Aether Kingdoms is a complex game. Getting started and figuring out how to do everything can be difficult. On this page, we explain everything that's not in the middle of the game screen.
The Aether Kingdoms user interface with numbered elements
When playing on mobile, elements 3, 4 and 5 are the left menu (where you can open 2) and 6, 7, 8 and 9 are the right menu. These can be opened from the top menu.
1. The Top Menu
The top menu on large screens
The top menu on mobile devices and smaller screen sizes
The top menu holds the main navigation buttons. They are:
- (mobile) Village sidebar. This button opens the sidebar with village information.
- Kingdom. Here you'll see information about all your villages.
- Map. Explore your surroundings.
- Statistics. View and compare the ranking of all Kingdoms ane Empires on the server.
- Reports. Various updates on the management of your Kingdom, such as attacks, reinforcements, completed research, and more.
- Messages. Your communication with other players.
- (mobile) Account sidebar. This button opens the sidebar with account information.
On the right side is the account menu, with:
- Refresh. To reload the game data without needing to refresh the app.
- Profile. Change your public profile and settings.
- Help. Open the Help pages.
- Logout. End your session and go back to the Accounts page in case you want to switch between servers.
On mobile, these buttons will be in the right sidebar.
2. The Kingdom Menu
The Kingdom menu is visible on large screens or by clicking the Villages button in the left sidebar. It lists all villages in your Kingdom to quickly switch between active villages. In the late game, any Objectives you own will also be visible in this list.
You can also use the Kingdom button in the top menu to change your active village.
3. The Village Menu
In the village menu, you find the resources other than the base 4 resources. These are: population, production, culture and science. There are also three buttons:
- Village. Quickly open the Village Overview of the currently selected village.
- Army. Inspect your troops, movements from and to the village, train units and simulate combat.
- Logistics. Send resources, view incoming merchants and trade with others on the marketplace.
- (mobile) Villages. Quickly switch between villages.
Clicking on the arrows will show you the values for your Kingdom instead of the Village.
4. Village Production and Storage
This section shows you the resources stored in the village. Clicking on the arrows will show you when the storage is full, or empty if you're consuming more food than you use. It also shows you how much Wood, Stone, Iron and Food you are producing per hour.
If you click on one of the icons, you'll get a breakdown of the numbers. Your food production can go below 0, which will cause your units to starve if you run out of food. The production number will turn red if you don't produce enough food.
5. Tasks
Tasks give one-time Aether rewards upon completion. Early on, tasks guide you through all aspects of the game. They build up to a serious challenge to complete later on.
6. Empire Info
The Empire info shows you which Empire you're in and the latest Empire message. Click on the message to open the messages.
If you're not in an Empire, you can found an Empire yourself here or see invites you received.
7. Aether Store
The Aether store is the place to spend your hard-earned Aether. You can spend Aether on resources, troops and builders. Aether is earned in-game only, by completing events on the map and tasks.
8. Research
The research button shows the progress of your ongoing research. Clicking on it will open the Research tree.
9. Culture
The culture element shows how much culture you have generated and when you can settle or increase your development.