial ages, Dawn and Stone. For the rest of the Ages, please refer to the table of contents at the top or bottom of this page, or use the navigation links found throughout this page, such as in the footer of each sub-page of the walkthrough.

The feature limitations of each Age create a bottleneck, which controls the rate at which you can gather resources, how big your kingdom can grow across several metrics (such as available area to build buildings, how many buildings you can have, and how many troops you can have), and what battles you have available and can succeed in.

The ages are (for a full list of strategies and features of each age, please visit their individual page or section):

Dawn Age: the tutorial section.
Stone Age: a continuation of the Dawn Age, which introduces defensive structures, roads, and battles.
Bronze Age: a continuation of the Stone Age, which introduces storage buildings (Mill, Marketplace, and later the Storehouse), roads, walls and gates, troop upgrades, mercenaries, and wonders!
Iron Age: unlocks additional building upgrades, unit researches,
Classical Age
Medieval Age
Gunpowder Age
Atomic Age (released in November, 2016).

Dawn Age[edit]

The Dawn Age serves as the tutorial section of the game. A few ages into the game it will feel less constrained like the tutorial and give you a bit more freedom (and a lot less help!).

Constructing your first homes[edit]

"Welcome to the dawn of civilization! I am Pompus the Wise, your advisor. Your wandering tribe needs a place to sleep. Tap on that pile of sticks to get started."
"Now tap the Build button."
"Drag the house around until you are happy with its location. Then tap the green check mark." Note: you will be able to move this home to a new location later at no cost.
"You have constructed a house. The bards will sing of this triumph for ages, I'm sure! Now build another by tapping the other pile of sticks."
"Remember to tap the Build button." Note: you will never see another "pile of sticks" object in the game! This teaches you to click on objects and inspect them for available actions.
"Tap the green check mark when you are happy with the house's location."

Hunting animals[edit]

It's time to eat! "Your people need food. Have them hunt that deer. Tap the deer."
"Now tap the Hunt button to assign some of your citizens to this task."
"Off they go to hunt." Once an animal has been hunted, it takes time to harvest its food. Each animal species takes a different amount of time to harvest. For example, a bear takes much longer than a rabbit or a deer.
"Now hunt two more animals by tapping them and then tapping hunt."
Some animals give you gold for selling their furs. "Now hunt two more animals by tapping them and then tapping hunt."

Harvesting fruit trees[edit]

"Food can also be gathered from fruit trees. Shall we?"
"Now tap the Gather button to start harvesting the fruit tree."
"There they go. It's enjoyable having this kind of power at your fingers, is it not?"

Expanding your territory[edit]

"Now we can expand the settlement. First you must clear away some of the forest."
"Now tap the Clear button to clear away the woods."
"Tap to start clearing!"
"Clearing forest opens space in which to build things. It can also reveal new goodies for you to plunder."
"Clearing forest opens space in which to build things. It can also reveal new goodies for you to plunder."

Mining for gold[edit]

"There was a gold mine hidden in the forest. Tap on it now to start mining."
"Now tap the Mine button to dig for gold."
"You can also find gold deposits hidden in forests for even more gold."
"You have time to do some more hunting and exploring, if you'd care to. Tap the Store button when you're ready to continue." Look for Small Locked chests for bonus gold!

Build your Town Center and third House[edit]

"Now tap the Town Center button"
"Drag your new town center around the map until you are happy with its location. Then tap the green check mark to place it."
"The Town Center forms the core of your civilization and you should guard it carefully. It is here that your civilization will advance through the ages of history."
"Quite commendable. Now you should get some more citizens: more people to build things and gather resources. Build a house to attract more."
"Tap the Economy tab to find Houses."
"Tap the House button to place one in the world."
"The more citizens you have, the more you can do at the same time. When you're ready to continue, tap the Store button."

Defend![edit]

"Nasty barbarians have been sighted nearby. I urge you to protect the village by constructing a tower."
"Tap the tower to purchase it."
"You can use crowns to speed things up." Note: you are required to spend a Crown. You will earn more in the future, but save them!
"The tower is complete. Maybe nobody will attack us anyway..."
"Wait, it's a barbarian attack! Your defenders will automatically fight back. Place defenses near your town center, markets, and mills to prevent resources from being stolen."
"That was invigorating. Those barbarians didn't stand a chance. When you're ready to strike back, tap the Store button."

Build a Barracks and an army[edit]

"Let's build an army to punish those barbarians and - my favorite part - take their treasure."
"Tap the Barracks button."
"Barracks train and house troops. Find a good spot and tap the green check mark."
"If you are in a hurry, use crowns to finish construction quickly." Note: buildings and upgrades that have less than 5 minutes remaining can be finished early for free.
"Now let's train an army, shall we?"
"Tap and hold the spearman button to add 10 spearmen to the training queue."
"You can finish the training quickly with some crowns." Note: you must use a Crown here to continue the game. You will earn more in the future, but save them!
"Excellent! Now let's go find some barbarians. Happily, the world is full of them and they all need a good thrashing."
"It is your destiny to crush barbarians - one camp at a time. Tap the first province to get started."
"Now tap the Attack button to begin smiting your foes."
"Tap on a clear patch of ground to drop a spearman."
"You can rally your troops to attack targets or move to a specific location. Giving your troops a timely order can help you achieve victory."
A typical victory screen.

Continue to grow[edit]

"Good news! some of your troops survived the battle! Here they come now."
"When you destroy all of your opponent's defensive buildings, your surviving troops return for you to use again."
"Righteously plundering others is the best way to gain resources. Tap your town center when you're ready for the next step."
"At last! It is time for your civilization to advance. Tap the Stone Age button."
"Look at all the great things you'll get when you reach the Stone Age! Tap to start." Advance to the Stone Age!