Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire is a turn-based city-builder RPG that also mixes the gacha game genre in between to allow players to recruit different powerful heroes. One of the best aspects of the game stands to be its post-apocalyptic thematic storyline that features multiple scenarios of how humanity is doomed after a nuclear warfare. You role-play as one of the last survivors of your city, and need to re-build its economy and water supply to ensure survival. Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire is available as a free-to-play game, available on both the Google Play Store and iOS App Store.

In this guide, we have tried to include all the different gameplay systems and mechanics surrounding Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire for new players to understand. As usual, the language is kept new player/beginner friendly, avoiding any of the existing technical jargon involved in the process. The information included so far has been accounted with the help of our personal observations as well as tips from veterans playing the game. We would recommend checking out a complete tier list for the best heroes to recruit in Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire. 

Understanding the Combat Mechanics

Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire is a different type of game that has a ton of gameplay mechanics, pertaining to both combat and out of combat. Out of combat, the main gameplay revolves around resource management wherein you need to build different buildings, upgrade them, and ensure that your civilians are happy. The base is also located at a very arid location where water levels are constantly getting lowered. Ensure that the temperature is moderate enough, to ensure the base remains cool. Vice versa, keep the water levels at a sustainable level to ensure the base temperature does not go too high/too low. Connect all the buildings with the main Water Center so that there exists no shortage of the same and failure rate is minimized.

For the combat mechanics, the game plays out in a turn-based style. The combat of Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire can only be experienced in the Expedition game mode. This game mode can be accessed from the bottom right-hand side of the main menu where the option called “Battle” is located. Players can earn tons of building upgrade materials by completing these stages, as well as earn other currency rewards to advance your account. A healthy team of strong heroes will be required to efficiently clear Expedition chapters. 

Understanding the Different Buildings and it’s Uses

If you’re going to be playing Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire quite regularly, it will help you greatly by understanding what each of the building does:

• Water Center – The Water Center is the heart of the base, providing a constant water supply to help the dwellers survive and thrive. Upgrading the Water Center will improve the Base development and provide all sorts of benefits to enhance your power.

• Cabin – The survivors you’ve rescued from the desert will be housed in the Cabin. They can help with the resource production in the Base. A high-level Cabin provides a larger capacity to hold more dwellers.
• Pumping Well – The Pumping Well can produce Water, which plays an essential role for survival. A high-level Pumping Well has a higher production rate and limit of Water.
• Cannery – The Cannery produces Food for the entire base. A high-level Cannery has a higher production rate and limit of Food.
• Repair Shop – Here you can check the Desert Raptor, go Wasteland Exploration, and execute the Captains you captured to enjoy battle boosts. A high-level Repair Shop can provide better Expedition boosts.
• Storehouse – The Storehouse is where to keep the resources and protect the fruit of our labour from being plundered. A high-level Storehouse can provide a larger protection level limit for your resources.
• Ranger Camp – To dominate the Wasteland, you have to build a powerful army. It is the safety guarantee for your Base. The Ranger Camp is where to train Ranged soldiers. A high-level Ranger Camp has a larger training capacity and enables you to unlock more advanced Ranger troop tiers.
• Iron Mine – Vastly used in construction. Iron is produced in the Iron Mine. A high-level Iron Mine has a higher production rate and limit of Iron.

Understanding the Different Currencies

Check out all the main currencies of Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire:

• Food – Food is going to be one of the primary currencies of Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire. It is majorly used to train heroes. Players can get Food through the Cannery, events, pre-registration rewards, and redeem codes.
• Water – Water is going to be one of the primary currencies of Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire. It is majorly used to survive. Players can get Water through the Pumping Well, events, pre-registration rewards, and redeem codes. 
• Iron – Iron is going to one of the primary currencies of Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire. It is majorly used to construct and upgrade buildings. Players can get Iron through the Iron Mine, events, pre-registration rewards, and redeem codes.
• Fuel – Fuel is going to one of the primary currencies of Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire. It is majorly used to upgrade buildings. Players can get Fuel through the Oil Fields, events, pre-registration rewards, and redeem codes.

Playing Mad Survivor: Arid Warfire on a bigger screen of your PC with BlueStacks without worrying about battery drainage and smooth gameplay, is highly recommended.