Quick read
Week 2 adds systems that reward coordination: treasure help, Alliance Center defense, Trade Posts and broader territory progression.
Week 2 — Explore and Expand
Archaeology & Digging / Desert Treasure is current from Week 2 Day 1.
Return of the Dead attacks the Alliance Center on Tuesday and Friday.
Lv3 Town and Lv4 Temple of the Sun open on the current Day 3/Day 6 +12h cadence.
The first Trade Post window normally appears late Week 2. Once Trade Posts are active, contests begin at 12:00 server time except Wednesday and Saturday.
This week's operating order
Use the weekly roadmap for timing, then open the canonical mechanic page for exact rules.
Member rule
Respond to alliance vault/help shares because helpers can also receive rewards.
Move participating bases to the contaminated area before the window.
Officer prep
Publish reinforcement assignments and start reminders before Tuesday/Friday instead of reacting after the first waves.
Assign the Governor/activation owner before capture and communicate purchase/reset time clearly.
Best default action
Fill the Center with the strongest appropriate reinforcements before the event begins.
Search intelligently rather than smashing every block by default.
Watch out
The donation/unlock gate can delay actual access after the Week 2 tile appears.
A failed individual wave can damage the Center without ending the event immediately. The critical failure is Center durability reaching zero: the Center becomes ruins and future wave rewards stop.
This week's handoff
Turn the week's priorities into an owner, a decision, and a reset update. Confirm changing rules in the live game.
Before
Member: confirm help and vault windows; Officer: publish Center garrison and Trade owners.
At the decision
If wave coverage is weak, refill the Center first and route late arrivals to the published reinforcement request.
Pass on
Post Center durability, the next live event window, the Trade activation owner, and outstanding claims.
Facts
- Archaeology & Digging / Desert Treasure is current from Week 2 Day 1.
- Return of the Dead attacks the Alliance Center on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lv3 Town and Lv4 Temple of the Sun open on the current Day 3/Day 6 +12h cadence.
- The first Trade Post window normally appears late Week 2. Once Trade Posts are active, contests begin at 12:00 server time except Wednesday and Saturday.
BlackBar Gaming recommends
- Save and use Archaeologist Hammers intelligently; personal vaults are a search problem, not a requirement to smash every block.
- Prepare Alliance Center reinforcements before Return of the Dead begins.
- Put bases on the Trade Post contaminated land before trying to send troops.
R4 / R5
- Post the week's two or three real deadlines, assign owners for alliance systems, and use the live timer for anything that can shift.
Watch out
- Do not assume the old seven-day Trade Post recontest wording is current.
- Do not let the Alliance Center fall to ruins during Return of the Dead if later-wave rewards matter.
Live rule check
- Any static day/time on this page is an expected Season 3 schedule. If the live event panel shows a different time or rule, follow the live event panel.
Week 2 decision rules
- Trade Posts: assign one intended Governor because capture progress is individual; neutral and already-owned Posts have different timeout rules.
- Return of the Dead: do not relocate the Alliance Center during the attack stage; use the pre-event window for relocation, repair and garrison setup.
Detailed guide
This week's operating order
Week 2 adds systems that reward coordination: treasure help, Alliance Center defense, Trade Posts and broader territory progression.
- Save and use Archaeologist Hammers intelligently; personal vaults are a search problem, not a requirement to smash every block.
- Prepare Alliance Center reinforcements before Return of the Dead begins.
- Put bases on the Trade Post contaminated land before trying to send troops.
What to check every reset
- Season Calendar / event timers
- Respond to alliance vault/help shares because helpers can also receive rewards.
- Publish reinforcement assignments and start reminders before Tuesday/Friday instead of reacting after the first waves.
- Fill the Center with the strongest appropriate reinforcements before the event begins.
- The donation/unlock gate can delay actual access after the Week 2 tile appears.