05.14 · Army, training and defense

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

  1. Open the city defense center.
  2. Select the open wall, archer tower, or main gate position.
  3. Determine the type and amount of troops allowed.
  4. 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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