Terrain defence bonus

[Palaiologos]

I was always under the impression that the terrain def bonus number in the rules.txt is multiplied by 50% to calculate the final adjustment. Therefore(according to rules.txt at least) a number of 3 gives a def bonus of 50%(or a 150% adjustment).

Now that means that a number of 2 gives a normal def adjustment while a 1 a negative one. However i just noticed the values of the original terrain and they are as thus:

hills 2 (civilopadia says 100% bonus)
mountains 3 (civilopedia says 200% bonus)
plains/desert/grassland 1 (civilopaedia says normal)

The formula then is def number-1 x 100%= final bonus(not adjustment).

How can we verify any of these?

I hope my english was clear enough.

[Mercator]

You're looking at the wrong number in the rules. You're looking at the movement cost. Defense is the second number after the terrain name.

Defense for Grassland says 2, which is 2x50%=100% (i.e. normal). Defense for Hills is 4, or 4x50%=200% (i.e. 100% bonus)

[Palaiologos]

duh!


Can someone close this thread?
Quickly?

[Mercator]