After the upgrade I can't figure out how the new shield system works. I have the option to discard the shield, and I notice I have a new potion in the inventory.
More importantly, I got attacked (and lost) twice in a short amount of time and don't have a shield. When do you now get shield?
Best Answer
The shield system has been changed in the following ways as part of the 10/12/2015 update:
Another shield-like mechanic called the Village Guard was also introduced in this update.
You may be asking: what's the difference?
Footnotes
1While the wiki and other sources suggest that the shield is only awarded when at least 1/3 of their troops are deployed, the official developer forum posts say that:
2Free village guard time awarded upon shield expiry:
Sources
From the Dev's Desk: Shields - Part I: Attacking and Defending
From the Dev's Desk: Shields - Part II: Village Guard and Personal Breaks