Techie Papa Games presents
The Royal Field Manual
Raise a kingdom.
Hold the line.
Leave a legacy.
A sovereign’s companion to the buildings, armies and hard-won lessons of the realm.
Open the manual21 buildings · 21 unit entries · one kingdom to defend
I / Getting started
Build an economy that can feed an army, then lead that army through the next raid. Each year brings another chance to expand—and another test of your defenses.
Choose Endless Mode, select Bronze, Silver or Gold difficulty, name your kingdom and choose a Warrior, Paladin or Mage. Your hero contributes both battlefield abilities and kingdom abilities as they level up.
Tutorial Mode is temporarily unavailable while its guidance is updated for the new kingdom screen. The separate Campaign option is not yet available.
II / Kingdom building
Drag the map to look around. Pinch with two fingers on a phone, or use the mouse wheel on a PC, to zoom. The Keep sits above the Inner City; the Rural Areas sit below it. The resource and calendar displays stay fixed while the terrain moves.
The bottom row opens Profile, Army, Raid Info, Hero Info and Options. The Army number is your standing troop count. Raid Info shows the approaching force, its power and the XP available from defeating all of its units. Use the pause and speed controls above Options to manage kingdom time; a large red Paused message indicates a manual pause.
Inner City and Rural Areas have different catalogs, with some buildings available in both. Some choices also depend on Kingdom Shop unlocks. Start with five slots in each district; each Keep upgrade adds one slot to each, and applicable Prestige perks add more. New plots unlock outward from the center.
Tap a building to center it horizontally and reveal its circular action buttons. Tap away to dismiss them.
The plot label shows the building name and level. Production bars show the troop being produced and its time information; the fill shows progress. Status displays summarize resource generation per second, troop recipes, recoverable casualties, Marketplace capacity, or tower attack and attack interval. The Keep has no extra status line.
Resources, army size and Population have separate limits. Storehouses increase resource storage, Army Camps increase troop capacity, and Housing increases Population capacity. Population is also spent on building and recruitment costs where shown.
Check for full storage, a full army, missing recipe resources, a missing prerequisite troop, or a production toggle set to off when a building appears idle.
Advanced recruits consume a lower-tier soldier as well as resources. Phalanx replace Spearmen, Marksmen replace Archers, and Knights replace Horsemen. This improves the army without necessarily increasing its total headcount. Open Army details to see the composition changing.
A Marketplace trades Wood, Iron, Stone and Food for Gold through timed orders. Inspect the order before confirming; its capacity grows with the building’s level. This is separate from a visiting Marketplace quest.
After a raid, use Repair All above the run controls to see the combined resource cost of repairing damaged buildings. Confirm Yes to pay and repair, or No to leave them as they are. Individual repairs remain available through each damaged building.
The Infirmary restores eligible troops from the recovery pool one at a time, consuming Food and requiring army space. Open its priority button, then choose a unit icon or the balanced option. A changed priority affects the next recovery; it does not replace treatment already underway. Militia and starvation losses are not recoverable through this pool.
Open Kingdom Abilities above Profile to reveal unlocked abilities, with higher-level abilities above lower-level ones. Tap an ability to cast it. Hold its icon for half a second to see its name without casting, then release to dismiss the label. The XP cost beneath each icon updates as your level and the available resources or recovery pool change. Unavailable abilities are dimmed; used abilities display their cooldown. Use the top close icon to collapse the list.
Spend XP through Hero Info to level your hero, and inspect that card for upcoming ability unlocks. The Prestige icon opens the list of active perks and temporary buffs.
III / Calendar & economy
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter each last 60 seconds of active kingdom time at normal speed. A full year therefore takes four minutes when uninterrupted. Pauses and battles stop kingdom time; increased game speed advances it faster.
At each season’s end, standing troops require 1 Food each before perk reductions. A shortage causes starvation losses. Recruitment and Infirmary treatment can also consume Food, so keep a reserve beyond the next upkeep payment. The calendar panel shows upkeep alongside your year, XP and capacity information.
IV / Quests & expeditions
Annual quest offers start in Year 2 in Endless Mode. Pick the opportunity you want for that year. A selected event resolves after Summer; leaving the choice unselected through that deadline forfeits the year’s opportunity. Quest events pause kingdom time while you resolve them.
Review the enemy and rewards, then choose the eligible troops to send. Militia and defensive buildings stay home. You command the expedition with the same battle controls used for kingdom defense.
