Beginner Guides! Win 500 Gems!

CEO Testers!

Castle Empire is rapidly growing and now we need some great guides for all of the fledgling nobility of our world. The Pro Tips event was a great start, but now it is time to take it to the next level.

How it works:
All you have to do to enter this contest is make a guide. The guide can cover anything, including strategy, how to layout an empire, and how to write an RP backstory for your empire. Anything goes as long as you make it awesome!

Prizes:
Winners will receive 500 Gems. There will be 10 winners in total. These winners will be chosen by the Castle Empire Team.

Dates:
This contest will start 8/15 and end 9/5 (at 11PM PST). Winners announced 9/6.

Rules:
You can have as many entries as you want (who am I to say no to more guides). These can be videos, screenshots, or written. You can create a second account ONLY to make a guide. DO NOT trade from that account. Once you have finished the guide, contact customer support to have it deleted. You cannot copy another users guide.

How to Submit:
To submit an entry, please link the guide below.

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/...9_5_orig-1.jpg <<< Gems...nomnom

This is a really cool idea and a great prize. Looks like everyone is really brainstorming in the backdrop.

Ze gems shall be mine! =D

I have made like 5 guides already, but before the contest was even announced, do those count as entries to the contest? Would kinda suck that the guy who has been making guides for the sheer purpose of helping people would be excluded.

Sounds like a challenge.
Kate, how are these to be submitted? I would hate for someone to copy a lot of hard work because its up on the forum.

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Originally Posted by LadyTerra

Sounds like a challenge.
Kate, how are these to be submitted? I would hate for someone to copy a lot of hard work because its up on the forum.

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I updated my post. To submit, you can post it in the guides section and then post a link on this thread. You cannot simply copy another users guide.

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Originally Posted by DarkD

I have made like 5 guides already, but before the contest was even announced, do those count as entries to the contest? Would kinda suck that the guy who has been making guides for the sheer purpose of helping people would be excluded.

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You can submit these as well, but I would like to see some new ones :D !

can I make it in a Word file or a Power Point File and put a link to a download page?

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Originally Posted by Gaebora

can I make it in a Word file or a Power Point File and put a link to a download page?

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IMO it be better if it was on the forums people aren't going to want to have to download the guide.

You need special applications for a powerpoint. You could record a power point presentation and post it on youtube.

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...925#post155925

Ill have more later. Any chance we can win more than once?

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Originally Posted by BB_Katealyst

CEO Testers!

Castle Empire is rapidly growing and now we need some great guides for all of the fledgling nobility of our world. The Pro Tips event was a great start, but now it is time to take it to the next level.

How it works:
All you have to do to enter this contest is make a guide. The guide can cover anything from strategy to how to layout an empire to how to write an RP backstory for your empire. Anything goes as long as you make it awesome!

Prizes:
Winners will receive 500 Gems. There will be 10 winners in total. These winners will be chosen by the Castle Empire Team.

Dates:
This contest will start 8/15 and end 9/2 (at 11PM PST) Winners announced 9/5.

Rules:
You can have as many entries as you want (who am I to say no to more guides) These can be videos, screenshots, or written. You can create a second account ONLY to make a guide. DO NOT trade from that account. You cannot copy another users guide.

How to Submit:
To submit an entry, please link the guide below.

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/...9_5_orig-1.jpg <<< Gems...nomnom

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Are video guides acceptable?

Combat System Information - I am sure this can count as a guide.

Castle Empire Combat Simulator - I am not sure if this qualifies but it does have information on the combat system in there as well.

It seems that everybody else has had a try at building the ultimate resource calculator so here's mine.

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...ction-Overview...

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...310#post156310
http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...res-bonus-info

an adventure guide. Got annoying doing this based on chatting to friends who did different adventures, so heres a complete guide to one adventure.

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Originally Posted by Windguaerd

Are video guides acceptable?

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Yup!

Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K9WTjCEeT0

well, first of all, you build enough house to not run out of settlers, include your army. You build your cutters, mills and tree planters near trees but also a storehouse so it does not took a long time to deliever and return. If you have 2 tree planters to 1 cutter, it works pretty good. 2 mills are O.K. too. In fighting, I always have one and a half to one bandit (2 to 1 ratio) make sure that both sides are the same strengh to win the battle. I'm not very far into the game, so I don't know what happens in larger levels (other islands)

Here is a link to my BEGINNERS GUIDE:

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...-Players-Guide

This guide was made for people who are brand new to the game. It takes them through level 16. While I know there is a lot of detail, I tried to focus on answering questions I have seen people ask in chat as well as in the forums.

Here is a link to our guide...by Jigsaw and LadyTerra

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...l=1#post156787

Here's a link to the first in a series I'll be calling Adventure's Guide to the Galaxy.
Which will go into detail on how to do each adventure.

First Up Horseback!
http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...laxy-Horseback

Link to post as per your request

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...er-Excel-Guide

Here's my submission ~ phew.. made it - i hope..

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...urce-placement

Nicely done Windguaerd!

I made a picture showing the location of many resources on the tutorial Island. It was compiled together from screenshots taken from players of different levels than stitched/masked together in photoshop.

Here is the thread, i hope i am not too late.

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...040#post157040

Trading Values

http://forum.castleempireonline.com/...Trading-Values

Guides that were submitted

DarkD-Order of Attack Guide

Selak- Combat System Information Guide

GrayWolf- Resource Calculator with Production Overview

DarkD- Witch of the Swamp Adventure Guide

Windguaerd- How to Trade

Adolia- New Players Guide

Jigsaw & LadyTerra- Level 1-16 Guide

Aurorah – Adventures Guide to the Galaxy

HeyBeerMan- Beginner Excel Guide

Captnemo- Beginner Guide to Resource placement

Painterly- Island Resources Revealed

Audrey- Trading Values

I have to say I am INCREDIBLY impressed with the effort all of these winners put forth. Most of these guides were quite an undertaking. Lets up they prove to be a valuable resource for all of the Noobility. Keep up the amazing work!

Winners of 500 Gems

DarkD
Selak
GrayWolf
Windguaerd
Adolia
Jigsaw
LadyTerra
Aurorah
HeyBeerMan
Captnemo
Painterly
Audrey

Edit: I have paid out all the winners!

Congratulations to all the winners! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW3dj4ayvdk