West Survival:Pioneers is a strategy RPG mobile game that features tactical tower-defense cum real-time battles while also giving players a chance to interact with multiple city-building elements as they take charge of a town in the wild west. Recruit experienced heroes and rule the wild west with all your might and generosity! In this beginners guide, we have broken down the core gameplay mechanics in layman terms so that new players can get an idea of how the game plays out and what are the core objectives. Let’s begin!

Understand the Gameplay Mechanics of West Survival:Pioneers

West Survival:Pioneers combine multiple genres of games to present a unique worldview of life in the Wild west. You will be greeted by a short tutorial post which should unlock the town. In town, you will find access to construct and upgrade different types of buildings. While some are residential, others are industrial and produce core resources such as Wheat, Iron, Lumber, etc. The game gives out several missions and quests for new players to undertake, and in these quests, you will be required to upgrade multiple buildings in order to proceed. 

Battles happen in 2 different genres – real-time turn-based battles, and tower-defense battles. The former happens when you explore dungeons or challenge the expedition bosses, while the latter take place in case of invasions. In the former case, players get to choose a formation of up to 5 distinct heroes that they can take into battle. Each hero possesses unique active and passive abilities that they will use automatically in battles. 

Ensure to organize your formations strategically with the tank being in the frontline, the DPS in the backline, and the supports in the middle. Each hero has a different role in the team, with some being tanks that can absorb damage, and some being DPS/Attackers that excel at dealing damage. Supports also come in the mix to help with healing allies and debuffing enemies. 

There are multiple types of quests that you can undertake and reap resources by completing them. Majority of them are quite simple to complete and require basic understanding of the game such as chopping wood, removing weeds, and cutting up stone. These tasks hardly take a few seconds to complete and after sometime, you even get the ability to skip them. Do not falter on these quests or you may regret losing access to free resources in the future. The battle mechanics are fairly easy to learn and master since the majority of the battles take place automatically and do not require manual intervention.

Resources and their Uses

Resources are essential for crafting, building, and keeping your town functioning to its fullest capacity. Early on, prioritize gathering these primary resources:

Wood: Gathered from trees, wood is one of the most fundamental resources, used in everything from crafting tools to building structures.

Stone: Essential for crafting basic tools and weapons, stones can be found scattered around or obtained from breaking rocks.

Food: Food is required in abundance to train troops and strengthen them.

Get to Know the Different Buildings

Next up, you should know about the different buildings and their uses in your town. They are as follows:

• Town Center – The center of all buildings, affects maximum building levels.
• Saloon – This is the gacha system of the game. Players can exchange beers to recruit different rarities of heroes from this building.
• Antique Shop – Spend gold to purchase random rewards. When your spending reaches a certain amount, you may even duel with heroes. Best them to recruit them.
• Watchtower – Gains intel on the enemy. The higher the watchtower levels, the more accurate the intel.
• Lab – Research to increase the strength of your domain and heroes by unlocking new troop types and fortifications.
• Infirmary – The infirmary houses troops injured in battle. Injured troops over the infirmary capacity will die. When attacking other governors, a certain percentage of your infirmary troops will die.
• Barracks – The training grounds for troops. Upgrade to increase troop speed and training limit.
• Farm – Upgrade farm to increase food production and limit. Production stops when food reaches max limit.
• Quarry – Upgrade quarry to increase stone production and limit. Production stops when stone reaches max limit.
• Lumber Camp – Upgrade lumber camp to increase lumber production and limit. Production stops when lumber reaches max limit.
• Walls – Walls can protect your domain against invasions. You can garrison heroes here to guard against enemy troops. Wall’s health recovers automatically. Upgrade walls to increase walls health and hero garrison limit. 

Playing West Survival:Pioneers on a bigger screen of your PC or Laptop with BlueStacks without worrying about battery drainage is highly recommended.