Defense placement on the wall, tower and main gate
Deploy the empty troops to permanent defensive positions.
How it works
- There are five positions: four archer towers (unlocked at Watchtower levels 1, 3, 5 and 7) and the Main Gate Garrison (Stone Wall level 1).
- Towers take only Steppe Archers, the Main Gate only Spearmen or Heavy Cavalry; on screen the amount changes in steps of 5.
- Tower capacity = 20 + Watchtower level × 8 + Embrasures level × 25; gate capacity = 35 + Stone Wall level × 12 + Reinforced Gate level × 30.
- Position bonus per soldier: 18 + Embrasures level × 3 defence points in a tower, 14 + Reinforced Gate level × 4 at the gate.
- Fortification = position bonus + Stone Wall level × (420 + garrison defence power × 0.025); the defence score also grows with the Reinforced Gate by ×(1 + level × 0.035).
- Soldiers in a position are not idle: they cannot be sent on marches, as reinforcements, into formations or disbanded; withdraw them from the position first.
- Example: Watchtower 5 and Embrasures 1 → tower capacity 20 + 40 + 25 = 85 archers; each archer gives 21 position bonus.
Step by step
- Open the city defense center.
- Select the open wall, archer tower, or main gate position.
- Determine the type and amount of troops allowed.
- Record assignment; check that defense score and fortification contribution have been updated.
The troops in the position leave the army idle; they must first withdraw from the position to supplement the march or other village.
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