[2022] Explore once again in the Archaeology event!

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Dear Kings and Queens,
On Wednesday, March 23rd, our Archaeology Event returns once again.

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Thank you very much and have fun!

Sincerely,
Your Forge of Empires Team  

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Dear Kings and Queens,

Adventure is in the air! Explorations abound as you gather your shovel, brushes, and dynamite and dust off those boots! Excavate ancient wonders and find buried treasure! All of it awaits in our Archaeology Event!

The Archaeology event will run on Beta from the 23rd of March to the 12th of April.

The Basics

Like previous years, you will earn scrolls through logging in, finding incidents in your city, and completing quests!

There are 39 rush quests, and 21 daily quests, for a total of 60 quests within the event!

These can be used to purchase tools to help you uncover sand tiles, and make progress through the tomb!

Brush	Shovel	Dynamite
Cleans one sand tile Has to be used on a sand tile	Clears a column of sand tiles until blocked by a stone tile Used on an empty tile only	Cleans all surrounding sand tiles Used on an empty tile only

By using these tools and progressing through the tomb, you will win a host of prizes!

Golden Idols	Tools	Buried Vases	Clay Tablets (Additional Quest lines)	Gems	Joker Pieces & Joker Gem
Special prize needed to advance toward the Grand Prize Find 20 to win the next prize!	Tools can also be found underneath sand tiles!	There are different buried vases, and they provide different rewards! Also, a chance to win a Daily Special! Tapping the buried vase, or hovering the mouse over it, may indicate what it contains!	Pick these up to start optional quest lines Each quest will provide scrolls, and completing them an additional reward!	Find these once per day to open the Reward Calendar There are 21 slots this year!	If you miss a Gem for a day's entry within the Reward Calendar, you can always find Joker Pieces These can be used to piece together a Joker Gem and open any slots missed in the Reward Calendar!

Rewards

But you're here to read about the rewards, right?

This year's reward is the Butterfly Sanctuary Set. This comprises the Butterfly House, a 3x4 5-level upgradeable building, as well 6 buildings that can be placed around it. While leveling up the Butterfly House, you gain bonuses (the amount dependent on the level, which provides a new possible bonus). However, to activate the bonus, you need to place one of the other set garden buildings next to the Butterfly House. All buildings within the set are identifiable through the icon.

Building		Size	Bonuses
	Butterfly House (upgradeable 5-levels)	3x4	Level 1 - Bonus 1: Supplies Level 2 - Bonus 1: Supplies, Bonus 2: 2 Goods Level 3 - Bonus 1: Supplies, Bonus 2: 4 Goods, Bonus 3: Medals, Level 4 - Bonus 1: Supplies, Bonus 2: 6 Goods, Bonus 3: Medals, Bonus 4: 1 Forge Point Level 5 - Bonus 1: Supplies, Bonus 2: 10 Goods, Bonus 3: Medals, Bonus 4: 4 Forge Points, Bonus 5: 30 Goods, and Bonus 6: 10 Forge Points
	Marigold Patch	2x3	Base: Happiness Bonus 1: 5% Supply Boost Bonus 2: 3% Defense for defending army Bonus 3: 3% Attack for attacking army
	Snapdragon Bloom	2x3	Base: Happiness Bonus 1: 5% Coin Boost Bonus 2: 8% Defense for defending army Bonus 3: 5% Attack for attacking army
	Daylily Flowerbed	2x2	Base: Happiness Bonus 1: 10% Coin Boost Bonus 2: 7% Defense for attacking army
	Wildflower Meadow	2x3	Base: Happiness Bonus 1: 10% Supply Boost Bonus 2: 10% Attack for attacking army
	Sapphire Arch	3x1	Base: Medals Bonus 1: 4 Goods Bonus 2: 4 Forge Points
	Magenta Arch	3x1	Base: Medals Bonus 1: 2 Forge Points Bonus 2: 9 Goods

Not only that! You will also have the chance to win the Ferris Wheel and the Airship from the previous three Archaeology events (as well as other prizes), within the Daily Special!



Last but not least, you will be able to get the following avatars within the event!

Avatars from previous events will be available too!


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

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.

Thank you for playing Forge of Empires!

