Hit space to create people. They will begin to construct a stash and towns using the resources laying about. They will give you souls on their death based on their happiness (their level.) You can use these souls to either make more people or upgrade them.
People cannot pick up the heavier resources (stone, iron, silver, gold) until they’re higher levels.
NEW PLAYERS READ: If you're going to idle, you need to increase your idle speed in the feature shop immediately. DON'T USE YOUR BLUE COINS YET, trust me, you'll want those things later. After that, boost your minimum boosts too. If you're going to actively play, increasing anti-idle speed and max boosts is great, but getting rid of the ants is something you can do to GREATLY increase how long your boosts last. It's worth a few dozen green coins when you can get a few thousand in the time that your boosts are active. The best way to get stuff is to do what you like best. If you like clicking the button a shitton, do it. You'll get the most out of what you like doing. Keeping your computer on overnight is a great way to get stuff, although it's pretty hardcore (I didn't turn my computer off for two weeks due to this game).
I was addicted to this game when it had 50% less content. Oh Jesus I'm never going to be able to stop playing now. This might just be the best game on Kongregate, and I'm hardly exaggerating.
How does this game only have 20 points worth of achievements? Why are there no hard badges that are like 'reach level 30', and no impossible badge like 'Reach level 60'?! What's up Kong?
Been playing for about 10 hours straight just on autopilot. Because I don't need to pay attention in navigation or fighting, I just click on the place I need to go and I make my way there and kill or collect stuff. This game is boring.
2 hours spent for the hard badge. Worthy trade in my opinion. Of course I didn't solve these myself, I just faithfully followed the guide...I'm still happy with it.
I played this game when it first came out, literally less then a week after it was first released. At the time I had no idea what Elona meant, or what it had any affiliation with. But now, after several years have passed, I have played Elona and can say that it's a fantastic game. I recommend it to all of you, for it's a great time to be had for all. My only warning- Watch out for Aliens.
So I was grinding for money (just letting the guy fly after launching him and watching a video or something) and I got the hard badge and a new record of 27,000 meters. I call bullshit. I'm outta here.
@southern21belle
Doesn't matter which mode you play. Jawbreaker takes a while to beat though, and I believe only perfect launches count towards his death.
Guide: Mass summon zombies (leveled to 9) and use archers for support. After you get all the heros, max Alice first. Then the others. Then summon them, diablo when you get him, and just attack while recruiting some support units (doesn't matter what kind, just summon something). Diablo can be summoned into an enemy base to stop the enemies from leaving and doing damage. Archers have an incredible range, and I've noticed that a couple bulkier units can be a great screen for them to shoot behind.
@Cheesebo5's 1700+'d comment
Well the strategy works, eh? All I can see after I beat a level is a bunch of girls in white dresses running around. I've actually had to adjust my strategy so that I have archers blocking any gaps that could allow a human to run free and slow down my time. So I start at the portal, summon all the heros and then summon a couple support units, and slowly ensnare the humans. This can of course change from level to level. If you see a a couple villages by themselves, go for them first before they can spawn too much. After you get diablo, just summon him in the enemy village and he'll tank for 30 seconds and destroy a couple buildings while you can summon more troops. It's the easiest way to win ever.
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