how can you pillage your own land

[Vulcans]

how do you destroy your improvements when you get bloom and want to replace the farms with forest cottages?

 

[jwin]

Any non recon military unit can pillage inside your borders. You don't get any income from it. I also belive you cannot pillage roads in your territory.

 

[brainpan]

I also belive you cannot pillage roads in your territory.

You're right. I discovered that fact in a four-player mp game in which everyone but me had the Raider trait.

I was like "what the hey? I can't destroy my own roads?! Lots of sinister laughing followed that comment and it was all the answer I needed! Free unsolicited strategy tip: Try to limit your road construction if you're playing against civ leaders who have the Raider trait.

 

[Vulcans]

yes, although you still need one road for the trading network

 

[brainpan]

That's why I advised limited road construction.

Using available waterways is useful in reducing road construction. If a resource is one tile from a river, you only need one road to connect it to the river, and every tile adjacent to it.

 

[Vulcans]

yes, waterways are the best way.
also sometimes roads to outposts. it's a pity bloom doesn't work in neutral teritory linking your outposts, and walking on grassland seems far too slow for the elves.

 

[Pandemonis]

Beware of the elves/dwarves natural bonuses, too. Amelanchier is Raider/Elf, so if forested a minimum, your home is his home no matter what...

Also, obviously, great way to play guerilla tactics in hilly/forested terrains both in defensive and offensive warfare.

 

[Vulcans]

Beware of the elves/dwarves natural bonuses, too. Amelanchier is Raider/Elf, so if forested a minimum, your home is his home no matter what...

Also, obviously, great way to play guerilla tactics in hilly/forested terrains both in defensive and offensive warfare.

yes i know exactly, as I am Amelanchier. and it's nasty! forest raider lets you roam freely in their terian, pillage away, then find some uncut forest to end your turn in(nice movement+defence bonus), take along a congerer to cast guardian vines and you're safe ready for the next turn of rampid pillaging. Mwahahaha!

normally i'm not a big fan of pilaging as i normally don't fight wars of atribution, i'm normally in for the cities and a quick kill, but as elves i don't need those cottages anyway as i'll be clearing it for the bloom, so this is the first time i've pillaged the cottages, lots of cash!!

i just wish my warewolf army could also use the forest

 

[Sureshot]

use tsunami to pillage roads heh

 

[Vulcans]

use tsunami to pillage roads heh

that's how you pillage your opponents lang, not your own.