When to garrison?
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shanodin
Chieftain
It's really not worthwhile at all in ciV.
biohazard72
Prince
That's not true, especially with the city HP and healing buff from the last patch.
Sometimes you will want to garrison a unit on a city that's being attacked such that you can counterattack the next turn - this often happens when I have one unit in the area but not another and the attack would leave me open. I wait in the city and enjoy the defense bonus until I have enough units to turn the tide at that particular battle.
Still, that particular situation and garrisoned siege units are the only reasons I can think of.
manu-fan
Emperor
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Well, I guess the answer is 'Never'.
Except if you have the policy that gives -1 unhappiness for every garrisoned unit. I used to do that but it cost too much, and have reverted to a strategy of not using that policy and not garrisoning.
Cheers.
Except if you have the policy that gives -1 unhappiness for every garrisoned unit. I used to do that but it cost too much, and have reverted to a strategy of not using that policy and not garrisoning.
Cheers.
A trick to keep in mind when garrisoning with a ranged unit:
Garrisoning costs no movement points for a unit. Thus, you can garrison and ungarrison a unit infinitely in a turn. Moreover, a city using its attack in a turn does not consume any move points for the garrisoned unit. So at the start of your turn, garrison the ranged unit in the city if it's not already, use the now-boosted city's attack, then ungarrison the unit and use its own ranged attack. The difference isn't huge (usually just a couple extra points of attack power), but you can pick up an extra point of damage on the target for free.
Garrisoning costs no movement points for a unit. Thus, you can garrison and ungarrison a unit infinitely in a turn. Moreover, a city using its attack in a turn does not consume any move points for the garrisoned unit. So at the start of your turn, garrison the ranged unit in the city if it's not already, use the now-boosted city's attack, then ungarrison the unit and use its own ranged attack. The difference isn't huge (usually just a couple extra points of attack power), but you can pick up an extra point of damage on the target for free.
When you need to defend garisson ranged units, otherwise don't bother. Units do heal 3hp in cities instead of 2hp but is generally not worth it. Only 1hp units would save one turn when they heal up to 10hp, but then you'd have to use another turn if you want to move it to its orignial position anyway. Unless you're moving it to a different direction, then you could consider it.
I think I have paranoia of Kim Jong Il porportions and garrison all of my cities. I've learned the hard way I guess. I've been off to war on one end of my empire and I get rear-ended on the other side by an opportunistic coalition that takes me by surprise!
Not to mention, I hate it when your city is on it's own in the early game and stupid barbarians won't freakin die because they're only being bombarded for 1-3 damage! GRRRR! I have rotten luck with hitting barbarians... I never seem to kill a unit in 1 or 2 barrages.
Not to mention, I hate it when your city is on it's own in the early game and stupid barbarians won't freakin die because they're only being bombarded for 1-3 damage! GRRRR! I have rotten luck with hitting barbarians... I never seem to kill a unit in 1 or 2 barrages.
