Plundering NPC Towns

To plunder NPC towns and take zero losses requires sending just ballistae and transporters. For low level towns (1-4) you should have at least a level 7 Archery Research. If you have a level 8 or higher Archery, you will be able to get by with even fewer ballistae. These numbers are based on my experience at level 7.

The Horseback Riding research level is also supposed to help. I don't know. I thought that was just speed of movement, but some seem to think that it has an affect on the attack as well. I have had my Horseback Riding level at 6-8 for my experience with NPC towns 1-4.

These are GENERAL guidelines. Actual results will depend upon other factors such as the Attack Strength of your hero and the defending hero. Make sure you send enough transporters to bring back all of the plunder.

Level 1 NPC Town:
Plunder: 215,000 resources
10 ballistae seems to be safe even when using heroes with relatively low Attack values (40 - 60).

Level 2 NPC Town:
Plunder: 355,000 resources
45 seems to work for me reliably. The number of rounds I win in suggests that fewer may work, but I haven't risked it to find out.

Level 3 NPC Town
Plunder: 1,200,000 resources
200 is my safe number. I've seen discussion that you can get by with a few less, but again, I've never tried it.

Level 4 NPC Town
Plunder: 2,260,000 resources (including 300,000 gold and 1,600,000 food)
345 is the lowest number I've tried with a 90+ hero. I usually send 365 just to be safe with a 65+ hero.

Level 5 NPC Town
Plinder: 3,990,000 resources
Just tried it with:
Level 8 archery
Level 8 Horseback Riding
Hero Attack of 103
800 ballsitae

Didn't work. Lost them all.

So just being impatiant with balista production I have been using what I had to attack npcs around me
This is with ahero with at least level 16 who had an attack rate of 70 and had raised to about 80 now and lvl 6 archery.
My military tradition, iron working and medicine research were all at least 5 as well

so although I havent gone any lower I was able to attack LVL1 NPC cities with just 9 balistas and transports without taking any casualties
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I have also been able to attack a lvl 3 NPC city with approximatly 90-100 ballistas without taking any causilties this can totally destroy all of the defenders but doesn't gaurentee a victory,

Example of a win at a lvl3 NPC
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Example of a defeat
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Essentially I was doing this in a medal hunt and must say it hasnt generated many so far

Thx kengi for all the tips

I just tried my first NPC lvl 5 and had NO losses

I used 948 ballista and 500 transporters

My Archery is at lvl 9 and my Horsebackriding is at lvl 8

The fight lasted 41 rounds

My hero has 109 in Attack

I have no idea if u can do it with fewer ballista and i am not going to try
....this was scarey enough

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Thanks much, Carl!

I've been hitting level 4 NPC's with 180 ballistae at Archery 9 using heroes as low as 73 attack. Archery research is one of the best force multipliers you can buy.

Now confirmed 850 ballista is enough for lvl5 NPC IF you have lvl10 in Achery )

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/CarlofSweden

i hit a lvl 5 npc with 1400 ballista at lvl 8 arch and 78 attack hero and lost 15