Settlers of Kalguur — Your Guide to Building and Thriving in the League

Introduction

Settlers of Kalguur introduces a fresh league mechanic where you oversee a settlement, gathering resources and earning rewards in real-time as you play or even when offline. To succeed, you’ll need to supply your settlement continuously with Gold and various Resources, while smartly managing your Workers and their shipments. In return, powerful crafting options unlock and currency will arrive automatically, boosting your gameplay even during downtime.

Updates in 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas

With 3.26, Kingsmarch became a core feature of the endgame, bringing changes to progression and rewards:

• Kingsmarch starts fully constructed, no building upgrades needed.

• Currency Exchange unlocks in Act 6; Kingsmarch is accessed in the Endgame.

• Worker ranks are reduced to five.

• Runecrafting is replaced by Runegrafts, which modify Passive Mastery Skills.

• The Recombinator now lets you select specific modifiers.

• Kingsmarch-themed Scarabs and Atlas passives are added.

This guide is being updated to reflect these changes, so some details may vary.

Kingsmarch Settlement

Kingsmarch is a town accessible via portal where you’ll manage Buildings, interact with NPCs, and oversee your settlement’s growth. As you progress, you’ll assign Workers, upgrade Buildings, and collect various rewards.

For details about the individual buildings and their upgrades, refer to the “Buildings” section of this guide.

Gold Currency

Gold is a new, account-wide currency dropped by monsters throughout the league. It cannot be traded and is automatically picked up when your character moves near it. It appears in a special counter above your inventory.

Gold is your primary currency for almost all interactions within Kingsmarch, including constructing and upgrading Buildings, hiring Workers, paying their wages, and accessing certain crafting features. It also fuels other game systems like Gold Respecs, the Currency Exchange, and Item Gambling.

Gold scales with item quantity modifiers such as increased item quantity from maps, making it vital to gather efficiently.

Real-Time Progression

A unique aspect of Settlers of Kalguur is that many activities progress in real-time, continuing even when you’re offline. Timers for tasks and resource generation keep running, so you can log back in to find rewards waiting or Workers paused if you ran out of Gold to pay them.

NPCs ready to give you rewards display icons overhead, and while logged in, you’ll get notifications as tasks complete.

Workers

Workers are hireable NPCs you assign to tasks throughout Kingsmarch. Each Worker has specific traits that make them better suited for certain roles, like mining, guarding shipments, or processing resources. Assigning the right Worker to the right job is crucial to maximizing efficiency.

You hire Workers at the Tavern by paying a Gold fee and then maintain them with hourly wages, also paid in Gold. Upgrading the Tavern unlocks higher-tier Workers with better traits but at increased costs.

For more on managing your workforce, see the “Workers & Management” section of this guide.

Resources

Kingsmarch collects many different resources, from farmed crops to mined ore, and magical dust from disenchanting items. These Resources are essential for paying for services and trading via Shipping.

Resources are account-bound and cannot be traded between players.

Unprocessed Ore

Ore is found in zones and maps, triggering short encounters when collected. You receive the Ore after completing the encounter, but it remains unusable until processed by your Miners back in Kingsmarch.

For a detailed list of Resources and how to acquire them, refer to the “Resources” section.

Shipping

Shipping is your primary way to trade Resources for valuable rewards. You send boats loaded with your Resources, crewed by Workers, to various ports. In return, you receive typical Path of Exile items like currency, uniques, scarabs, and more.

Managing Shipping effectively requires careful coordination of your entire settlement, including which Resources to send and how to crew your boats.

For a deep dive into Shipping mechanics, see the “Shipping” section of this guide.

Kalguuran Map Devices

Once you reach maps, you can build Kalguuran Map Devices. These let you assign Workers to run maps autonomously, gathering loot passively. This is a powerful method for increasing your rewards without active play.

More details are available in the “Kalguuran Map Device” section.

Crafting & Services

Kingsmarch offers a variety of crafting options and useful services. Runecrafting and Recombination help you enhance items beyond previous limits. Gold Respecs and the Black Market provide new ways to spend Gold.

Most notably, the Currency Exchange lets you trade currency asynchronously and instantly with other players, revolutionizing the trading experience.

For all crafting and service details, see the “Crafting & Services” section of this guide.

Final Thoughts

Settlers of Kalguur brings a fresh, real-time settlement management system that rewards strategic planning and steady progress. Balancing your resources, workers, and shipments will unlock powerful crafting and currency gains.

As the league evolves, adapting your approach will keep you competitive and rewarded.