First 24 hours
- Follow the chapter quests — they pay out experience, speedups and hero shards, and point to the next useful building.
- Push the Sanctuary through its first levels. Level 4 needs one level each of Lumber Depot, Granary and Herb Storage; level 5 needs Walls level 3.
- Clear the plague zones around your Sanctuary to unlock buildings, features and Supply Chests.
- Join NoT on server 273 right away — alliance help shortens every timer.
Days 2–7
- Never let the build or research queue sit idle.
- Plan the Research Lab (required for Sanctuary 11) and open Development research first.
- Put every hero shard into one squad of five instead of spreading them out.
- Save Diamonds for recruiting — aim for Arthur, the first UR Tank you can reach.