Battle Keep Bonus

During battle if you are attacked and you are defending you get a 30% bonus in the keep if you can defend 2 of 3 flanks. That 30% bonus is huge! This means if they are sending 0 men in somewhere, you need only place 1% of your defense there to win that wall. If they are coming in with 0 in the sides, set up your defense 50 / 0 / 50, (unless you can beat them easily in the front, then it would be 1/98/1, but that's another story). That is 50 left flank, 0 front and 50 right flank. This gives you those two flanks without a fight and when you battle, you will have a 30% bonus. Your men will go to the kept if they are needed. Always think numbers in your defense. How to win 2 flanks with the least conflict at the front.

When defending make sure every available wall slot is filled with defense tools inducluding at least one slot with flaming arrows and bulwarks once you hit that level. Keep at least 3 in each slot and during attacks up that to 10. So make sure you have plenty of tools. A caveat to that is, any wall you are not defending. Remove all tools from those walls as they are used up needlessly.

On attacks, you must get 3 of 3 to get the bonus. If you do not send troops in the front AND both flanks, you are doing two things. First giving up any chance you have of getting that keep bonus and lastly giving them one of the two flanks they need for the bonus without a fight! I always crush anyone that sends an attack in only one or two flanks. If you can't go in all three areas, then don't bother going. You are weak and will be very lucky or up against someone not very smart if you win. So I will repeat. Go all in or stay at home! Also load up on tools if you are hitting a 3rd level stone castle. And a word of advice attack with opposite of what they are defending with and defend with the same they are attacking with! Thats melee vs ranged. Spy first. Can't stress that enough!