Nordin Catic's Dodianwars guide

[Nordinwanabe]

This is only my BETA guide I will most probably make a new one or I will update this so this is not the final one I will not continue on this until we get out of the BETA this is just a starters guide.
THIS IS MY FIRST GUIDE SO PLEASE COMMENT ON WHAT TO CHANGE AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS I WILL READ ALL THE SUGGESTIONS AND PROBABLY USE THEM. IF ANY OF THE INFROMATION IS WRONG OR HAS BEEN UPDATED PLEASE SAY SO IN THIS THREAD. THANK YOU AND HAVE FUN PLAYING. (Guide at bottom of this thread)


Ok first of I will start with the front page this is what u see when u go to the website (http://www.dodianwars.com)

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8366/mainmenuo.jpg

On the front page you can see the recent updates, log in and register. If you do not have an account or want to make a new one click register and fill in the details, If you do have an account just log in.

Basics

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4761/basicso.jpg

Ok here you can see your resources Iron, Gold and Fuel. You can also see your population.

Resources are needed to build everything mostly needed will be iron and gold. Fuel will be used when you move your vehicles from place to place or to attack with them.
Click here to see how many resources you get per hour from lvl 1-30 (this is 100% made by kevin) (http://dodian.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67328)

Population is a very important thing to keep track of because you cannot start building without having population and the only way to increase the population is to increase you building called 'Capitol'

For every 1k resources you spend, you get one point in return.

so thats how to get points.

Buildings

Once you log in this is the first page you will see.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5457/settelment.jpg

On this you can see what buildings you have, what you can construct (by clicking the construct button on the right of the table), the time and resources it take to upgrade and the current level of the building.
Iron mine is used to get iron quicker the higher your level the faster you will get it.
Gold mine is used to get gold quicker the higher your level the faster you will get it.
Oil tower is used to get oil quicker the higher your level the faster you will get it.
University is used to research and upgrade the technology of your colony.
War factory is what makes all your land vehicles.
Warehouse is just used to store supplies the higher it is the more supplies you can store at one time.
Barracks is where you get all your troops and your surveillance balloon.
Trenches is basically your only defense unless you have troops and other vehicles.
Airfield is where you make your scout and fighter planes.
Exchange is where you can do some trading with the other colonies.

The University

Now I will show you more about the page above. Firstly you can click on "university" and something like this will pop up.

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7353/universityf.jpg

On the university page it shows you what technology you have researched and to what extent and also what technology is yet to be researched.
The Internal Combustion Engine is the only way for you to get motor vehicles.
Military building is an essential part of your colony because that is where you make your barracks.
Espionage is really useful not only to spy on others but for you not to be spied on.
Improved construction makes all the timers of the buildings go a lot less and is really worth researching.
Surveillance balloon is used to be able to make the actual hot air balloon.
Logistics is needed when you want to attack people the higher the level the more people you can attack at the same time.
Improved Ballistics is needed to make stronger units.
Flak Technology is used for the anti-aircraft guns.
Oil Refining is used to transform oil to gasoline.
Communications is necessary for expanding your empire because it is what is needed to build The Mobile Command Center.



The War Factory

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/682/warfactory.jpg

At the war factory you can get different types of vehicles and tanks as shown above.
The light truck is basically a transportation truck and can only carry resources.
The Light halftruck is used to try and shoot down some planes.
The M3A1 Personnel Carrier is a smart choice to make because it does not cost much and it can carry soldiers to the battle a lot faster.
The Sherman Tank is currently the only tank in game and is the best when attacked by other vehicles.
The Mobile Command Center is used to expand your colony and to get new territories.

