Getting started in Age of Apes: Complete Guide

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Age of Apes is a very comprehensive game with lots of content. In the following article, we will look at how to get started with confidence.

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In this guide, we'll look at a number of things you need to know to get started with Age of Apes.

Here is a quick summary of the information available on this page:

1. Choosing the right mini-game :

WARNING❗The first mini-game you choose from the following three will influence your progress throughout the adventure as you complete combat quests related to the story. That's why you should take your time to choose wisely.

To find out more about all the Age of Apes mini-games, click on the following link:

a. Banana fight: you have to move around a game arena, collecting bananas to increase your score and beat the other competitors, or stay as long as possible in the arena and avoid being hit by a boss which is also moving around the arena.

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Age of Apes banana fighting ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

b. Fortress invasion: invade all the bases on a map by directing your units towards them.

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Age of Apes Fortress Invasion ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

c. Sniper: you have to shoot a boss and its henchmen, who are advancing towards you, within a given time. The more bosss killed, the greater the rewards.

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Sniper game Age of Apes ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

Tip Alucare.fr : Choose the game you like best - they're all great! In our opinion, Sniper is the easier and the shorter to save time in Story missions.

2. Important tips to know :

If you're new to Age of Apes, here are some tips for get to grips with THE GAME:

a. Additional resources

Don't forget to click on the trash/trees in the base, it's a source of resources to construct buildings.

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Age of Apes garbage ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

b. Ever more resources

If you are short on resources, don't forget to check out your items at bottom right. There are a multitude of resource packages to use, as well as production gas pedals. There are even CDs (the premium currency) received by completing quests or events.

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Age of Apes resource packs ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

c. Harmonizing your city

Upgrade buildings whenever possible during First 7 chapters to have a consistent village and get a head start on the following chapters.

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Upgrade Age of Apes buildings ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

d. Saving gas pedals

Don't necessarily use the first one-minute speed boost; the game doesn't give you that many, and waiting times are short at the beginning of the game. 

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Speed up Age of Apes construction ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

e. Optimize construction

If you've got plenty of time to play, go for short builds, but if you've got very little time to play, go for buildings with a long build time.

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Age of Apes build time ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

f. Neutral units

Consider attacking enemies that are not players available on the map. It's a source of resources and CDs (premium currency).

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Neutral units on the Age of Apes map ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

g. The Parade Ground

Improve the parade ground as soon as possible! This will allow us toincrease unit capacity and therefore gain in power.

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The Parade Ground Age of Apes ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

h. Buried treasures

Complete the buried treasure levels as soon as you have time. You can earn medals for them. Epic fighter and a Legendary fighter.

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Age of Apes buried treasure level ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

i. Joining an existing Gang

Do not create a Gang (400 CD = TOO EXPENSIVE) unless you want to invest time with friends. Building a Gang from scratch will require a lot of time and commitment in terms of recruitment and improving the Gang.

P.S: To choose a Gang you can look at the language spoken in it, the number of players and see if they've been active in recent days. Choose gangs over high levels, it means that the Gang is active and that you can take full advantage of the benefits of having a Gang.

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Age of Apes gang creation ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

j. Platform

The game can be played on PC, but the mini-games involve movement and clicking, so it's easier/more manageable on mobile.

If you'd like to play on a PC, the game is available on the Google Play Game, Apple Store and emulator.

3. Daily routine :

It is also interesting to know about the daily routine for make good progress on Age of Apes, it will ask you for a small thirty minutes. It's best to do it every day to maximize your VIP points:

  1. Collect VIP points (points increase per consecutive day of connection).
  2. Recover resources from donated packs.
  3. Discover the map with free uses of the information center.
  4. Use free Fighter recruitment.
  5. Complete daily quests for resources and Fighter coins (Unlockable at City Hall Level 8).

4. All about combat units :

Each unit can be upgraded by 5 tierswhich can be unlocked in the research laboratory with prerequisites of laboratory level and previous research.

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Thirds of the 4 Age of Apes units ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

You will find in the link below all the Fighters classified in a tier list :

Les Combattants :

In Age of Apes, heroes are called Fighters and there are 31 of them. They have a variety of styles inspired by the most well-known species of apes, such as orangutans, gorillas, and mandrills—there's something for everyone.

