Forts (or "Why the automation loves 'em")

[Duuk]

One vital fix for next patch:

Automated workers build forts obsessively on resources.

 

[sumit1207]

Even inside a city's work radius?

 

[Shylock]

Yeah, I'd prefer they build workshops to improve shield production.

 

[Lord_Azazel]

ehh whats wrong with that, they only build forts if you cant use the plot for a city, and the fort gives you more bonuses than a mine would outside city radius, and if you didnt know, you DO get the resource

 

[Amagius]

One of the first things I noticed too. Annoys the hell out of me.

 

[Duuk]

ehh whats wrong with that, they only build forts if you cant use the plot for a city, and the fort gives you more bonuses than a mine would outside city radius, and if you didnt know, you DO get the resource

Doesn't change the fact that it looks ugly.

 

[AriochIV]

ehh whats wrong with that, they only build forts if you cant use the plot for a city, and the fort gives you more bonuses than a mine would outside city radius, and if you didnt know, you DO get the resource

Ah, I didn't realize that the fort gave access to the resource. Cool.

 

[Quornix]

Doesn't change the fact that it looks ugly.

I can't imagine why you think that worker automation should correspond to your aesthetic sensibilities rather than the most useful improvement. A fort outside your borders provides useful protection for the resource, while a mine or plantation does not. If you don't like it, don't automate your workers.

I mean, really, if I thought that workshops looked better than plantations, I still wouldn't expect automated workers to put them on sugar.

 

[HiroHito]

ehh whats wrong with that, they only build forts if you cant use the plot for a city, and the fort gives you more bonuses than a mine would outside city radius, and if you didnt know, you DO get the resource

what do you mean it gives more bonuses ?? Please explain as I read somewhere else that it would give you bonuses but I didnt see the point (beside protecting that uber important copper from pillaging maybe, by adding a unit or two that is)

 

[Lord_Azazel]

you can now move ships into forts, and even make channels, 2forts max. you can station air units there. it sort of works like a city, except no radius citizens and so on

 

[AriochIV]

what do you mean it gives more bonuses ?? Please explain as I read somewhere else that it would give you bonuses but I didnt see the point (beside protecting that uber important copper from pillaging maybe, by adding a unit or two that is)

He means that outside your city radius a fort on copper will give you access to the copper plus a defensive bonus for units trying to protect it, whereas a mine gives you access to the copper but no other bonuses.

 

[sw99]

Better for protecting the resource, allows ships to enter (can be used as canal) and most importantly later on, can house 4 air units. This is helpful as cities can only hold 4 too without an airport.

 

[Maydrock]

They built a fort on my gems inside BFC.

 

[Lord_Azazel]

They built a fort on my gems inside BFC.

that's odd, never done that to me, I guess the AI likes me better than you

 

[V. Soma]

is there a needed minimum distance between two forts?

if not, then it can be an exploit by use of airforce...

 

[MagisterCultuum]

No distance requirement, but there is a limit on the number of aircraft that can be based in one particular fort (4, I think)

 

[V. Soma]

uh, but still, can you then just build a line of forts on adjacent tiles?

 

[KrikkitTwo]

Yes, but only coastal forts let ships enter

but it makes a good non-Wonder Great Wall (assuming you man it.)

 

[V. Soma]

doesn't anybody think it can make unbalance effect?

 

[anandus]

Can you build forts on all resources?

Say instead of a plantation? Because you get forst with math, already, so you'd be able to get plantations before calendar?