The Barracks

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1903/barracks.jpg

Here is where you make your Infantry. The 4 types are Recruit, Sharpshooter, Surveillance Balloon and Machine Gunner.
Recruit is just a basic soldier for frontline action.
Sharpshooters are basically people who kill the Recruits but their disadvantage is that they have not so good armor.
Surveillance Balloon is a hot air balloon that flies over cities.
Machine gunner is the one you would most likely need when you are planning to attack some recruits. Machine gunners can wipe them out easily.
Trenches (Defense)


http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6383/defencez.jpg

This is basically the way to defend your colony there are 2 types of 'Trench' units the Pillbox and the 20mm AA Gun.
Pillbox is useful when you are getting attacked only by recruits and foot soldiers but if you are getting attacked by planes your only hope is the 20mm AA gun.

The Airfield

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5660/airfield.jpg

This is where you can build all you planes. There are 2 types Scouts and Fighters.
The Albatros scout is used mainly to spy on other people and is a lot better than the Surveillance balloon.
The Albatros Fighter is used in combat to shoot soldiers and planes but is not that good against tanks.

[Nordinwanabe]

World

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6189/worldmap.jpg

Here u can only see how many people there are in your neighborhood and also which territory you are in.
Each Territory you click on is different because each territory has different players in them.

Territory

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3359/tritoryj.jpg


Over here you can check which person is beside you and by clicking on their name this will pop up.



http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9882/terr2.jpg


As you can see you have 4 options Transport, Attack, Espionage and Send message.
To transport you need the light truck because it is the only thing that can transport resources right now.
To Attack please look at the section under this one it is expained there.
To espionage you need an Albatros scout plane.
To send message just click on it and start typing.

ATTACKING!


Now to attack, to attack is simple all you need to do is click on World map then territories then on someone's name as shown above under title 'world' and when you click attack this is what shows.


http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4025/attackf.jpg

It basically shows all the troops you have so you can choose with which you would like to attack.
All you need to do is type the number of that type of unit you would like to use where it says '0' and then click attack.

GETTING TROOPS AND VEHICLES

Ok firstly you need to go to university then on upgrade your military buildings to level 1. Upon doing that go and build your barracks on the buildings page by clicking construct then on barracks. This is what makes your troops.

Now for the vehicles, for the land ones you need to get a war factory by clicking on the construct button and you will be able to see all the stuff you can make.

For the airplanes you would need to build an airbase. When that is done click on airbase and start building.

ATTENTION MOVING ANY KIND OF TROOPS OR VEHICLES NEEDS FUEL AND REMEMBER IF YOU ATTACK SOMEONE IN YOUR TERRITORY IT REQUIRES LESS FUEL THAN SOMEONE IN A TERRITORY FURTHER AWAY.


My Guide for a starter
Note: You may have to wait some time for you to get your resources back.

Firstly when you make an account and log in I would suggest (only thing you can do) building a building called capitol.
When that is done get your iron mine to 1 and gold mine to 1.
After that just build the oil tower and don't upgrade it for a while.
When that is done get your capitol to level 2 when that is finished make your iron and gold mines to level 2.
After getting them to level 2 I suggest you build a university now.
Ok now keep raising your iron and gold mines to the max and when you need more people get your capitol up. I suggest doing this until you get to level 4 iron and gold.
When you are done with that go on university and research the technology called 'Improved Construction'.
Now is the time for research (you can research and build in same time). Get all the required technology to build your army then go next step.
(can be done while researching) when you got that just keep doing that like when you get to lvl 6 or 7 in iron and gold get one more 'Improved Construction' up.
After you get to 10 on (gold and iron) get your oil tower up to 4 or 5.
When u done with that it's all up to your for the army. I would suggest getting scout planes first to see who to attack.

ENJOY PLAYING!!!

[Beachside]

Nice simple guide.
Sticky?

[Nordinwanabe]

Nice simple guide.
Sticky?

Thanks i will add every single detail possible and also on the 2nd post i reserved i might add all the problems you might find yourself in on dodianwars and how to fix them.

sticky if you think its worth it. ill also add a starters guide like what would be the best thing to start building first.

~Nordin

[Johno]

Nice guide, just fix up all your grammatical and punctuation errors in the guide.

