ESI Tips for R4/R5s

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    • Tips on the Evil Spirit Invasion event (for alliance leaders)

    Start Time

    ESI should always starts at a fixed time. Your active members need do a lot of prep work and changing the event time can be disruptive. Make sure that you have multiple R4/R5 available at the scheduled times.

    If you can, schedule the event after UTC 1300 (5 PM at developer's time zone). It's unlikely that the developer would run a server maintenance after that time.

    Start Location

    Start the ESI from a Haunted House that is 1000 km away from the hive. This ensures that the Evil Spirits would reach their targets at the maximum time (5 minutes)

    Set an Alliance Mark for Haunted House. Members can check the Haunted House to see the current wave number and next dispatch time.

    Mail & Communication

    Communication is a key to having a successful run of the event. Your Alliance Notice should note the event times for Evil Spirit Invasion (and Lava Haka). Regularly send out reminder mail on the time and rules of the event.

    You may use the following mail templates:

    Alliance Rules

    To maximize event points, the following alliance rules are recommended:

    No unnecessary reinforcement
    Check the event tab for castles that need reinforcement (the alert box will be highlighted in red). If you reinforce a castle that doesn't reinforcement, you are stealing points from your fellow alliance members. If your reinforcing troop is substantially larger than the castle, your fellow alliance member may get no point for the event.
    No teleport during Evil Spirit Invasion
    If you teleport for any reason, your castle will get two ❌ marks.
    Stay close to the hive
    The window for reinforcement is only 5 minutes (less if you need to recall troops afterward). If member castles are too spread out, then reinforcement would not be possible.
    No rally on Titan or Evil Guard during Evil Spirit Invasion
    If you start a rally, you can pull troops away from your fellow members' castles and may cause them to have a ❌ mark.
    Big player: reinforce the Alliance Fortress with your weakest troop (and one troop only)
    If you use a weak troop, you can boost strength of small players and maximize their points.
    Small player: no limit on reinforcing the Alliance Fortress

    If your alliance has 80+ members, the following additional rule is recommended:

    Maximum one troops in the Dragon Nest closest to the alliance hive
    You want all member castles to be around the hive. If the Dragon Nest is full, then members who have slow-marching troops may be forced to teleport to an available Dragon Nest.

    Bots

    If your alliance rely on bots, it is recommended that you remove bots no link before the events and add them back later.