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| ====== Forts ====== | ====== Forts ====== |
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| Forts are to Dominions what cities are to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(series) | Civilization]]: they are vitally important buildings that form the central nodes of economic and (most) magical activity. The construction of a fort is required for most national units and commanders to be recruited, and the forts themselves draw additional resources from neighboring provinces which make those units easier to recruit. Unlike [[laboratory|labs]] and [[temple|temples]], forts take multiple turns to build. A few sites also generate forts upon discovery, and some rare events will create forts instantly. [[#ritual forts | Some rituals]] also allow you to build forts in single turn during the [[turn order sequence#pre battles|magic phase]]. | Forts are to Dominions what cities are to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(series) | Civilization]]: they are vitally important buildings that form the central nodes of economic and (most) magical activity. The construction of a fort is required for most national units and commanders to be recruited, and the forts themselves draw additional resources from neighboring provinces which make those units easier to recruit. Unlike [[laboratory|labs]] and [[temple|temples]], forts take multiple turns to build. A few sites also generate forts upon discovery, and some rare events will create forts instantly. [[#ritual forts | Some rituals]] also allow players to build forts in single turn during the [[turn order sequence#pre battles|magic phase]]. |
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| ===== General Mechanics ===== | ===== General Mechanics ===== |
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| * Forts provide a bonus to recruitment points for units as well as commanders. | * Forts provide a bonus to recruitment points for units as well as commanders. |
| * Forts unlock the full resource output of their province (provinces without forts only have half their true resources available), as well as drawing a percentage of the true resources of neighboring unforted provinces according to their admin value. If a province is surrounded by forts which have a combined admin > 100, it will have no resources left for itself and will no longer be able to recruit units or commanders. | * Forts unlock the full resource output of their province (provinces without forts only have half their true resources available), as well as drawing a percentage of the true resources of neighboring unforted provinces according to their admin value. If a province is surrounded by forts which have a combined admin > 100, it will have no resources left for itself and will no longer be able to recruit units or commanders. |
| | * Land provinces do not draw resources from neighbouring underwater provinces or the other way around. |
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| Forts also provide significant defensive and economic benefits: | Forts also provide significant defensive and economic benefits: |
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| * Enemy armies that conquer a province with a fort do not automatically capture it; they must first [[siege|besiege]] it and destroy the walls before storming. Higher-tier forts with have more wall defenders when they are stormed. | * Enemy armies that conquer a province with a fort do not automatically capture it; they must first [[siege|besiege]] it and destroy the walls before storming. Higher-tier forts will have more wall defenders when they are stormed. |
| * While a fort is under siege, it will provide supply to the defending army equal to its Supply Storage divided by the number of turns since the siege began. | * While a fort is under siege, it will provide supply to the defending army equal to its Supply Storage divided by the number of turns since the siege began. |
| * A forted province's [[province defense]] will be nation-specific rather than being based on its original indie type. | * A forted province's [[province defense]] will be nation-specific rather than being based on its original indie type. This can sometimes be a downgrade. |
| * You can only collect income from a province if you can trace a path from it to a friendly fort. | * Income may only be collected from a province if a path can be traced between it and a friendly fort. |
| * Forts increase the income of the provinces they are built in by a percentage equal to half of their administration value. | * Forts increase the income of the provinces they are built in by a percentage equal to half of their administration value. |
| * Forts provide bonus supply to their province and nearby friendly provinces, depending on how far away they are. Bonus supply is equal to (admin × 4)/(distance + 1).((Dominions 5 Manual, 27.)) | * Forts provide bonus supply to their province and nearby friendly provinces, depending on how far away they are. Bonus supply is equal to (admin × 4)/(distance + 1).((Dominions 5 Manual, 27.)) |
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| ==== Building and Upgrading ==== | ==== Building and Upgrading ==== |
