This page collects what the publisher documents about gathering and spending resources in Infinity Kingdom: its patch notes, its Q&A posts, its Strategy page and its Steam page, read in November 2026. It is short on purpose. The official sources we read describe only a handful of resource rules, and a “7 proven ways” farming plan would need figures the publisher does not publish. For the basics of the game, see our Infinity Kingdom beginner guide.

An earlier version of this page gave a full farming strategy: four resource types, a storehouse protection cap, peace shield timing, a 30-day window on new servers and VIP advice. We removed it. Apart from the points below, those claims had no official source we could check, and the page was written as personal experience.

What the official sources say about gathering

• Gathering troops are not covered by a shield. In IK-Studio Q&A #12 (24 September 2021), a staff reply says the 8-hour shield “will protect your castle from being attacked, but any troops sent out for resource collection will not be protected by the shield, so they may be attacked by other lords.”
• The Frozen Realm changes gathering speed. Patch 1.7 (12 November 2021) says that in blizzard zones “troops’ gathering speed is reduced by 25%” and that territory there “will gradually lose Prosperity”. Geothermal zones remove the penalty: “If a resource deposit is within a geothermal zone, troop gathering speed will return to normal.” Alliances can build Thermal Towers to create geothermal zones.
• Gathering in the Frozen Realm feeds the alliance. The same notes say that when alliance members gather there, “some of the gathered resources will be converted at a certain ratio into extra Alliance resources”, and that the lord who gathered “does not lose any resources”. The ratio is not given.

What the official sources say about speed-ups and rewards

• Speed-ups have several uses. Patch 2.0 (8 April 2022) says general speed-up items and Artifact material speed-up items can speed up the production of Artifact materials.
• Defending against the Gnomes pays out in gems and speed-ups. Patch 1.6 describes the Malena’s Ambition event, where “Gem and Speedup rewards” depend on contribution ranking after a successful defense, and the Alliance Contribution obtained was greatly increased. Those are 2021 rules, and the event may have changed since.
• Alliance Help covers dragon upgrades. v2.8.8 (9 October 2025) says Alliance Help “is now available when Upgrading dragons”.

The guide’s own advice

• Check where your gatherers go before you send them. A shield does not protect them (Q&A #12), and in the Frozen Realm a blizzard zone slows them by 25% (Patch 1.7). The reason is the cost of a lost march.
• Ask for Alliance Help on dragon upgrades. The notes say it is available, and it costs nothing documented. This is our reading: the notes do not state how much time it saves.
• Look at what a speed-up can do before you spend one. The notes show its uses widening between versions, so a rule you read years ago may be out of date. Most facts on this page come from notes of 2021 and 2022, so read them as the rules at those dates, not as a guarantee for today.

What we could not verify

We found no official source for the following, so this page does not state them: the list of resource types and their roles, storage caps and protection rules, how to rank gold, food, timber and ore, how much daily quests, events or VIP levels add, the best moment to use a peace shield, a “30-day window” on new servers, and any free-to-play schedule. The images on this page come from earlier versions of the article and show the game’s interface only. Check the in-game text for current numbers.

Sources

Named here as plain text. Pages read in November 2026.

• Infinity Kingdom official news: IK-Studio Q&A #12 (24 September 2021); Patch 1.6 Notes; Patch 1.7 Notes (12 November 2021); Patch 2.0 Notes (8 April 2022); v2.8.8 Patch Notes (9 October 2025)