Relations

Attacking another kingdom affects the relations between the two kingdoms. By continually attacking, your kingdom's conflict level against said kingdom will elevate, thereby changing the relation type; first to Unfriendly, and then Hostile.

There are four relation types, each of which have various benefits and penalties:

Ceasefire

• Prohibits any Attacks, Spells, or Thief Ops between kingdoms

Unfriendly

• Unlocks certain spells and thievery operations

Hostile

• +10% Combat Gains
• Increases the Networth Range of the Conquest Attack
• Mana & Stealth costs for offensive spells/ops reduced to 2%

War

Immediate Effects

Benefits

• -10% Attack Time
• Attacks generate new honor
• Enhanced Massacre Destroys Buildings
• Mana & Stealth costs for offensive spells/ops reduced to 2%
• -75% Gains and Effectiveness for operations to and from other Kingdoms

Penalties

• The Paradise Spell cannot be cast
• 1% Honor Loss each Utopian Month
• Science Research Limited to "Active" Level or Below

After 12 Hours

• -20% Attack Time

After 24 Hours

Benefits

• -25% Military Losses
• -25% Military Training Time
• No Distance Penalties for Attacks

Penalties

• +100% Exploration Costs

Starting a War

Upon reaching Hostile relations, the Monarch of the non-hostile kingdom will receive the option to Declare War. This is known as the War Button. If the monarch chooses to war, certain effects are immediately applied, while others slowly take effect; rising to their maximum potential over a 24 hour period.

Ending a War

Only the Kingdoms' Monarch is able to end a war. This is accomplished in one of two ways: Mutual Peace or Withdrawal. Either choice results in an end-of-war ceasefire.

Mutual Peace

This option requires consent by both parties and simply settles the war with no winner. This is an excellent option when both kingdoms simply lose interest in the war or find it more beneficial to simply move on.

Withdrawal

Once the minimum time limit is reached, either kingdom can withdraw from war.

After withdrawing, the losing kingdom's total honor is reduced by 3%. This lost honor is evenly distributed between the winning kingdom's provinces. Withdrawals can only occur if the withdrawing kingdom has not committed any attacks within the past two Utopian Days. Withdrawing rewards the opposing kingdom with a war win that will show on their kingdom page.

End-of-War Ceasefire

After a war ends, neither kingdom may have any relations for an Utopian Month and are automatically placed in a 24 hour end-of-war ceasefire. During the ceasefire both kingdoms remain in war relations, thus retaining the protection benefits while rebuilding. After 24 hours, the kingdoms have the choice either to end the ceasefire or to wait an additional 24 hours. This choice is independent of the other kingdom.

During this ceasefire, both sides benefit from +200% birth rates.

War Forum

Shortly after declaring war, a temporary Forum is created. This is known as the War Forum.

In the War Forum provinces from either kingdom can interact by starting new threads or posting in existing ones. Provinces are expected to interact respectfully. Any offending material can be removed by either kingdom's monarch.