These 31 Fighters are part of 3 rarities :

  1. Rare
  2. Epic
  3. Legendary

The higher the rarity, the better their stats, but they are more complicated to obtain and improve because they are duplicates that enableincrease the level of their skillsAll Combatants have a rank symbolized by the number of stars, a level, 3 traits divided into 3 categories, 3 talents, and 4 skills.

Traits :

The feature categories are :

  • Unity
    • Leader: The Fighter prefers diverse troops.
    • Pilots: The Fighter prefers Pilots.
    • Bastonneurs: The Fighter prefers Bastonneurs.
    • Shooters: The Fighter prefers Shooters.
  • Applications
    • Versatility: Good everywhere but excellent nowhere.
    • Conqueror: Excellent for attacking cities.
    • Garrison: Excellent for defending a city.
    • Hunter: Excellent for fighting units on the map.
    • Gatherer: Excellent for harvesting resources on the map.
  • Kind
    • Attacker: Excellent for combat regardless of the enemy.
    • Defense: Excellent defense.
    • Skills: Excellent at using active skills.
    • Support: Excellent as an assistant fighter.
    • Mobility: Excellent for moving units.
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Age of Apes Fighter Traits ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

Unlocking talents:

The Combatants' talent tree is accessible as soon as a Fighter reaches the level 15. In this tree, each level brings a talent point, which can be used to unlock upgrades and chart a course to talent.

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Age of Apes talent tree ©️Alexandre for Alucare.fr

Fighters also have one active skill and three passive skills. The active skill is available as soon as the Fighter is obtained, but the passive skills are released at the change of rank of Combatant.

Skills improvement is achieved through Combatant medals which can be obtained by summoning Fighter duplicates in the Tavern or as quest rewards.

5. FAQ Useful questions and answers :

Here are some answers to questions you might have when starting out on Age of Apes:

Which laboratory branch should you choose?

⛏ If the player prefers the resource farming side of things, then the Civil Technology branch is the one to choose, as it will increase the buildings' resource productions as well as construction speed, hangar capacity, resource convoy speed, etc.

⚔ If the player prefers Player Versus Player then the Military Technology branch is to be chosen, this unlocks top tier units, troop formation speed, and their stats.

Which fighters to choose?

🛒 In any case, it's good to have a picker, because on the map there are resource harvesting points and pickers allow you to bring in more.

🕹 It's best to focus on those that can be obtained little by little by completing the mini-game levels. This requires an investment of game time, but can be done completely free of charge.

A tier list of Combattants is available by following this link:

What type of unit is best?

🛡 It's best to have a well-balanced army with all types of units. However, you may prefer the type of unit that corresponds to the bonus of your most improved fighter, as each fighter has a preferred type of unit.

How to make the most of premium currency: CDs?

🎟 It's best to use them to pass particular VIP levels, VIP tiers offer a whole host of production time, construction and harvesting improvements. The most interesting are:

    • VIP 4 unlocks automatic participation in Raids (this is Gang content).
    • VIP 5 speeds up construction and unlocks medals for a Fighter to improve them.
    • VIP 6 speeds up research in the Laboratory and unlocks VIP CD investment, allowing you to get more after a waiting period.
    • VIP 7 for PVP players, it speeds up unit training and construction speed.
    • VIP 10 for PVP players increases the attack power of all units and speeds up construction.
    • The VIP 12 for PVP players reduces the cost of care for third-party units by 5.
    • The VIP 17 for PVP players increases the damage of all units.

How to make the most of construction/search gas pedals?

🛠 Construction gas pedals are for use on buildings that allow you to complete a Story mission to collect rewards.

🧪 Search gas pedals are to be used:

    • on third-party unit upgrades for PVP players.
    • on building speed, production speed and harvesting speed improvements on the map in this order of priority for farming players.

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Age of Apes

Released on : November 30, 2019

Developed by : Tap4Fun

Edited by : Tap4Fun

Available on : PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS

Genres : Multiplayer, Strategy, Action, Construction