[2023] St. Patrick's Day Event 2023

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Dear Kings and Queens,
On Thursday, January 5th, our St. Patrick's Day Event returns!

This is the place to be if you have any questions about it or would like to discuss it with other players.
Please keep in mind that your opinion may differ from the opinions of other players, you don't have to convince each other of anything here.

We appreciate your feedback!

Please write your feedback in a factual and constructive way and stay on topic.
So that we can pass your feedback on to the developers, the following points would be important to note:

• Feedback that only contains one sentence like "Paddy is too charming!" is not helpful. Please make sure to include reasons for your opinion.
• The same goes for positive feedback. We are happy about it of course, but describing what exactly you like is always very helpful!
• Limit your feedback to the actual content. Feedback like "You should improve X" or feedback that refers to other game content or previous events is not helpful.
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Thank you very much and have fun!

Sincerely,
Your Forge of Empires Team  

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Top o' the mornin' to you! St. Patrick's Day is fast approaching and we need your help to prepare for the celebrations! Paddy McCharms is already on his way to help guide you through the preparations.

The St. Patrick's Day Event will start on January 5th and run until January 27th.

Mechanics​

You'll need to complete Paddy's quests to earn the Pots of Gold needed to navigate your way through the event. There will be 35 rush quests and 22 daily quests. Of course, you'll also be able to pick up 100 free Pots of Gold each day from the Daily Bonus Quests.


Opening the event window will show you an overview map of the event town. To the left of the river is marked the festival and the shipyard, and to the right are a number of factories which each produce items you'll need for the festival. Selecting any of these factories will initiate a production, and when complete you can select it again in order to collect the production. This will add Shamrocks to your stockpile!


Be vigilant, however, as you will need to transport these Shamrocks to your festival using the ship. Selecting the ship will initiate a voyage to collect and transport the Shamrocks from your factories to your festival. Only when fully collected is the cycle complete!


If you have built up a stockpile of Shamrocks and wish to use them all quicker, you can check the 'max' box. This will automatically invest the maximum amount of Shamrocks in a factory with just one click. You can also spend your Pots of Gold to speed up your productions, and skip 2, 4, or 8 hours at a time.


Now that you have all of your factories working, it is time to hire managers for each of them. Select the top hat to hire a manager; this will automate the production of Shamrocks, and also improve the output of the factories. The festival and shipyard can also each have a manager so you can automate the entire process. Level up the managers for even better efficiency!


You now have all the resources you need to start completing some tasks! You can find three tasks at a time at the top of the event window. Once a task is complete, you will be prompted to collect it. Completing and collecting tasks will increase your progress toward the Grand and St. Patrick's Prize. For more information on your tasks, click on the grey arrow to the right of the tasks bar.


Each time you complete and collect a task, a new one will fill its place until all the tasks in that town are complete. At the latest, you can now move on to the next town by selecting the 'Next Stage' button in the bottom right. You will also have the chance to bag some extra prizes from the end-stage chests! One chest can be opened for free, but if you open all 6 you will win the bonus prize in the top right. Be wary though as each chest will increase in cost, so make sure you have enough Pots of Gold to open the chests you want!



In addition, new this year is a discount for opening all chests at once! The discounted amount will always stay the same, so the more chests you open with this new button, the better the discount!



Too much information to process? Do not despair! In the very first event town, we have significantly improved the tutorial part. Also, you will only need 1 million Shamrocks to proceed to the next town after you finish the first one. Remember: Shamrocks are required to move from one town to another, the tasks are not necessary.

You don't need to collect all tasks in order to proceed and unlock a new town. Starting from the second event town, as soon as you gather 8.4 quadrillions of Shamrocks, you can click on "Continue" to advance and still keep your grand prize progress (in other words, the task progress). Once you've selected your stage prizes, the town progress will be reset and this gives you the chance to start the production over and earn yourself even more Grand Prizes.


