Max Levels for Castles, skins

I upgraded my castle to level three but it still says 10 nerds every 2hrs shouldn't it say 15 now?

iain51269522 wrote:
I upgraded my castle to level three but it still says 10 nerds every 2hrs shouldn't it say 15 now?

No, that upgrade comes further down the line. You need walls, the towers and I think the gate (level 9) before you increase it to 15 per 2 hours.

GamerGD3 wrote:

hondab16tune wrote:
According to the dialogue the level you are at when the event ends is somehow represented in the skin/outfit of the character. Not sure how it's going to work, but it also stated it wouldn't be visible until AFTER the event ends.

My current character levels

Homer - 37
Marge - 13
Lisa - 23
Bart - 18

Castle Levels

Barbarian Castle - 16
Castle Recycle - 16
Boxingham Palace - 16

and YES, I spent a LOT of donuts.

My gold count is currently at 48,849. I have done a TON of raiding.

Is there a reason you stopped at 16 for the castles, or is that max? Or is it just not worth it? I really want lots of walls, towers, and some gates for my grand idea, and want to make sure I get enough.

I don't think there's a max because In one of my towns I purchased a boatload and bought alot of the 100d elixir and I upgraded them to level 20 and it said you have unlocked all the improvements or something like that and next level you start earning walls

GamerGD3 wrote:

iain51269522 wrote:
I upgraded my castle to level three but it still says 10 nerds every 2hrs shouldn't it say 15 now?

No, that upgrade comes further down the line. You need walls, the towers and I think the gate (level 9) before you increase it to 15 per 2 hours.

Rats. Thanks for the info.

So leveling your castle increases nerd max/generation, accessory availability (towers, walls, etc), and increased defense.

Am I missing any other features that come from a higher level castle?

I get the nerd/accessory features, but does anyone know the point of having a higher defense through your Castle?

Several times I've logged in, seen my castle destroyed, tapped it, and as soon as the loot clears I see my nerd icon floating there, so I don't lose the last batch of nerds from a smashed castle... Why do I need to defend things?

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Likewise for the event characters, we can level them up. I see that their quests earn more loot as their level increases. Someone said something about their appearance changes? Mine are only at levels 1-3 (and I don't have Wizard Marge yet), I'm wondering at what levels we get a different appearance so I know where to target?

However, I'm worried that if I spend gold leveling my toons I won't have enough to buy the prize items (like Wizard Marge), and I hear I have to save up to 35k Gold to buy the last item. Thoughts/suggestions?

GamerGD3 wrote:

hondab16tune wrote:
According to the dialogue the level you are at when the event ends is somehow represented in the skin/outfit of the character. Not sure how it's going to work, but it also stated it wouldn't be visible until AFTER the event ends.

My current character levels

Homer - 37
Marge - 13
Lisa - 23
Bart - 18

Castle Levels

Barbarian Castle - 16
Castle Recycle - 16
Boxingham Palace - 16

and YES, I spent a LOT of donuts.

My gold count is currently at 48,849. I have done a TON of raiding.

Is there a reason you stopped at 16 for the castles, or is that max? Or is it just not worth it? I really want lots of walls, towers, and some gates for my grand idea, and want to make sure I get enough.

Once every castle reaches level 10 you can purchase ANY of the upgrades for that castle. The downside is that the only castle that costs elixer is the barbarian castle. The other 2 (Lisa and Barts) cost donuts for extra walls, towers, etc.