Hero academy building health

[chacham]

Is there any benefit to raising the health of the hero academy building?

[VOLKAN]

Just makes the building difficult to destroy, with no effect on the hero.

[chacham]

So, just leave it at level 1 health?

[VOLKAN]

You can increase its health and position as a barrier to reach the temples or may leave the health at 1, it depends.

[Seaweed]

So, just leave it at level 1 health?

If you want then yea, best to upgrade it a bit as it is pretty cheap so that it can weaken Kraken if it destroy it

[chacham]

If you want then yea, best to upgrade it a bit as it is pretty cheap so that it can weaken Kraken if it destroy it

How does kraken work in that regard? By the damage it does, or how much damage is done to it?

[Seaweed]

How does kraken work in that regard? By the damage it does, or how much damage is done to it?

If a kraken has damage of 100k and it hit a building with 20k, then it can still do 80k damage to the base. It tend to not go for temples

[chacham]

If a kraken has damage of 100k and it hit a building with 20k, then it can still do 80k damage to the base. It tend to not go for temples

Oh, i didn't know that!

Is it worthwhile to attack it though? And, is there a difference between the head and the tentacles?

[Seaweed]

Oh, i didn't know that!

Is it worthwhile to attack it though? And, is there a difference between the head and the tentacles?

No difference beside that the head will only spawn in big buildings

[Crazy Uncle Oceanus]

Oh, i didn't know that!

Is it worthwhile to attack it though? And, is there a difference between the head and the tentacles?

Yeah the mechanics of the Kraken are pretty obscure for such a staple skill. The kraken attacks based on an algorithm that uses mostly damage. Lower health buildings have a higher chance to get hit than strong ones.

As seaweed points out temples are rarely hit, this is because they are usually your strongest buildings. If you happen to have low health temples relative to your buildings, you would see them hit more.

Both the tentacles and the head are completely invincible, hits taken are not a factor on duration.

IIRC each tentacle inflicts 4 hits to the adjacent buildings surrounding every structure they destroy. These hits will of course be for the small value listed under the skills primary damage. I do not believe this damage is factored into the main value, so this bonus naturally adds up quickly in compact cities.

Though it is slight, the position of Poseidon himself has an effect on the spawning location. The RNG algorithm is tweaked to strike things close to the god more often.

[chacham]

Thank you for that mazing reply. I had no idea.

Both the tentacles and the head are completely invincible, hits taken are not a factor on duration.

Then why do troops and towers attack them?

[Seaweed]

Thank you for that mazing reply. I had no idea.



Then why do troops and towers attack them?

Because I’m pretty sure they see them as a unit but they have no health bar thus can’t be killed. Gorgons and hero are coded to ignore them.

[Crazy Uncle Oceanus]

Thank you for that mazing reply. I had no idea.



Then why do troops and towers attack them?

Yes, it is an additional bonus of the kraken. Its intentional and designed so that it will also provide your gods with a distraction from troops and turrets. Heroes will ignore them, with the recent exception of the Minotaur. For some reason he will target the Kraken with his Charge skill, but otherwise he will ignore.

I was less sure on how Gorgon towers react, so thank you Seaweed for that!

[Seaweed]

Yes, it is an additional bonus of the kraken. Its intentional and designed so that it will also provide your gods with a distraction from troops and turrets. Heroes will ignore them, with the recent exception of the Minotaur. For some reason he will target the Kraken with his Charge skill, but otherwise he will ignore.

I was less sure on how Gorgon towers react, so thank you Seaweed for that!

Atalanta will target kraken tho as she target whatever is the closest unit to her