Newbie Question: Attack Benefit

[jfp3]

Ok Great info guys. I'm pretty much just stomping Indies right now, and I'm assuming that they will never attack out of their provinces.

Since I wrote the first post though, I have finally come across my first non-indy enemy. His province is undefended, but may have a PD force. The plot thickens.

I also wonder how I may "up the resources" in some provinces where I like the recruits. I don't know who (which unit type, I'm playing "Man" Middle Age) to move to a now "border" province to start buiding a new Castle. I understand this will increase income/resources from surrounding territories and enable me to start building some heavier units which I'm sure to need soon.

Again...bless the Friday Nighters who're stuck at home for some reason and able to answer a greatful Newbies queries. Can't be Dominions alone can it?

[MaxWilson]

You can often build an indy commander in the province in question and have HIM build your castle instead of one of your nationals. Won't work if the indy commander in that province is a shaman or something (needs a temple and/or lab), but you can probably find an indy province somewhere close that does offer cheap commanders.

-Max

[jfp3]

Thanks Max...I must say this is brilliant so far and I'm only scratching the surface. Thanks for indulging me tonight as I can only get myself to the manual during small breaks (and they won't be many tonight :-)

[jfp3]

Is a "Fortified City" something one progresses to from let's say a "Hill Fortress"?

[Loren]

jfp3 said:
Ok Great info guys. I'm pretty much just stomping Indies right now, and I'm assuming that they will never attack out of their provinces.

Since I wrote the first post though, I have finally come across my first non-indy enemy. His province is undefended, but may have a PD force. The plot thickens.

I also wonder how I may "up the resources" in some provinces where I like the recruits. I don't know who (which unit type, I'm playing "Man" Middle Age) to move to a now "border" province to start buiding a new Castle. I understand this will increase income/resources from surrounding territories and enable me to start building some heavier units which I'm sure to need soon.

Again...bless the Friday Nighters who're stuck at home for some reason and able to answer a greatful Newbies queries. Can't be Dominions alone can it?

No--the castle increases the available resources in the province you put it in at the expense of the provinces around. Neither the total income nor the total resources are affected.

The only way to affect the total is what scales you chose when you started the game.