What is Kokume
Kokume is a strategy game played on the real-world map. You control a hero who moves wherever you move — the game tracks your position via GPS. You build in your surroundings, gather resources, train an army and conquer regions that correspond to the real forests, fields, towns and counties around you.
Movement and range
Most actions are tied to your physical location. You can only build, collect resources or attack things within range — measured in hundreds of metres and growing with the level of your buildings. Your own buildings, though, can be managed from anywhere within your sight, not just your range. When the GPS signal is inaccurate, location-based actions are temporarily blocked until your position settles.
First steps
- Build your Base. The main building of your realm — you only have one. It produces basic food and wood and stores resources directly in your player storage.
- Follow the main quests. The main story line is accepted automatically and teaches you everything important step by step. Your next step is always shown in the strip under your resources — tap it and the game guides you, for targets on the map it shows the nearest one.
- Start gathering. Build a lumberjack hut and other gathering buildings — every resource is best gathered in a different type of landscape.
- Choose a faction. At level 2 the Path of Power quest sends you to build a Banner Hall and pledge yourself there to one of three factions. Within a week you can change it once for free.
Notifications
You set up notifications in Settings under Notification types. They are grouped into 11 categories: Attacks and combat, Regions, Buildings, Production and units, Transport, Resources and market, Items and loot, Raid bosses, Faction, Quests and progress, and Tips and warnings. Tap a category to expand it and switch off individual notifications. Every one can be switched off, for example Patrol nearby. A disabled notification does not appear in the game or as a push.
Map controls
Drag to pan the map, pinch to zoom, and use the follow button to return to your hero. Your own buildings, other players, resource regions and world events are colour-coded on the map.
Further reading: Resources & Production, Buildings, Quests & Contracts.