Battle · Town battles (story)
Break Through to the Port
The first battle of the game, fought during “First... Sludge?” to open the way to the Port Area. One squad, 12 defense power and 93 Wild Zombies over 3 min 50 s. It pays your first Defender's Emblem.
- Day
- Any day
- Max squads
- 1
- Defense power needed
- 12
- Enemies
- 93
- Wave fronts
- 2
- Waves last
- 3 min 50 s
- Red points per zombie
- 50
How to start it
During “First... Sludge?”, talk to Herbert in front of the Barracks once Swords and Bell (12 Barracks quality and 1 Magic bell) and Hooligans for Hire (the first mercenary payment) are done. He gives you the red banner and 2 Healing Potions.
After: First... Sludge?, Swords and Bell, Hooligans for Hire
Requirements and setup
Requirements
- 12 defense power or more
- 1 squad only (paid mercenaries always join and take that place)
- A sword and body armor equipped
- No more than one item carried overhead
Recommended
- Hired mercenaries (8 defense power)
- Two Barricade I (4 defense power)
Barricades and towers: Allowed, and they count toward defense power.
Enemies
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Wild Zombie | 93 |
Win and lose
Win: Capture every enemy flag and still hold them all when the waves end.
Lose: The enemy takes your base, or your health drops to 0.
Rewards
- 1× Defender's Emblem
- 6× Zombie goo
- 8× Town Gratitude
Rewards before patch 1.008
- 1× Defender's Emblem
- 6× Zombie goo
- 4× Town Gratitude
Tips
- At this point the only realistic entry is the mercenary squad (8 defense power) plus two Barricade I (2 each), exactly 12. You have no zombie squad slot yet: the first Defender's Emblem is this battle's reward.
- Every enemy is a Wild Zombie (15 health, 4 damage per hit), so Rusty Armor and the starting sword are enough if you stay with your squad.
- Carry your squad banner to the enemy flags: the squad only advances while you hold its banner. Leaving the mercenaries idle at the first flag is a common way to lose.
- Reporting the win to Herbert completes “First... Sludge?”: +10 reputation with Herbert, 1 Town Gratitude, the First Blood achievement and the Battle Potions I technology revealed.
- The game saves only when you sleep: go to bed after the win before exploring further.