Beginner Tips and Tricks!

To support our new players, our Discord Community has curated a selection of Beginner Tips generously shared by our veteran players! Whether you're starting out or a seasoned pro, these insights might be beneficial to you!

Please Note: the following content is extracted from the West Game official Discord. It does not represent an official position from the Game Team and is for reference only. Statements from contributors have been edited for clarity.

1: The Most important thing to Beginner | Submitted by: s_k2

The first and most important thing for a person beginning fresh in new states is the priority to get to TC21 as quick as possible. No need to waste any speedups or gold on anything apart from construction, just do only the requirement upgrades for raising TC, until you reach TC21. As soon as you reach TC21, you will have ticktime shop appear on the bottom right corner inside your town view. From there get all the shovels you see there. First use advanced shovel, that will make all your buildings to Lv36. Then use the other shovels of research and pets.

2: Rules Beginners Should Know | Submitted by: amin8349976

This game is combination of different factors. When integrated properly, the outcome will be satisfying. So let’s begin.

• First Rule is stay shielded.
• There are badges which you need to upgrade. It helps in reducing time and resources for buildings, researches and pets development.
• Start elevating your town center and rest of the buildings. Try to do the growth during events like masters of the masters.
• Researches are very painful but you have to get on with it.
• Sheriff Gears with proper crystals are also very important.
• Instructors and officers play a vital role in increasing the attacks, defense and life.

3: Best Advice for Newbies | Submitted by: kobi_the_jackal

The Essential tips to help you find your footing in the wild west:

• Maximize Your Bubble: New players are vulnerable, so take advantage of the 3-day protective shield you receive. During this time, you can’t be attacked or scout other players. Use this period wisely to build a solid foundation for your town. Remember that the shield expires when your TC reaches level 6. If you need more time or want extra protection, you can buy additional shields with gold, but it’s costly.
• Expand Your Town: Besides resource generation buildings, your town includes other structures like the TC and Warehouse. The TC doesn’t produce anything directly but unlocks higher upgrade levels for other buildings. Upgrading it also allows you to deploy more armies. The Warehouse protects your resources from being plundered by other players during attacks.
• Research and Train: Always research new technologies in the Academy. This ensures steady progress and keeps you competitive. Train troops consistently to bolster your defenses. Troops are crucial for survival in the wild west.
• Strategies Matter: Don’t train too many troops before competitive events like SVS. Excessive training can make you a tough competitor. Shield yourself if your town isn’t strong enough for competition. Wait for the right moment to strike. Earn points by killing Minions or gathering in the Rival State.

4: Best Tips for Research and Construction | Submitted by: Er. David Villa

• Inlay all Lv6 Construction Crystal in your Construction Gears & inlay Lv 6 Research Crystal in your Research Gears.
• Equip all badges with Max Construction Speed for Construction & Equip all badges with Max research speed (20*4).
• Use Crystal Palace town skin, Gold Miner title, 30% construction boost from treasure, 15% construction boost from Tuesday state boost for construction. Same for research. Just use gear (with research crystal), town skin, badge, title Scientist.
• 25% Construction Boost & 25% Research Boost from Officer Skills.
• Complete construction and research when rss are half off.

5: Tips for Events/Research/Badges | Submitted by: iamspartaa

• Join an active alliance for quick growth and learning.
• Be competitive in all events.
• Focus on quick gears first... so that your development shouldn't stop after that slowly work on better gears one by one making them golden.
• Research Research Research.
• Badges... always take those everyday.
• Don't spend blindly but wisely, calculate what you need and how much. Everything goes cheaper over time so only spend on most important ones.
• Participate in discord and facebook event Last but not least,Play and have fun!

6: Tips for the beginners | Submitted by: Cheeks

• Build your TC to 21 only building the bare minimum building to upgrade each TC (click on your TC then see which buildings needs to be upgraded if another building needs to be upgraded before that one can upgrade then do only that one).
• Once your TC is 21 you will get gold shovel for 5k gold to upgrade all your buildings to TC 36 make sure you have 1 of each type of building in main town and sub towns they can be level 1 as long as you have 1 of each.
• With the shovel comes scrolls to finish all research up to E5s and pets up to Jaguar.
• Do daily wanderlust events to get instructors, gear and kit pieces.
• Instructors are the most important aspect in you combat abilities depending on your spending choose only one or two sets and put everything into them and max them instead of trying to work all three if you can't afford it.
• Always work your bond sets and set boosts, crystals, gear and heroes.

