For the alternative lands, see: Challenge Islands.
Islands in the Kingdom Two Crowns are pieces of land surrounded by a river, a sea and a mountain, where Monarchs establish permanent bases to survive the Greed, generate an economy and destroy the cave in the mountain. Monarchs can move between these islands with the boat and will occasionally have to revisit the same islands a couple of times in order to reach their goal.
In order not to wreck the ship each time, it may be a good idea to clear the dock portal and build a lighthouse first, before leaving an island.
While Monarchs are away from an island, the buildings there start to decay. The longer they are away, the more gets destroyed or downgraded.
There are five islands in total, and only the first one is available upon starting the campaign. Repairing the boat and setting sail unlocks the next island in sequence (see map). Moving to a new island does not reset the overall day count nor the seasons cycle, but each island has its own local day count, which is displayed, when the bell rings in the morning.
All islands have similar geography, but each successive island gets progressively larger and harder, affecting the number of towers, walls and farms that can exist in the Kingdom. On every island (except the first one) the Monarch can encounter gems to unlock new mounts, statues and hermits that can help them on their journey.
First island
Vag. camps | 3 |
---|---|
Merchant | |
Chests | Coin chests 3 Gem chests |
Boat | All hull pieces for free |
The first island is the smallest and is generally easy to secure.
This is where the Ghost of a past monarch transmits the Kingdom's lore to the new Heir.
A vagrant camp and a merchant close to the town on the right, offering an easy way to get coins and recruits.
The unlockables on this island are of vital importance for the Kingdom, but the Monarch must visit at least the second island for the required gems, as there are no gem chests on the first island.
Unlockables | Description | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Griffin | 2 | 8 | ||
Statue of Archery | 3 | 10 | ||
Ballista Hermit | 3 | – |
There are no small portals on this island.
There are no small portals on this island.
Cliff side | Town center | Sea side |
---|---|---|
Cliff portal | Dock portal |
Second island
Vag. camps | 2 |
---|---|
Merchant | |
Chests | Coin chests 3 Gem chests 3 |
Boat | 40 hull pieces for free |
The second island keeps the most basic and essential unlockable for the Kingdom's security: the stone technology.
This tech unlocks:
- higher tiers of the town center;
- stronger walls and towers;
- the siege workshop;
- and the pike vendor (in Europe) or the dojo (in Shogun).
This is also the first island where the Monarch can find gems.
Unlockables | Description | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Stone mine | – | 10 | ||
Stag | 1 | 3 | ||
Statue of Scythe | 1 | 7 | ||
Stable Hermit | 1 | – | ||
Dog | – | 1 |
There is only one small portal on each side of the town.
There is only one small portal on each side of town.
Cliff side | Town center | Sea side | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff portal | Small portal | Small portal | Dock portal |
Third island
Vag. camps | 3 |
---|---|
Merchant | |
Chests | Coin chests 3 Gem chests 3 |
Boat | Has to be fully paid |
This is the first island where the Merchant won't be found.
The Monarch should be able though to arrive on this island with at least a couple of squires for early protection and make the local economy rely even more on hunting.
Of the island's unlockables, the Baker Hermit is recommended, especially for islands four and five. Also, the Builder Statue is one of the most efficient investments in the Kingdom's security.
Unlockables | Description | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Warhorse | 2 | 8 | ||
Draft horse | 1 | 3 | ||
Statue of Building | 3 | 9 | ||
Bakery Hermit | 4 | – |
There are two small portals on each side of the town.
There are two small portals on both sides of town.
Cliff side | Town center | Sea side | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff portal | 2 small portals | 2 small portals | Dock portal |
Fourth island
Vag. camps | 3 |
---|---|
Merchant | |
Chests | Coin chests 1 Gem chests 3 |
Boat | Has to be fully paid |
The fourth island keeps the late campaign technology, required for the final aggression towards the Greed: the iron technology.
This tech unlocks:
- even stronger walls;
- towers with roofs;
- the forge for swords;
- and the bomb, with which the cave on all islands can be destroyed.
The Lizard is also an important acquisition, especially for cooperative Monarchs.
Unlockables | Description | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Iron mine | – | 20 | ||
Bear | 3 | 10 | ||
Lizard | 3 | 10 | ||
File:Map H Knight.png | Knight Hermit | 2 | – |
There are three small portals on each side of the town.
There are three small portals on both sides of town.
Cliff side | Town center | Sea side | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff portal | 3 small portals | 3 small portals | Dock portal |
Fifth island
Vag. camps | 2 |
---|---|
Merchant | |
Chests | Coin chests Gem chests 3 |
Boat | Has to be fully paid |
Despite its representation on the map seeming somewhat smaller than the fourth, the fifth island is the largest.
At least one of the two vagrant camps is located very far from the central castle, generally behind some portals. The Greed waves tend to be harder than on the other islands.
The island's unlockables aren't really necessary. The unicorn can be useful in coop; the Statue of Knight is troublesome and not recommended.
Unlockables | Description | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unicorn | 4 | 12 | ||
Horn Hermit | 3 | – | ||
Statue of Knights | 2 | 8 |
There are three small portals on each side of the town.
There are three small portals on both sides of town.
Cliff side | Town center | Sea side | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff portal | 3 small portals | 3 small portals | Dock portal |
Speedrun
The current speedrun world records held on campaign islands are as follows: [1]
Mode | Player | Time | Date | VID |
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Single | xSpitez | 2h 45m 56s | 2020-08-20 | |
Co-op | Ivolia & GustvandeWal | 2h 18m 56s | 2020-09-08 | |
1 Portal | JanitormanV2 | 0h 19m 15s | 2020-12-02 | |
1 Island | Ivolia | 0h 49m 56s | 2020-12-03 |
Currently all records were played on PC on the European setting.
References
- ↑ Details for the runs, the full rank of players, and other speedrun categories at speedrun.com.