This button will light up as soon as you have 8.4Q Shamrocks

Rewards​

The Grand Prize​

No St. Patrick's Day celebration is complete without a shiny new building to add to your city! This year we have a number of new buildings for you to enjoy. The Grand Prize is the brand-new Druid Hut! On level 9, the Druid Hut provides the following bonuses:

Druid Hut 5x4: Level 9
Bonus: Coins, 9-17% Attack for Attacking Army, 14-20% Defense for Attacking Army, 3 Forge Points, 1 Archdruid Hut Upgrade Kit Fragment Bonus when motivated: 4 additional Forge Points Random reward 1: 1 8h 100% Coin Booster (50%) or 1 8h Mass Coin Rush (50%) Random reward 2: 5 Fragments of a Tree of Patience (70%) or 5 Fragments of a Tree of Vitality (30%)

For a little extra boost, you can use the Archdruid Hut Upgrade Kit. You can receive the Kit from the St. Patrick's Event Prizes – an extra line of rewards, available for a one-time investment in the game, as fragments later on in the Grand Prizes, you get a chance having it in the chests after each town and the Druid Hut level 9 produces one Fragment every day!

Archdruid Hut Upgrade Kit

After the upgrade, the Druid Hut retains very similar bonuses, providing a worthwhile uplift to some of the stats, such as Forge Points, army boosts, and chances to produce Druid Tree fragments. The chances to win Coin Boosters and Speedups remain unchanged.

More rewards!​

On its higher levels, the Druid Hut will produce fragments you can use to assemble Druid Trees – small evergreen buildings that provide a noticeable bonus of their own and produce even more useful fragments or items! They can also be won during the Event!

Tree of Silence (100) 1x1	Tree of Patience (100) 1x1	Tree of Vitality (100) 1x1
Bonus: Coins, Attack for Defending Army (up to 4%), Attack for Attacking Army (up to 2%) Bonus when motivated: 4 Forge Points (50%) or 2 Fragments of a Renovation Kit (50%)	Bonus: Coins, Defence for Defending Army (up to 3%) Bonus when motivated: 1 Forge Point (75%) or 2 Self Aid Kits (25%)	Bonus: Coins, up to 2% Attack and Defense for Attacking Army Bonus when motivated: 1 Forge Point, 1 Fragment of a One Up Kit

Epic Selection Kit​

Looking to upgrade that good ol' building of yours? We've got you covered! Also available in the top tier of St. Patricks Prizes is a very special Epic St. Patrick's Selection Kit. It will allow you to choose a base or upgrade for any of the previous years' Grand Prizes, including the Celtic Farmstead, the Druid Temple and more!

Avatars​

Last but by no means least, we have some new avatars for you!

Hyacinth	Autumn	Pathfinder	Birdkeeper	Tyra of the Woods
Quest Reward	Quest Reward	Premium St. Patrick's Day Pass	Premium St. Patrick's Day Pass	Premium St. Patrick's Day Pass

Should you have any comments, questions or concerns, please let us know! We're very much looking forward to your feedback here!

Finally, please keep in mind that you can always test our newest features in advance by using our Beta Mobile App. For more information on how to install it, please follow this guide.

Luck of the Irish to you!

Your Forge of Empires Team  

MooingCat said: The fact that you call the improvements slight is a joke

This was actually not intended to say "slight". We have adjusted that in the announcement.  

Iggy the Troll said: do the trees require roads?

Currently yes, but it can of course be changed, when we get feedback, that this should be changed  

kawada said: I really wanted to be wrong.

Well, you are still wrong
Because you can also get it from the Grand Prizes (but you probably need diamonds in this case).  

Here are the current stats for the new Event buildings:
Spoiler: Druid Hut - Lv. 9 (5x4)
Produces in 1 day:

Age							1: 70%	1: 30%	2: 50%	2: 50%
Bronze Age	100	9%	14%	50	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Iron Age	160	10%	14%	120	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Early Middle Ages	400	10%	14%	200	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
High Middle Ages	800	11%	14%	280	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Late Middle Ages	1,200	11%	15%	370	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Colonial Age	2,000	11%	15%	560	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Industrial Age	4,000	12%	15%	700	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Progressive Era	6,000	12%	15%	850	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Modern Era	10,000	12%	16%	1,060	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Postmodern Era	16,000	13%	16%	1,330	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Contemporary Era	24,000	13%	16%	1,740	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Tomorrow Era	40,000	14%	17%	2,010	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
The Future	64,000	14%	17%	2,300	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Arctic Future	96,000	14%	17%	2,620	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Oceanic Future	120,000	15%	18%	2,950	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Virtual Future	160,000	15%	18%	3,310	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Space Age Mars	260,000	15%	18%	5,520	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Space Age Asteroid Belt	360,000	16%	19%	6,120	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Space Age Venus	420,000	16%	19%	6,740	3	1	5	5	1	1	4
Space Age Jupiter Moon	480,000	17%	20%	7,400	3	1	5	5	1	1	4

