Barracks
The Barracks
- Definition
- The Barracks allow you to train Troops using Elixir. These troops will be stationed in Army Camps.
- When Barracks are unable to function while being upgraded, considerably increasing the time it takes to train your armies; this should be taken into consideration when deciding to upgrade a Barrack.
- Once you have queued Troops in your Barracks, you can instantly complete their training with Gems; the amount required is directly proportional to the amount of time remaining to finish training normally.
- There is also an option to boost Troop production for 45 minutes. The boost option costs 25 Gems and will increase the training speed of the boosted Barracks by a factor of 4.
- Troops may be removed from the Barracks training queue at no penalty; 100% of the Elixir cost will be refunded to you.
- You may queue more Troops than your Army Camps can hold. This is useful for two reasons:
- You may queue Troops prior to engaging in combat (either single-player or multiplayer). Your Barracks will create Troops proportional to the amount of time you spent from when you start searching for opponent to completing an attack, significantly reducing your downtime between battles.
- You may queue Troops to 'hide' Elixir while you are offline, as long as your Army Camps are full. Currently up to 900,000 Elixir can be hidden in this fashion (75 level 5 Wall Breakers in each of the four level 10 Barracks). When you return you simply un-queue all of your Barracks to reclaim your hidden Elixir.
- The Barracks will maintain its queue if destroyed by enemy Troops, and will even continue to produce newunits if your Army Camps have sufficient space.
- Upgrade By Level
- A Barracks undergoes significant graphic changes starting from level 5.
- When originally constructed, the Barracks is a square building with a single-sloped red roof with a small window and doorless entryway. The roof is emblazoned with a pair of crossed swords. The building itself resembles a larger Builder's Hut.
- On level 2, the Barracks gains a pair of archery targets on the side of the structure (complete with several arrows stuck in the targets as well as the side of the building) and a sword rack by the door holding a pair of Barbarian swords.
- At level 3, the Barracks's single-sloped roof is extended to become a peaked roof. The Barracks appears to be more regularly used, as additional arrows appear in the targets (and on the walls), and a third sword appears on the rack.
- For level 4, one of the archery targets is relocated to the front of the structure to the left of the doorway. A fourth Barbarian sword appears on the rack as well.
- At level 5, a small wooden barrier (made of level 1 walls) is added along one side of the sructure. The sword rack is replaced with a bomb rack, complete with a pair of Bombs. In addition, two thighbones appears on the ground in front of the door.
- For level 6, the walls are replaced with a crude Balloon launch consisting of a wooden lattice structure supporting a raised wooden platform, similar to a level 1 Archer Tower. A rope tether also hangs from the raised wooden platform, currently tied off to a small stake on the ground.
- At level 7, the bomb rack is replaced with a spellcasting cauldron. The two thighbones disappear.
- At level 8, the crude Balloon launch platform is upgraded to a much sturdier, golden metal version. The square wooden platform is replaced with a sunburst-style one, affixed to the support structure with four large rivets. The rope tether's anchor location moves from the ground to the top of the roof.
- At level 9, the giant swords on the roof of the Barracks are replaced with what appears to be either a louvered black vent or possiby a vat of molten lava.
- And level 10, the entire structure, including the edges of the roof, is clad in gray metal. TheBarbarian sword rack reappears, replacing the spellcasting cauldron. In addition, the large louvered vent is replaced with massive P.E.K.K.A. armour.
- A Barracks undergoes significant graphic changes starting from level 5.