A week sounds like a lot honestly. Upgrade your camp a bit, then SAC+request, or SAC+FC + cache hopping to the first market and go from there. You should reach the biggest camps in a couple hours...

For your AP spending check this guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EHCM-n_4vq_Hv7V1wo9QSTcRP2ba4qRqBh8fOh5PiKk
The milestones are pretty good

yeah i have been looking at that
for the next several levels, imma only spend on AM and use the leftover AP on smth else

1. Superpowering IM will allow you to inspire 10 camps, not 1 camp 10 times. (edited, was 5)

2. IM powers are hard to come by and do not use them here. Save them for after supering when you can get to Hex Earth.

3. You need to up your Merc number.

4. I do not attempt hard scan until later. So good luck.

Edited 2025-10-04 20:12:36

Superpowering IM will allow you to inspire 5 camps, not 1 camp 5 times.

What?
Super IM gives you 10x the remaining armies of the 1 camp you use it on.

I've only seen it super 10 camps (edited)

Edited 2025-10-04 20:12:21

so i realized that hscandi was too hard for me to do at the moment, and i aborted. when would you guys recommend i play the hardened levels? ive only done up to hccc so far

Edited 2025-10-05 12:38:10

I did it on about 120-130% AM
Do HFL 3 times and then HOT 3 Times, before you do Hscandi, these levels are way easier
These levels give a lot of AP so you should get at that point at least 100 to 110% AM.
I also recommend a legendary AV before attempting it, mercs and upgrading hospitals were for me kinda expensive (but i still got all of them, edit)

Edited 2025-10-05 16:12:29

Btw sacrifising every money-related artifacts (and also TW and TS) to get a leg AV is 100% worth it.
The difference between a epic AV and some random fodder moneys to just 1 leg AV is massive
You wil always be able to get every mercenaries (even at 150%) and upgrade all of the hospitals to max level

ok imma do HFL once or twice and then move on to australia. HFL is 212B armies and australia is 895B so it should be easy

thanks everyone for your advice!!!

i rely on my current epics too much to sacrifice. i maxed IASV anyway so i should be fine
i can already get all mercs and fully upgrade all hospitals well before finishing a level

Edited 2025-10-05 16:15:25

I am basing the below recommendations on an old spreadsheet I have. It assumes maxed out hospitals, all Mercs purchased, and that the Hospital and Cache boost techs are completed. It also assumes you are efficient at getting to hospitals. I recommend you play it when closer to the higher value, so you have room for error.

+8% Army Cache Boost (Rare)
With Drafting: +80% Additional Mercs
Without Drafting: 126% Additional Mercs

+16% Army Cache Boost (Epic)
With Drafting: +75% Additional Mercs
Without Drafting: 122% Additional Mercs

+32% Army Cache Boost (Legendary)
With Drafting: +65% Additional Mercs
Without Drafting: 113% Additional Mercs

i have a rare A$B, 77.5% AM, and i always draft
does this apply to a specific level or all of them?

Edited 2025-10-06 01:01:38

Will someone clarify drafting.... are y'all talking about Drafting in Tech & P2 Increased Drafting Sizes?

https://www.warzone.com/wiki/Drafting

The alluded to but not specified percentage for the sliding pool is 15%. That means if you run out of armies from merc camps at the end of the level, you still have the sliding pool to (slowly and annoyingly, up to once every 6 minutes) drain before you're really in trouble. If you fully drain the sliding pool (ie, "drafts suddenly got small"), and still don't have enough armies, then you're in real trouble.

Speaking of drafting I draft every chance I see the draft icon.

I'm sorta in the situation you described. In HOT w/99 +/- properties to go.... 69B mercs available for purchase but out of money. Rely on draft and limited smelt > craft sales to slowly buy mercs.

23 hours left on the Ave20 dig and am hopeful for an Uncommon. If I get an UC it'll trigger an upgrade cascade leading to a legendary AV.

ART, those values are specifically for H. Scan, but levels near it should have similar values.

"23 hours left on the Ave20 dig and am hopeful for an Uncommon."

I have 4 U, 4 R, 4 E looking to upgrade an E AV and got ripped scoring a Common. Dang it!

Well, that just means you'll get another 3 Cs and then 4 Ps after that.