Nodes are locations on the map where you can invest contribution points to establish trade routes and places where you can send workers to gather resources. By sending workers to gather resources, you can collect all the materials needed to craft armor or make boats, without doing all the heavy work! Nodes need to be connected to an established node network in order for you to invest in them. 

Building a Node Network

Cities act as the start of any Node network. There is no need to invest in the city node, and all players have these nodes activated by default. To start building your node network, you will need to find the node manager of the nodes you want to invest in. Once you have found them, press the ‘Node Management’ option in the dialogue window and choose to invest in that node. Remember that the node will need to be connected to your current node network, or a major city for you to invest. 

Any contribution points invested in a node are refundable. Simply go to the Node Manager of a node you wish to withdraw from, and press the Take button. 

Leveling Up Nodes

Nodes can be leveled up to 10 by spending energy to raise the level of the node. Leveled up nodes give greater drop rates in that area, as well as increasing the chance of receiving extra drops from workers who are deployed to that region. Unlike contribution points, energy will not be refunded from a node. Therefore you must invest that energy wisely.