Can someone tell me the differences between castles???

[st.patrik]

Because the defense stat refers to how hard it is to break down the gate - not how tough the fortress is once you've broken it down and are trying to go in. so something weak like a mausoleum you just have to lean hard against the wall to make a breach, whereas a mountain citadel or dark citadel you have to batter it for weeks to make a way you can actually get inside.

[Bossemanden]

Because defense points denote how much damage the castle gate can take before it breaks. In other words how difficult it is to besiege.

But I would like a stat shown at startup telling how many archers there are on each castle

Edit: st.patrik beat me to it it seems.

[ March 10, 2004, 21:14: Message edited by: Bossemanden ]

[Chazar]

Does the number of units have an effect on the time of siege? What about PD?

I recall a passage in the manual saying that mindless units count less when repairing fortification or something like that, but I dont know what that means...
(I have not noted a "repair"-command after an unsuccesful siege.)

[Taqwus]

Castle damage is based on siege might of attackers versus defenders; size matters, if memory serves, as does mindlessness, flight, and the 'siege' token (some units have advantages besieging castles, some have advantages defending them). If the attacker has an advantage, the defense total goes down, and vice versa. Gate is breached once defense reaches 0. Magic can also be used to damage or strengthen castles.

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Chazar:
What about PD?

PD is never a factor in a castle siege: If a castle is being sieged, all of the PD has already been slaughtered and more cannot be hired until the attackers are driven off, or the castle is taken over.

[Graeme Dice]

The formula for siege ability is:

((siegers strength)²/100)+(bonuses(1 for flying, 1 for city guards etc IIRC))

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