A Challenge Raid is generated separately from the normal raid option and doubles its own generated troop counts, with rewards adjusted to that force. Its enemy composition and resource rewards can differ from the normal offer; do not assume it is a copy.
A visiting Marketplace lets you buy or sell according to that visit’s prices and remaining transaction allowance. A Hireling offer lets you purchase the available troops, subject to their costs and your army space. Review the current offer because quantities and prices can vary.
An expedition’s retreat action ends that expedition. It is different from ordering one unit to fall back within a battle. Review the result before returning to kingdom development; the annual Winter raid still follows later in the year.
V / Raid battles
Use Raid Info in the kingdom to inspect enemy counts, power and potential XP. When the battle opens, review both forces and their positions before starting. Unit information shows the statistics for that encounter; catalog values later in this manual are base values, before levels, bonuses and encounter scaling.
Combat takes place across battlefield areas. Range determines which areas a unit can attack; movement takes time between areas. Attacks resolve automatically according to each unit’s attack interval, while your orders decide positioning and priorities. Use battle pause, speed, help and the combat log to inspect what is happening.
Select a mobile allied unit to open its circular commands. Army controls issue shared orders to eligible units. Targeting prompts indicate whether your next selection should be an enemy or an area.
A unit already crossing an area may finish that movement before applying a new order. Watch its position and movement progress when changing plans.
Infantry counters Cavalry
Ranged counters Infantry
Cavalry counters Ranged
A favorable matchup applies a ×1.2 modifier to attack or defending strength as appropriate. Defense reduces damage, but does not make a group invulnerable. Group size, range, attack timing and hero abilities also affect the result. Use durable troops to occupy enemies while ranged groups attack from positions that suit their range.
Each Archer Tower or Wizard’s Tower fights as a separate building with its own HP and attacks. Two towers produce two defender cards; their displayed number is health, not a recruitable unit count. Towers stay in their district and cannot accompany expeditions. Population militia also defend the kingdom; their deaths reduce Population and cannot be treated at the Infirmary.
Raid abilities unlock with hero levels and have both a cooldown and a per-battle cast limit. Choose the ability, then follow its targeting prompt when required. Kingdom abilities use a separate set of controls and XP costs. Consult the hero entries below for the current raid abilities, unlock levels, cooldowns and casts.
At level 10, the Paladin gains Consecration, healing allied troop groups and damaging enemies in his own area; it does not repair buildings. The Mage gains Teleport, moving to a selected area and immediately making an attack against enemies in range. The Warrior gains Overpower, striking an enemy in melee range and stunning its movement and attacks.
VI / Buildings & works
Every building in the current catalog, with its district, initial cost and prerequisites. Values below describe level 1 before perks. Upgrade costs rise with level; consult the in-game building card before spending.
Keep
The heart of the kingdom. It generates basic resources and expands storage, army capacity and building slots as it levels up. Losing it ends the run.
Inner City / Rural Areas
Attracts new inhabitants and raises the population limit. Multiple houses add their capacities together.
Inner City
Trains spearmen to defend the kingdom against raids.
Inner City
Trains archers from gold and lumber.
Inner City
Heals troops lost in raids one at a time for 1 Food each.
Inner City
Study between battles to earn XP. Each completed study cycle consumes gold and wood in proportion to the XP earned. Upgrades increase XP per cycle.
Inner City
Trade wood, iron, stone and food for gold. Order capacity increases with each level.
Inner City
A unique inner city tower created by Wizard Studies. Attacks at range 3 every 5 seconds. Research XP and resources are required for upgrades.
Inner City / Rural Areas
A stationary defender that protects its district. Cannot join expeditions. Its attack scales with building level.
Inner City
Can train horsemen here.
Inner City
Trains experienced archers into marksmen using resources and XP.
Inner City
Trains spearmen into a Phalanx through practice with training dummies and a spear stand.
Inner City
Upgrades Horsemen into Knights.
Inner City
Forges stronger arms and armor, improving every troop's attack and defense in raids.
Rural Areas
Extracts a steady supply of gold.
Rural Areas
Harvests wood used by construction and production recipes.
Rural Areas
Cuts stone for durable construction and higher-level upgrades.
Rural Areas
Mines iron used by military production.
Rural Areas
Produces Food for seasonal army upkeep, recruitment and recovery.
Rural Areas
Raises the storage limit of each basic resource: Gold, Wood, Iron, Stone and Food.
Rural Areas
Makes room for a larger standing army. Capacity from multiple camps adds together.
