Fast Yin Yang Points (No Cheat) For Beginner (Rambo Style)

[Bimo Samoedro_24164 0]

Works very well with Dragon / Serpent Clan, because they have Yin / Yang Blade.

This is just how I gained Yin / Yang points, so fast that you really need to spent it for upgrading or purchasing Zen Master

(because it will be nearly full in no time). Use your enemy to farm Yin / Yang points, no need for going to the forest to kill some random wolves.

But for this guide to work, you need to survive. If not, well... end of the game.

I used a random AI (AI choose Issyl) and random clan (AI choose Wolf clan) for making this guide. I used Serpent Clan (because of the cheap building and not eating much space for the building).

If you don't know how to defend with Serpent, this is how I create my Serpent base in the early game.

Peasant hut near Rice Field (but if you can find a spot where you can also collect water, place it there).

Collect Rice and Water until you can build a "melee" building (Spearman or Swordsman).

Create about 4 - 6 Spearman / Swordsman. Spread them around your base.

*This is where it's critical (for me). If it's random, you don't know what Clan the enemy is using. Prepare yourself!*

Create a tower (IMPORTANT).

Collect Rice and Water until you can build a "healing" building (Bath house). Make about 3 or 4 Geishas / Fan Geishas.

Collect Rice and Water until you can build a "range" building (your choice). If you have enough resources, create the other one.

*At this time, normally you will get attacked if it's just about 1v1. But in a map for 8 player, with luck, you can proceed to the next step.*

Create a Stable (yes, a Stable (If it's set with horses. If not, well, at least you could create a Well (because it's the recuirement)))

-Use the horses to increase your income-

-You can also use it for defending, but it will only hold for about 4 - 6 seconds-

Create a Town Square, while you train your unit to Samurai / Ronin (at least have 8 Samurais / Ronins ready).

After Town Square is completed, don't upgrade it to Royal Academy / Assassin Den yet. Create a Dragon Shrine / Metal Shop.

Train you Samurai / Ronin to get the Yin / Yang Blade BG.

This is a picture of me where I survived 6 waves (each waves get more dangerous, so quickly, BUILD WHAT YOU CAN, or better, CREATE MORE SUPPORT UNIT! In this case, more healer!). Of course I got some Yin points from the attack, and I already use it for cheaper healing, stamina for Ronin, and armor for Ronin / Musketeer.

Tired? Of course. But it is not over yet. Since my style is counter, wait for your opponent and survive 1 more wave (taunting doesn't count >:0 ). With the exception, if you are on full health and stamina and healer (I already created 6 - 8 Geishas), GO FOR THE KILL!!!

Me attacking the enemy.

Attacking the Wolves.

When I'm fighting Wolf Clan, I'm only scared of Pitch Slinger and Druidess. My Ronin will die in an instant (TToTT).

And I just realized, when a Ronin died, not only he will leave some curses on the enemy, but also blessing to our unit and ally. I will show it later.

There you go. Six Yin points. Use it for upgrade your unit or buy some Zen Master

Here is some example of my fully upgraded unit.

Well, let's end Issyl's suffering. Shall we?

See my dead Ronin? Slower movement for the enemy, and more attack power to our unit.

And here is the result of my guide.

Well, I know it's not the best, but this is only how I play it. Still cannot use Lotus to it fullest ability, and I'm not going to. Hahaha.

Well, I hope this will be useful to those who is still new to BR.

Not sorry for the long post.

And here is some extra from me.

Green Serpent. Hahaha.

Damn, trouble uploading -__-.

After I read it again, I ask myself, is this really for beginner??

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[Sinophile 41]

Not bad. I think the main weakness is that the strategy depends a lot on fast teching (i.e trying to get the most advanced technology as fast as possible). If you vs a good player they will notice it and rush you before you build the watchtower. Even if you have the watchtower you might not be saved, because since you used your peasants to build the tower instead of making units, the enemy will have more units than you. RTS games are often a balancing act: should you make more units earlier at the expense of technological progress or vice versa? etc..

[Bimo Samoedro_24164 0]

Well, yes, all strategy has it weakness.

If I build the tower first, only a few unit (like 3 or 4 melee unit) will only be available.

If I create unit first, in the middle or late game, I have no defense if there is a rush from the enemy.

And indeed, it's a vice versa thing.

So, your choice L.()L.

[BlackPutridity9 3]

I loathe rush maps, i like long games where you can have armies of 30 vs 30 and shit like that with 8 players like center ring. i have a mod that lets every one have 80 population with fast spawn so yeah it is like a full on war.

[Sinophile 41]

Also, its just my opinion, but I think if you're able to accumulate that much yin/yang you should've already had enough strength to kill the enemy long ago.

[Bimo Samoedro_24164 0]

Well, even if I have accumulate that much Yin points, I'm still getting beaten by the enemy.

I learned that first from my playing (1st time) in Kenji's Journey. I learned all things on BR from the story, not the skirmishes or guide.

My hardest battle for the 1st time is at Serpentholm, and playing as Dragon Clan. I need to restart about 6 times, because the Lotus keep sending their warlocks, and the Wolf sending their pitch slinger + Sledger.

Well, that's an old story of mine.

What I still don't get from BR, is, how can Yin/Yang points can make the units stronger?? What I see is, they (Yin/Yang) are only for research and Summoning requirement.

I searched guides and play the tutorial. Some of the guides I see (mostly the same) says that the more Yin/Yang points you have, the stronger your unit.

But I don't see the difference when I'm at zero point or at full points.

Because of that, I've grown tired of reading the guides, and made my own theory on BR that Yin/Yang are only for research and Summoning requirement.

Strength is the same, weakness is the same. And because of that, my play-style (thanks to BR) changed from frontal assault to counter&defense.

Well, mainly defense.

And 1 more. When I was playing Grayback Journey, after he is out from the mine, I used Diggers in shale for my main army.

At that point, the Yang points I got, I spent it for upgrading the Diggers ability (Tremor, stamina, herbalist). Sent about 20 Diggers to the Lotus base, just watching them tear all the second, third and 4 tier unit. Towers are additional, because the tower have little effect on them.

Because of that, even if the Yang point is zero, Diggers in shale armor can tear the enemy base by themselves.

I'm sorry if you don't get what I'm saying.

[Sinophile 41]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think only heroes and ninja/monks get an power increase with more yin/yang.

Personally I think its more useful to use the yin/yang in research or summoning units than keeping it around. For example, say you summon like 2-3 heroes and keep the rest of your yin/yang. That would mean only your heroes get a power boost. Comapre this to researching for example the Reinforced Armour for musks and ronin. If your army has 20 musks and ronin it would obviously be better to get the Reinforced Armour.

I think if you manage to accumulate max yin/yang in campaign, you need more skill. It shouldn't take that long to win the battle. If you take too long during the campaign, the AI tends to stop attacking you, and it ceases to become a challenge. I theorise its because it isn't programmed to deal with such long battles.

[BlackPutridity9 3]

In my years of playing br i have noticed allot of things and units get a slight increase of strength and armor when heros get a really noticable change. when you read technique upgrades, they don't tell you everything they give you, like for instance when a samurai sepukkucides a ronin, it would take 40% hp from the ronin, when ronins become upgraded with blunt and piercing bonus, it takes away 30% hp and seppuku is either magic or explosion/fire, and the upgrade says neither of that, i havn't tested leathal drive yet. but with 10 yin seppuku does 20% hp loss. i dont know how clear i said that but i think that was good to tell.

[Bimo Samoedro_24164 0]

I understand.

[Grayback 14 9]