Help - I dont understand fortress defending!

Saxon · #1 February 13th, 2007, 10:37 AM

Reducing unrest does kill population, but it is generally considered the price you pay for much improved tax income.

Did you have a situation in mind where you would rather deal with the unrest but keep the people alive? This game has lots of neat situations where funny things like that make sense, but I don't know this one yet.

thejeff · #2 February 13th, 2007, 10:46 AM

It's a short term vs long term gain trade off.

Patrolling boosts income back up quickly, but to a lower level than it would reach if you lowered taxes for a couple of turns.

Loren · #3 February 13th, 2007, 10:34 PM

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Saxon said:
Reducing unrest does kill population, but it is generally considered the price you pay for much improved tax income.

Did you have a situation in mind where you would rather deal with the unrest but keep the people alive? This game has lots of neat situations where funny things like that make sense, but I don't know this one yet.

But you can deal with unrest by taxes or PD without killing anyone.