[camz]

great guide but i have a question how come i ahave signed up and confiremed email but i go and log on but i dont ave a settlement all i have is the oil rig so how do i get a settlement?:o:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Robert]

Nice guide Nordin. All's I would suggest you do is maybe shrink the images a little, add a bit more detail to each section and maybe make the text in colors. Other from that, this is worthy of a sticky. It should help newcomers a lot.

-Robert

[Clu7ch]

Your guide is very helpful. Looks like I'm gonna have to get a trench and build up defense. Those pillboxes sound nasty :cool:

[Afflicted]

Good guide. Matt will have trouble out doing this when he makes his.

[Nordinwanabe]

ADDED HOW TO USE WORLD MAP AND HOW TO ATTACK. please comment!!!

[jaypat]

sweet guide but like other people said u need to fix grammer

[Mko]

Very nice guide Nordin!
I'm sure this will help out new people who are learning how to play Dodian Wars.

[Nordinwanabe]

UPDATED: Fixed all grammar mistakes and shrunk some pictures a bit.

Please comment on suggestions and if it's good or not.

[geegee man]

Great guide,will help new dodianwars players alot ;)

~Zach

[Nordinwanabe]

Im gonna expand this idea but i wont do it quickly cause i got loads of final exams for these 2 weeks so i wont realy be able to go on much.

[Mastav]

Only problem's the huge pictures. We can't import that to the Wiki and make it appealable.

[Nordinwanabe]

Only problem's the huge pictures. We can't import that to the Wiki and make it appealable.

i know i tried making em smaller but then you cant see anything on the picture. Here ill show you gimme 2 mins and ill change all the pictures.

EDIT: KK I MADE ALL THE PICTURES SMALLER.

[Johno]

I like how much you've updated it, good work.
It's a great guide and very understanding and easy to read.
Overall a good guide, 9/10.

[Nordinwanabe]

I like how much you've updated it, good work.
It's a great guide and very understanding and easy to read.
Overall a good guide, 9/10.

ty ill be adding more info soon.

[Configure]

Really good guide, will be helpful to new players.

[Nordinwanabe]

Really good guide, will be helpful to new players.

thank you. i need to go soon but im gonna stop here with the guide ill get a better feel for the game then ill make a new one when were out of beta because i know some new stuff will be added.

[I Jono I]

nice guide bro.
helped me out :)

-Jono

[killamarks]

That's a very very useful guide, 10/10.

[Nordinwanabe]

ty so much for the sticky!!! and thanks for the comments

[Arsenal]

I don't remember sticking this, but ok.

[Nordinwanabe]

I don't remember sticking this, but ok.

o ok.. then thank you to who ever stikied this.

[jesjes72]

great guide
it will help out alot of new players

[Nordinwanabe]

Ye it will help alot of people I made a new account and followed my guide and I got it almost where my current account is in half the time so you should follow the guide.

[br3nzstaker]

o nice guide keep up da hardworkz

[Nordinwanabe]

o nice guide keep up da hardworkz

ty im gonna be stoping here since there already is a sticky about the stuff I did not post like highscores and such but I will add all the new updates when they come.

[I Jono I]

helped me alot cheers bro.

[Nordinwanabe]

Added the same colors as my Dodianwars Hall Of Fame so it is a bit more bright.

please comment on the guide and if the change was good or not.

~Nordin

EDIT: i cant add any new information or take anything of the first thread because it exceeds the limit by 197 words...

[gfx own]

NICE GUIDE! nice guide it really helped :D:D:D
-gfx own

[BingoMaster]

Thanks for the guide, it helps!

[Nordinwanabe]

Thanks for the guide, it helps!

No problem but you know that this will all be updated when we get out of beta and they add the new stuff.

[gfx own]

how do i get petrolium or whatever its called

[Nordinwanabe]

how do i get petrolium or whatever its called

petrolium and fuel is the same thing you need oil tower.