Levels

By earning points, players can gain levels. Gaining levels unlocks additional features or maps that players can use, amoung other things.

Levels don't make you stronger

The idea of leveling up is familiar to anyone who's played an RPG. However, WarLight’s leveling system has an important distinction: In WarLight, levels don’t actually make you stronger. WarLight is fundamentally a competitive strategy game, and games will always be won or lost based on your strategy alone. Levels will not do anything that gives you an advantage in a game. It’s just as easy for a level 1 player to defeat a level 30 player as it is for a level 40 player.

Rewards

Leveling up unlocks rewards. Once a reward is unlocked, you have it permanently.

2. Can create 6 player games
3. Can join tournaments
4. Can post to the forums (all except Ladder)
5. Three days of ad-free play
6. Can create 7 player games
7. Can use the Statistics Window
8. Can include the Diplomacy Card when creating games
9. Can include the Abandon Card when creating games
10. Can create 8 player games
11. Can use Open Seat Prerequisites when creating games
12. Can create up to one tournament at a time
13. Can create 10 player games
14. Can include the Airlift Card when creating games
15. Can override bonuses when creating games
16. Can use up to one vacation per year
17. Can include the Sanctions Card when creating games
18. Can create 12 player games
19. Can use the extra armies for territories setting when creating games
20. Can change the offensive and defensive kill rate when creating games

The level rewards above level 20 have not yet been revealed. Currently, the only way to know what higher levels reward is by leveling up and discovering them for yourself!

Map Levels

By gaining levels, players can gain access to additional maps. Players only need access to a map in order to create games or tournaments on that map. If they are invited to a game or tournament, they can always join it no matter what level they are.

Map creators are in full control of what level their maps unlock. As a map creator, you can log into your map at any time, click the "Edit Name/Description" button and set the level. You can do this even after it's public. If you want your map available to everyone regardless of their level, you can just set your map to level 1 and everyone will be able to use it.

The advantage of setting a level to your map is increased visibility. For example, if you set your map to level 10, whenever someone levels up to 10 it'll pop up a message on their screen letting them know they've unlocked your map. For best visibility, you should try to set your map to a level that has few other maps assigned to it (or at least, where your map is rated more highly than the others at that level.)