Sincerely,
Your Forge of Empires Team.  

6zeva9 said: Can you please reconfirm the Number of quests?

Two less than last year, even though it covers 22 days (which would have 21 Daily Quests).
and the other one to go is a Rush Quest.

Recounted the quests and it seems like one daily quest slipped through. So the event has 21 daily quests. Also, the last event day was wrong. I have changed this too. It is now the last full Event day as always.  

Here are the current stats for the new Event buildings:
Spoiler: Butterfly House - Lv. 5

	Provides			Produces
	Happiness	Population	Ranking Points
Age				1d	1 x	2 x	3 x	4 x	5 x	6 x
Bronze Age	680	113	60	800	720	10	14	4	30	10
Iron Age	1,160	244	96	2,000	1,730	10	17	4	30	10
Early Middle Ages	1,290	374	240	3,400	2,880	10	21	4	30	10
High Middle Ages	1,440	525	480	4,700	4,030	10	25	4	30	10
Late Middle Ages	1,600	689	720	6,200	5,330	10	29	4	30	10
Colonial Age	1,880	869	1,200	9,500	6,770	10	34	4	30	10
Industrial Age	2,120	1,063	2,400	11,800	8,210	10	48	4	30	10
Progressive Era	2,330	1,268	3,600	14,300	9,650	10	66	4	30	10
Modern Era	2,500	1,487	6,000	17,800	11,230	10	95	4	30	10
Postmodern Era	2,600	1,714	9,600	22,400	12,820	10	132	4	30	10
Contemporary Era	3,020	1,953	14,400	29,200	14,400	10	189	4	30	10
Tomorrow Era	3,670	2,201	24,000	33,800	16,130	10	255	4	30	10
The Future	4,400	2,461	38,400	38,700	17,710	10	340	4	30	10
Arctic Future	5,120	2,730	57,600	44,000	19,440	10	434	4	30	10
Oceanic Future	5,910	3,007	72,000	49,600	21,310	10	528	4	30	10
Virtual Future	7,060	3,293	96,000	55,600	23,040	10	623	4	30	10
Space Age Mars	11,290	5,212	156,000	92,800	37,300	10	736	4	30	10
Space Age Asteroid Belt	12,270	5,662	216,000	102,800	40,030	10	849	4	30	10
Space Age Venus	13,260	6,119	252,000	113,300	42,910	10	962	4	30	10
Space Age Jupiter Moon	14,280	6,590	288,000	124,400	45,650	10	1,075	4	30	10

Spoiler: Snapdragon Bloom

Age	Provides
	Happiness	Ranking Points
			1 x	2 x	3 x
Bronze Age	220	30	+5%	+8%	+5%
Iron Age	330	48	+5%	+8%	+5%
Early Middle Ages	390	120	+5%	+8%	+5%
High Middle Ages	460	240	+5%	+8%	+5%
Late Middle Ages	540	360	+5%	+8%	+5%
Colonial Age	640	600	+5%	+8%	+5%
Industrial Age	720	1,200	+5%	+8%	+5%
Progressive Era	790	1,800	+5%	+8%	+5%
Modern Era	850	3,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
Postmodern Era	880	4,800	+5%	+8%	+5%
Contemporary Era	1,030	7,200	+5%	+8%	+5%
Tomorrow Era	1,250	12,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
The Future	1,580	19,200	+5%	+8%	+5%
Arctic Future	1,840	28,800	+5%	+8%	+5%
Oceanic Future	2,240	36,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
Virtual Future	2,820	48,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
Space Age Mars	4,520	78,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
Space Age Asteroid Belt	5,150	108,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
Space Age Venus	5,830	126,000	+5%	+8%	+5%
Space Age Jupiter Moon	6,570	144,000	+5%	+8%	+5%

