Jervellan Wall??

Darryl · #1 February 19th, 2004, 05:52 AM

Ok, I just started a game and found the Jervellan Wall. It has no description, so I searched the Boards and there's nothing. I looked in Sunray's site list and it's there, but the only ability it seems to have is "building". No gems, no troops, no effects. Does this site do anything or is it just "fluff"?

Darryl

geo981010 · #2 February 19th, 2004, 05:54 AM

You get a free castle, albeit a very low admin and virtually defenseless one. If you already started another castle however, you don't even get that

#3 February 19th, 2004, 05:58 AM

Defenseless? I thought it had 500 Defense. But I had to delete my game that I Found one so I may be wrong. Though it does have 0 Admin, which is very nice since it usually appears right by one of your castles.

Darryl · #4 February 19th, 2004, 06:16 AM

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Originally posted by geo981010:
You get a free castle, albeit a very low admin and virtually defenseless one. If you already started another castle however, you don't even get that

Great. It's in a location that I started building a castle 2 turns ago. So I take it that if you build a castle there it's pretty much useless?

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Originally posted by Zen:
Defenseless? I thought it had 500 Defense. But I had to delete my game that I Found one so I may be wrong. Though it does have 0 Admin, which is very nice since it usually appears right by one of your castles.

Ok, I checked the defense of the province and it is listed as "0". It does have more resources than other provinces (51) but that's about it. Is there any advantage other than the increased resources? I don't seem to be able to recruit anything else. Should I not build another fortress here?

Darryl

Gateway103 · #5 February 19th, 2004, 07:54 AM

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Originally posted by Darryl

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Originally posted by Zen:
Defenseless? I thought it had 500 Defense. But I had to delete my game that I Found one so I may be wrong. Though it does have 0 Admin, which is very nice since it usually appears right by one of your castles.

Ok, I checked the defense of the province and it is listed as "0". It does have more resources than other provinces (51) but that's about it. Is there any advantage other than the increased resources? I don't seem to be able to recruit anything else. Should I not build another fortress here?

Darryl

Provincial Defense is not the same as castle defense. Provincial Defense, or PD for short, represents local militias/troops that will patrol said province for foreign scouts, and other stealthy units such as spies. They also double as defenders when the province gets invaded.

The advantage of having PD is that you don't need to pay upkeeps nor resources, just need initial investments. The downside is that they are generally weak, so they are more of arrow fodder row when invaded by substantial forces. In case you don't know how to invest in PD, press 'D' or click on defense to bring up the dialogue screen for adjustment.

To check for a castle's defense, right click on the said building (e.g. Wizard Tower, Mountain Fortress, etc) on the list on the bottom right of the screen when the province is selected.

-Gateway103

[ February 19, 2004, 05:59: Message edited by: Gateway103 ]

Darryl · #6 February 19th, 2004, 08:09 AM

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Originally posted by Gateway103:
Provincial Defense is not the same as castle defense.

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To check for a castle's defense, right click on the said building (e.g. Wizard Tower, Mountain Fortress, etc) on the list on the bottom right of the screen when the province is selected.

-Gateway103

I understand the difference. The problem is no info is given. It just days "The Jervellan Wall". No numbers or anything when you right click, no symbol on the map, nothing. My fortress on the other hand shows defense values for the castle when you right click on "Fortress" on the bottom right of the screen. Am I missing something or does this not work the same way as "normal" fortresses? Is there actually some kind of defense for the province even though nothing is shown?