@Arcturus

exactly what Phoenix said: levels get faster not because the ascension, but because of the invested AP. I should probably rephrase it in the guide to make it clearer...

Artifact digging time doesn't change. But what difference does it make if you dig two artifacts, one after another on one map, or two artifact on two different maps? Digging sites are unlimited.

Phoenix is right that it's easier to max your tech tree before you start flying through the levels... but on the other hand, is that achievement so important? I wouldn't want to lose progress speed for it. After I'll have unlocked all the needed upgrades I want, I will maybe play one slow ascension round, maxing out the tech tree to get the achievements. Probably ascension Nr. 27....

Edited 6/27/2021 01:14:54

Hi guys,

Many thanks for youtr answers.
And yes, it is clear in the guide the faster speed is because of the invested AP. Sorry if I wasn;t clear enough when asking.

One last question (Parsifal). In your guide you illustrated time difference for finishing Old Town level, showing two pictures of the final statistics. These statistics are so detailed because you unlocked Statistics level 1 only? Or a higher level?

Regards
Arc

@Arcturus

I think in order to get the full information you need Statistics on level 2.
However, maybe finishing a level will present you with the stats regardless....
Sadly I can't check it - I maxed Statistics pretty much right away and I don't remember what was it like to play without them

@Arcturus

It is stats level 2 that gives you the time stats for in the army income panel. If you click/tap the help button next to the description for the stats advancement, it will bring up a detailed description of what each level unlocks.

@Parsifal

If you want to check, after you've finished you current level, replay the tutorial level, and reset your AP, to see if there's a time stat on the end screen.

Did you just seriously suggest he reset his AP to confirm something for someone else? lol

Better idea ... play the tutorial with an alt and confirm it that way.

thanks for the advices mates, I won't do any of those.
having your Statistics at level 2 are as basic as eating a cucumber

Edited 6/28/2021 06:36:08

You're not seriously dissing cucumbers?

on the contrary. Basic is basic. It's something you start your salad from

"Artifact digging time doesn't change. But what difference does it make if you dig two artifacts, one after another on one map, or two artifact on two different maps? Digging sites are unlimited."

i consider to do a number of quick re-runs of lowest level map with a 100% / 8 hrs. / low cost "common" artefact dig site and abort level after starting dig. Looks like fastest and cheapest way to get a lot of common artefacts for subsequent upgrades. Wrong?

Not wrong, but that approach won't help you with finishing other levels. If you are fine with having no more progression in the idle "campaign" and just want more artifacts, then go for it, it should work.

Wrong! Do not replay levels within one ascension!
What improves you are gained AP, the artifacts are of secondary importance

Well, Parsifal, that's your opinion (that I personally share). But if nonolet actually values artifacts higher than APs, then there is no reason not to try out this strategy. Or do you see any other arguments against nonolet's strategy, Parsifal?

what is the goal?
if the purpose of playing WZI is digging, then please, be my guest, stay as much as you want on one level and just dig.
but the thing is, you can dig on any level. Any level has dig sites with common artifacts.
so what is the reason behind replaying levels and get less AP, if you can advance, improve, invest your AP AND continue digging?

Not telling here anyone what to do. Just answering the question

P.S. artifacts get more and more expensive, that's true... but so does the income: getting bigger and bigger with each level.
so eventually digging from the first three sites on The Siege of Feldmere is going to be the same as the first three dig sites on Triskelion

I'm by no means saying that I find the strategy particularly useful, but if your goal is to farm artifacts (or just need one more guaranteed common artifact in order to upgrade some other artifact and you have just finished some other level) it should be possible (important! possible, not advisable) to start an early level, play until you found the digging site, start the digging, abort the level and continue with whatever level you want to play next. But I agree, you will find 100% common digging sites all the time. And upgrading one artifact is in most cases not more important than progressing in the idle levels. So, remember to upgrade as soon as you have enough artifacts to sacrifice and simply continue playing idle, I'd say.

I'm with Parsifal. Goal is to beat each level as fast as possible and ascend asap while keeping the digging team busy.

Fastest route for it is invested AP.
Simply put by the third sweep (two ascencions) a level that took you 20 days to complete on the first run should be down to 4-6 days.

If you want more artifacts in the long run, it's better to focus on AP until you can max Faster Digs in Phase 4.

Not a bad idea tbh so long as you can get a dig started quickly. Is there a particular level you have that has a cheap dig site early on? If so, that would be an ideal candidate, but if it takes 6-10 hrs to get the dig started, probably not worth it.

Keep in mind folks, he's not _finishing_ the level, he's starting a dig, then aborting it. So if it's a matter of starting the next level and not having a dig for 10 hrs b/c that level happens to work out that way vs spending 30 mins on an early level to start a dig, it's a decent alternative.

Edited 6/29/2021 18:09:53

War of the worlds has a 1D9H. I can get to it in 1-2 hours. That's probably the best one.

Actually, if you need a specific artifact, and you got impatient waiting for that artifact to drop, you can play Floating Rocks repeatedly until you find your needed artifact.
Floating Rocks has 1 8h dig site. When I "farmed" this level for artifacts, I could finish it in ~3h. I played the level, started the dig, finished the level, restarted it and played until close to completion, waited for the previous dig to end, started the new dig, and repeated. The difference is that I completed the level each time. By playing 9h/day I got 3 artifacts/day. Abandoning the level after the dig started was not needed, by the time the previous dig completed I had enough money and armies to finish the current level.