Spoiler: Daylily Flowerbed

Age	Provides
	Happiness	Ranking Points
			1 x	2 x
Bronze Age	140	20	+10%	+7%
Iron Age	220	32	+10%	+7%
Early Middle Ages	270	80	+10%	+7%
High Middle Ages	320	160	+10%	+7%
Late Middle Ages	360	240	+10%	+7%
Colonial Age	430	400	+10%	+7%
Industrial Age	500	800	+10%	+7%
Progressive Era	540	1,200	+10%	+7%
Modern Era	580	2,000	+10%	+7%
Postmodern Era	610	3,200	+10%	+7%
Contemporary Era	710	4,800	+10%	+7%
Tomorrow Era	880	8,000	+10%	+7%
The Future	1,050	12,800	+10%	+7%
Arctic Future	1,300	19,200	+10%	+7%
Oceanic Future	1,500	24,000	+10%	+7%
Virtual Future	1,790	32,000	+10%	+7%
Space Age Mars	3,010	52,000	+10%	+7%
Space Age Asteroid Belt	3,270	72,000	+10%	+7%
Space Age Venus	3,540	84,000	+10%	+7%
Space Age Jupiter Moon	3,810	96,000	+10%	+7%

Spoiler: Marigold Patch

Age	Provides
	Happiness	Ranking Points
			1 x	2 x	3 x
Bronze Age	220	30	+5%	+3%	+3%
Iron Age	330	48	+5%	+3%	+3%
Early Middle Ages	390	120	+5%	+3%	+3%
High Middle Ages	460	240	+5%	+3%	+3%
Late Middle Ages	540	360	+5%	+3%	+3%
Colonial Age	640	600	+5%	+3%	+3%
Industrial Age	720	1,200	+5%	+3%	+3%
Progressive Era	790	1,800	+5%	+3%	+3%
Modern Era	850	3,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
Postmodern Era	880	4,800	+5%	+3%	+3%
Contemporary Era	1,030	7,200	+5%	+3%	+3%
Tomorrow Era	1,250	12,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
The Future	1,580	19,200	+5%	+3%	+3%
Arctic Future	1,840	28,800	+5%	+3%	+3%
Oceanic Future	2,240	36,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
Virtual Future	2,820	48,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
Space Age Mars	4,520	78,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
Space Age Asteroid Belt	5,150	108,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
Space Age Venus	5,830	126,000	+5%	+3%	+3%
Space Age Jupiter Moon	6,570	144,000	+5%	+3%	+3%

Spoiler: Wildflower Meadow

Age	Provides
	Happiness	Ranking Points
			1 x	2 x
Bronze Age	200	30	+10%	+10%
Iron Age	280	48	+10%	+10%
Early Middle Ages	360	120	+10%	+10%
High Middle Ages	430	240	+10%	+10%
Late Middle Ages	510	360	+10%	+10%
Colonial Age	600	600	+10%	+10%
Industrial Age	680	1,200	+10%	+10%
Progressive Era	750	1,800	+10%	+10%
Modern Era	800	3,000	+10%	+10%
Postmodern Era	940	4,800	+10%	+10%
Contemporary Era	1,090	7,200	+10%	+10%
Tomorrow Era	1,320	12,000	+10%	+10%
The Future	1,760	19,200	+10%	+10%
Arctic Future	2,150	28,800	+10%	+10%
Oceanic Future	2,720	36,000	+10%	+10%
Virtual Future	3,390	48,000	+10%	+10%
Space Age Mars	5,650	78,000	+10%	+10%
Space Age Asteroid Belt	6,140	108,000	+10%	+10%
Space Age Venus	6,630	126,000	+10%	+10%
Space Age Jupiter Moon	7,140	144,000	+10%	+10%

Spoiler: Saphire Arch

Age	Provides		Produces
	Ranking Points
		1 x	1d	2 x
Bronze Age	120	+10%	1	1
Iron Age	120	+10%	2	1
Early Middle Ages	120	+10%	4	1
High Middle Ages	120	+10%	6	1
Late Middle Ages	120	+10%	6	1
Colonial Age	120	+10%	8	1
Industrial Age	120	+10%	10	1
Progressive Era	120	+10%	12	1
Modern Era	120	+10%	18	1
Postmodern Era	120	+10%	22	1
Contemporary Era	120	+10%	28	1
Tomorrow Era	120	+10%	34	1
The Future	120	+10%	44	1
Arctic Future	120	+10%	65	1
Oceanic Future	120	+10%	95	1
Virtual Future	120	+10%	125	1
Space Age Mars	120	+10%	154	1
Space Age Asteroid Belt	120	+10%	195	1
Space Age Venus	120	+10%	236	1
Space Age Jupiter Moon	120	+10%	277	1

