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The Crownfront Guide

How the world works, from your first tap on the map to a kingdom of your own.

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The guide

Getting Started

  1. 01Move around the worldThe map is the real world. Learn the two taps that do everything, and what the circle around you means.
  2. 02Gather wood, stone and moreTrees, stone deposits and iron mines are scattered across the map. Everything you build starts here.
  3. 03Build a workshop and craft your first gearCommon recipes work anywhere. The good ones — smelting, gear, meals — need a Personal Workshop on your own land.
  4. 04Fight your first creatureDeer are gentle and drop the leather every flag needs. Wolves are not gentle. Learn the rhythm of a fight before you meet one.
  5. 05Plant a flag and build a homeA flag claims the ground around it, gives you somewhere to teleport to, and is the only place your buildings can stand.
  6. 06Understand your landThe tinted circle around your flag is yours. Here is what that protects, what it does not, and how other players can take it.
  7. 07Travel between your flagsMenu ▸ Travel lists every place you can teleport to. Short hops are free; long ones cost Wayfeathers.
  8. 08Say hello, add a friend, fill in your profileThe chat bar, your profile and the friends list are how Crownfront stops being a solo game.
  9. 09Settle in a cityCities are player-built places with a market, a treasury and an elected Mayor. We recommend starting in Manhattan.
  10. 10Where to go from hereKingdoms, skills, the forge, companions, the world boss. The tutorial ends; the game does not.

Territory & Buildings

  1. 01Movement and the mapTap to move, the reach circle, the one fixed zoom, and how your real location is (and is not) used.
  2. 02Flags and territoryClaiming land, where flags may go, how borders are drawn, attack and burn, repair, hardening, travel access and colors.
  3. 03Buildings and interiorsEvery structure you can build, what land it needs, what happens inside it, and what falls when the land does.

Gathering & Crafting

  1. 01Gathering and resourcesNodes, respawns, foraging, tools, weight, and burying things with a shovel.
  2. 02Crafting and stationsCommon recipes, station recipes, smelting, blueprints, meals, timed runs and the Max button.
  3. 03Enhancement and infusionThe forge takes gear step by step past +20; infusion is permanent; the Frozen Seal insures a try.
  4. 04Rings and amuletsUnpolished pieces drop from any creature. Polish rolls a tier and a set of permanent powers.

Combat

  1. 01How combat worksAuto-combat, range, the red status dot, healing, damage and defense, and the counter-play between weapons and armor.
  2. 02PvP, death and gravestonesWho may attack whom, the one free swing, what you drop when you die, and the stone that marks the spot.
  3. 03Companions — trolls and golemsRecruiting trolls, building golems, stances, gear for your companions, and calling them to you.
  4. 04The world bossThe Cinderroc roosts at volcanoes around the world, breathes fire, and takes a crowd to kill.

Skills & Progression

  1. 01The skill ladderOne EXP bar, Level Up, skill points, tiers, specializations, respecs and the level cap.

Travel & Trade

  1. 01TravelSaved places, Wayfeathers, fares by distance, passage requests, invites and city keys.
  2. 02The Trade Hub marketEvery city's market: listings by category, partial buys, the city's cut, expiry, and selling Royal Sigils for crowns.
  3. 03Direct trades with a Trade TentPitch a tent, invite a second player, lock offers and settle in one atomic swap.
  4. 04The economyCrowns, Royal Sigils, materials, where money comes from and goes, and the public hourly census.

Kingdoms, Cities & People

  1. 01KingdomsFounding, ranks and permissions, the Kingdom Hall, chained territory, the vault, tax, the warehouse, towers, diplomacy and the log.
  2. 02Cities and electionsFounding a city with three players, the Mayor, residency, city flags and towers, taxes, the Trade Hub, and the monthly vote.
  3. 03Chat, mail, friends and enemiesChannels, @mentions, speech bubbles, the inbox, profiles, friendship, enmity, blocking and reporting.

Royal Sigils & the Crown Collection

  1. 01Royal SigilsWhat premium currency buys, where to get it, and the hotbar.
  2. 02The Crown CollectionThe boutique inside every Trade Hub: hats, masks, decorations and ornaments, sold once and never again.

Items, Creatures & Places

  1. 01The FlagThe basic flag claims a circle of land, becomes a travel point, and is where every fight over territory begins.
  2. 02The BuoyA flag planted on water. Same claim, same siege, same travel — a different name and a wet doorstep.
  3. 03The Log CabinYour home: a sanctuary on your own land where nothing can attack you and only invited guests may enter.
  4. 04The Personal WorkshopThe bench that turns ore into iron and unlocks every station recipe — meals, gloves, dyes, the shovel and more.
  5. 05The Metallurgy StationWhere weapons are infused with metals and gems — permanently — and where Fire Metal is smelted.
  6. 06The Golem WorkshopSummons worker golems on your city land and upgrades their number and speed with crowns.
  7. 07The Kingdom HallThe building that turns a kingdom into a realm. Every kingdom flag depends on it — and falls with it.
  8. 08The City HallRaised in three phases by three players on unclaimed land. The city lives while it stands.
  9. 09The Trade HubA city's market. Anyone may walk in; every listing is city-scoped; the Crown Collection boutique lives inside.
  10. 10The Wooden SignA message board you can plant anywhere at all — even on a rival's land. Cheap to make, easy to burn.
  11. 11The SwordThe standard melee weapon and the first real one most players craft. Everything the forge can do, it can do to a sword.
  12. 12The Wooden ShieldBlocks a share of incoming hits outright. Cheap, light, and part of the tutorial's first set.
  13. 13The BreastplateThe heaviest of the starting armor family: the most defense, the most weight. Slows you a little in exchange.
  14. 14The BackpackCarried, never worn. Every backpack you own raises your weight limit, and enhancing one raises it further.
  15. 15The WayfeatherThe travel fare. Trips within a mile are free; longer ones cost Wayfeathers by distance.
  16. 16The Forest DeerGentle, common, and the source of the leather every flag needs. Your first fight.
  17. 17The Forest WolfAttacks on sight and chases. The first creature that will kill a careless new player.
  18. 18The TrollHits hard, drops the best early loot, and — with Troll Lore — can be recruited to fight at your side.
  19. 19The CinderrocThe legendary fire bird. A world boss that roosts at volcanoes, breathes fire, and takes a crowd to kill.
  20. 20The Mourning SpriteButterfly-like creatures that live around some Mourning Trees. They only fight back.
  21. 21The Silk SpiderFound in a slice of the world. Its silk is what a crossbow is strung with.
  22. 22The Mourning TreeThe everyday tree: harvest it for wood, chop it down for more, or pick its berries.
  23. 23The Stone DepositStone for workshops, halls, hardening and the heavier buildings.
  24. 24The Iron MineOre that a workshop smelts into iron — the metal behind nearly every weapon and armor piece.
  25. 25SmeltingOre into iron at the Personal Workshop. The step between gathering and gear.

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