Defence How it works ?

Couldn't say. Nevertheless, a assure you they're fought in buildings. I've seen battle reports leave out details before.

No, you're correct, capture or raze attempts will use building terrain modifiers. This still gives you a pretty strong defensive bonus thought, even with bows. I wouldn't change your whole strategy based on that anyway. By the time anyone will be storming you, they'll have almost certainly killed all your troops with direct attacks if they can.

Finwë Aldaríon wrote: FallenTippy wrote: i read in other threads that when a army fights in the city at the end of  siege that its actually considered building fighting. Not true.  Both attacks or raze/capture attempts at cities are fought in the terrain your city has settled upon. So you did well choosing a mountain for your elven cities.

Ok so i was reading throughout the forums and I'm actually quite confused , i am a elf and i was told they have the best archers so i moved my city onto a mountain for more of a better defense for my archers  well if my  city is on a mountain surrounded by small hills , would i not get the mountain bonus when a sieging army finally breaks through the walls ? i read in other threads that when a army fights in the city at the end of  siege that its actually considered building fighting so t1 or t2 infantry would be the best for defense .