GOLD
These methods can be combined in multiple different ways -- one is described below as the "Increase Gold Strategy". The basic methods are
The second way to gain gold is from taxing your population.
The formula for the highest amount of gold per tax is:
Tax = 50 + 0.5 * (Tavern bonus)
As you develop your abilities and resources in the game, King Arthur will reward you for completing quests. Some of the rewards will include gold. This is especially useful early in the game when you have many things that need development (city, buildings, fields, might, level). Later in the game it is not sufficient.
At various times you may find that you've developed more supplies (e.g., wood) than you need. And you may even hit the capacity limit where your population cannot produce anymore of the supply. You can sell the excess in the market for gold.
Another way to gain gold is to use the Increase Gold function found on the Overview page, which is accessed by clicking on your castle from the City view.
Increase Gold does two things:
Increase Gold may only be used once every 15 minutes.
The happiness will recover back to its stable value over time. It takes 2 hours to recover 20 points of happiness. Your population will drop slightly due to the reduced happiness, but it will also recover over time. In practice, by the time the happiness is back to normal, the population has recovered as well. The more cottages you have and the more they are upgraded,the more money you will get from the increase gold button.
- Conquering barbarian camps or other players
- Taxing your population -- increasing the population or the tax rate
The second way to gain gold is from taxing your population.
The formula for the highest amount of gold per tax is:
Tax = 50 + 0.5 * (Tavern bonus)
- Winning Quests
As you develop your abilities and resources in the game, King Arthur will reward you for completing quests. Some of the rewards will include gold. This is especially useful early in the game when you have many things that need development (city, buildings, fields, might, level). Later in the game it is not sufficient.
- Selling excess supplies on the market
At various times you may find that you've developed more supplies (e.g., wood) than you need. And you may even hit the capacity limit where your population cannot produce anymore of the supply. You can sell the excess in the market for gold.
- Using "Increase Gold"
Another way to gain gold is to use the Increase Gold function found on the Overview page, which is accessed by clicking on your castle from the City view.
Increase Gold does two things:
- Immediately adds 10 gold to your total for each member of your population
- reduces your current happiness value by 20
Increase Gold may only be used once every 15 minutes.
The happiness will recover back to its stable value over time. It takes 2 hours to recover 20 points of happiness. Your population will drop slightly due to the reduced happiness, but it will also recover over time. In practice, by the time the happiness is back to normal, the population has recovered as well. The more cottages you have and the more they are upgraded,the more money you will get from the increase gold button.