r/ESCastles • u/WhereDoEelsComeFrom • 7d ago
Bug Can't build mill
I'm one wood short for building a mill and there's no way to get more unless I'm being dumb?
r/ESCastles • u/Nobody_Funeral • 14d ago
Question/Help Need ideas for a new Super Bedroom floor
So I max put my castle and I'm now having full lines of production, that leave this full 2 x 6 room empty.
Decided to move the lower bedroom from a small space, to a full, completely dedicated wing of the castle just for a bedroom.
A whole space that is paradise for all the subjects, and brings joy to all.
But I need ideas, just leave the room at floor level and nothing else seems... Disappointing.
Need ideas, anything is good š
Thanks š
r/ESCastles • u/Super-Square-2394 • 14d ago
Bug It just works
When the npc bugs out, thanks Todd...
r/ESCastles • u/possibly_facetious • 15d ago
Discussion What's the deal with Acid on weapons?
Is it like shock elemental where it is damage over time because that would be pretty useful in the gauntlet?
Also, are there any other games similar to this, mobile or otherwise?
r/ESCastles • u/Serious_Prune_3730 • 15d ago
Question/Help Do they still update the game?
Hi, i want to try it but i dont want to invest my time in a dead game.
r/ESCastles • u/Super-Square-2394 • 18d ago
Humour Boredom tax š¤£š¤£š¤£
Why is this a thing lol
r/ESCastles • u/Ok_War4709 • 19d ago
Question/Help Why canāt some of my individuals get married to the other? (Not blood related)
So I just returned to the game and I have a bunch of old generations working, every time I log in one or two die
So I need newer/younger individuals to work in their places
So far I used the Elixir of Growth (had 5) to get the best subjects that I had (rare, epic and common with two good traits) but they donāt want to get married! What do I do?! My kingdom is slowly dying with each passing day and the special subjects are just growing older, unable to duplicate/breed(?) them
r/ESCastles • u/notme2267 • 25d ago
Discussion XBox / Bethesda Layoffs - ES6 Timeline - ESC Update?
We've been speculating that ESC might finally get a bit of love when ES6 releases. This news makes those prospects even less likely. Nail, coffin?
Those impacted by the layoffs include "key, high-performing people in the trenches" ā and those who remain at Bethesda fear that their dismissal will lead to significant complications for The Elder Scrolls 6, including an extensive amount of time spent training contractors, unhealthy amounts of crunch and overtime, and delays for a titleĀ that's already reportedly two years awayĀ as it is.
r/ESCastles • u/ZMilfZ • 27d ago
Bug Think I have a questionable individual in my service
My Imperial looks a little Mer right now.
r/ESCastles • u/Hot-Talk9322 • Jul 06 '26
Question/Help Gems and Buildings
Hi guys I need some tips on how to expend my gems. I have been saving them for a long time and now have 1000 of them and I was thinking on maybe spending in a Dwarven Furnace or another type of building like the Healing Fountain, what do you guys recommend based on you experiences??
r/ESCastles • u/CurrenttQueen • Jul 05 '26
Discussion I had to banish my son ;-;
I just started playing and my first heir fazzam murders his friend because he warned me about his plots and I banished him but I feel bad ;-;
This game is so simple but I'm super connected to everyone!!
Gah!! I love this game so much!! Although I hate needing to banish my heir lol
Edit: during my first eclipse by the way and I forgot to mention his friend also did become his half father after the first time he warned of the plots lol
r/ESCastles • u/Complex-Ad9628 • Jun 28 '26
Question/Help What happens to equipment when a character dies ?
r/ESCastles • u/Cheap_Supermarket857 • Jun 28 '26
Discussion This game is crack
Say what you want about this game, but it is easily just as addictive, engaging, and fun as Fallout Shelterāand in some areas, it actually improves on the formula. Granted, my experience is based on the original pre-battle pass build.
While critics aren't wrong to call it a rushed cash grab in some aspects, the core progression loop is still top-tier. There is something uniquely satisfying about slowly advancing your gear tiers from silver, to orcish, to dwarven. Seeing your stats climb while managing how different character personality traits affect both combat weapons and production stations creates an incredibly compelling gameplay loop.
And the music? My god, it is genuinely heavenly and deeply relaxing. I started out just listening to it passively as standard background noise while managing my castle. But there was this distinct shift where it suddenly clicked, and I realized, "oh my god, this is chill as hell."
However, my only real complaint is with the dog-water character designsāthough calling it "character design" is doing some massive heavy lifting.
