WW strategy gems

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Doing the best I can to dig through good ole google cache to find these old posts. Will try to do my best to get these threads back since they contain important info for a player in deciding strategy and finding other general information.


Since many worthy threads are often lost in the Add Me or Where is the Wiesel Mortar Unit, etc, and only the senior members since the very beginning remember them, it may be worthwhile to make a penultimate sticky thread for threads worth keeping. Some such worthwhile additions include the Cannonball Run thread by Blownapart, the Sanction Sniping by andyyws, the Camping thread by ROCKET_BEER, etc. These are important, valuable threads that are of value to WW players old and new.

Thanks goes to Blownapart and Freedomna for locating threads, with special thanks going to SoldierNinjaAri for finding threads as well as formatting this.

If you have made or found a thread you believe to be noteworthy and included in this thread, do not hesitate to suggest it (with a link provided, mind you).
General Advice



Why Much of the Advice Here to Beginners is Wrong

Great thread by an unregistered player who obviously knows the game.

Morphlingman's Ultimate Quest for Truth in Country Bonus

Which flag would you choose, and what benefits do you get?

Boeneco's Capitalized Upkeep Guide for >10 year Olds

You think World War is unrealistic, think again


Calculators & Spreadsheets

These are useful for determining how many buildings you need, what your current defense is, and other handy-dandy things.

World War Calculator Spreadsheet

Alternative spreadsheet to Vorpal's and Supervolcano's spreadsheets

Kronem's New Calculator

Web based free calculator with good forum support by Kronem.
Gameplay Guides


Ari's Missions and Energy Guide

Great thread detailing the contours of Energy investment and Mission Mastery.

Supervolcano's Experience Chart

Shows experience needed to level up. Applicable to all games.

Agent Wurstbrot's Soft Link Creation/Destruction Guide

Somewhat outdated guide detailing numerous variations of links.
Camping


Camping is a term commonly used for zero aggression (ZA) strategies, meaning no attacks, no comments, and no Missions in the case of hardcore camping, including ***** camping, which is camping with only Naval Tankers for defense (if any defensive units at all).

Agent Wurstbrot's Defense Building FAQ

A guide to defense buildings aimed newer players. Experienced players will find it less helpful.

Lucascain's Target Income & Upkeep Guide

A method of camping with a simple concept and a way to prepare for the levels to come.

Quick Guide to Income Required for Best Offensive and Defensive Fleet at Various Levels

Quick lookup for upkeeps of best units and desired income to support them. Now, you don't always have to have the best toys to kick ass, do you?

Rmaeder's ROI on Steroids - Leveling Strategy

Pre-60 camping and leveling strategy for those who are patient. Takes up to 12 months, though can be sped up.

The Cannonball Run - 0-60 open challenge

How to quickly get to level 60 unscathed and get ready for camping. Someone got through within 15 days!

MisterChao's Lv.60 Strategy

MisterChao doesn't believe in camping before Level 60, so he provides a quick guide on how to get there as efficiently as possible.

Andyyws's Sanction Sniper Camping Strategy

Great for beginners who want to buy that next income building when your hourly income is only in the thousands.

MisterChao's Master Camping Equation

How to determine your camping time the MisterChao way. Updated!


To Camp or Not to Camp?

A perspective on camping
The biggest debate about camping and end game for WW

Rocket_Beer's Camping Plan
Follow RB's camping journey to perfection


Alternative Long-Term Playstyles

Alternative styles to camping/ZA, including Zero Income Aggression (ZIA), Zero Income Buildings (ZIB), Zero Buildings (ZB), and Zero Defense Buildings (ZDB) approaches, often useful as antifarming techniques during aggressive plays. Zero Income Camping (ZIC) is a mixed style dominated by ZIA, with intermittent camping for income.

JoeSixPack's Zero Income Aggression (ZIA)

Frustrated with farmers? Go ZIA! Attack as you want, and sleep tight at night. Must not care so about stats and prefer fun over camping.

Agrofarm's Zero Income Buildings (ZIB)

How do you pay for defense buildings when you have no income buildings?

Cremasterau's Zero Building Max Level Shot (ZB)

What is the maximum level one can reach with zero buildings? The ultimate question for ZB players.

BaJuke's Painless Progress Strategy

Forget zero income, want a negative income strategy?

Xyyh's Case Against Camping

No camping, no defense units with upkeep, no defense buildings, and only units necessary for one mission.

An impatient newbie's first month

Have fun first and pay later? How about a visit to the Zaza clinic along the way

Bafflingodyssey's Zero Income or Camping (ZIC)

Mixed play of ZIA with intermittent camping for income using UAV and tankers, aka, Defensive Aggression Camping (DAC), picture a babe in bikini wielding a big golf club
Farming

A term used to describe repeatedly battling a single player multiple times in order to obtain money, Experience, or just to tick them off. The goal of many players is to do as much of this as possible. Sucks for the farmee (usually called a cow or squishie), awesome for the farmer.

Farmer's M****cript
The right way to farm.

Farming 101
How one go from hunters/gathers to farmers

The Coward's Way to Farm

Fun, but evil tips for farming. Not for the glory-grabbing or ethical people among us.

How to Stop a Farmer

It wouldn't be fair to offer only one perspective on this amazing craft, now, would it?

Fastest way to good farming (ZD)

Drop your win/loss ratio to below 1:5, and build income till you can farm

Cremasterau's psychology of those choosing flags

why you should not pick either US or UK flags if you are a true farmer, and why UAV's allow you to farm 90% of the cows quite effectively

Rocket Beer's Ultimate Battle of USA vs UK at level 300

Is USA the flag to fly for farming or to avoid? Or would you choose it with Level 300 in mind?

Frank's Abusive Behavior in Reverse Farming at its Best

Guess who is crying, the cow turned farmer or the farmer turned cow?

Ianhull's Manual on Predictable Behaviors of Cows

The survial guide for cows in the past, today, and tomorrow


Clans

Also known as Cows R' Us, Mass Farms, Cowtowns, Squishielands, or Stables.

The Agency

Folklore of the Agency, the most organized and overall greatest clan World War has ever seen.

10 reasons to NOT join a clan.

Seriously. Don't do it.

Storm99's Sanction War Guide

When they inevitably counterattack, you'll want Illustris' guide at your side.

[vgl0593]

Apparently we cannot edit posts at this time. The text in bold is the links needed to be found. I'll try not to spam up these newly clean forums too bad :/

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Collateralxd's Complete Extensive Game Guide ..... https://forums.storm8.com/showthread....ive-Game-Guide
Unable to find Morphlingman's post
Why much of the advise ..... https://forums.storm8.com/showthread....nners-is-wrong
Capitalized Upkeep: Defense Units vs Defense Buildings ..... https://forums.storm8.com/showthread....ense-Buildings

World War Calculator Spreadsheet ..... Dead information, won't be needed to be re-posted
Kronem's New Calculator ..... https://forums.storm8.com/showthread....New-Calculator
Unable to find Ari's energy and mission info
Tren's exp chart ..... https://forums.storm8.com/showthread....l-Storm8-Games
How to create a stable soft link - and how to counter it ..... https://forums.storm8.com/showthread....-to-counter-it

Hopefully I'll be able to get the rest of them at a later time.