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Could we cap the effectiveness of bombardment (the reduction of city defenses) to some proportion of the max? Fifty percent or so? So if you shell a fortress, it's only going to go down to 75% bonus at a minimum.
That way, artillery and naval support still have an impact, without making fortresses obsolete.
Actually, I think this would be a pretty good change for Civ IV as well. It's kind of silly that you can remove every advantage of being in a city through bombardment. Especially considering that, historically, shelling a city would only weaken defenses to a certain point. After that, rubble and ruins provided ad hoc cover to the defenders.
I'm imagining this is a quick edit in the XML. If it's more than that, it might not be worth it.
That way, artillery and naval support still have an impact, without making fortresses obsolete.
Actually, I think this would be a pretty good change for Civ IV as well. It's kind of silly that you can remove every advantage of being in a city through bombardment. Especially considering that, historically, shelling a city would only weaken defenses to a certain point. After that, rubble and ruins provided ad hoc cover to the defenders.
I'm imagining this is a quick edit in the XML. If it's more than that, it might not be worth it.