Castle Siege


Contents

Intro
  • There will be only 1 castle for each server
  • Move to Lorencia (239, 13) to enter the Loren Canyon
  • There are no restrictions for entering Loren canyon
  • Loren canyon is a PVP enabled area
  • During Seige you can attack other participants without pressing Ctrl
Siege participants requirements
  1. A participating guild must have a Guildmaster with at least 200 levels (regardless of class).
  2. A participating guild must have at least 20 members in their guild.
  3. Participating guilds are required to have an ally to be able to successfully use the castle features.
  4. Other guilds and characters can participate in the siege as a neutral parties but they cannot win the castle.
  5. If the guild that owns the castle disbands, they will lose ownership of the castle.
  6. Only 3 guilds + allies can join the siege.
How to register?
  • Qualified guilds must talk to the Guardsman NPC and press the "Announce" button and their registration will be accepted
  • Only the guild master of the main alliance can announce intent to siege to the guardsman NPC
  • To register in a guild should be 20 or more players and the level of guildmaster should be equal to 200 or more
  • Any guild members of the guilds that have announced intent to seige can submit a Mark of Lord during the registration period. The greater amount of the Signs of Lord, the better the chance to take part in the siege
  • When the guardsman NPC is clicked, the guild name and allied guilds names rankings will show on the registry
  • When the guard NPC is clicked Siege status information will be shown
  • Only the top 3 guilds and their allies will be given a priority for the siege
Guardsman Castle status

Computation for a rank

If more then 3 guilds have been registered, then rank is calculated by this formula:

Rank = ((Number of registered Mark of Lord * 5) + Number of Guild Members) + (Level of Guild master / 4)


Siege status


Period Description
Siege announcement Time for guilds to announce thier intentions to attack the castle
Registration period Time to bid for the top 3 slots for the siege by using Marks of Lord to enchance their ranking
Announcement of qualified siegers Announces guilds that have been accepted into the guild siege
Truce period Starts from the end of siege till the start of the next siege alliances can only be fored during this time

Notice: players can obatin Sign of Lord by killing monsters.


Siege battle basics
  • The invading team will have a sword icon and the defending team will have a shield on top of their character
  • PK penalty do not apply between the guilds of the invading and defending team
  • PK penalty will not be applied to both invading team and defending teams but will be applicable to other characters who are not participants
  • The Guild Masters will have a crown mark on the top instead of sword or shield mark
  • Neutral characters will not be marked as attackers or defenders
  • Guild registration/withdrawal during the battle is not allowed
Siege players

Guild Master for Invading team Guild Master for Defending team
Guild Master for Invading team

Guild Master for Defending team

Guild Member for Invading team Guild Member for Defending team
Guild Member for Invading team Guild Member for Defending team

Siege process
  • The union under the invading/defending team will automatically included to each invading/defending team
  • Attacking own troops is only possible by pressing Ctrl key. Be careful!
  • To win the siege the guild master's official seal should be registered in the pedestral located at the dragon tower and if it succeeds the lord of a castle will be changed
  • Only the guild master can stamp the official seal in pedestral
  • To stamp press it for 30 seconds and if the 2 footholders that are needed for stamping is cancelled or the character gets killed the stamping will fail
  • If there's a remaining time even if the stamping was successful, the battle will continue but the 2 camps of invading/defending team will be exchanged
  • The guild with their official seal stamped at the end of the siege will be the lord of a castle
  • Warp command cannot be used during the Siege Warfare but the defending team can warp if front of the castle by using "Town portal scroll"
  • The guild that owns the castle (including united guild) can warp through Loren canyon to go the castle
Crown Switch Pedestal
Crown Switch Pedestal


Major components

Castle gates
  • The castle gates have defensive power/durability (HP) and can only be attacked during the siege. Weapon durability is greatly reduced when attacking the castle gates, therefore it is strongly advised to take a potion of bless or soul before attacking
  • When an alliance guild wins the castle while the castle gates are destroyed, the gates will not be restored until the siege is over
  • The castle gates can be upgraded up to a maximum of 3 stages of defensive power and durability. (upgrading and restoring is not possible during the battle)
Castle gates
Castle gates


Guard Statues
  • When all 4 statues inside the castle have been destroyed, the shield of the dragon tower will be destroyed as well
  • Only the players of the defending team can enter through the shield
  • Recover HP/MP/AG around the guardian statue and recovery rate can be upgraded up to maximum of 3 stages
  • The Guardian statues have defensive power/durability (HP) and can only be attacked during the siege. Weapon durability is greatly reduced when attacking the Guardian statues, therefore it is strongly advised to take a potion of bless or soul before attacking
  • Guardian statues can be upgraded up to a maximum of 3 stages of defensive power and durability. (upgrading and restoring is not possible during the battle)
Guard Statue Guard Statue
Guard Statue


