Aska Invasion Guide | How to Defend Your Village

This Aska Invasion Guide will tell you how Invasions work, which enemies will attack you, and what you can do to fend off the invaders!

There's more to Aska than spawning some villagers and building a settlement; you'll also have to occasionally defend your settlement from invaders. Each Invasion has unique challenges to overcome. Read on to learn about what you can expect from Invasion events!

How Invasions Work in Aska

Invasions are special events in Aska where hostile wildlife or undead enemies will attempt to attack your town. In most cases, your buildings and your villagers will be targeted by these invaders. Villagers who are assigned to a Barracks, Archery Range, or Watchtower will fight back provided that they are equipped with a weapon.

An Invasion will typically end when one of two conditions have been fulfilled:

1. All of the invaders are killed
2. The sun rises

In some cases (such as the Blood Moon or Winter Invasion), killing all of the invaders will not stop the event; they will keep coming until the sun rises. Ensure that you have several soldiers to defend your town and adequate combat equipment for yourself at all times!

Surrounding your village with a wall is essential to preventing damage to your buildings and villagers. Even if a wall is destroyed, it's much cheaper to repair a wall than it is to repair a building.

Aska Invasions List

Here are all of the Invasion events that we've encountered so far.

A Pack of Hungry Smolkrs is Approaching...

A small group of Smolkrs will rush into your town and eat random items. They can be scared away simply by your presence, although you can also just kill them. A fence or wall surrounding your settlement will largely prevent their entry as Smolkrs do not attack buildings.

The Blood Moon Rises...

The forces of darkness will send out small patrols of 2–3 enemies in waves. Enemies will spawn from a particular point indicated on the map. This event lasts until the sun rises, after which any remaining enemies will retreat into the wilderness.

A Wolf Pack is Approaching

A group of 3 Wulfar will charge at your town and attack buildings, villagers, and you. The Wulfar will eventually run away if you don't kill them all.

Bear Attack! Watch Out!

A massive Bear will spawn in from the wilderness and charge toward your town. The Bear will attack your buildings, your villagers, and you. You can force the Bear to retreat by reducing its health to 25%–50%; the Bear's health will begin to regenerate once it has begun retreating.

Should you manage to kill the Bear, you'll get a large amount of meat and some other animal-related crafting resources. Be careful, though — as you might expect, the melee attacks from the bear do a lot of damage.

A Portal Just Spawned. Darkness is Coming. The Gods Will Test You.

This event occurs a few days into your second year and starts a timer that lasts around 25 days. This is simply a warning of the impending Winter Invasion which will take place early in your second Winter season and, as far as we can tell, every Winter thereafter.

Winter Invasion Started

The Winter Invasion will see several large groups of undead/demonic enemies attacking in waves. Each group will have a mix of Skeletons and Draugr, and each group will often contain 1 Follower as well. The Winter Invasion lasts the entire night.

You will absolutely want to have at least a Hedge Wall surrounding your entire town. Without one, you can expect several buildings to be totally destroyed.

It is a good idea to have at least 3–6 melee fighters on your side as well. A talented player can probably manage to kill most enemies before they do any damage, but some of the enemies (such as the Follower) can be particularly challenging to fight.

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