Improve usefullness of forts/defensive squares

[Alabrand]

Now forts are totally useless exept at chokepoints and even then they are not all that great. I think enemy units should not be allowed to move around a fort so like this:

OXE
OFX
OOO

O is just a normal square
F is the fort
E is the enemy
X is where the enemy can't move to

The enemy unit should be able to move away from the fort and move around it with a large circle but not just walk right past it. Same with units on defensive positions (hills/forests) on fortify mode)

So there should be some kind of attack or retreat on the 8 squares around the fort/defensive position

[rjwoer]

Yeah, forts are kind of silly at this point. I don't think I've constructed very many simply because the benefits don't seem that great.

[Willem]

You're actually better off just puting a unit down on a Forest/Jungle square. It has a 50% defense bonus as opposed to a Fort's 25%. Unless it's built on a Hill, there isn't much point andd even then it just matches Forest. Rather useless IMO.

[rjwoer]

There's a MOD for strengthening forts here: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=142803

[cqdemal]

Well, I've yet to seen how a fort looks like in game. After having finished several games. It really is useless.

[gmsh1964]

Maybe at least NOT have forts destroy the improvements in the same hex? Like build one on an Iron Mine without messing up the Mine.

[Willem]

Yes, that would be nice. It would give us a way to protect our resources at least.

[Yosho]

Yeah....I actually used forts a good amount in Civ3, but I have yet to figure out a real use for them this game. They'd be more useful if you could at least build them in neutral or enemy terratory, like roads (or forts in civ3).