Getting an account out of Asphodel
Graveyarding is the new ghosting. The graveyard is named Asphodel.
Getting an unbanned account out of Asphodel looks like this:
You can see your accounts on Asphodel in the lobby like any other account. But they cannot be played where they are, so you need to get them out of there and place them on one of the live servers in any community you like.
When you login to the account on Asphodel you have the option to move the account to a live server or let it on Asphodel where you cannot play.
Clicking on account transfer you see the selection tab and the FAQ tab. You need to read the FAQ to see what you can do or cannot do.
You can find a summary of many questions and answers regarding the move to the new server. If you have any further questions, we will be happy to answer them in the https://forum.ikariam.gameforge.com.
Question: My name already exists on my desired server. Can I still move?
Answer: Unfortunately you cannot take your name with you. Each name can only be present on the server once. You will need to either make a new name or seek out a new server.
Question: I already have an account on all of the potential destination servers. What do I do?
Answer: This is not a problem. You can move to a server of your choice. None of your accounts need to be deleted.
Question: My account is banned, but I wish to continue playing with this account after the merge. What do I do?
Answer: If you haven’t selected a server destination yourself, then you will be allotted a server destination. Your account will then be accessible in the lobby of the new server. The merge does not change any part of the ban. Once it expires, you can then login and continue to play on the new server.
Question: What will happen to my account during the merge?
Answer: As the server merge commences, all accounts that are to be transferred will be placed in vacation mode. This means that production, consumption and costs will be frozen. You will not be able to login during the merge. As soon as this completes, players will be able to log in on the destination server. Vacation mode will then end with this first login. This then prevents players from being attacked on the new server before their first login.
Question: What will happen to my towns during the merge?
Answer: We will place them on islands that are as similar as possible to your current islands. In addition, for each town you will receive a free Town Relocation. You can use this to relocate your town should you not like your new island. The order in which the towns will be placed on the destination server corresponds to the reservation order. This means that the earlier you make your choice, the higher the chance that you will be placed at your old coordinates.
Question: I have towns on premium building grounds. What will happen to them?
Answer: Unfortunately, you cannot have us automatically place them on the same ground type. However, for each town that currently resides on a premium building ground, you have the opportunity to relocate it to a premium building ground for free.
Question: What happens to the mine levels? Where will my previous donations go?
Answer: Unfortunately you will lose your previous mine levels. You will however gain new ones on the new world. The previous donations will be credited to you on a separate, non-plunderable donation account. From there, you can then donate to the mines in your new home world.
Question: I have donated Ambrosia to my mines, what will happen to it?
Answer: The amount of building material that you received for your Ambrosia at that time will be credited to you on your non-plundereable donation account.
Question: How am I supposed to donate all of the wood on the donation account? Expanding the mine levels takes forever.
Answer: For 18 days, the expansion of all levels will last a maximum duration of 12 hours.
Question: What will happen to my Helios Tower/Towers?
Answer: You will be able to place exactly as many Helios Towers for free in the new world as the amount you had purchased in the old world.
Question: My Helios Tower still has unused lamp oil. What will happen to it?
Answer: All remaining lamp oil will be credited to you and you will be able to place it in a Helios Tower of your choosing.
Question: What will happen to my currently running premium bonuses (resources, research, warehouse)?
Answer: You will of course receive the remaining duration credited to you on the new server. In addition, we will be providing you the time duration it takes for the merge to complete.
Question: What happens to the resources and research points that I haven`t spent yet?
Answer: They will remain in full and will be waiting for you in your towns on the new server.
Question: What happens to the units that are not in my own towns?
Answer: All missions will be cancelled and all stationed units will be recalled. We urgently recommend that you ensure that your units are in your own towns for the merge deadline and also that you ensure there are no goods in motion: when cancelling the actions, losses may occur. We will however remind you again closer to the merge.
Question: What happens to my buildings that are still in construction?
Answer: The building or expansion of buildings will simply be paused during the merge time period. As soon as you log into the destination server, it will recommence just like it would if you were simply in vacation mode.
Question: What will happen to my alliance?
Answer: Alliance pages, the alliance forum and the ranking structure will move with the leader to their destination server of choice. Once there, the members will need to reapply and be re-accepted.
Question: What about all of the treaties?
Answer: All treaties will be cancelled: used diplomacy points will then be available to you once again on the new server.
Question: What about my friends? Will I keep my friendship bonus?
Answer: Any merchant ships received through friends will be transformed into a permanent bonus. They will no longer be tied to actively playing, invited friends.
Question: But if I lose all of my Cultural Goods Treaties then my population will leave me?
Answer: We will be dissolving all Cultural Goods Treaties and you will have to seek out new ones on the new server. However, you will receive a bonus of 1000 satisfaction in each town for 18 days, which should make this process easier.
Question: What will happen to the occupations?
Answer: All occupations will be dissolved in the merge, independent of whether those involved are moving to the same server or not.
Question: What will happen to the news, reports and notices in the Town Advisor?
Answer: Saved messages and espionage reports will be available to you again on the destination server. In the messages, links to players that have moved to the same server as you will have their links restored. If the player is no longer on the same server as you, then the linking will no longer function. Unsaved messages, reports and notices in the Town Advisor will all be lost in the merge.
You need to choose the community and the server you want to move. Before actually starting the transfer it is better to inspect that server.
Inspection consists in few conditions you need to accomplish in order to be able to transfer your account there (e.g. free transfer slots or if your name already exists),
If all conditions are fulfilled you can click the "Start transfer now" button.
Once again you are asked if you are sure you want to start the transfer because the account transfer cannot be undone.
After few seconds your account appears in the lobby, on the server you have chosen and right below it you can see that account on Asphodel is no longer available (appears as "banned for Account Transfer")
When you login to the account you can see that you have Premium Account active for 7 days and town relocation items in inventory.
This process is very similar to the last merge process, you will find the account in the same conditions as it would have been when ghosted (e.g. no cultural treaties, no workers anywhere, etc) and you can move the towns once for free. Unlike the merge you will not have the Festival of worlds to give you +1000 satisfaction.