VII / Muster roll
Six troop types can be trained in the current building catalog. Advanced training consumes an existing soldier as well as the listed resources. Statistics are base values per unit; attack interval is the time between attacks and range is measured in battlefield areas.
Kingdom troops
Disciplined front-line infantry equipped with spears.
Kingdom troops
Ranged troops that deal high damage from behind the front line.
Kingdom troops
Low-tier cavalry that can move quick to do serious damage if not stopped.
Charge. After moving at least one battlefield section, the group's first attack is ready one second after entering range. Selecting an enemy at least one tile away prepares another charge.
Kingdom troops
An experienced archer trained for greater range and damage.
Focused Aim. Each unit gains 1 extra attack against its explicitly selected enemy group.
Kingdom troops
Veteran spearmen who advance behind locked shields. Shield Walk grants extra defense while moving.
Shield Walk. Each unit gains 2 extra defense while its army is moving.
Kingdom troops
Armored cavalry trained from Horsemen. Charges selected distant enemies behind a shield wall.
Charge. After moving at least one battlefield section, the group's first attack is ready one second after entering range. Selecting an enemy at least one tile away prepares another charge.
Targeted Advance. Selecting an enemy at least one tile away grants 3-second movement until the charge lands or the order is abandoned.
Charge Shield. Selecting an enemy at least one tile away grants 2 defense per unit until the charge attack completes or the order is abandoned.
VIII / Champions
Warrior, Paladin and Mage offer different battlefield roles. Spend kingdom XP to level your chosen hero and unlock abilities. These are level-one statistics. A fallen hero recovers separately from the Infirmary; check the hero’s recovery indicator before the next battle.
Hero · level 1
This hero unit can tank for the army while also performing some healing
Charge. After moving at least one battlefield section, the group's first attack is ready one second after entering range. Selecting an enemy at least one tile away prepares another charge.
Raid · Level 1 · Heal. Restore health equal to the Paladin's attack power to a selected player unit, up to its battle-starting strength.
7 casts per battle · 12s cooldown · 2× attack power.
Raid · Level 5 · Divine Bulwark. Grant every deployed player unit defense equal to one-third of the Paladin's level for 15 seconds (+1 at level 3, +2 at level 6).
4 casts per battle · 25s cooldown.
Raid · Level 10 · Consecration. Heals each allied troop group and damages each enemy group in the Paladin's current area, scaled by his current attack power. Includes the Paladin; does not heal buildings.
3 casts per battle · 20s cooldown · 1× attack power.
Kingdom · Level 3 · Inspiration. Boosts gold, wood, stone, iron and food generation by 10% per hero level for 30 seconds. Costs 10 XP per hero level. Cooldown 120 seconds.
Kingdom · Level 7 · Resurrect. Instantly restores troops from the recovery pool, prioritizing tier 2. Recovers up to 10 tier supply per hero level. Spearmen, archers and horsemen use 1 supply each; phalanx, marksmen and knights use 2. Costs 5 XP per tier supply actually restored, limited by available XP and army space. Cooldown 240 seconds.
Hero · level 1
A ranged spellcaster who controls the battlefield with heavy damage and slowing magic.
Raid · Level 1 · Fireball. Deal five times the Mage's attack power to a selected enemy unit.
6 casts per battle · 13s cooldown · 1.5× attack power.
Raid · Level 5 · Blizzard. Damage every enemy in a selected area for the Mage's attack power and halve their movement speed for 15 seconds.
5 casts per battle · 20s cooldown · 1× attack power.
Raid · Level 10 · Teleport. Instantly move to a selected battlefield area and make an immediate attack against enemies in range.
6 casts per battle · 10s cooldown · 1× attack power.
Kingdom · Level 3 · Wizard Studies. Spends 10 XP per hero level on your Wizard's Tower. The first 30 XP builds it in an empty inner city slot. Later XP funds research; upgrades also require resources. Cooldown 120 seconds.
Kingdom · Level 7 · Alchemist's Gold. Converts wood, stone and iron into an equal total of gold, up to 100 per hero level. Draws evenly from each resource and redistributes shortages among the others. Costs 1 XP per 2 resources converted. Limited by available resources, XP and gold storage. Cooldown 240 seconds.
Hero · level 1
A durable frontline hero who hits hard, advances deliberately, and draws enemies away from allies.
Raid · Level 1 · Taunt. Force enemies within the Warrior's attack range when activated to target him for 15 seconds.
4 casts per battle · 25s cooldown.
Raid · Level 5 · Slam. Deal the Warrior's attack power to every enemy in his current area.
