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Tribes are one of the two types of non-player countries that spawn in OpenFront, the other being Nations. Every (public) game, 400 tribes spawn into the map.

Behavior

Tribes will always send out extremely small-scale attacks to their neighbors, slowly and gradually taking a few pixels of land at a time. This isn’t a real problem though, unless you decide to full-send, or allow nearby tribes to build up too many troops. Each tribe spawns somewhere random in the map, staying a fair distance away from other tribes and never moving from their location until the game starts.

Tribes do not have a flag beside their name.

Tribes never create any types of Buildings or Units (Meaning they cannot send Transport Boats). They are able to own buildings by conquering land from a player or nation which has built a building.

Custom Games

In Singleplayer and in private lobbies, you can control how many tribes will spawn using the Game Settings. The maximum, and also the default number of tribes is 400. You can use the slider to adjust the number. Turning it to 0 will disable tribes, leaving only nations and players in the game.

Tribe Combat

Combat against tribes is generally very easy, as they are given multiple debuffs when fighting against players and Nations. Namely:

Troop loss against tribes is lowered by 20%.
Their population growth is lowered by 30%.
Tribes start with only 10,000 Troops.
Their maximum population is lowered by 50%.
Tribes attack wilderness with 5% of troops.

Difficulty

Unlike Nations, tribes are not affected by difficulty settings.

Names

Tribes spawn with random names, usually made up of the name of a geographical area, and a type of region.

During certain events, such as during Christmas, tribes may have totally different naming schemes.

Tribes can be identified by their muted colors, long names, and their type being displayed as "Tribe" in their details.

Strategy

By abusing tribes' slow and weak attacks, players may place a Building on the border with a tribe, let it get captured, and then build another building of the same type, let it get captured, and so on, ending by capturing back all the territory. Given most buildings scale in price linearly, or even exponentially, this can save millions of Gold.

