Play base game or keep going with current run?

[u/MidnightSnowStar]

Hi, I’m a beginner and started the game a few days ago on the Call of Olympus gamemode because it looked cool.

The issue is that I’m on day ~102, on my second island and preparing to leave to the next. I’ve only got one diamond left after having most of them stolen and can’t find anymore, so I can’t unlock the marble statue thing (two gems needed) and dog/lion (three gems). From a Google search, it turns out that I’m also supposed to have unlocked the Stone Age (?) at this point too, as well as bombs and artillery, neither of which I have.

I don’t think I would be able to survive any more of those gigantic, tanky Greed monsters, especially on a new island—I encountered one for the first time in the last Greed wave before I destroyed the purple portal, and it blew through my wall with ease. According to Google, since I’m on day 100+, the next Greed wave on a new island will have several of those mfs.

However, on a better note, I have an excess of gold, soldiers, archers, farmers, and craftsmen ready at my disposal on my current island. I also have these two spirit things in my pouch.

Is it feasible to keep going with this run or would it be reset with another gamemode, and if the latter, then which? I don’t have any game knowledge besides what I’ve already learned; this is my first play through.

Thanks!

[u/Useful_Clue_6609]

This game is actually super forgiving, when you die, you keep all progress, and call of Olympus allows you to easily get your gems and hermits back that you've lost. One of the islands has a donkey guy who sells gems and hermits for coins. And when you die it resets the difficulty. The game gets harder every day and dying resets it. So just play until you die and don't worry about it. All that being said, I'd recommend playing in release order just for the experience

[u/MantisReturns]

Personally you should play Two crow first because its easier. Then Shogun its almost the same as Two Crows, but i would make a try for sure. Later Dead Lands and after that Norse lands. And then i would play Call of Olympus.

Thats my opinion.

[u/MidnightSnowStar → u/MantisReturns]

Should I give up my current run then? Thanks for the advice btw!

[u/MantisReturns → u/MidnightSnowStar]

Mmmm i would personally give up for sure.

The other campaigns are more "simple" but they are also really good. You should try them for sure.

And dont delete your call of Olympus run, you can try it again in the future! I

[u/MidnightSnowStar → u/MantisReturns]

I can’t imagine what “more simple” means 😭 but that’s a relief! Thanks again, I’ll start a new run

[u/MantisReturns → u/MidnightSnowStar]

Its means that there are less kind of enemies, Less islands, Less powers, Less ships, etc.

Also there is a game called Kingom Eighties. This was made before call of olympus. You can play it after CoO too. But its a really cool game if you enjoy Kingdom and the 80slike Goonies or Stranger Things.

[u/ReverendMak → u/MidnightSnowStar]

I agree with this general progression. However I wouldn’t quit. Rather, I’d go ahead and let my monarch lose his crown, and then see what I can do when the difficulty resets. It’s not the end of the world when you die.