FAQ
What is Gold?
There are two types of currencies in The Far Wilds. One is Gold, the other is Power. You can purchase Gold from the Market Section, using Paypal or any other major credit card. With gold you can buy cards on the market, buy Starter Packs in the Market Section or use it to enter the various Tournaments that The Far Wilds has to offer. (Some Tournaments are totally free to play.)
What is Power?
Unlike Gold, you can't buy Power with "real" money. It used to be something you gained if you were doing well in various Tournaments. For instance, you would get 4 Power if you won an Expert_Clash, 2 if you were the runner up and 1 if you were third. You can enter Tournaments using Power and you can also sell it in exchange for Gold on the market. There is currently no way to win more power.
What are Acorns?
Acorns are no longer won in Tournaments. The Expert_Clash used to give a 400 Acorn prize pool after power was removed. You earn Acorns at a certain rate per hour if you have less than 500 Acorns. Acorns are used to build your Kingdom. Kingdoms are no longer in the game at the moment. They were removed to focus on better aspects of the game.
What is my Kingdom?
Your kingdom is a sub-game of TFW funded by Acorns. You begin your kingdom by typing /king in the lobby. Find out more by visiting the Kingdom entry.
How do I get an Avatar/Profile Picture?
Go to 'Options' in the top right corner of the interface. There is a drop down menu next to 'Avatar' where you will be able to select your desired picture.
What is a Default card?
When you register an account, you are given three different pre-made armies from three different domains (Default_DarkLegion, Default_MountainFolk and Default_Sylvan), together with five Basic Buildings from all domains, including the other three currently existing domains (Elemental, Celestial Imperium and Horde of Chaos). Default cards, unlike Phantom cards and cards that you have bought, can’t be sold or traded. You can tell that a card is a Default Card by the fact that it is grayed out and has no expiry date. The exception to this rule is Default buildings which have their normal color.
Except for these differences, Default cards work in much the same way as other cards. Hence, you can include any variety of them in your decks (given that they adhere to the normal deck rules for each format), including the deck with which you enter the Expert_Clash .
What is a Phantom card?
A Phantom card is like a Default Card in that it is grayed out and can’t be traded or sold. The difference is that it has an expiry date. When you receive a Phantom card, you will have it for X number of days, after which it is deleted from your army. You can acquire Phantom cards by playing on the weekly Ladder or by playing the computer (SarsAI). After each win against the computer, you acquire one Phantom card and if you are fortunate enough to be ranked at the top of the Ladder before it resets, you acquire 60 Phantom cards.
You can include any variety of Phantom cards in your decks (given that they adhere to the normal deck rules for each format), including the deck with which you enter the Expert_Clash.
Is this game really free to play?
It is possible to create entire decks from just phatoms if you put a lot of time in TFW. If you don't have that kind of time, so using money to buy gold is a way to get permanent cards you can build a solid deck around.
Why are there no Elemental, Celestial Imperium, and Chaos Default Armies?
Mainly due to two factors: 1) No one has designed such a deck yet. 2) It would affect the market values of the cards used to build those default decks.
What is the difference between the online verison and the download version?
Mainly better graphics and smarter computer. However, if you are an expert programmer, you can mess around with the download version's code and give the computer player new decks.
What's a Ladder Rank?
A ladder rank is a weekly rank (separate from your in-game rank) that resets on certain days. You can increase your ladder rank by playing in Similar Player matches, and battling Similar Players (Players whose names are green) in Anyone Matches. Your ladder rank is always displayed on the top right corner of the screen along with your gold. You can click on you ladder rank (leftmost number) to display the top ranking ladder players. If your name is on the list, you will get a few phantom cards when the ladder rank resets.
Why are somes of the names in the lobby green/red?
Red indicates a player currently in a game. As a result, you can't challenge them, although they may challenge you.
Green indicates a player that has a similar rank, and therefore if you battle this person in a similar player or another player battle, it affects your ladder rank.
Do I HAVE to limit my deck to 40 cards?
No, but it's for your own good. Bigger deck sizes are harder to process in tournaments and slow the creation process down. Also bigger decks mean smaller chances to draw cards you may need in certain situations.
However, if you're still new to deck creating, don't be too afraid to bypass the limit. It may help you discover a playing style you like.
My card just did something it didn't say it would. What should I do?
Report it in the Bug Thread in the forum. There a lot of friendly players there that will help you out in a few days with responses.
There's a forum?!
Yes! Here's the link: http://www.thefarwilds.com/forum/index.php
Why is the AI so easy?
Check to make sure your AI is on normal difficulty. Otherwise, it's good to practice on where there are no battle-willing players.
