@FOOL posted a new topic, subject "How does tribute work?". It read:

   Hi guys,
    
    Got a quick question about tribute. Is the frequency you get tribute and the amount of stuff you receive from it primarily determined by your home kingdom or do all your kingdom's tribute bonuses apply cumulatively? If anyone could give me a little bit more clarity on the mechanics behind it I'd be very grateful.
    
    Cheers guys.

So @Zelfore replied

    I'll simplify it real quick for you.
    
    * * *
    
    | Each kingdom has a level.  
    | 1 Level = 1% chance of that kingdoms tribute.  
    | Each kingdom has a max of 10 levels, so each kingdom maxes at 10% chance of it's tribute.  
    | Home kingdom does not effect tribute chance, only levels do.  
    | Tributes **can** stack. Meaning you could have every kingdom offer it's tribute to you at the exact same time.  
    | There are presently 18 kingdoms. But only a few with 8 obtainable troops. So most max at level 9 for now.
    
    If you maxed every current kingdom to 10, you'd have 180% chance of tribute. Meaning (nearly*) guaranteed at least one tribute per hour, and a good chance of two tributes.  
    ---  
    (*) I say “nearly” because though the chances are excellent, each kingdoms tribute is calculated separately.  
      
    * * *
    
    Anything you don't understand, feel free to point it out.  
    Good luck and I hope you enjoy your time playing GoW!

So @FOOL replied

    Cool, thanks very much Zelfore, I think that pretty well clears everything up for me. I suspected that was how it worked but wasn't sure.
    
    Enjoying GoW every day.

After which, @joplick added

    Does your home kingdom have a chance of offering you tribute? If not I should change to a level kingdom to increase my chances of getting tributes.

@Zelfore replied

    Long-ish answer: Tributes are not effected by your home kingdom in anyway. The only thing that effects tribute is each individual kingdom level.
    
    Short answer: Yes, your home kingdom can offer tribute. So don't worry about changing.

To which @KAYA43V3R replied

    Just a question about Tributes:
    
    I see in this forum this map Detailed Kingdom Map
    
    Is the tributes are just …? In which he has found this information …?
    
    Thanks for response

To which @Zelfore replied

    The tributes from that map are all correct. You can determine which tributes come from where when you get just 1 tribute, it'll say the name of the kingdom before you receive it. However, multiple tributes will skip the kingdoms names.
    
    A good suggestion is determining which type of tribute you want, then focus on leveling those kingdoms. Remember that each kingdom can only offer it's tribute once per hour, so try to level multiple kingdoms if you want more of a certain tribute type.
    
    **250 Gold** :  
    Broken Spire  
    Khaziel  
    Maugrim Woods  
    Pan's Vale  
    Pridelands  
    Stormheim  
    Zaejin
    
    **40 Souls** :  
    Ghulvania  
    Grosh-Nak  
    Karakoth  
    Khetar  
    Mist of Scales  
    Zhul'Kari
    
    **10 Glory** :  
    Adana  
    Divinion Fields  
    Forest of Thorns  
    Sword's Edge  
    Whitehelm
    
    **NOTE** : _Multiple Tributes yield you extra rewards of keys and gems._  
    2 Tributes = 2 Gems/1 Key  
    3 Tributes = 10 Gems/2 Keys  
    4 Tributes = 15 Gems/3 Keys  
    5+ Tributes = 20 Gems/4Keys

So @Venan replied

    KAYA43V3R:
    
    > In which he has found this information …?
    
    It was easy to notice that each kingdom always bring the same kind of tribute every time.  
    So we just collected the information for all kingdoms for some time and put it on the map
    
    I've never seen any “official” information on the matter from the developers, so it's possible it can change in the future.

@Zelfore replied

    I'd like to personally thank you for the fine map you've created. It's a good directory for new players that may be interested in a particular mana of flag bonus.
    
    While I myself didn't use it for that reason, it has helped me determine which kingdoms I'd prefer leveling for tribute bonuses, and has helped expertly with that. =)

So @Venan replied

    Zelfore:
    
    > it has helped me determine which kingdoms I'd prefer leveling for tribute bonuses
    
    I must admit I use it also only for tribute info to decide which kingdom to level up next.  
    I memorized banner and mana bonuses long time ago

So @mariuskowals (Mariusz) replied

    Hello, I have two questions about “How does tribute work”:
    
      1. If I don't collect tribute for long time, will I loose it, or it will just stack up until I collect it?
      2. How often (in maximum) one particular kingdom can provide tribute (how often does it draw for tribute chance)?  
    Thanks in advance.

So @AeroCloud (Aero Cloud) replied

    1. The gold will accumulate if you don't collect it.
      2. You can collect Tribute every hour.
    
    
    
    The bonuses from each collection of tribute only happens if collected, wont stack.
    
    Best Practice is to collect your tribute each and every hour, it will give you tons of additional resources, keys, gems etc.
    
    Also level your kingdoms and raise their stars as much as you can, as that effects how many tributes you get each time you collect.

So @mariuskowals (Mariusz) replied

    Thank you very much.

Then @Annaerith said

    FOOL:
    
    > Is the frequency you get tribute and the amount of stuff you receive from it **primarily determined by your home kingdom**
    
    no
    
    FOOL:
    
    > do all your kingdom's tribute bonuses **apply cumulatively**?
    
    no
    
    the chance for tribute and the amount of tribute is calculated separarelly for each kingdom, regardless where your home is
    
    home only increases the amount of tribute brought from that one kingdom - if that kingdom happens to bring tribute
    
    sorry im blind… that was very old question 
    
    mariuskowals:
    
    > If I don't collect tribute for long time, will I loose it, or it will just stack up until I collect it?
    
    you will loose the tributes, the base kingdom gold will accumulate but not the chances for extra tributes brought in
    
    if you collect after 10 hours the chances for tributes (and amounts of rewards from those tributes) will be the same as after 1 hour, not 10x higher

Then @mariuskowals (Mariusz) said

    Thank you. Good to know. So the optimal is to collect tribute every hour as AeroCloud already said.


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