Guard Towers
  • Guard towers play a role in protecting the Guardian statues once the battle starts
  • Guard towers attack invading parties around them
  • Guard towers can be attacked just like Guardian statues or Castle gates
Guard Tower Guard Tower
Guard Tower


Dragon Tower
  • This huge tower is located at the last stop of the castle. The tower is divided into a shielded entrance and an upper floor
  • The upper floor of the Dragon tower houses a pedestal with the official seal of the lord of the castle
  • The entrance to the Dragon tower is protected by the shield which blocks the invading team's forces
  • To penetrate the Dragon tower all 4 Guardian statues need to be destroyed

Dragon Tower


Pedestal
  • The upper floor of the Dragon tower houses a pedestal with the official seal of the lord of the castle
  • When the guild master of the alliance succeeds with stamping the official seal in the pedestral, their sword symbols will turn into shields and they will now have to defend the castle
  • The guild with their official seal stamped at the end of the siege will be the lord of the castle

Pedestal


Siege weapons
  • The siege weapons are placed at the respective fields of the invading and defending teams
  • Click siege weapons to view the menu to select the attacking location
  • Players can view the location being attacked when using the siege weapons
Siege weapon Siege weapon


Items

Potion of Bless and Potion of Soul

Weapon durability rapidly deteriorates when attacking the castle gates and statues without first taking the potion, which greatly reduces the weapon's attack power.


Characteristic of Potion of Bless

Potion of Bless
  • The duration of the effect is 60 seconds
  • +20% damage increase is applied when attacking the castle gate and statue but it's not applicable in PvP








Characteristic of Potion of Soul

Potion of Soul
  • The duration of effect is 30 minutes
  • Restore AG +8
  • Increase defensive power from lightning and ice by 50%
  • Increase attack speed +20








Creation method for potions
  • Talk to the Chaos goblin and select chaos mix
  • Potion of Bless: 5 potions will be created using 1 Jewel of Bless
  • Potion of Soul: 5 potions will be created using 1 Jewel of Soul
  • The zen requirement is 100,000 zen per Jewel of Bless and 50,000 zen per Jewel of Soul
  • Example: 10 potions will be created when 2 jewels are used and 25 potions will be created when 5 jewels are used
  • If there is no extra space in the inventory the chaos mix will fail
Potion creation Potion creation
Potion creation Potion creation
  • Potion of Bless and Potion of Soul can be used the same as regular potions by using the shortcut keys Q/W/E
  • Shortcut key setting can be assigned by pressing Ctrl + Q/W/E while pointing the cursor over the corresponding item
  • When the player uses the Potion of Bless and Potion of Soul, potions that are being used will be indicated at the top of the screen

Potions indicator

Soldiers
  • Because the invading team would be bigger than the defending team with 3 united guilds, the defending team has the option to use Soldier NPCs
  • The defending team can purchase the Soldier NPCs in the castle. They can choose between an archer-type soldier or a spearman
  • Only the Guild Master and Assistant guild master can place Guard NPCs
  • A maximum of 100 soldiers can be deployed at any time. Drop the soldiers at the desired location where they will be summoned as soon as the siege starts. They will start attacking the invading team as soon as they are summoned
Archer Spearman
Archer Spearman

Castle Operations
  • The lord of the castle can collect the taxes from using the stores and other systems operated by the corresponding cluster
  • Adjusting tax rate and settings for castle operations is done through the senior NPC located in the Dragon tower
Senior

Senior

  • Role: Maintenance and upgrading of 6 castle gates and 4 guardian statues, tax adjustment
  • Reparing/upgrading is not possible during the siege
  • Tax adjustment is applicable starting from 2 hours after the siege till the next siege
  • Tax will not apply during 2 hours of the siege
Tax adjustment
Tax adjustment
  • The lord of a castle can charge/collect tax from all the merchant NPCs
  • Tax adjustment can only be changed 2 hours after the siege till the next siege
  • Tax adjustment is divided into Chaos goblin's tax rate and NPC's tax rate
  • Only the lord of the castle can adjust the tax rate
  • The tax rate will be applied when the "Apply" button is clicked and new tax rates will be added to existing item prices
  • NPC who are not affected by taxes are: Sebina, Marlon, Guild master, Charon, Messenger of Archangel
  • Collected taxes will be displayed as a remaining zen of the senior NPC. Only the lord of the castle is allowed to widthraw taxes
  • Allowed withdrawal per transactions is set at 99,999,999 zen
  • The cost of maintenance/upgrades will be deducted from the caslte lords inventory
Maintenance/upgrading of castle gates


Upgrading gates
  • Gates have 4 levels of durability (I-IV)
  • When the durability is 100% the "Repair" button will be deactivated
  • Gates status: red - destroyed, orange - repair is needed, white- normal
Gates characteristics

