Claim and Trigger Battles

The Claim/Trigger system controls how players (level 15+) fight for map tiles. Use Claim to capture enemy territory or Trigger to fight without changing ownership.

Key facts:

• Claim: 15:00-15:50 UTC, enemy tiles, winner takes ownership at 16:00 UTC
• Trigger: Any hour :00-:50, for PvP without ownership change

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Quick Reference

Action	When	Where	Result
Claim	15:00-15:50 UTC	Enemy tiles	Ownership battle (resolves at 16:00 UTC)
Trigger	Any hour :00-:50	Home tiles (always), Enemy tiles (outside claim window)	Skirmish battle (resolves at next :00)

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How to Start a Battle

1. Move to a tile
2. Use /combat command
3. The menu shows available options for your location and current time

Tip: When you Scout a tile, if combat is available, you'll see a /combat hint.

If no options available, the menu shows why (wrong time, safe tile, etc.).

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Tile Types

By terrain

Terrain	Combat possible?
Forest, Field, Valley, Mystwood	Yes - Claim and Trigger
Forum, Tavern, Arena, Campfire, Tower, Fountain, Desert	No - service areas
Ruins	No - PvE only (boss fights)
Fortress	No - separate Fortress Battle system

Combat tile states

Combat tiles (Forest, Field, Valley, Mystwood) can be in different states:

State	When	Available actions
Safe	Surrounded only by friendly territory, OR 4 neighbors of a fortress captured by active alliance	None
Home	On border, owned by your faction	Trigger only
Enemy	On border, owned by enemy faction	Claim (15:00-15:50 UTC) or Trigger (other hours)

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Mystwood Exception

Mystwood tiles have a shorter combat window: 15:30-15:50 UTC (20 minutes instead of 50).

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Player Classification

Type	Your Territory
Castle player	Castle color tiles (Red/Yellow/Green/Blue)
Alliance without Fortress	Same as Castle player
Alliance with Fortress	Purple (alliance) tiles only
Rebel	Castle color tiles (when enemy Fortress is captured)

You can only attack from tiles adjacent to your territory.

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Override Rule

If a tile already has an active battle:

• Trigger on Trigger - fails, cannot override
• Claim on Claim - fails, cannot override
• Trigger on Claim - fails, cannot override
• Claim on Trigger - succeeds, Claim replaces Trigger (only during claim window)

The only override that works: Claim can replace Trigger during claim window 15:00-15:50 UTC.

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Battle Resolution

Every hour at :00 - all active battles resolve:

• Skirmish battles (from Trigger): PvP rewards, no ownership change

Daily at 16:00 UTC - ownership battles resolve:

• Ownership battles (from Claim): winner takes control of the tile