Part of the Alliance Series:
- State Transfer: Moving a character through the separate transfer system.
- Hive and Territory: Plan the alliance's rebuilt location.
Quick Answer
A State Merge combines designated states into a shared state through an announced process. It is different from applying to transfer your individual character to an eligible destination.
Established merger rules preserve personal settlement progress and alliance technology while resetting much of the shared map, including alliance structures and control of state objectives. Prepare for a new settlement location and a coordinated alliance rebuild. Your round's announcement determines the participating states, maintenance window and any exceptions.
Merge or Transfer: Identify the Actual Notice
| Notice or screen | What it concerns | Your main preparation |
|---|---|---|
| State Merge announcement | Designated states being combined | Coordinate the existing alliance's arrival and rebuilding |
| State Transfer event | An eligible character moving through transfer rules | Check destination, admission conditions, cost and timing |
| Returning-player offer | A promotion available to a particular character | Read its eligibility and deadline |
| Ordinary relocator | Moving a settlement under that item's rules | Check the permitted map and destination |
A merger announcement does not establish that every player can freely transfer anywhere afterward. It also does not tell you that the next transfer round opens on a particular date. Read those schedules separately in the migration guide and the current event notices.
What Generally Carries Over?
The established merger framework distinguishes the account from the shared map:
| Element | Established treatment | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement progression and personal inventory | Retained | Record your character ID, progression and important balances |
| Alliance technology and alliance warehouse resources | Retained | Officers record key research and available resources |
| Settlement position | A new placement is needed after the merge | Wait for confirmed hive coordinates before spending relocators |
| Alliance buildings and territorial layout | Removed or reset for rebuilding | Plan HQ placement, towers and access together |
| Capital, Analysis Centers, Bunkers and Facilities | Control resets under merger rules | Review the new protection and challenge schedule |
| State rankings | The merged population changes the comparison | Recheck event-specific scoring and prize rules |
The table describes the documented framework, not a promise about every future round or special event. If your announcement gives different instructions, use the rules for that round. Event rewards tied to an original state or season may follow separate accounting from the new general state leaderboard.
Player Checklist Before Maintenance
Take a small set of screenshots that would be useful if something is missing: character ID and state, major progression screens, important balances and relevant event standings. Keep the announcement's maintenance time and any reward-claim deadline beside them.
Do not assume you must empty every resource item or spend every event currency before merging. Read the item or event's actual expiry rule. A rumor that “everything resets” is a poor reason to spend a stockpile on unwanted upgrades.
Confirm your account login before maintenance and know which character you are returning to afterward. For access problems, use the account-help guide; do not create a replacement account before checking whether you simply loaded the wrong character.
Ask leadership for the first-login plan. Useful information includes who will scout the new map, who can place alliance structures and how members will receive confirmed coordinates. Avoid relocating to an attractive empty area while officers are still choosing the hive.
Alliance Checklist: Rebuild With a Plan
Before the merge, assign one person to record alliance technology and warehouse totals, one to review likely territory requirements, and a primary and backup officer for building placement. Keep event availability in mind: the person who usually handles the map may not be online when maintenance ends.
After access returns:
- Confirm which state and alliance your characters are in.
- Check available HQ placement, territory and rebuilding allowances in the current interface.
- Choose a location based on usable space, active members and future objectives.
- Place and verify the initial structures before asking everyone to move.
- Publish one confirmed set of hive coordinates and the next construction priorities.
- Recheck Trap and other alliance-event readiness once structures are restored.
Some documented merger rounds provide rebuilding allowances. Use the entitlement actually displayed for your round; do not budget around unlimited free construction or a permanent waiver of placement requirements.
If an HQ cannot be placed, inspect the exact error, terrain, nearby territory, alliance permissions and available building allowance. Repeatedly moving members will not fix an unmet placement condition. The alliance technology guide helps separate retained research from structures that must be rebuilt.
The First Events After the Merge
Recheck who controls state objectives and when protection ends. Previous ownership does not automatically reserve the same building on a reset map. Coordinate Fortress Fight registration and Capital Clash planning from the new schedule.
Do not assume old informal agreements bind every incoming alliance. Leadership should clarify target rules, protected groups and event arrangements through the new state community. Players should wait for clear instructions before carrying an old conflict into a different diplomatic situation.
Judge your rebuilt alliance by attendance and event access as well as its new rank. A lower place on a larger leaderboard does not mean the merge deleted your power. Compare actual account statistics before treating a changed ranking as lost progression.
FAQ
Do I need transfer tickets for a state merger? A designated merger is a separate process from voluntary State Transfer. Follow the merger announcement instead of buying transfer items merely because your state is merging.
Will our alliance technology disappear? The established merger framework retains alliance technology while resetting alliance buildings. Check your round's notice for exceptions and record important progress beforehand.
Why am I far from the old hive? The documented process changes settlement placement and resets the shared map. Wait for the rebuilt hive's confirmed coordinates.
Does a merger guarantee a free move to any state? No. Separate transfer destinations and eligibility still need to be checked. A returning-player offer also has its own conditions.
Key Takeaways
- Separate merger instructions from transfer and returning-player offers.
- Prepare to rebuild the shared map while preserving account records.
- Coordinate hive placement before members use relocators.