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Ikariam Premium Explained
Posted on 03.31.08 5:40PM under Tutorials
After getting a fair number of e-mails asking me more details about the Ikariam PLUS option, I finally decided to give in and buy some Ambrosia to test this feature out.
I went for the easiest and cheapest buy - 100 for £7.99. A re-log later and I got 100 Ambrosia in my Ikariam account!The Ikariam premium features are very well structured on the chart on this page.
You have the option to buy the advisers individually and each of them cost 6 Ambrosia per 7 days. The advisors individually only cost 5 Ambrosia but you also get charged 1 for the ‘Overview’ cost. I have covered what each advisor offers extra in my Ikariam PLUS introductory post so be sure to read that if you are unsure!
And here are all the euphoric faces that appear after you spend your hard earned Ambrossia to hire the advisers 
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Depending on which advisors you buy, they will also appear more luxuriously dressed! I got all four so this is what mine now look like:
This is also one of the features I like about this game. Even though it’s in beta and there are lots of bugs, as you progress through, a lot of the interface changes along depending on the stage you are at!
In this mini guide I will cover 5 sections:
Ikariam Towns Overview
The towns overview provides you with a summary of
- your total citizens,
- free citizens,
- workers and
- researchers,
- level of hapiness in each of your colonies!
It also provides quick access to the colonies - by simply clicking on their name will take you to the town view.
The other tabs in Towns Overview window show you all the resources you have and all buildings you have built in all your colonies, providing their expansion level as well.
Ikariam Military Overview
The Ikariam military overview is one of the most helpful as it shows you three things
- Number of troops and the type stationed in each of your colonies
- Cost per hour for each of your troops/ colonies
- Total Cost
The army is divided into Units and Ships by the tabs at the top of the page.
Ikariam Research Overview
The Ikariam Research summary screen shows you:
- Academy Level in each of your colonies
- Scientists employed
- Cost per day
- Total Scientists across your whole empire working on research
- Research Points needed to complete the current research (sidebar)
Ikariam Diplomacy Overview
In the Diplomacy summary window you get an overview of all the active spies that are currently on a mission.
It shows you:
- the town they are in,
- what their last mission was,
- risk % and
- provides you with a link to the Hideout where you can re-assign the spies.
Ikariam Trader
The last thing that you can do with the Ambrosia at the moment is to exchange resources. You can call the ‘Trader’ for which you pay 3 Ambrosia and you get these rates:
- Building material : luxury resources in a 2 : 1 ratio
- Luxury resources : different luxury resources 1 : 1 ratio
I hope this mini walkthrough the Ikariam premium features answered some of your questions or doubts you may have. As always, if you’re unsure about something leave a comment and I’ll try to get back to you! Feel free to link to the guide!