5 casts per battle · 20s cooldown · 2× attack power.
Raid · Level 10 · Overpower. Strike a targeted enemy in melee range for twice the Warrior's current attack power and stun it for 5 seconds, pausing its movement and attacks.
6 casts per battle · 15s cooldown · 2× attack power.
Kingdom · Level 3 · Military Drills. Reduces infantry training duration by 5% per hero level, up to 50%, for 30 seconds. Costs 10 XP per hero level, up to 100 XP. Cooldown 120 seconds.
Kingdom · Level 7 · Strength Training. Permanently strengthens the hero for the current run. Each cast stacks additional health, attack and defense based on the hero's level when cast. Each cast adds 25 × hero level HP, 3 × level attack, and 2 × level defense. Costs 50 × level XP; cooldown 240s.
IX / The last line
Population militia, Archer Towers and Wizard’s Towers defend the kingdom but cannot join expeditions. Each tower is a separate defender with its own HP.
Kingdom defenders
A stationary district defender. Its battle statistics also depend on the tower’s level.
Kingdom defenders
Citizens form an immobile defense in the Rural Areas, limited by militia capacity based on maximum population capacity. Militia attack only enemies in range and retaliate against every ranged attack, defeating at least one attacker.
Last-Ditch Militia. Population defends from the Rural Areas and cannot move. Militia attack only enemies in range, and those defeated by ranged attacks deal their Attack back before falling. Every ranged attack defeats at least one ranged attacker, even when no Militia fall. Casualties permanently reduce Population and cannot be recovered by an Infirmary.
Kingdom defenders
A stationary district defender. Its battle statistics also depend on the tower’s level.
X / Bestiary
These entries cover enemies from the unit catalog and active raid definitions. Human troops and heroes may also appear in enemy armies. Encounter scaling can change enemy counts and statistics.
Enemy roster
Goblin archers are smaller and weaker than their human versions. But can gather in much larger groups to cause lots of damage.
Enemy roster
The smallest and weakest units of the horde army. They will run in willingly to their deaths. What they lack in strength, they can make up for in numbers.
Enemy roster
This unit will literally run to its death for the horde. It will come in fast, and run straight for your buildings. If it makes it, expect heavy damage!
Demolisher. Ignores defending units and keeps advancing until a living building enters attack range.
Enemy roster
These goblins have earned the ability to ride wolves into battle, making them an actual threat compared to their smaller brethren.
Charge. After moving at least one battlefield section, the group's first attack is ready one second after entering range. Selecting an enemy at least one tile away prepares another charge.
Enemy roster
The goblin steam tank is a metallic vehicle barely bigger than a regular human, but can pack a punch with its explosives and horsepower.
Move and Attack. Continues moving under an attack order while attacking units and buildings in range. Movement only ends when the group is destroyed.
Relentless Advance. Always advances toward the Keep, ignoring enemy positions. Can attack while moving when combined with Move and Attack.
Enemy roster
This is as close as it gets to a King for the goblins. This hero unit is exponentially harder than any of its smaller counterparts. He moves slowly but continues to attack all the way to your buildings.
Move and Attack. Continues moving under an attack order while attacking units and buildings in range. Movement only ends when the group is destroyed.
Relentless Advance. Always advances toward the Keep, ignoring enemy positions. Can attack while moving when combined with Move and Attack.
Enemy roster
A quick unit that can infiltrate the base quickly and do damage before other troops have time to catch up.
Demolisher. Ignores defending units and keeps advancing until a living building enters attack range.
Enemy roster
A slow moving but heavily feared building destroyer.
Minimum Range. Cannot attack targets in the same battlefield area.
Enemy roster
A ruling bandit that is substantially stronger than its followers.
Move and Attack. Continues moving under an attack order while attacking units and buildings in range. Movement only ends when the group is destroyed.
Relentless Advance. Always advances toward the Keep, ignoring enemy positions. Can attack while moving when combined with Move and Attack.
XI / Beyond a single reign
When a run ends, pushing beyond your previous highest completed raid earns Prestige. The current base award is 10 points for each newly surpassed raid. Repeating an old record does not earn that record bonus again.
Spend Prestige on your run’s perks. The game supports refunding purchased perks for a new loadout.
Completed five-year boss milestones contribute Kingdom Points when the run is awarded. The first two milestones are worth 5 each, the next two 10 each, and so on. They are separate from Prestige and are used in the Kingdom Shop.
Build, learn, return—and carry your experience into the next reign.