Which button do I press first?

Day 570, 23:49 • Published in USA USA • by mjdiv

**(Editor's Note: This article was previously published, but is reprtinted here for newer citizens to see.)

Have you ever asked yourself if the order in which you push the work/train buttons matters?

You'll survive no matter which way you do it but, to get the most out of your productivity, fighting ability, wellness and long-term financial benefits, there is a particular order in which you should do these things each day.

The first thing you should ask yourself each day is: Are we at war?

Before you press any buttons, find out if we are involved in any active battles (or about to go into one). Once you know that, you will know the order in which to push the buttons:


I. PEACETIME:

1. WORK (to get the most out of your productivity).

2. TRAIN after you've worked. You'll lose 1 wellness for training. Then, when you eat at the beginning of the next day, you'll be back up to maximum wellness to work again.



II. WARTIME (assume you're fighting from where there is a Q5 hospital):

1. Make sure your wellness is higher than 50, preferably at least 60. (You can fight at 40, but you won't get maximum recovery if you fight under 50). If you're not at least 50-60, get gifts from someone.

**2. TRAIN. (Do this first - even though your wellness decrease will lessen the damage you can do in a fight, the strength boost from training will still give you a slight edge over what you could do without training).

3. FIGHT until your wellness reaches 50, not lower. Remember, every time you fight, you lose 10 wellness.

4. HEAL at hospital so you're back up to 100% wellness.

5. WORK at 100% wellness for highest productivity. You'll lose wellness from working but then, when you eat, you'll be back at 100% and ready for the next day (whether to fight or peacetime).

** Note: If your current strength is ABOVE 6.15, then you will do more damage by fighting before you train. In this case, follow the same steps, but train last (after you work for the day).


III. In the above example, if you could not start with at least 60 wellness, fight ONCE and then use the hospital, but follow the same order as above. The next day, you will be at 80-90% wellness and, if you can still fight, you can then be at 100% after healing on the second day of battle.


IV. If your wellness is equal to 40 at the beginning of the day, do not train first, because you won't be able to fight and heal. In this case:

1. FIGHT ONCE (wellness will drop to 30).

2. HEAL at the hospital (wellness will go up to 80).

3. WORK at 80 wellness (you'll be twice as productive as you were at 40).

4. TRAIN.

5. The next day, depending on whether or not we are at war, you can use either I or II above.


Hopefully this helps you make the most of your productivity, fighting ability and wellness. Remember, when we have war games or any other battles, they are normally 24 hours long, giving us 2 days to rank up and get our wellness up. As long as you start with at least 40 wellness, you can be at or near 100% at the end of the second day! Have fun and enjoy another day in eRepublik!