Military Colonies

**johnhughthom** · 06-22-2009, 13:21

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

I myself wouldn't mind a sub-mod for EB, allowing the choice between military towns or economic towns. of course, i msure this will be present in EBII ince it is in M2

They have already revealed what the Castle/City system will be used for, check the latest EBII preview.

**Zarax** · 06-24-2009, 19:28

Sorry for pushing this again, but it would be nice to get an opinion on the revision I posted...

**Krusader** · 06-24-2009, 20:08

Looks good to me.
Try it out first and see how it works ingame though.
If it has any bearing though, a book mentioned that the military colonies founded by Alexander (and later Seleukos) also served another role, to keep restless mountain tribes or villages in check.

**Zarax** · 06-24-2009, 20:20

Thanks.
From preliminary tests the military side doesn't seem overpowered as it takes substantial time and resources to develop the colonies (8 turns and 4000d for a factional one and a bit less for the military settlements), so on that side they are useful only if one plans a long war on one front to shorten logistics.

The culture conversion/order side needs more testing as it's substantially trickier to balance, as one badly placed colony will result in major unrest issues.
All in all, after some tinkering I think it gives realistic results, although with some quirks.
Turtle players will benefit the most, although blitzing to reach already established colonies of the same culture is also a viable tactic.

If you're interested, I will send you a copy of the final implementation when it will be done.

**Krusader** · 06-25-2009, 02:09

Dont have RTW installed. Had a few problems running it in Vista and decided I want to keep my hair for a while longer...or rather spend it on getting MTW1 to work. Yes MTW1.