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-{{distinguish|Nations}}
+Tribes are one of the two types of non-player countries that spawn in [[OpenFront]], the other being [[Nations]]. Every (public) game, 400 tribes spawn into the map.
-[[Bots]] are one of the two types of non-player countries that spawn in [[OpenFront]]; The other being [[nations]]. Every (public) game, 400 bots spawn into the map. [[Bots]] are used as filler in the game, stopping players from progressing too quickly by taking a lot of unclaimed land really fast.
 == Behavior ==
-[[Bots]] will always send out extremely small-scale attacks to their neighbors, slowly and gradually taking a few pixels of land at a time. This isn’t a real problem though, unless you decide to full-send, or allow nearby bots to build up too many troops. Each [[Bots|bot]] spawns somewhere random in the [[Maps|map]], staying a fair distance away from other [[bots]] and never moving from their location until the game starts. [[Bots]] will also seem to always have two randomly-generated words in their country name, as well as never having a flag associated with them beside that. Finally, [[bots]] never try to build any kind of [[Buildings|building]], or send out [[Transport Ship|transport boats]]. If a [[Bots|bot]] does somehow have a [[Buildings|building]], then it either isn’t a [[Bots|bot]], or a [[Bots|bot]] simply conquered it from a different country.
+'''Tribes''' will always send out extremely small-scale attacks to their neighbors, slowly and gradually taking a few pixels of land at a time. This isn’t a real problem though, unless you decide to full-send, or allow nearby tribes to build up too many troops. Each tribe spawns somewhere random in the [[Maps|map]], staying a fair distance away from other tribes and never moving from their location until the game starts.
-= [[Single Player]] =
-In [[Single Player|single player]], you can control how many [[bots]] you want to spawn, the max (and also the default) for [[Single Player|single player]] is 400. You can use the slider
-to go for a lower bot number, and bringing it down all the way will disable [[bots]] in general, only leaving [[nations]] and players in the game. There also may or may not be a correlation between the game [[difficulty]] and the bot behavior.
-= [[Combat]] Against [[Bots]] =
-[[Combat]] against [[bots]] has special rules to balance gameplay and provide appropriate challenge levels.
-== [[Bots|Bot]] [[Combat]] Mechanics ==
-When fighting against [[bots]], several special modifiers apply:
-=== Human vs Bot Advantage ===
-When a human player attacks a [[Bots|bot]]:
- if (attacker.type() == PlayerType.Human && defender.type() == PlayerType.Bot) {
-   mag *= 0.8;
- }
-This means humans get a 20% reduction in troop losses when attacking [[bots]].
-=== [[Bots|Bot]] Attack Power ===
-[[Bots]] use different attack amounts compared to human players:
- if (attacker.type() == PlayerType.Bot) {
-   return attacker.troops() / 20;  // Bots use 5% of their troops
- } else {
-   return attacker.troops() / 5;   // Humans use 20% of their troops
- }
-=== [[Bots|Bot]] Population Mechanics ===
-[[Bots]] have several limitations on their population and growth:
-* Maximum Population: [[Bots]] are limited to half the normal maximum population
- if (player.type() == PlayerType.Bot) {
-   return maxPop / 2;
- }
-* Population Growth: [[Bots]] grow 30% slower than human players
- if (player.type() == PlayerType.Bot) {
-   toAdd *= 0.7;
- }
-=== [[Bots|Bot]] Starting Resources ===
-[[Bots]] start with different initial resources:
- if (playerInfo.playerType == PlayerType.Bot) {
-   return 10_000;  // Bots start with 10,000 troops
- }
-Compare this to human players who start with 25,000 troops (or 1,000,000 if infinite troops is enabled).
-== Combat Calculation Examples ==
+Tribes do not have a flag beside their name.
-=== Example 1: Human Attacking [[Bots|Bot]] ===
+Tribes never create any types of [[Buildings]] or [[Unit|Units]] (Meaning they cannot send [[Transport Ship|Transport Boats]]). They are able to own buildings by conquering land from a player or nation which has built a building.
-Let's calculate losses for a human player attacking a [[Bots|bot]] in highlands:
-* Scenario:
+== Custom Games ==
- Human Attacker Troops = 1000
+In [[Single Player|Singleplayer]] and in private lobbies, you can control how many tribes will spawn using the [[Game Settings]].  The maximum, and also the default number of tribes is 400. You can use the slider to adjust the number. Turning it to 0 will disable tribes, leaving only nations and players in the game.
- Bot Defender Troops = 2000
- Terrain = Highland (mag = 100)
-  Has Defense Post = false
-* Calculations:
+== Tribe Combat ==
- Base Magnitude = 100
+{{Main|Combat}}
- Human vs Bot Bonus = 100 * 0.8 = 80
+'''Combat''' against tribes is generally very easy, as they are given multiple debuffs when fighting against players and [[Nations]]. Namely:
- Troop Ratio = 2000/1000 = 2 (capped at 2)
- Base Reduction = 0.8
- Size Penalty = 1 (assuming < 100,000 tiles)
-* Results:
+* Troop loss against tribes is lowered by 20%.
- Attacker Troop Loss = 2 * 80 * 0.8 * 1 = 128 troops lost per tick
+* Their population growth is lowered by 30%.
- Defender Troop Loss = 2000/tiles_owned troops lost per tick
+* Tribes start with only 10,000 [[Troops]].
+* Their maximum population is lowered by 50%.
+* Tribes attack wilderness with 5% of troops.
-=== Example 2: [[Bots|Bot]] Attacking Human ===
+== Difficulty ==
-When a bot attacks a human player:
+Unlike [[Nations]], tribes are not affected by difficulty settings.
-* The [[Bots|bot]] will only commit 5% of its troops to the attack (vs 20% for humans)
+== Names ==
-* The [[Bots|bot]] follows the same [[combat]] mechanics as human attackers
+Tribes spawn with random names, usually made up of the name of a geographical area, and a type of region.
-* The [[Bots|bot]] has no special attack bonuses against humans
-== [[Bots|Bot]] Difficulty Levels ==
+During certain events, such as during Christmas, tribes may have totally different naming schemes.
-[[Bots]] can be configured with different [[difficulty]] levels that affect their gameplay:
-* Easy: 50% of normal maximum population
+Tribes can be identified by their muted colors, long names, and their type being displayed as "Tribe" in their details.
-* Medium: Normal maximum population
-* Hard: 150% of normal maximum population
-* Impossible: 200% of normal maximum population
-=== Population Growth by [[Difficulty]] ===
+== Strategy ==
-[[Bots|Bot]] population growth also varies by [[difficulty]]:
+By abusing tribes' slow and weak attacks, players may place a [[Buildings|Building]] on the border with a tribe, let it get captured, and then build another building of the same type, let it get captured, and so on, ending by capturing back all the territory. Given most buildings scale in price linearly, or even exponentially, this can save millions of [[Gold]].
-* Easy: 90% of normal growth rate
-* Medium: Normal growth rate
-* Hard: 110% of normal growth rate
-* Impossible: 120% of normal growth rate
 == See also ==