| Once they are built, forts may be upgraded to improve attributes such as wall integrity, admin value, and supply storage. Similar to initial fort construction, fort upgrades take a number of turns to complete. If a fort's initial construction is interrupted by an enemy army capturing the province, the gold cost is NOT refunded and all progress on the fort is lost. Note that building construction occurs after the ordinary movement+battle phase, so you must hold a province for the entire turn for construction to be completed. If an existing fort is besieged while it is being upgraded, the gold cost is still not refunded but progress on the upgrade remains as long as the fort is not lost. | Forts may be built by any commander in a province via the 'Build' command. Once the up-front cost has been paid, a commander must actively oversee the building of a fort for the number of turns specified. Note that this task can be passed between commanders, rather than being specific to the commander who began the construction. If no commander is currently ordered to construct the fort, the construction will maintain its current level of progress until a commander is given the order to continue. If a fort's initial construction is interrupted by an enemy army capturing the province, the gold cost is NOT refunded and all progress on the fort is lost. Note that building construction occurs after the ordinary movement+battle phase, so the province must remain in friendly control for the entire turn for construction to be completed. |
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| | Once they are built, forts may be upgraded to improve attributes such as wall integrity, admin value, and supply storage. Similar to initial fort construction, fort upgrades take a number of turns to complete. If an existing fort is besieged while it is being upgraded, the gold cost is still not refunded but progress on the upgrade remains as long as the fort is not lost. |
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| ==== Primitive, Standard and Advanced Forts ==== | ==== Primitive, Standard and Advanced Forts ==== |
| A nation's summary screen will indicate what level and type of fort it is able to construct, albeit in a roundabout way. What "standard" forts means is dependent on the age; nations that can construct "primitive" and "advanced" forts will be able to construct one tier lower or higher than what is standard, respectively. This is extremely significant where it means the nation gets one less CP per fort than the standard for their era (e.g. primitive forts in the Early Ages). [[rus ea | EA Rus]] is a notable exception in that its "primitive" forts follow their own upgrade path entirely. [[asphodel ma | MA Asphodel]] and [[xibalba la | LA Xibalba]] share the dubious honor of being the only nations with "very primitive" forts. | A nation's summary screen will indicate what level and type of fort it is able to construct, albeit in a roundabout way. What "standard" forts means is dependent on the age. Nations that can construct "primitive" and "advanced" forts will be able to construct one tier lower or higher than what is standard, respectively. This is extremely significant where it means the nation gets one less CP per fort than the standard for their era (e.g. primitive default forts in the Early or Late Ages). [[rus ea | EA Rus]] is a notable exception in that its "primitive" forts follow their own upgrade path entirely. |
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| "Standard" max upgrade tier by age: | "Standard" max upgrade tier by age: |
| === Masons === | === Masons === |
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| Commanders with the {{:abilities:mason.png?15&nolink}}mason trait can upgrade a fortification to be one tier higher than what is usually available to their nation; for example, [[arcoscephale-ea|EA Arcoscephale's]] ??Engineer??s can upgrade Fortresses into Castles. This is particularly significant for nations which can upgrade to a fort with a +2 CP bonus, such as [[ulm ma | MA Ulm]] and [[marignon ma | MA Marignon]]. Helmut's Sappers, the [[mercenaries | mercenary company]], comes with a mason commander. | Commanders with the {{:abilities:mason.png?15&nolink}}mason trait can upgrade a fortification to be one tier higher than what is usually available to their nation. For example, [[arcoscephale-ea|EA Arcoscephale's]] ??Engineer??s can upgrade Fortresses into Castles. This is particularly significant for nations which can upgrade to a fort with a +2 CP bonus, such as [[ulm ma | MA Ulm]] and [[marignon ma | MA Marignon]]. Helmut's Sappers, the [[mercenaries | mercenary company]], comes with a mason commander. |
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| ===== Fort Types ===== | ===== Fort Types ===== |
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| If a nation has no modifier on their forts other than the usual primitive/standard/advanced, then they will follow the [[#default fort]] upgrade path. See the tables below for the specifics of these and other fort upgrade paths. | |
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| //Fort stats courtesy of the [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pHYImkVX9ACTKtHlJZ3-tHKzmGInHxCxHdC8dFo7HIA/edit#gid=0 | Dominions 5 Forts Spreadsheet]].// | //Fort stats courtesy of the [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pHYImkVX9ACTKtHlJZ3-tHKzmGInHxCxHdC8dFo7HIA/edit#gid=0 | Dominions 5 Forts Spreadsheet]].// |
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| ==== Default Forts ==== | ==== Default Forts ==== |
| | If a nation has no modifier on their forts other than the usual primitive/standard/advanced, then they will follow the default fort upgrade path. |
