Fortress to Province ratio

[JimMorrison]

MaxWilson said:
1:10 or lower, until the endgame when I'm steamrolling all the AI's forts. I play with the BI mod so forts are the main "factories" for unit production, but I don't really use them for guarding territory. Thus, they're often three or four provinces apart, which means one per 10 or 15 provinces.

-Max

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Absolutely. My goal in the early game is usually to get enough forts up that I can spend 50% of my gold or more on mages. I'm not happy until I can buy 3 to 5 mages per turn.

-Max

So..... Your early expansion encompasses 30-50 territories?


I generally saturate my forts over time so that few provinces lack a fort on their border. I still tend to be a bit slower at getting them started, but once I do, I consider them invaluable for stopping raiding strategies, and protecting against barbarians.