Required Fragments for : 150
Required Fragments for : 100
Required Fragments for : 100 Spoiler: Archdruid Hut (5x4)
Produces in 1 day:

Age						1: 70%	1: 30%	2: 50%	2: 50%
Bronze Age	100	12%	18%	70	5	10	10	1	1	7
Iron Age	160	13%	18%	160	5	10	10	1	1	7
Early Middle Ages	400	13%	18%	270	5	10	10	1	1	7
High Middle Ages	800	14%	19%	370	5	10	10	1	1	7
Late Middle Ages	1,200	14%	19%	490	5	10	10	1	1	7
Colonial Age	2,000	15%	20%	750	5	10	10	1	1	7
Industrial Age	4,000	15%	20%	940	5	10	10	1	1	7
Progressive Era	6,000	16%	20%	1,140	5	10	10	1	1	7
Modern Era	10,000	16%	21%	1,410	5	10	10	1	1	7
Postmodern Era	16,000	17%	21%	1,780	5	10	10	1	1	7
Contemporary Era	24,000	17%	22%	2,310	5	10	10	1	1	7
Tomorrow Era	40,000	18%	22%	2,680	5	10	10	1	1	7
The Future	64,000	18%	23%	3,070	5	10	10	1	1	7
Arctic Future	96,000	19%	23%	3,490	5	10	10	1	1	7
Oceanic Future	120,000	19%	23%	3,940	5	10	10	1	1	7
Virtual Future	160,000	20%	24%	4,410	5	10	10	1	1	7
Space Age Mars	260,000	20%	24%	7,360	5	10	10	1	1	7
Space Age Asteroid Belt	360,000	21%	25%	8,160	5	10	10	1	1	7
Space Age Venus	420,000	21%	25%	8,990	5	10	10	1	1	7
Space Age Jupiter Moon	480,000	22%	26%	9,870	5	10	10	1	1	7

Required Fragments for : 100
Required Fragments for : 100  

Spoiler: Tree of Patience (1x1)
Produces in 1 day:

Age				75%	25%
Bronze Age	5	1%	30	1	2
Iron Age	8	1%	80	1	2
Early Middle Ages	20	1%	130	1	2
High Middle Ages	40	1%	190	1	2
Late Middle Ages	60	1%	250	1	2
Colonial Age	100	1%	380	1	2
Industrial Age	200	2%	470	1	2
Progressive Era	300	2%	570	1	2
Modern Era	500	2%	710	1	2
Postmodern Era	800	2%	890	1	2
Contemporary Era	1,200	2%	1,160	1	2
Tomorrow Era	2,000	2%	1,340	1	2
The Future	3,200	2%	1,540	1	2
Arctic Future	4,800	3%	1,750	1	2
Oceanic Future	6,000	3%	1,970	1	2
Virtual Future	8,000	3%	2,200	1	2
Space Age Mars	13,000	3%	3,680	1	2
Space Age Asteroid Belt	18,000	3%	4,080	1	2
Space Age Venus	21,000	3%	4,500	1	2
Space Age Jupiter Moon	24,000	3%	4,930	1	2

Spoiler: Tree of Silence (1x1)
Produces in 1 day:

Age					50%	50%
Bronze Age	5	2%	1%	30	4	2
Iron Age	8	2%	1%	80	4	2
Early Middle Ages	20	2%	1%	130	4	2
High Middle Ages	40	2%	1%	190	4	2
Late Middle Ages	60	2%	1%	250	4	2
Colonial Age	100	2%	1%	380	4	2
Industrial Age	200	2%	1%	470	4	2
Progressive Era	300	3%	1%	570	4	2
Modern Era	500	3%	1%	710	4	2
Postmodern Era	800	3%	1%	890	4	2
Contemporary Era	1,200	3%	2%	1,160	4	2
Tomorrow Era	2,000	3%	2%	1,340	4	2
The Future	3,200	3%	2%	1,540	4	2
Arctic Future	4,800	3%	2%	1,750	4	2
Oceanic Future	6,000	4%	2%	1,970	4	2
Virtual Future	8,000	4%	2%	2,200	4	2
Space Age Mars	13,000	4%	2%	3,680	4	2
Space Age Asteroid Belt	18,000	4%	2%	4,080	4	2
Space Age Venus	21,000	4%	2%	4,500	4	2
Space Age Jupiter Moon	24,000	4%	2%	4,930	4	2

