Allow unit stacking inside cities.

[Axel Rhodd]

While I really like the 'one unit per tile' rule, I think it should be allowed to stack units inside cities to reduce map clutter.
if I choose to produce lets say 50 military units I have no choice but to spread them far and wide around the map - it looks bad and is annoying.

City unit stacking would be for STORAGE purpose only - if a city was attacked while stack is present, only the garrisoned unit would be able to respond - that would eliminate any possibility of a 'stack of doom' type of response.

Now, in case I missed some interface feature which allows for clutter control then I retract my remarks - otherwise lets here other's opinion on the matter

[jnh140]

This has been discussed at length in a couple other threads. One discussion I participated in, so I link it for posterity.

http://apolyton.net/showthread.php/193251-My-Impressions

The current purpose of the mechanic is to get you to place your units in strategic locations-- not as map clutter, but as actual scary armies the AI has to go up against. I've noticed even on king difficulty that a large army in the west will not deter an invasion from the east, but an army in the east will deter that same invasion.

[dschur]

I think the unit cost pretty much limits you to a relatively small number of troops in your army anyway. The 1UPT then forces you to place them effectively. I doubt I could actually afford a big enough army that I'd need a creative way to store them. Maybe I just suck though :-)

[Zoetstofzoetje]

more importantly, at present garrisoning your city anything but archer/artillery/etc makes no sense. it should give the other side a run for their money when invading the cities (like in Russia/Japan, house by house), or expunge your unit.

[Beatie]

Civ5 is a game for small army's. No way you can make 50 units in civ5. I think that maint cost for everything is way to high.

[jnh140]

Fully agree on the uselessness of direct combat garrisons.

Garrisoned units being attacked in cities should receive larger bombardment and direct combat bonuses to reflect urban warfare.

[Axel Rhodd]

@jnh140
thx for the link