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Field Manual

Beginner's Guide to Thrones

Thrones mirrors the real world. Your street is your battlefield, landmarks become keeps, and every kilometer matters. This guide walks you through the first sessions so you can survive your opening skirmishes and grow into a kingdom architect.

Mission

Claim. Build. Defend.

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First Session

Three-Step Quick Start

Create Your Hero

Sign up, finish the Clerk onboarding, and lock in a username so friends can find you on the map.

Enable Location

Allow GPS access so the Travel panel can pin your live position and load the closest resource nodes.

Light a Lantern

Craft the Lantern scroll (2 wood, 1 leather) in the Crafting panel, then place it to claim your first chunk of territory.

Core Loops

How Thrones Actually Plays

Every action ties back to territory. Explore to reveal the map, build to secure resources, group up to scale, and fight to defend your influence. Master these four loops and the rest of the systems click into place.

Harvest & Claim

Resource nodes spawn wood, rock, ore, and hides. Stand within range, mine with a pickaxe, then drop a claim if you want it protected.

  • Nodes go on cooldown after harvesting, so rotate between spots
  • Spend 5 wood to build a mining claim that taxes visitors
  • Kingdom members can harvest from each other's claims when allowed

Craft & Build

Scrolls unlock every structure. Start with a Log Cabin, upgrade to a House or Manor, then add forges, watchtowers, and anchored lanterns.

  • Craft from anywhere but place buildings inside your own territory
  • Forges need wood fuel (1 wood = 5 minutes) before smelting ore
  • Upgrade gear tiers by smelting iron into ingots and re-crafting

Kingdom Progression

Lanterns graduate into towers and obelisks that boost brick earnings. Donate bricks through the Kingdom panel to unlock global buffs.

  • Standard lanterns can be anchored, then upgraded through tower tiers
  • Obelisks radiate production bonuses for anyone inside the radius
  • Kingdom wars and upgrades both pull from the shared brick store

Travel & Coordination

Trade Hubs, home buildings, and parties keep everyone moving. The Travel panel lets you relocate or jump toward structures instantly.

  • Keep a home building placed so you always have a respawn
  • Trade Hubs show health, bonuses, and distance before you port
  • Party leaders can teleport the entire squad when they move

Progression Track

Kingdom Milestones

01

Establish a Foothold

Craft a Lantern, drop a Log Cabin, and keep a stash of wood and leather on hand so you can rebuild if your lantern is extinguished.

02

Fortify Home Territory

Upgrade to a House or Manor, add a Forge for ingots, and anchor your lantern to resist enemy extinguish timers.

03

Form A Kingdom

Place a Castle, invite allies through the Kingdom panel, and start upgrading lanterns into towers to expand brick income.

04

Stand As Ruler

Unlock obelisks, manage join requests, and coordinate parties so your kingdom can survive wars and keep the brick store topped off.

Survival Notes

Field Tips

  • Use the Relocate button in the Travel panel whenever GPS drifts so the world snaps back around you.
  • Bring a spare pickaxe and keep an eye on the node cooldown timer so you do not waste time mining too early.
  • Carry extra wood: it fuels forges, builds mining claims, and lets you relight lanterns without a town run.
  • Trade Hubs host the marketplace and show their current health—jump to the healthiest one before crafting binges.
  • Invite nearby players into a party so their teleports follow yours and everyone lands inside the same safe territory.

Ready to March?

The world map is already alive.

Players are planting banners, reinforcing towers, and cutting down mobs across thousands of real neighborhoods. Jump in now so your city knows your crest before a rival kingdom claims it.

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