My lords and ladies!
Knights battles will start on October 7th 2014: all against all! Hurry to take part and clash with the gratest warriors from all realms! The winner will receive glory and royal prizes!


Battle description
Battles will take place on separate server which will be available from 7th of October till 9th of December. Everyone can participate.
Attention: after the end of the battles server will be closed.


Rules:
Everyone for themselves. There will be only one winner. 1100AD team reserves the right also to award 2nd and 3rd places. The one who captures the most regions by the end of the battle time will be declared the winner. The winner can choose one regular server where he/she wants to receive his/her prize.


Emperors Reward:
Winner receives a reward on the server according to his application. Please be careful when choosing an account for applying to Knight Battles, since a reward can only be received by the account that participated in battles.
1. Gold prize pool starting from 25 000 gold.
2. Diamond prize pool starting from 5 000 diamonds.
3. Artifact mega-pack, including rare and unique artifacts.
4. T-shirt, mug, cap with 1100AD logo shipped to winners address (winner can choose color, size and logo).
5. Unique new building for recruiting special elite soldier that doesn’t require Mercenary Points and population (limited amount). The building will forever remain in player’s possession and will be available until the start of next tournament.


Game process changes and restrictions:
- There will be no alliances nor pacts at Diplomacy. Everyone for themself!
- Order will consist only of Magister.
- Foundation of order is free of charge.
- Building of Mercenary camps disabled.
- Increased building speed of mark towers, forts and walls. Reduced time for capture of city and camp. Faster marches and battle experience gain.
- Fortress capture process changed - fortress can be captured same as ordinary locations, by sieging it for x hours.


Game process:
Knight Battles consists of 2 stages: Development and Attack.
"Development stage":
Development stage is meant for developing and capturing cities, locations and other objects that participants need. During this stage objects will appear in the valley for capturing. There can be following objects: historical cities, abandoned cities, mercenary camps. When an object appears, a message will be displayed in Chronic.
Development stage lasts 4-5 game weeks, following by the launch of the second stage.

"Attack stage":
Attack stage begins with appearance of fortresses in all regions, followed by corresponding message in game chat, Chronic or personal message. Attack stage lasts 3-4 game weeks and during that time participants need to capture as much fortresses as they can. One who controls the most regions (fortresses) will be considered the winner.

Attention: no holiday-related game campaigns will be applicable to and active at the server

Please note that there can be some delay with launch of the Knight Battles for technical reasons, and we kindly ask all participants to be patient and understanding.