7: Join Good Alliance First | Submitted by: Pistol_P

• Join a good alliance early on. It will help your growth tremendously
• Learn to fight early. Ghost rallies (can be canceled if your attacked twice) and camping troops. The earlier you figure out how to keep your troops safe while fighting the better it will be for you in the long run.
• Make a bank to dump your resources in when you are actively fighting.
• Know Your Role within the state. You're either a rally leader or a rally joiner (sorry farmers). With so many updates and different things being added to the game solo attacks are iefiel than ever if you're stats are not up to par.
• Pay attention to the eye icon that is on different places in your town that gives information. You can check the max skills of things like instructors and heroes so that you get the things that will help you the most first. For instance if you are a ranged main you should work on instructors, pets, heroes that are going to help increase your range percentage instead of you working on instructors that would not increase your range percentage.

8: Tips for Newbies | Submitted By: Banana91

As the game progresses and states start off with far more than what it did when I first started it's easy to get overwhelmed by everything.

• First and foremost: Join an active alliance. Hopefully there is someone there knowledgeable of the game. Never be afraid to ask questions. The alliance gifts, Alliance research and boosts from territory make growing easier.Joining an alliance and finding "your crew" makes the game more enjoyable (for me anyway)
• Understand your sheriff tree and skill points associated with it. This is something I wasn't taught in my first state because i didn't know the first tip of joining a good alliance either lol. Knowing how to allocate skills in sheriff tree for whatever you're doing (research, training, construction, or combat) makes a huge difference.
• Events are critical to growth. Participate in every single one you can for rewards and experience.

9: 10 Tips For Newbies | Submitted by: murtaxm

Remember, everything is a button, so take time to read the basics and don't hesitate to ask for help from in-game support, experienced players, or here in Discord.

• Reach TC21. Use speedups and gold to get there ASAP, as TC21 + 5k gold = TC36! Master CRIC and CAMC tricks for attacks and defense.
• Complete daily and weekly events for speedups, gold, and resources. Participate in No Troop Loss events and stay active.
• Shield up when possible and dump resources in the bank before fights. Use 5 days shield on banks and reset on 4th day.
• Keep your Sheriff and strong troops on camp or fake marches if you cannot defend any incoming hit.
• Take advantage of Master of Masters,Rush and Explore and Blundles of Joy and Riches Events, use speedups for on these days to claim extra rewards. Always stay updated about coming up events using calendar and be strategize accordingly.
• Focus on research and powerful Instructors and Heroes.
• Hit minions and outlaws daily, and collect items from different animals on different days. Utilize Sheriff Presets and skills points.
• Focus on one troop type first and dominate it.
• Have Patience and don't compare your growth with big spenders.
• Most Important: Remember, it's just a game! Make friends, have fun, and keep it light-hearted.

10: WG Pro Tips | Submitted by: Akay

• Focus on upgrading TC level to max as soon as possible which unlocks the way to do advanced research and other certain things.
• Use the tools available to buy through gold to immediately finish old research.
• Only keep a T-1 to T-4 shield if you're in a state where attacks are not critical. No. Point of keeping below T-5 troops in a state where players hit above 300K easy.
• If you're in a state where fire farming is safe go stack that old resources up and convert it for new by >>click the riches tab on the right corner of your screen>> resource depot.
• Look for the best gear you can have on the basis of the strongest troop type your town carries, also defense and troop life are as important as attack, don't miss that.
• New Rss will not be going to be a problem anymore, it's speeds you should spend on if you buy packs.
• Daily complete those growth tasks and collect all the valor heart, pioneer pass and down breaker pass rewards which will help you in unlocking Red heroes.
• Use those T-5 T-6 upkeep savings to help u keep the corn in town.
• If your force is below 3 Billion it doesn't matter if it's a peaceful state you're in, shield and protect your troops.
• Most important while going offline always switch to your best defence gear and have a friend who can login and protect your town while you're away. The best way is don't wait for the shield to expire on the minimum time left just replace it with a new one if time is short.

We hope these tips will provide you with valuable insights and enhance your journey through the Wild West!

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