What kind of castles do you choose?

Joonie73 · #1 November 22nd, 2003, 04:46 AM

Is watch tower viable? I am trying to save as many points as possible...

#2 November 22nd, 2003, 04:47 AM

If you do not need alot of gold/resource production for your units, also watch towers are extremely easy to storm, though most MP just preach you out and don't worry about trying to storm your castle.

apoger · #3 November 22nd, 2003, 04:59 AM

The only forts I use are Fortified City, Wizards Tower, and 40 Admin Castle.

Forts are cheap. Save your nation points elsewhere.

#4 November 22nd, 2003, 05:32 AM

Hrm. I doubt its a coincidence that is the only ones I have ever used except for the Kelp Citadel

Gandalf Parker · #5 November 22nd, 2003, 05:54 AM

I often use watchtower and even mausoleum. Some nations get most of their best and highly armored units only at the capital, for those a high admin castle is great. Some nations defense is in their mages and summons, for those its best to have castles that will Last for a long seige.

Other nations get their best units in ANY castle, and their defense is in those units. For those it might work best to have a castle they can build cheap and fast. Some nations best defense includes archers and heavy units, so a watchtower might be good.

Again, I tend to play nations that like to pop up in spots. I dont need admin as much as I need to build often. And I am known for trying to find uses for the unwanted choices.

[ November 22, 2003, 03:56: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

apoger · #6 November 22nd, 2003, 06:12 AM

>I dont need admin as much as I need to build often.

The Wizards Tower gets you both. That's why I use it.

Jasper · #7 November 22nd, 2003, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by apoger:
The only forts I use are Fortified City, Wizards Tower, and 40 Admin Castle.

Forts are cheap. Save your nation points elsewhere.

I agree, although I'm also considering the Hill Fort, as it's not too much of an economic hit for much stronger defense.

LordArioch · #8 November 22nd, 2003, 06:19 AM

I'm more and more deciding the mausoleum is the way to go for almost all nations. You get 20 less admin than the castle, but save enough points for a order/growth/producivity scale which gives better benefits IMO, and you also save 150 gold every castle you build allowing the creation of 50% more castles and therefore potentially 25-50% more troop production. The wizard tower's nice too but the cost is pretty high and cuts into scales/pretender magic/bless effects deeper than I like. And I tend to not like to consider the consequences of being under siege in a mausoleum...they're useless in that respect.

Pocus · #9 November 22nd, 2003, 08:14 AM

I only used the 40 admin caste (as in doms1), or wizard tower. Perhaps in a very small game I would go for fortified city if I dont intent to build an additional one, but aside that the other dont attract me. The mountain fortress is a joke for example. 750 gp and 10 admin... sure if you take these settings, you will surely have a use for his defence as you appeal your own demise.

#10 November 22nd, 2003, 08:32 AM

I can't see the use of these 10 Admin Forts. Sloth 3 is more attractive than a 10 Admin Fort that will provide me, more or less, the same production value and gold loss AFAIK.

I remember playing my first few games of the Demo and attempting to field any sort of army with the default tower and feeling like a complete idiot later when I changed it up to a Castle or Wiz Tower.