I just fought in a building for the first time

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GM Stormcrow wrote: ShoM wrote: "The close quarter hand-to-hand combat required when fighting in a building is a blessing to the well trained spear or swordsman. Cavalry, however, find it extremely hard to fight here. Spear and swordsmen find that building fighting is their place to shine. An intimate knowledge of the choke points in a building also somehwat benefits defending bowmen despite their limited arcs of fire. Cavalry detest fighting in and around buildings." (From a recent report, Terrain = Buildings) I didn't know "Buildings" existed as a terrain type until just now. It makes me wonder ...  - how come battles against other players towns take place on the terrain type the town is situated on rather than "Buildings"? - is there a point when fighting in a town becomes "fighting in buildings" as opposed to "fighting on the base terrain type"? - is the point referred to above represented by the Town Wall defence bonus, and I should just stop fretting and making things more complicated? Hi ShoM, Yes indeed - there is a building terrain type which is exclusively used for NPC combat that occurs in a building. Fighting indoors (such as clearing out a temple) represents a unique combat environment that isn't adequately reflected by the existing terrain types.  As NPCs are not able to build walls to assist in their defence, they get a specific "indoor, single building" terrain type for the largest NPC structures. Fighting a player town remains, and will remain, based on the underlying terrain around the town.  The reason for this is partly gameplay (to provide terrain variation and strategic choices) and also partly practical as it is assumed that the armies may clash in and around the city itself, and the defenders would certainly take advantage of their environment as well as the city walls. At some point in the near future the more extreme biomes will play a part in combat modifiers as well - specifically desert, jungle and arctic warfare types. Regards, SC

ShoM wrote: "The close quarter hand-to-hand combat required when fighting in a building is a blessing to the well trained spear or swordsman. Cavalry, however, find it extremely hard to fight here. Spear and swordsmen find that building fighting is their place to shine. An intimate knowledge of the choke points in a building also somehwat benefits defending bowmen despite their limited arcs of fire. Cavalry detest fighting in and around buildings." (From a recent report, Terrain = Buildings) I didn't know "Buildings" existed as a terrain type until just now. It makes me wonder ...  - how come battles against other players towns take place on the terrain type the town is situated on rather than "Buildings"? - is there a point when fighting in a town becomes "fighting in buildings" as opposed to "fighting on the base terrain type"? - is the point referred to above represented by the Town Wall defence bonus, and I should just stop fretting and making things more complicated?

Hi ShoM,

Yes indeed - there is a building terrain type which is exclusively used for NPC combat that occurs in a building.

Fighting indoors (such as clearing out a temple) represents a unique combat environment that isn't adequately reflected by the existing terrain types.  As NPCs are not able to build walls to assist in their defence, they get a specific "indoor, single building" terrain type for the largest NPC structures.

Fighting a player town remains, and will remain, based on the underlying terrain around the town.  The reason for this is partly gameplay (to provide terrain variation and strategic choices) and also partly practical as it is assumed that the armies may clash in and around the city itself, and the defenders would certainly take advantage of their environment as well as the city walls.

At some point in the near future the more extreme biomes will play a part in combat modifiers as well - specifically desert, jungle and arctic warfare types.

Regards,

SC

I did it on purpose, it's one of my superpowers.

What you seem to be refering to is The Quantum Theory of Sandboxery.  Just like kids in a sandbox, our well loved but far too busy devs will be building bigger and better castles and planning Illy's evolution.  I have no idea about code, but I know a good game.  If we stick around for awhile we will see many new releases.