Siege Master needed for structural damage in new worlds
In newly opened worlds an attacking army needs at least one Siege Master to damage a player village's buildings.
Unlocks: Applies only in worlds with the Siege Master rule enabled. The rule is on in newly opened worlds and in Ötüken Land – Season 3; in other worlds attacks still deal structural damage without a Siege Master as before.
How it works
- The server only looks at the army that actually marched; Siege Masters waiting in the village do not count.
- Without a Siege Master in the army, the battle result, both sides' losses and the loot are calculated as usual; only the village's structural health does not drop and the village cannot be destroyed by this attack.
- A village whose owner has not played in this world for 7 days is exempt: if the owner still has not returned when your attack arrives, you deal building damage without a Siege Master and the village can be destroyed. In a Kale Önü battle damage still needs you to get inside the walls or bring down the Otağ. The warning in the march plan does not know the target is inactive and may still appear; a plunder march still deals no building damage.
- With at least 1 Siege Master in the army, structural damage uses the usual formula, described in ‘Village destruction, last village and capital transfer’.
- In the battle report of a blocked attack the attacker sees “The village took no structural damage because the army had no Siege Master.” and the defender sees “The attacking army had no Siege Master; the village's buildings took no damage.”
- If you prepare an attack on a player village without a Siege Master, the march planner shows a warning; the warning does not block the march.
- The Siege Master needs Stage 7 and a Smithy; until then attacks on player villages only result in battle and plunder, except on villages whose owner has not played for 7 days.
Step by step
- Select the player village on the world map and open the attack march.
- Add at least 1 Siege Master to the unit selection; otherwise a warning appears below the plan.
- Start the march and, once it resolves, check the structural damage line in the battle report in the Code Book.
Key numbers
- Required unit
- At least 1 Siege Master — In the mobile app the same unit is called City Master.
- Without a master
- No structural damage — The battle, losses and plunder are calculated as usual.
- Scope
- Attacks on player villages — NPC raids, scouting and resource gathering are not affected by this rule.
Army speed is the weighted average of unit speeds (Siege Master 18); a few masters slow a large army only a little.
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