How do you build a fort?

[chikubi]

I can build watchtowers with my generals but can't build forts anywhere. How to get it done?

[Navajo Joe]

chikubi,

The ability of building forts in SS 6.1 was removed as the AI is incapable of using this facility to its advantage. However if you check sub mods for 6.1 you will find a couple of mods to add them in.

[chikubi]

thanks, what a pity, I luv this feature beacause I'm more like a defender than an attacker. However can you give me the name of the sub mod you mention?

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

Here's one for ya. Wecome to the TWC Forums chikubi...

Stone forts for SS 6.1 gold version 4 http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=160955

[bɑne]

Can't build forts - what should I do?

[bɑne]

To unify this here:

check descr_campaign_db.xml in /data for the line <can_build_forts bool="false"/>
change to true if false. xml-files can be easily opened with notepad. They were deactivated for me, too.

@protector:
thats the editor program for textfiles extension .txt. I simply meant that you open it as a textfile / with a textfile viewer.
you should have a link in
Start
Programs
Accessories
Notepad or something, or try http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

So you don't need any additional mods to add forts back. Mods are only needed for stone forts which replace the vanilla ones

[NewUser]

Or you could just get SS 6.2 , over here http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=300716

[bɑne]

Or you could just get SS 6.2 , over here http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=300716

I thought SS 6.2 Real Combat / Real Recruitment Compilation had the forts deactivated as well

No forts in as yet, not yet decided how to handle those, especially given your work on the roleplaying aspect.

"Pure" SS 6.2 can be found here - no idea atm if forts work "out of the box" there but you can activate them just the same for both versions mentioned if thats not the case.