Season 5 Overview: Wild West
The frontier season: Coffee and Coffee Beans, CrystalGold and Banks, zombies up to level 120, and war on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Wild West: The Golden Wasteland of the Land of Liberty sends you west against the mine lord King Spade and his CrystalGold empire. Unlike Seasons 2–4 there are no factions: every alliance fights for itself, ranked by the Cities and Strongholds it holds.
At a glance
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Pre-season | 2 weeks, with Gold Prospecting and Area Selection |
| Season | 8 weeks |
| Map | 8 warzones plus a central area, about 9 times a normal map |
| Season resources | Coffee Beans, Coffee, CrystalGold (currency and ranking), Whiskey |
| Factions | None. Alliance vs alliance |
Pre-season: picking your start
- Gold Prospecting is a puzzle that decides the order in which alliances pick starting areas. Fewer steps means an earlier pick.
- Area Selection: the warzone President picks from 8 equal starting areas. Edge-center areas (N, E, S, W) are closest to the middle, and corners have higher-level cities but are farther out.
Week by week
| Week | Highlights |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bank Strongholds level 1–3. Cities level 1–2. High Noon mini-game. CrystalGold Shop. Fiona's Exclusive Weapon |
| 2 | Strongholds up to level 6. Cities level 3–4. Trade Train (sell Whiskey). Plague Roosters |
| 3 | Venom SSR→UR. Hero Swap. Cross-warzone teleport. First Trade Posts. Stetmann's weapon |
| 4 | Strongholds level 7–10. Cities level 6–9. Warzone Outposts |
| 5 | City level 10. First Outpost battle. Golden Palace |
| 6 | Second Outpost battle. Morrison's weapon |
| 7 | Final Trade Posts, Outposts and Golden Palace |
| 8 | Settlement and Transfer Surge |
Seasonal buildings
- Coffee Factories (4, plus a 5th with the Weekly Pass): each level adds 720 Coffee per hour. The next unlocks at level 15. Bring all four to 15 before pushing any higher.
- Caffeine Institute (up to level 60): your Virus Resistance, and it unlocks 9 coffee recipes you can drink for extra resistance and buffs.
- Tanker, Pilot and Missileer Bars: damage boosts for one troop type, after Institute level 60.
- Protector's Field: Desert Protectors return. Keep it at level 10 early.
Heroes
- Exclusive Weapons: Fiona (week 1), Stetmann (week 3), Morrison (week 6).
- Venom SSR → UR from week 3. Fiona, Venom, Stetmann and Morrison all get +10% damage to monsters this season.
Alliance Exercise and Zombie Siege are paused during Season 5 and return in the off-season. After the season, the big off-season event is the Goldvein War (3 warzones defend against 5).
Next: Banks, Coffee & War Rules.
Sources
Compiled from community guides (last checked October 2026). Season details changed between servers and patches, so trust the in-game Season screen if something differs.