Required Fragments for : 30 Spoiler: Tree of Vitality (1x1)
Produces in 1 day:

Age
Bronze Age	5	1%	1%	30	1	1
Iron Age	8	1%	1%	80	1	1
Early Middle Ages	20	1%	1%	130	1	1
High Middle Ages	40	1%	1%	190	1	1
Late Middle Ages	60	1%	1%	250	1	1
Colonial Age	100	1%	1%	380	1	1
Industrial Age	200	1%	1%	470	1	1
Progressive Era	300	1%	1%	570	1	1
Modern Era	500	1%	1%	710	1	1
Postmodern Era	800	1%	1%	890	1	1
Contemporary Era	1,200	1%	1%	1,160	1	1
Tomorrow Era	2,000	1%	1%	1,340	1	1
The Future	3,200	1%	1%	1,540	1	1
Arctic Future	4,800	2%	2%	1,750	1	1
Oceanic Future	6,000	2%	2%	1,970	1	1
Virtual Future	8,000	2%	2%	2,200	1	1
Space Age Mars	13,000	2%	2%	3,680	1	1
Space Age Asteroid Belt	18,000	2%	2%	4,080	1	1
Space Age Venus	21,000	2%	2%	4,500	1	1
Space Age Jupiter Moon	24,000	2%	2%	4,930	1	1

Required Fragments for : 30  

The Event is available on mobile, once you have the version 1.248 (or higher) downloaded and installed.  

Some players reported, that they don't have the St. Patrick's Prizes available in the shop. Please open the event, then the Next Prizes window and click on "Unlock". You should be forwarded to the shop and see it in there. If this did not work, please contact the support team, so we can have a closer look at it. Thank you!  

Dear Kings and Queen,
Today we introduce some balancing changes to the Event.

• The required amount of Fragments for Golden Druid Hut Upgrade Kits has been increased to 150.
• The amount of Fragments for this Kit in the Grand Prizes and the chests after finishing a town has been increased 10x.
• The Golden Druid Hut Upgrade Kit has been renamed to "Archdruid Hut Upgrade Kit".
• The same renaming has happened to the Druid Hut level 10.
• We have added a new production to the Druid Hut Level 9: It now produces 1 Fragment for the Archdruid Hut Upgrade Kit every day!
• The 20 Pots of Gold in the Grand Prizes has been increased to 50 Pots of Gold.

Thank you all for your feedback, we really appreciate it, especially since we introduced a new general event mechanic (Golden Upgrade Kits) and saw your response to this. We hope we could make you happier with these changes, so please tell us what you think here!
Your Forge of Empires Team  

Dear Kings and Queens,

The St. Patrick's Day Event is over here on Beta, and we would like to share with you some adjustments that will be applied for the upcoming Event's release on Live markets. Please find the list of changes below (note that the first two points also apply to Beta):

• We have rebalanced the Druid Huts random production. The amount of Fragments for the Druid Trees stay the same, however the building will no longer produce Fragments for the Tree of Silence. The Tree of Patience Fragments have a 70% chance and the Tree of Vitality Fragments a 30% chance.
• We have improved the stats of the Tree of Silence as it is now more rare. The Tree will provide a 2-4 Attack Boost for your Defending Army (instead of a flat 3%), a 1-2% Attack Boost for Attacking Army, and [randomly] 4 Forge Points with a 50% chance or 2 Fragments for the Renovation Kit with a 50% chance as well.
• We have increased the value of the St. Patrick's Prizes a lot. Some of these changes include an increase of the Pots of Gold and removal of Fragments for the Epic Selection Kit (full Kits instead). Thank you for providing the feedback, that you fell like it was not rewarding enough to get. We hope you are now satisfied with it!
• We have removed the Druid Tree Selection Kit as a reward, since with the changes to the Tree of Silence it only contained 2 out of 3 Trees with very different values.
• Lastly, we have also removed the 50 Fragments of the Archdruid Hut Upgrade Kit from the Celtic Chests (after each town), as well as the Druid Tree Selection Kit and replaced it with a low chance for the Tree of Vitality and a higher chance for the Tree of Patience.

We hope these changes, together with all the previous ones we applied, will help the St. Patrick's Event feel more balanced for you. It was possible all thanks to your feedback!

Sincerely,

Your Forge of Empires Team