Hostile Meter

Significance of the Hostility Meter

The Hostility Meter tracks rising tensions between two kingdoms. Key thresholds determine relation states and war eligibility.

Relation Thresholds

• 15 points → Kingdom becomes Unfriendly
• 30 points → Kingdom becomes Hostile
• The meter is capped at 180 points

War Eligibility

• If both kingdoms reach Hostile, the kingdom with fewer points may declare war.
• If both reach 60 points, either kingdom may declare war.

Decay

• Hostile relations decay after 96h without war

Attacks, Spells, Ops and Hostility Generation

• Different offensive actions add varying amounts to the Hostility Meter.
• Standard Attacks
  • Traditional March, Conquest, Raze, Plunder, Massacre, Learn
    • Each successful attack adds +3 points.
  • Ambush
    • Adds +1.5 points.
  • Bounces
    • Meter gain is based on Offense Sent vs Defense.
    • A failed Raze generates +3 points (see Age 109).

Dragons

Sending a Dragon adds +30 points.

Spells and Thievery Operations

Spell	Relations Required	Value
Storms	Normal	0.06
Drought	Normal	0.06
Gluttony	Normal	0.09
Magic Ward	Unfriendly	0.15
Chastity	Unfriendly	0.15
Sloth	Unfriendly	0.15
Greed	Normal	0.15
Vermin	Normal	0.00
Abolish Ritual	Unfriendly	0.15
Lightning Strike	Normal	0.18
Pitfalls	Normal	0.18
Explosions	Normal	0.18
Fireball	Unfriendly	0.24
Tornadoes	Unfriendly	0.3
Blizzard	Unfriendly	0.3
Expose Thieves	Unfriendly	0.36
Fool's Gold	Unfriendly	0.42
Mystic Vortex	Unfriendly	0.45
Nightmares	Unfriendly	0.45
Land Lust	Unfriendly	0.6
Meteor Showers	Hostile	0.75

Thievery Operation	Relations Required	Value
Free Prisoners	Normal	0.03
Rob the Granaries	Normal	0.06
Bribe Generals	Normal	0.09
Bribe Thieves	Normal	0.09
Rob the Towers	Normal	0.09
Kidnap	Normal	0.12
Rob the Vaults	Normal	0.12
Steal War Horses	Unfriendly	0.18
Incite Riots	Normal	0.18
Night Strike	Unfriendly	0.24
Sabotage Wizards	Unfriendly	0.24
Destabilize Guilds	Normal	0.24
Arson	Normal	0.24
Greater Arson	Unfriendly	0.3
Assassinate Wizards	Unfriendly	0.36

Effects of Hostility Meter & Relation Changes

Normal

• No special effects.

Unfriendly

• General Effects
  • Dragons sent to an Unfriendly kingdom arrive with 50% health.
• Mystics
  • Expose Thieves, Chastity, Tornadoes, Magic Ward
• Thievery
  • Sabotage Wizards

Hostile

• General Effects
  • Some Honor gains from offensive spells and ops
  • Dragons sent to a Hostile kingdom arrive with 75% health
  • Offensive spell mana cost reduced to 2%
  • Offensive operation stealth cost reduced to 2%
• Mystics
  • Access to Meteor Showers, Nightmares, Land Lust, Abolish Ritual, Fireball, Fool’s Gold, Lightning Strike, Mystic Vortex, Nightfall, Sloth
• Thievery
  • Access to Steal War Horses, Assassinate Wizards, Greater Arson, Nightstrike

War

• General Effects
  • Greatly increased Honor gains from offensive spells and ops
  • Dragons sent in War have full health
  • Dragon Networth Range removed when targeting a kingdom you are at war with
  • Greatly reduced Multi‑Attack Protection
• Phases in after 12 ticks
  • Attack Time reduced by 15%
• Phases in over 24 hours
  • 80% protection from hits and spell/op effects from kingdoms outside the war
• Mystics
  • Amnesia, War Spoils
• Thievery
  • Propaganda

Changelog

Age 52

• Meter changes
  • Assumptions: We count trads as 2 points, all other hits as 1. The reduction factor is built into all attacks.
  • Meter Cap 200 points:
    • Throttling: Occurs after 100 points and slides linearly to 200 points having - 50% gains.

Age 59

• Hostile meter: Reduced to from 200 points to 150

Age 73

• Gains Throttling will be significantly more effective - Once the meter variance between Kingdoms is 50 points, each point over 50 will reduce gains by 1% up to a maximum of 75% at a variance of 125 meter points. Max meter will remain at 150

Age 74

• Meter Throttling - Adjusted to reduce operation damage against Kingdoms that have gains throttled on you. Also there will be a reduction to throttling that occurs within declare range

Age 79

• KD vs KD Throttle
  • The throttle that was put in place to deter continued attacks on the same Kingdom by reducing gains based on Meter variance will be removed
• Hostile Meter & War
  • The Hostile Meter will now be affected by Thief and Sorcery Operations
  • Thievery and Sorcery Operation Meter Values

• Thief/Sorcery operations that increase the meter will be shown in a new area that Monarch and Stewards only have access to
• There is a new display on the War Room, Thievery and Sorcery page that provides information on Meter Movement and Status
• Bounces will affect the meter based on offense vs defense sent (i.e. a failed attack with greater than 75% offense sent would move the meter equivalent to 50% of a successful Traditional March)

Age 80

• Unfriendly will begin at 10 points
• Hostile will begin at 25 points
• Sending a Dragon will move the Hostile meter
• Traditional March, Massacre and Learn will add 3 points to the meter
• Ambush will add 1.5 meter points
• Failed attack meter movement will also be increased by ~25%
• The meter will decrease by 1/6 on the 1st of each Month

Age 81

• Sending a Dragon will move the Hostile meter by 18 points instantly
• The meter will decrease by 1/5 on the 1st of each Month, or 3 points whichever is higher

Age 98

• MAP generated by Learn Attack increased by ~15%.
• Failed attacks will generate Hostility Meter points more closely related to Offense / Defense ratio of a Traditional March. The minimum meter movement has been removed.

Age 100

• Maximum Hostility Meter reduced from 225 to 180 points.
• Hostility Meter based Relations throttling is being reintroduced. For every 1 point of hostility meter variance over 90 will result in:
  • a reduction in Gains for the Kingdom with the higher Meter, this will scale linearly from 0 at a 90 point variance up to -75% gains at 180 point variance;
  • and reduced Defensive Military Casualties for the Kingdom with the lower Meter, scaling in the same way from 90 point variance to 180 point variance with military casualties (on defense) reduced linearly from 0% to -50%

Age 106

• Thievery and magic meter movements updated to reflect forum changes of "all values have tripled" on 6 May 2024.

Age 108

• Spells and Sabotage operations Meter Point values have been reduced slightly

Age 109

• Failing a Raze Attack will generate 3 meter points
• Defender Casualties on Failed Attacks -35%

Age 112

• Hostile relations decay after 96h without war

Age 115

• Hostile meter will now decay after 48 hours of going hostile, decay rate will ramp with meter points