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| ^ Image | {{:misc:gui:palisades.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:castle.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:citadel.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:citadel.png?nolink}} | | ^ Image | {{:misc:gui:palisades.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:castle.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:citadel.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:citadel.png?nolink}} | |
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| ==== Fortified Cities ==== | ==== Fortified Cities ==== |
| Fortified Cities are distinguished from the default upgrade path by their tier one fort providing +1 CP rather than having no CP bonus. However, they also cost more to build and upgrade, and construction takes longer. | Fortified Cities are distinguished from the default upgrade path by their tier one fort providing +1 CP rather than having no CP bonus. This means that they are much more efficient than the default path if only built for the extra commander point. However, each tier of fortified city is more expensive to upgrade to and takes longer to construct. |
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| The following nations can build fortified cities: | The following nations can build fortified cities: |
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| ^ Image | {{:misc:gui:palisades.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:castle.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:citadel.png?nolink}} | | ^ Image | {{:misc:gui:palisades.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:castle.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:citadel.png?nolink}} | |
| ^ Name | City Palisades | Walled City | Fortified City | Great Walled City((No fortified city nation is advanced enough to build this, unless MA Uruk somehow gets a {{:abilities:mason.png?15&nolink}}mason.)) | | ^ Name | City Palisades | Walled City | Fortified City | Great Walled City((No fortified city nation is advanced enough to build this in the base game.)) | |
| ^ Cost/Months | 750/5 | 450/3 | 450/3 | 600/4 | | ^ Cost/Months | 750/5 | 450/3 | 450/3 | 600/4 | |
| ^ Admin | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | | ^ Admin | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | |
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| ==== Ice Forts ==== | ==== Ice Forts ==== |
| Ice Forts are available only to [[caelum ma | MA Caelum]] and [[atlantis la | LA Atlantis]], the latter of which can only build them on the coast. These are a lot cheaper than default forts and are faster to upgrade, but they "melt" and lose effectiveness in heat scales, and can only be built and upgraded in cold scales. If the temperature rises to neutral or above, construction is halted and can only continue once cold scales return. | Ice Forts are available only to [[caelum ma | MA Caelum]] and [[atlantis la | LA Atlantis]], the latter of which can only build them on the coast. These are much cheaper than default forts and are faster to upgrade, but they "melt" and lose effectiveness in heat scales, and can only be built and upgraded in cold scales. If the temperature rises to neutral or above, construction is halted and can only continue once cold scales return. |
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| For every temperature scale below {{:misc:scales:cold.png?14&nolink}}3, all stats of ice forts (with the exception of CP bonus and the base defenders multiplier) decrease by 10%. This means that ice forts take a 30% stat penalty at neutral temperature, and a 60% penalty in {{:misc:scales:heat.png?14&nolink}}3. If an ice fort spends enough turns in heat scales, it is permanently damaged and transforms into a Half-Melted Fort. In this state, the fort can only be restored by destroying it and building a new one in its place. | For every temperature scale above {{:misc:scales:cold.png?14&nolink}}3, all stats of ice forts (with the exception of CP bonus and the base defenders multiplier) decrease by 10%. This means that ice forts take a 30% stat penalty at neutral temperature, and a 60% penalty in {{:misc:scales:heat.png?14&nolink}}3. If an ice fort spends enough turns in heat scales, it is permanently damaged and transforms into a Half-Melted Fort. In this state, the fort can only be restored by destroying it and building a new one in its place. |
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| The stats in the table below are for ice forts in {{:misc:scales:cold.png?14&nolink}}3. The Half-Melted Fort's stats do not scale with temperature. | The stats in the table below are for ice forts in {{:misc:scales:cold.png?14&nolink}}3. The Half-Melted Fort's stats do not scale with temperature. |
| * [[erytheia la | LA Erytheia]] | * [[erytheia la | LA Erytheia]] |
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| You **cannot** build citadels underwater; the maximum rank you can build is castle, meaning the most CP bonus you can get is +1. However, [[ys ma | MA Ys]] starts with the Castle of Bronze and Crystal, which has the same stats as a citadel (including the +2 CP bonus). | Citadels **cannot** be built underwater; the maximum rank available is the castle, resulting in a maximum CP bonus of +1. However, [[ys ma | MA Ys]] starts with the Castle of Bronze and Crystal, which has the same stats as a citadel (including the +2 CP bonus). |