Upgrade I II III IV
HP 500000 800000 1500000 3000000
Defense 100 180 300 520

Gates upgrade

Upgrade Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
HP 2 Jewel of Guardian + 1,000,000 Zen 3 Jewel of Guardian + 1,000,000 Zen 4 Jewel of Guardian + 1,000,000 Zen
Defense 2 Jewel of Guardian + 3,000,000 Zen 3 Jewel of Guardian + 3,000,000 Zen 4 Jewel of Guardian + 3,000,000 Zen


Statues upgrade


Statues upgrade
  • Statues have 4 levels of durability (I-IV)
  • When the durability is 100% the "Repair" button will be deactivated
  • Statues status: red - destroyed, orange - repair is needed, белый - normal
Statues characteristics

Upgrade I II III IV
HP 400000 750000 1300000 2500000
Defense 80 180 340 550
Recovery 0% 1% 2% 3%

Statues upgrade

Upgrade Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
HP 3 Jewel of Guardian + 1,000,000 Zen 5 Jewel of Guardian + 1,000,000 Zen 7 Jewel of Guardian + 1,000,000 Zen
Defense 3 Jewel of Guardian + 3,000,000 Zen 5 Jewel of Guardian + 3,000,000 Zen 7 Jewel of Guardian + 3,000,000 Zen
Recovery 3 Jewel of Guardian + 5,000,000 Zen 5 Jewel of Guardian + 5,000,000 Zen 7 Jewel of Guardian + 5,000,000 Zen


Castle Lord Mix

  • With the chaos machine Lord can create unique things (excellent and conventional)
  • Access to the castle chaos machine can be obtained only through control of the castle lord (tab "Lord's Mix")
  • To create items in the Lords chaos machine your require 16 Jewel of Guardian, a package of 30 pieces of Bless, a packing soul in 30 pieces and 1 billion Zen
  • An item is created with 75% success
  • Chaos machine can be used only once per day

Skills

Cresent Moon Slash

Cresent Moon Slash Class BK
Attack power 90
Mana 22
AG 15
Distance 4

Wind Blades

Wind Blades Class SM
Attack power 90
Mana 150
AG 10
Distance 46
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Heaven arrow

Heaven arrow Class ME
Attack power 120
Mana 20
AG 15
Distance 8

Spiral Slash

Spiral Slash Class MG
Attack power 75
Mana 20
AG 15
Distance 5
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Mana Rays

Mana Rays Class MG
Attack power 85
Mana 130
AG 7
Distance 6
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Fire Spines

Fire Spines Class DL
Attack power 150
Mana 30
AG 10
Distance 6

System

Миникарта

For the guild memebers of invading/defending teams, there's a display of the siege status (mini map) at the lower right side of their screen.

  • It displays the player's location, command status of guild master, deployment plan of the castle and status of the castle
  • You can turn the display On/Off by pressing the [Tab] Key

Command functions are only given to the guild masters of invading/defending teams and it's possible to command the attacking location to the guild members by using these functions.

Regular Characters Guild Master
Regular Characters Guild Master

Place Life Stone

Only the guild master or assistant guild master of the invading team can use the life stone. Once the life stone is created it functions as a respawn point for the enire guild. when the invading team's character gets killed, he will respawn from the life stone and not from the outside of castle.

Placed Life Stone

  • There is a 60 second timer for placing the Life stone
  • Due to its special powers, it will restore HP/MP/AG to the invading team's characters around it (3 tiles) at the certain time
  • Life Stones can be destroyed when attacked by the invading/defending teams
  • To create Life Stone, combine Jewel of Chaos + 5 x Jewel of Bless + 5 x Jewel of Soul + Jewel of Guardian in Chaos Machine
Land of Trial
  • The castle lord of the winning team will be given authority to manage the Land of Trials
  • The Land of Trials is an independent hunting area and regular players will be restricted from entering unless the castle lord allows entry
Basic settings
  • Click the guard NPC to enter to the Land of Trials
  • The castle lord and his guild members can enter the zone without restrictions
  • Regular players who do not belong to the castle lord's guild or allies may be restricted from entering the map depending on the castle lord's setting
  • If the owner of the castle allow entry to outsiders, when you sign with the members of his guild entrance fee will not be removed
  • If the owner of the castle allow entry to outsiders, when you sign with all the other players will be debited set entrance fees
  • In the Land of Trial can not be used teleportation, you can pass there only from Valley of Loren. Coordinates: 140,100
  • When a player gets killed in the Land of Trials he will respawn in Lorencia

Land of Trial entrance

Entrance settings

Entrance settings
  • The castle lord can charge an entrance fee through the guard NPC or restrict players from entering the Land of Trials.
  • Price passage can vary from 0 to 2 billion Zen
  • If the entrance fee is set at 2 billion Zen, only members of the owning guild can enter. And the entrance fee from them will not be charged
  • Maximum entry fee, that can be set for all other players in the Land of Trial is 1,975 billion Zen