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I've always noticed that the capital always shows a 'city' icon when it is a town, and a 'metropolis' icon when it is a city. My question, though, is whether that has any effect on the defensive bonus of units stationed there. My guess is that when the capital is a town, it gets the defensive bonus of a city, and when it is a city, it gets the bonus of a metropolis. Is this right?
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The capital does get a defence bonus. It should continue after it becomes a metro as well.(\__/)
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Really? I never noticed.. Time to rethink my 'chase the capital' strategy in single player then
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I've not done any rigorous testing, but it's always seemed to me the extra size of the Capital is purely cosmetic ...
NYE: Have you done any testing confirming this extra defense bonus?Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
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He doesn't need to, the defence bonuses have been thoroughly catalogued.
The levels are:
None
Town with walls or City (50%)
Metropolis. (100%)
The bonuses stack additively with any others.Comment
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No I haven't. I have read about it though, from time to time. Just not able to find a link easily at the moment.Originally posted by Last Conformist
NYE: Have you done any testing confirming this extra defense bonus?(\__/)
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I think Catt did some testing on this IIRC.
He conclusion was that there was a bonus increase indeed, again IIRC, I'm pretty certain of the latter though.Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
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DrSpike: The question was if the capital got an extra bonus, as suggested by the "big" graphics.
alva: Thanx. I'll have to do some checking around, then.Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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Yes, and IIRC one would apply those figures I gave to what the graphics show the capital to be. Since someone had already made the second point, I was just adding the finishing touches and providing the numbers for anyone that wanted them.
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Thats interesting, In my Mod 7 ages of man I Changed the Palace to give land, sea and air defence bonuses. I wonder if the original also gives defence for naval etc defence.
One 'problem' making the palace have citywall ability is that it Can be destroyed with an accurate Bombard! Maybe I can remove the citywall defence and leave the air defence which can be quite useful.
It makes building the palace in a important strategic position a useful tactic, as its city defence makes it far harder to conquer.
Perhaps I'll make the forbidden palace have a City wall bonus to give it more use (its changed in conquests).Comment
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I don't remember testing it and I don't know the answer either! But with a poor memory, I certainly could have tested it and forgotten all about itOriginally posted by alva
I think Catt did some testing on this IIRC.
He conclusion was that there was a bonus increase indeed, again IIRC, I'm pretty certain of the latter though.
Catt
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I just did a little test, sending 250 of my regular Warriors against 250 (unfortified) AI ones inside their capital.
122 (48.8%) of my Warriors survived; for no extra defense bonus one'd expect 114 (45,6%), and for a +50% bonus 73 (29.1%).
This strongly suggest there's, in fact, no extra defense bonus for capitals.
Edit: Corrected a couple percentages.Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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I'd just hate to think of all the WW that generated...
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Last Conformist, thanks for your effort
I guess that settles it then
No capital defense bonus.Don't eat the yellow snow.Comment
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gunkulator: There's a such thing as Despotism.Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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