At the start of the game, your main focus should be building companies. If you ever have enough funds to create one, prioritize it immediately.
Whenever you reach milestones like 2/2, 3/3, etc., invest your points into Company Skill Points (SP).
After that, follow this general upgrade path:
Start with Production level 1 and Energy level 1.
Then move through Production level 2, Energy level 2.
Continue alternating up to Production level 3 and Energy level 3.
After that go to Production level 4 and Production level 5.
Then Energy level 4.
After that, Entrepreneurship level 1 and 2.
Then Production level 6.
Energy level 5.
Production level 7.
Energy level 6.
By around level 20, you should be in a strong position and ready to take part in wars with decent funds.
At the start, the bullets and food you receive are not very useful because your damage is too low for them to matter much.
Because of that, it’s better to sell them early for quick cash. Everything in the early game should go toward building and upgrading companies.
Opening loot boxes is optional since it’s basically gambling.
If you do open them:
Scrap green and blue items
Sell purple items or higher instead of keeping them
At this stage, cash is more valuable than gear, because money allows faster company growth and long-term scaling.
Your first four companies should be built in this order:
Limestone → Concrete → Iron → Steel
This reduces your dependence on the market early on, which can be confusing at the beginning.
After you have four companies, you can either:
start producing war supplies like bullets or food (company 5 and beyond), or
continue focusing on construction materials, since they usually generate stronger income early game
The main goal is simple: build and upgrade companies as fast as possible. Early money should be reinvested into steel and concrete so your income grows faster over time.
Follow this progression:
Company 1: AE level 3
Build Company 2
Company 2: AE level 3
Build Company 3
Companies 1–3: AE level 4
Build Company 4 and upgrade to AE level 4
Build Company 5 and upgrade to AE level 4
Build Company 6 and upgrade to AE level 4
Companies 1–6: AE level 5
If you plan to focus on war, you can push these to AE level 6, since upcoming companies may be disabled depending on game conditions.
If you want to focus on economy instead:
Build up to 10 companies and keep them at AE level 5
Upgrade all companies to AE level 6
Build companies 11 and 12 and upgrade them to AE level 6
Then upgrade everything to AE level 7
Also make sure companies are always set to their highest production bonus and placed in the safest location possible, usually the capital city of your country.
If a storage building becomes full, prioritize upgrading it. Otherwise, production is wasted and you lose efficiency.
Avoid using employees in the beginning. It usually leads to losses instead of profit early game.
If you have questions or want help with calculations or optimization, you can always ask in the comments.
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