Understanding the Zone Of Control
- Thread starter chrin67
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Schalke 04
Knappe
great article chrin67! Thanks for this write up! 
ShahJahanII
Homesick Alien
Well, I just happen to have an old screenshot lying around that comes from a succession game that might help here.
At the time I didn't know much about Zone of Control, but tell me how this move is possible:
Just like with Persia's Golden Age, I think the extra movement gets added after the regular movement has been used. Although I admit I don't understand Denmark's embarkation bonus in the first place.
From the lake he moved East, then SouthEast.
He doesn't enter you're unit's ZOC right away.
The Pilgrim
Deity
Then he enters right rifle's ZOC. Either way E->SE or just SE one of the rifles was supposed to stop him.
RD-BH
Human
No, no.
Exiting the lake SE enters ZoC.
You can always leave ZoC on first contact.
Moving E exits ZoC and enters new ZoC (first contact).
With movement points remaining, unit is allowed a move.
The crossbow is standing on the tile that would consume remaining movement points.
PS
Ignore what you see visibly with movement, it frequently differs from fact when it comes to pathing.
Exiting the lake SE enters ZoC.
You can always leave ZoC on first contact.
Moving E exits ZoC and enters new ZoC (first contact).
With movement points remaining, unit is allowed a move.
The crossbow is standing on the tile that would consume remaining movement points.
PS
Ignore what you see visibly with movement, it frequently differs from fact when it comes to pathing.
ShahJahanII
Homesick Alien
This.
The Pilgrim
Deity
Aren't embarked units affected by land units' ZOC?
ShahJahanII
Homesick Alien
Yes, entering a ZOC tile doesn't do anything.
Going from one ZOC tile and going to another will end your turn.
The Pilgrim
Deity
Then while embarked pike already was in the left rifle's ZOC before he disembarked. Disembarkation was supposed to consume all his moves.
Am I missing something?\EDIT:
OK. I think I get it now. I'm totally unfamiliar with how danish UA works. Vexing's shot shows the unit has 4 movement points while embarked. So from the lake he can move East->South-West->East->East attacking the crossbow.
ShahJahanII
Homesick Alien
Then while embarked pike already was in the left rifle's ZOC before he disembarked. Disembarkation was supposed to consume all his moves.
EDIT:
OK. I think I get it now. I'm totally unfamiliar with how danish UA works. Vexing's shot shows the unit has 4 movement points while embarked. So from the lake he can move East->South-West->East->East attacking the crossbow.
It seems I was wrong.
I did't realized he disembarked and attacked the crossbow on the same turn.
r_rolo1
King of myself
Just a question ( I'm a little rusty on Civ V, so bear with me ): land units still ZoC embarked units like they used to in the release days ?
Optional
Deity
Yes.
The opening post has been added to a bit, and is now a War Academy article.
It states clearly that land and naval units exert ZoC over embarked units.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=444783
There's just funny stuff going on with movement bonuses, like in the case of a Persian Golden Age and with the Danish Embarkation bonus. It seems to negate ZoC.
The Danish pike in the screenshot made a one-turn movement to get out of the lake to attack the crossbow. ZoC of at least one of the rifles will have been in play.
