The Travian Quick FAQ

How can I build a rally point?

The rally point and the wall can be only built at certain locations. The rally point next to your village's centre on the right on the meadow.

How can I found an alliance?

To found an alliance you need an embassy at level 3. To be able to join an alliance you just need an embassy at level 1 and, of course, an invitation to join the alliance.

How can I change the name of my village?

Click at Statistics (blue circle), there at your Name and then at edit profile. At name of the village you can enter the new name.

How do I train troops?

You need at least a rally point at level 1 and a main building at level 3. Then you can raise barracks and their you can train infantry.

How do I defend my village?

As long as there are troops (your own or troops sent to reinforce you) in your village they defend your village automatically.

How do I get a higher population?

Each building increases the population of your village for a certain number of new inhabitants. How many new inhabitants are produced by raising/extending a building is shown next to the symbol .

Help, my crop production sinks more and more!

At Production (e.g. 10) your crop production minus your use of crop because of population (e.g. 5) and Troops is shown. Your total crop production is shown in the upper right corner. e.g. 5/15

Why do my troops plunder so few resources?

There are two explanations. Each troop type can only carry a certain number of resources, and your victim might have a cranny where his or her villagers automatically hide a certain number of resources that your plundering hordes cannot find.

How can I found or conquer new villages?

You need three settlers to found a new village, to conquer a village you need an administrator (senator, chief, chieftain), which can be trained in your palace/residence at level 10. Additionally, you need a certain number of culture points.

Can I lose a village?

Every village can be catapulted to 0 inhabitants and as long as it is not the last of your account it will disappear after a short time. The only village that can not be conquered is the capital.

Do your troops count as enhabitants?

No. Even if you have 1000 Imperians then you may still only have 300 inhabitants.