- 1). Upgrade your first farm to level 2 at the second tick. A tick is a trigger that occurs at regular intervals regardless of whether you are logged into your "BattleDawn" account. Ticks can occur once, twice, or thrice per hour depending on the server you are on. The farm upgrade costs 500 metal, gold and minerals each, as well as 100 oil, gas and lumber each. Click on the farm and select "Upgrade" to upgrade the farm.
- 2). Upgrade to a level 5 Command Center at 20 ticks.The level 5 Command Center costs 5,000 minerals, gold and metal each, as well as 2,500 oil, lumber and gas each. Click on your Command Center and select "Upgrade" to upgrade it.
- 3). Build an outpost away from your main colony. Click the outpost button near the right of the orders menu to place the outpost.
- 4). Defend and hold the outpost for 24 ticks.
- 5). Upgrade the Outpost to a dragon lair. Click on the Outpost and select "Upgrade" to upgrade it. It costs 1,000 metal to upgrade. Click on the Dragon Lair again. Select "Summon Dragon." The dragon will arrive for your use in another 24 ticks.