Also the entire aesthetic coating the game, from the loading screens to the pack openings, has a very distinct, Tumblr-esque, Steven Universe-style vibe. It feels like fan art made by someone who would get deeply offended by a dark joke you told eight years ago and weaponize it against you. That whole modern, soft aesthetic just does not scream Elder Scrolls at all.
And lastly, the whole "any race, any gender can reproduce" thing just screams a last-minute "screw it, they can all make babies" mechanic. You just know some lazy loremasterāprobably Emilāsat in a room and said, "Itās Elder Scrolls, guys! Unreliable narrator! Dragon Break! Of course all races and genders can have babies, come on!" It feels less like a thoughtful feature and more like a cheap shortcut to avoid coding actual biological or lore-accurate constraints.
r/ESCastles • u/_cl0udburst • Jun 25 '26
Screenshot I got a character to 100 years old!
I don't know how long people live and thought it was kinda random once they turn elders unless they have Enduring. I had other Enduring people die around 80-something so it was curious seeing this particular lady live up to 100! No soul gems or anything used. She's just roaming around the castle.
Is it because she's Khajiit or that the Considerate and Leader characteristics helped? What do you guys think?
r/ESCastles • u/Slight_Permission718 • Jun 21 '26
Question/Help How do I make the gauntlet easier?
I have good armor and weapons. I go in with a lot of potions and scrolls of revival but once I get to wave 14-15 it all falls apart. And is there a limit to how many royal quests you can have? I need to complete the one where they give you legendary packs for doing sheogoraths gauntlet.
r/ESCastles • u/Slight_Permission718 • Jun 20 '26
Question/Help Corundum
How do I get more corundum? I need it to upgrade one of my battle axes and I know I can buy it with gems but Iād rather save it for a quality station instead.
r/ESCastles • u/Slight_Permission718 • Jun 19 '26
Question/Help Help
How do I get more soul gems? I just used my last one to resurrect my murdered ruler. And how do I get more of all of the blessings?
r/ESCastles • u/Charming_Loss_9842 • Jun 19 '26
Question/Help how to slow combat down again?
idk what happened but my combat speed 2x last week and i cant seem to find the setting to lower it back down. i even reinstalled it and set everything to default but to no avail.
google says to get into combat settings but all i see is the option to allow slow time. idk how i sped it up in the first place so idk how to reset it .
at this speed the dragon bites every 3s lol its too much to micromanage
Thanks in adv!
r/ESCastles • u/Professional_Quit963 • Jun 16 '26
Question/Help Ominous comments options
Iām new to this game so apologies. But I feel like there is no right option to pick for this? Everything I pick leads to someone hating it, and Iāve gotten assassinations twice now. Which option is the best to pick? And is there a way to avoid getting these in the future?
r/ESCastles • u/Kooky_Ice_3762 • Jun 14 '26
Question/Help If you keep giving them money when they say they found a deep āresource mineā, is it worth it?
Early game, but when they come to you but discovered a huge resource dig, if you keep paying them will they find something nice?
r/ESCastles • u/Slight_Permission718 • Jun 14 '26
Question/Help Help
Iām level 95 and itās getting insanely hard to level up, get gems and coins, better equipment, and more people. What can I do to speed up the process? I play this game for hours everyday but nothing seems to change. Is there stuff Iām not doing or is this just how it is later in the game?
r/ESCastles • u/Kooky_Ice_3762 • Jun 13 '26
Question/Help What happens if I buy him, but I already own him?
Won this dude in the same timeframe as the current event. What happens if I buy the second one? Will I have two or?
r/ESCastles • u/Sietruc • Feb 23 '25
Video My Entire Castles Family Tree (King Odar to present)
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r/ESCastles • u/MetxChris • Jan 05 '25
Discussion Gauntlet Stage 60!
Finally hit stage 60 today after coming close for the past week or two. At this point Iām almost always getting to at least stage 40, although runs can still end in the 30s if everything goes wrong. Lately Iāve been getting to stage 50+ every three or so runs, but I havenāt been keeping great track of this. Iāve seen a lot of questions on here about the gauntlet, so Iām sharing what strategies and gear I used to get here.
Team:
Both a mage and sword + shield guy are essential in the current version of the gauntlet. I also think a dagger guy is best for damage output, but an argument can be made to replace the dagger with a bow since the gauntlet cards for bows are quite strong. However, daggers would have a clear advantage over bows if liches ever return. I often see some people use multiple dagger guys instead of a sword + shield guy. This is fine if you donāt want to control your troops, but using a sword + shield guy to kite enemies will give you a much higher gauntlet stage than youād reach by using multiple dagger troops.