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| ^ Image | {{:misc:gui:palisades.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:castle.png?nolink}} | | ^ Image | {{:misc:gui:palisades.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?nolink}} | {{:misc:gui:castle.png?nolink}} | |
| ===== Ritual Forts ===== | ===== Ritual Forts ===== |
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| In some situations, you might be in a real hurry to build a fort. There are a couple of [[rituals]] that can construct a fort in a single turn during the magic phase. This means that they will land before any movement-phase attacks and protect the province from being immediately taken, making ritual forts critical to a mid- to late game throne rush. | There are a number of [[rituals]] that can construct a fort in a single turn during the magic phase. These ritual forts will land before any movement-phase attacks and are therefore capable of immediately preventing the province from being taken without a siege, making ritual forts critical to many a mid- to late game throne rush. |
| | Note that ritual forts cannot be cast on top of existing forts -- the fort must be demolished before a ritual can be used to replace it. |
| Note that ritual forts cannot be cast on top of existing forts; the fort must be demolished before a ritual can be used to replace it. | |
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| ^ Generic ^^^^ | ^ Generic |||| |
| ^ ??Living Castle?? | //Conjuration 7// | {{path>N4W1}} • {{gems>40N}} | Can only be cast underwater and can only target underwater provinces\\ Range 4 | | ^ ??Living Castle?? | //Conjuration 7// | {{path>N4W1}} • {{gems>40N}} | Can only be cast underwater\\ Range 4 | |
| | ::: | Fortress of Kelp and Coral: +1 CP, 400 Wall Integrity.\\ One way for land nations to secure an underwater invasion. ||| | | ::: | Fortress of Kelp and Coral: +1 CP, 400 Wall Integrity.\\ One way for land nations to secure an underwater invasion. ||| |
| ^ ??Wizard's Tower?? | //Alteration 8// | {{path>E4}} • {{gems>50E}} | Range 4 | | ^ ??Wizard's Tower?? | //Alteration 8// | {{path>E4}} • {{gems>50E}} | Range 4 | |
| | ::: | Wizard's Tower: +1 CP, 1000 Wall Integrity.\\ A strong throne rush or late game spam fort due to its grand citadel-tier wall integrity and relatively accessible path requirement. Rather expensive, however! ||| | | ::: | Wizard's Tower: +1 CP, 1000 Wall Integrity.\\ A strong throne rush or late game spam fort due to its grand citadel-tier wall integrity and relatively accessible path requirement. Rather expensive, however! ||| |
| ^ ??Three Red Seconds?? | //Blood 8// | {{path>B5}} • {{gems>120B}} | Range 4 | | ^ ??Three Red Seconds?? | //Blood 8// | {{path>B5}} • {{gems>120B}} | Range 4 | |
| | ::: | Citadel of Power: +2 CP, 750 Wall Integrity.\\ Notable for being the only ritual fort with a +2 CP bonus. Blood Nations that can't build citadels can demolish their capital fort and replace it with a Citadel of Power to increase cap mage production. {{gems>120B}} is also quite affordable compared to the {{gems>50E}} required to cast ??Wizard's Tower??, at least for proper blood nations. ||| | | ::: | Citadel of Power: +2 CP, 750 Wall Integrity.\\ Notable for being the only ritual fort with a +2 CP bonus. Blood Nations that can't build citadels can demolish their capital fort and replace it with a Citadel of Power to increase cap mage production. {{gems>120B}} is also quite affordable compared to the {{gems>50E}} required to cast ??Wizard's Tower??, at least for proper blood nations. ||| |
| ^ National ^^^^ | ^ National |||| |
| ^ ??Grow Fortress?? | //Alteration 0// | {{path>N4}} • {{gems>35N}} | [[pangaea ea | EA Pangaea]], [[asphodel ma | MA Asphodel]] and all ages of [[Oceania]]\\ Range 0, can only target forests or kelp forests((Can only target the same province as the lab it is cast from.)) | | ^ ??Grow Fortress?? | //Alteration 0// | {{path>N4}} • {{gems>35N}} | [[pangaea ea| EA Pangaea]], [[asphodel ma| MA Asphodel]] and all ages of [[Oceania]]\\ Range 0, can only target forests or kelp forests((Can only target the same province as the lab it is cast from.)) | |
| | ::: | Bramble Fort (land) or Kelp Fort (underwater): +1 CP, 150 Wall Integrity.\\ Starting fort for EA Pangaea and EA and MA Oceania. Notably the only way for EA Pangaea, EA Oceania, and MA Asphodel to build +1 CP forts. ||| | | ::: | Bramble Fort (land) or Kelp Fort (underwater): +1 CP, 150 Wall Integrity.\\ Starting fort for EA Pangaea and EA and MA Oceania. Notably the only way for EA Pangaea, EA Oceania, and MA Asphodel to build +1 CP forts. ||| |
| ^ ??Fort of the Ancients?? | //Alteration 4// | {{path>N4}} • {{gems>35N}} | [[pangaea ma | MA]] and [[pangaea la | LA Pangaea]]\\ Range 0, can only target forests or kelp forests | | ^ ??Fort of the Ancients?? | //Alteration 5// | {{path>N4}} • {{gems>35N}} | [[pangaea ma| MA]] and [[pangaea la| LA Pangaea]]\\ Range 0, can only target forests or kelp forests | |
| | ::: | Bramble Fort (land) or Kelp Fort (underwater): +1 CP, 150 Wall Integrity. ||| | | ::: | Bramble Fort (land) or Kelp Fort (underwater): +1 CP, 150 Wall Integrity. ||| |
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| ===== See More ===== | ===== See More ===== |
| * [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pHYImkVX9ACTKtHlJZ3-tHKzmGInHxCxHdC8dFo7HIA/edit#gid=0 | Dominions 5 Forts Spreadsheet]] | * [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pHYImkVX9ACTKtHlJZ3-tHKzmGInHxCxHdC8dFo7HIA/edit#gid=0 | Dominions 5 Forts Spreadsheet]] |