Spoiler: Magenta Arch

Age	Provides	Produces
	Ranking Points
		1d	1 x	2 x
Bronze Age	120	1	2	9
Iron Age	120	2	2	9
Early Middle Ages	120	4	2	9
High Middle Ages	120	6	2	9
Late Middle Ages	120	6	2	9
Colonial Age	120	6	2	9
Industrial Age	120	9	2	9
Progressive Era	120	12	2	9
Modern Era	120	18	2	9
Postmodern Era	120	24	2	9
Contemporary Era	120	30	2	9
Tomorrow Era	120	36	2	9
The Future	120	45	2	9
Arctic Future	120	66	2	9
Oceanic Future	120	96	2	9
Virtual Future	120	124	2	9
Space Age Mars	120	155	2	9
Space Age Asteroid Belt	120	190	2	9
Space Age Venus	120	225	2	9
Space Age Jupiter Moon	120	260	2	9

 

The Event will be available once you have the version 1.227.12 installed. This version will be available in the stores from next week Wednesday onwards, but as always, it might take some days, until you get it.
You can also install the Beta App. An instruction on how to do it can be found here: https://forum.beta.forgeofempires.com/index.php?pages/BetaApp/  

Dear Kings and Queens,

With tomorrows update, we will make the following changes to the Archaeology Event:

• We have exchanged the milestone rewards (Butterfly Sanctuary Selection Kit) with 2 Butterfly Gardens Selection Kits and one Butterfly House Upgrade Kit, as these ones were the intended rewards.
• We have exchanged the 7th and 9th Grand Price (Butterfly House Upgrade Kit) with a Butterfly Gardens Selection Kit.
• We have removed the goods from the Butterfly House level 1, as they were not intended.
• We have slightly adjusted the balancing in order to make it possible to receive the full boosts, when you arrange the set like we show in the set image and loading screen.

Thank you for your feedback, it helped us a lot catching these issues. We know, that many are still expecting a major boost for the stats of this set. This is currently also under discussion and we will notify you, once we make any changes.  

Dear Kings and Queens,

As already teased in the daily changelog, we have made some changes to the butterfly set. We have increased the stats for the Butterfly House and completely changed the ones from the other set buildings.

• Butterfly House Level 2: 2. bonus changed to 2 goods
• Butterfly House Level 3: 2. bonus increased to 4 goods, 4. bonus removed
• Butterfly House Level 4: 2. bonus increased to 6 goods, 5. and 6. bonus removed
• Butterfly House Level 5: 2. bonus increased to 10 goods, 4. bonus increased to 4 Forge Points, 5. bonus increased to 30 goods, 6. bonus increased to 10 Forge Points
• Marigold Patch: 1. bonus 5% Supply Boost, 2. bonus 3% Defense for attacking army, 3. bonus 3% Attack for attacking army
• Snapdragon Bloom: 1. bonus 5% Coin Boost, 2. bonus 8% Defense for defending army, 3. bonus 5% Attack for attacking army
• Daylily Flowerbed: 1. bonus 10% Coin Boost, 2. bonus 7% Defense for attacking army
• Wildflower Meadow: 1. bonus 10 Supply Boost, 2. bonus 10% Attack for attacking army
• Saphire Arch: 1. bonus: 4 goods, 2. bonus 4 Forge Points
• Magenta Arch: 1. bonus: 2 Forge Points, 2. bonus 9 goods

 

Dear Kings and Queens,

Firstly, I have to apologize, that this announcement is so late. This is completely my fault here.
During the beta phase, we noticed, that the amount of event currency given was higher than intended. This means, we had to adjust it. The following adjustments were done:

• Daily login: 42 → 50 Scrolls
• Rush Quests: 70 → 40 Scrolls
• Daily Quests: 95 → 80 Scrolls
• Milestone Reward: 1000 → 650 Scrolls

With this change, the balancing of the Event was changed to the intended one. We know, that this change is not one you might like, which is only amplified by this late announcement. We totally understand your feeling regarding this change, but it is a change, that had to be done. We are once again sorry.