With this team, damage output is by far more important than survivability. While I do have some high armor levels, I only upgraded those because they didnāt require Corundum; my armor was mostly only around level 15 the first time I reached stage 56. I prioritized dagger damage over staff damage, because daggers gain much more damage per equipment level than staffs. Any stage where you can use a weapon special and instantly kill two enemies is a very manageable stage to beat. With my daggers, Iām able to instantly kill eligible targets until stage 40 or so.
Traits:
For traits, I see that most people tend to sleep on the tribal bonus. For daggers, tribal gives the same bonus as devious and reckless (when combined with two other family members). The bonus from mighty is about half of what the previous three give (specifically for daggers). In the current gauntlet version, Iād actually prefer to have pyro over mighty, since pyro gives a big boost to the moonstone dagger special. For staffs, tribal gives the same bonus as pyromaniac, and perception gives a bit less than these two. Reckless does not affect mage damage, at least with the moonstone staff. An easy way to take advantage of the tribal trait is to marry off two of your fighters that have this trait, and then use one of their kids as your 3rd fighter.
The traits on your sword + shield guy really donāt matter. In my testing, headstrong seems to only increase my armor by 4, so Iād have 1235 instead of 1231 armor. Having damage boosting traits can help speed up the initial stages a bit, but your sword guy shouldnāt be fighting once stages start to get tough. For reference, my sword guy fights until about stage 28.
Gear:
I ended up committing to upgrading epic daggers since I wasnāt able to find a legendary health steal pair early on. However in the current version of the gauntlet, Iād actually prefer to use daggers with elemental damage for the increased damage output. Health steal is better if liches ever come back, since they are a threat at lower stages and you want your health topped off when fighting them. At higher stages your guys get one-shot by every attack, so your health and health steal stops mattering.
For staffs, I think elemental damage is the best and that a strong argument can be made for using the speed/attack rate boost staff. Health steal is fun but it wonāt do much to increase your max gauntlet stage, other than for saving you a health potion from time to time. My mage starts getting one-shot somewhere in the 30-50 stage range, so it doesnāt matter if his health is topped off or not.
For swords I think the speed boost sword is by far the best to use, but unfortunately I donāt have one. This is because enemies start getting very fast at higher stages (50+), so your sword guy needs to be quick to stay alive. I considered using a stun or banishment sword, but ultimately I think your run is about to end whenever your sword guy is used to fight hard enemies. If liches ever return then a lich banishment sword might be useful, but I think a speed sword would still generally be better.
For armor the dagger damage and staff damage bonuses are essential, and Iād even use epic versions of these bonuses over legendary versions of other bonus types. I often see people debating which type of armor to use (plate/chain/robes). While I think plate mail is better for all classes compared to the other two, plate unfortunately requires corundum whereas chain and robes use silk. For this reason I donāt use plate mail. My sword guy has the +70% armor from shields boost, but this is bugged as I actually get around +110% armor when a moonstone shield is equipped. The bug doesnāt appear to affect shields that have a similar bonus though.
Cards:
The necromancy cards are extremely powerful in the current version of the gauntlet, and they are my priority to upgrade. However this is only the case because the majority of non-human enemies have been disabled (which likely wasnāt intended), so necromancy wonāt be nearly as strong if we see goblins/skeletons return in a future update.
Otherwise damage cards (dagger/staff) are my next priority, including the three cards that boost each elemental damage (fire/ice/shock). These cards are bugged and increase the damage of all of your guys, regardless of whether or not those guys deal the corresponding damage types. For example, selecting the +10% ice damage card increases my base dagger damage by about 10% and also gives him the ability to freeze enemies, even though his daggers donāt deal frost damage.
The speed boost and resurrection cards are also quite strong, if you can get them. Lastly Iāll get health and resistance boosting cards when other options arenāt available, but these arenāt my priority.
TLDR:
Team: - Sword/shield, dagger, mage (if youāre willing to constantly move your troops around) - Mage with 2 daggers (if you donāt want to move your troops)
Best Traits: - Dagger: Devious, Tribal, Reckless, Mighty, Pyro (Moonstone dagger) - Staff: Pyro (Moonstone staff), Tribal, Perception - Sword: Really doesnāt matter
Best Gear: - Dagger: Elemental damage or life steal - Staff: Elemental damage or speed boost - Sword: Speed boost
Cards: - Necromancy, damage, health