Age 63 — Iron Walls Iron Heart

Mechanic Changes

Military Science:
- More points now required for the same effect.
Arson and Greater Arson:
- GA increased moderately, Arson damage increased significantly.
Fortified
- Max duration decreased by 24 hours but effects on troop cost, speed and building rate increased, birth rate bonus added.
- 50% gains hitting in (slides in over a period of 24 hours)
- -50% gains on magic and thievery ops (slides in over a period of 24 hours)
- -40% Military training time and cost
- +40% draft speed
- -50% Construction time and cost
- +200% Birth Rate
- 3 days maximum duration
- -50% gains hitting out
- -50% gains on magic and thievery ops
- +500% Explore costs
- No Paradise spell available
- Science limited to "Active"
Specialist Credits
- These will decay while out of war at a rate of 10% per RL day.
Elite Wages
- Increased across the board to .7 gc.
War Win Chart:
- Opponent net worth far less significant in determining points.
Vacation Mode:
- Cannot be entered near age end.

Bonuses: -25% Attack Time; +30% Sabotage Operation Damage; Can train Elites with Specialist Credits; +20% Birth Rate
Spell Book: Fanaticism, Greater Protection, Clear Sight
Penalties: No Access to Stables
Elite Unit: 6/1, 700gc, 4.75NW

Bonuses: +25% Building Efficiency; +30% Combat Instant Spell Damage; Free Building Construction; Can use credits to raze buildings
Spell Book: Fools Gold, Quick Feet, Mystic Aura
Penalties: Can't use Accelerated Construction; +100% food consumption
Elite Unit: 6/2, 800gc, 5.25NW

Bonuses: +40% Spell Damage (Instant Spells); +40% Sabotage Damage; +1 mana per tick in war
Spell Book: Access to All Racial Spells
Elite Unit: 4/5, 1150gc, 5.5NW

Bonuses: +5% Population; +20% Spell Duration; +10% Offensive Military Efficiency In War
Spell Book: Tree of Gold, Fountain of Knowledge
Penalties: +50% Cost of Science
Elite Unit: 6/3, 1250gc, 6.5NW

Bonuses: +25 % Attack Gains; Free draft; +25% Enemy casualties when attacking
Spell Book: Reflect Magic
Penalties: -10% science effectiveness
Elite Unit: 7/1, 800gc, 5.75NW

Bonuses: -75% Offensive losses on attacks you make; Converts some Specialists into Elites on successful land attacks; Spreads and is Immune to The Plague; No Food Required; +1 Offensive Specialist strength
Spell Book: Town Watch
Penalties: Cannot Train Elites
Operation Access: Basic Thievery (Intel operations only)
Elite Unit: 7/2, 6.5NW

Bonuses: +30% Science Effectiveness; Every 4 acres generates 1 science point
Spell Book: Amnesia
Starting Bonuses: 40000 science books

Bonuses: -50% thief cost; +1 Stealth Recovery / Tick; +75% Thievery Science Effectiveness
Operation Access: All Thievery Operations
Spell Book: Vermin
Starting Bonuses: +400 thieves

Bonuses: All Guilds are twice as effective; +1 mana per tick in War; +50% Magic Science Effectiveness
Spell Book: Meteor Showers, Chastity, Nightmares
Starting Bonuses: +200 Wizards

Bonuses: +100% Honor Effects; -50% Military Training Time; Immune to all dragon effects; Immune to The Plague (but can carry/spread)
Spell Book: War Spoils
Starting Bonuses: 400 elites

Normal: No effects
Aggressive
- +10% Combat Gains
- -10% Attack Time
- +30% Military Wages
- +10% Military losses
Fortified
- -50% gains hitting in and on magic/thievery ops in (slides in over a period of 24 hours)
- -40% Military training time and cost
- +40% draft speed
- -50% Construction time and cost
- 3 days maximum duration
- -50% gains hitting out and on magic/thievery ops out
- +500% Explore costs
- No Paradise spell available
- Science limited to Active

Ceasefire
- Prohibits attacks, spells, and thievery operations
- Annuls the Hostile Meter
- End Of War Ceasefire lasts 12-96 Utopian days
- +500% birth rate
- -30% troop training costs
- -50% draft cost
- Combined with War relations
- War and Ceasefire relations can be cancelled separately
- All land currently out returns home immediately at war end
- Instant population growth of 20% of max population if below 50%
Normal: No effects
Unfriendly: Unlocks Unfriendly/Hostile/War spells and thievery operations against the other kingdom
Hostile
- +10% Combat Gains
- Increases Conquest networth range
- Offensive spells cost 2% mana
- Offensive ops cost 2% stealth
War Immediate Effects
- Annuls the Hostile Meter with everyone
- -10% Attack Time
- Enhanced Massacre destroys buildings
- +10% Combat Gains
- Offensive spells cost 2% mana
- Offensive ops cost 2% stealth
War Penalties
- +500% Exploration Costs
- No Paradise spell available
- Science limited to Active
War After 12 Hours: -20% Attack Time
War After 24 Hours: -25% Military Losses; -25% Military Training Time; no distance penalties for attacks; -75% gains and effectiveness for operations to and from other kingdoms