Starting a New Story
Each story is a new run of DotAGE. From here, you can choose which Elder you are going to use to lead your village, and what difficulty you want to play the game. You can see what effects each elder has on your game, and how the difficulty affects the gameplay.
Choose Your Elder
Depending on which elder you choose, your game start will vary. You will start with access to different buildings and starting resources. The first elder you will have unlocked at the beginning of the game is Matus. Other elders are unlocked through Memories.
Difficulty
The difficulty changes the multiplier effect of events, requiring more or less resources to overcome them. Change this to suit your gameplay experience.
Relax
Events barely do anything. Live in peace.
Difficulty multiplier: 20%
Easier
Events are easier to influence.
Difficulty multiplier: 50%
Normal
A challenging survival experience.
Difficulty multiplier: 100%
Hard
For strategy gamers to test their skills.
Difficulty multiplier: 150%
Harder
Events are relentless. Prepare to die.
Difficulty multiplier: 200%
Challenge
Show your mastery of this Elder.
Difficulty multiplier: Defined by Mastery Level, starts at 300%
Mastery Level
Increases difficulty by 100% per level. The previous mastery level must be completed before ascending levels.