Walkthroughs

One to rule them all: Hints, tips, and tricks for Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North

To battle

One to rule them all: Hints, tips, and tricks for Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North

To the untrained eye, Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North can appear rather overwhelming. Heck, even seasoned players can feel a little swamped from time-to-time.

There's just so much to do. Basically, you have to defend your up-and-coming realm from enemy attacks, expand your humble town, and save the day.

This involves building homes, barracks, alchemy labs, and a range of other helpful buildings; researching better and faster ways to mine important resources; and partaking in quests.

There's not a moment to lose, so let's get cracking.

The Basics

Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North features two different kinds of currency: Gold, which you can earn throughout play by completing quests and other tasks, and Gems, which are a lot harder to come by.

The latter currency is considered the game's 'premium' currency and can be used to speed up the construction of your buildings, to buy special items, and to purchase tokens to play Merlin's special "Chance" game.

If you're in a hurry, you can purchase this currency through in-app purchases. This will cost you anywhere between £2.99 / $4.99 and £69.99 / $99.99, so watch how many times you click the buy button.

Resources also play a big part in this strategy title. You'll need large quantities of food, wood, stone, and ore if you wish to construct buildings and feed your eager troops.

You can build up your supplies by placing mines and quarries outside of your town, which grant you resources on an hourly basis.

Build me a building, squire

You begin Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North with just one building - a castle - but you'll soon construct more as you work your way through the game's brief tutorial.

Once it's over, head on over to the game's 'Quests' tab and simply set your sights on completing the recommended quests. These quests, which reward you with gold and resources upon completion, will instruct you to build cottages, barracks, an embassy, some mines and quarries, and everything else you need to get up and running quickly.

If you tap on a constructed building, you'll be greeted by a new screen that explains just what a building actually contributes to your town. This is also the screen from which you can upgrade your establishments. Naturally, these upgrades require further resources.

We suggest that you upgrade your castle by at least one level during the earlier stages of the game. Each level your castle grows gives you access to an additional Wilderness tile and three additional resource fields - it's a necessity if you wish to keep expanding.

Furthermore, it's beneficial to increase the level of your cottages, which will increase your population; your barracks, which will allow you to train troops faster; and your quarries, mines, and farms. Doing this will increase their hourly output.

Your other buildings will all need upgrading as you continue to progress through the game, but you won't progress very fast without boosting the above constructions first. There isn't a right or wrong order when it comes to upgrading, so just play about.

I'm researching, my liege

While you're upgrading your buildings and defences, you should also be busy researching newer and better technologies.

As explained in the game's tutorial, this is done by tapping on your town's alchemy lab. From there, simply open the 'research' tab and tap whichever research project tickles your fancy.

You won't be able to access them all from the off, however, as you'll need to meet several requirements before some of the juicier ones become available. Simply tap each research assignment to check out its requirements.

Start by researching Fertiliser, Logging, Stoneworking, and Smelting - all of which cause their respective building upgrades to increase food, wood, stone, and ore production by ten per cent per upgrade.

Next, shift your focus slightly to military improvements. Poisoned Edge is a good technology to research early in the game as it increases your troops' attacks by around five per cent.

Metal Alloys (which gives you access to "advanced metallic weaponry and armour") and Fletching (which is required to train various military types) are also beneficial.

Fight your own battles, sir

You won't get very far in Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North unless you're willing to get your hands dirty and shed a little blood. You'll need at least one barracks, a knight's hall, and a rally point to start forming a killer army. An embassy isn't a bad idea, either.

Once you've built the above, you can begin to train soldiers to do your dirty bidding. Training times differ depending on the class of soldier you wish to train. Archers take longer to train than weak supply troops, for instance.

Naturally, you'll need to meet several requirements (again) before you can train certain units. For example, you'll need to gain access to and build stables before you can train cavalry.

You can use your newly built embassy to either create or join your very own alliance with other real-world players from around the globe. Members of an alliance can share and trade resources and tips. We suggest you team up, as going alone is not a wise idea.

Anthony Usher
Anthony Usher
Anthony is a Liverpool, UK-based writer who fell in love with gaming while playing Super Mario World on his SNES back in the early '90s. When he isn't busy grooming his beard, you can find him replaying Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII for the umpteenth time. Aside from gaming, Anthony likes hiking, MMA, and pretending he’s a Viking.