Deployable Defenses?

[vinh834]

This may seem a bit silly, but I'm currently 230 hours into the game and have never seen or used any sort of deploable defense. I have seen various defenses in various screenshots, but once again never used them. Are there units that can deploy these? If so which units?

[BullGod]

Missile units (bows and matchlocks). You need to be defending and stationary for at least a turn if I remember correctly (not in castle of course).

[vinh834]

Missile units (bows and matchlocks). You need to be defending and stationary for at least a turn if I remember correctly (not in castle of course).

Interesting, is there an indication like in empire if a unit has been stationary for at least one turn?

[BullGod]

I don't think so. I can't recall anything, so probably not, but I'll have to pay more attention next time

[amaROenuZ]

Basically, they show up if you get attacked in the field. Seeing as you should never get attacked in the field...there's not a whole lot of use for them. Maybe if they were enabled in custom battles...

[BullGod]

Basically, they show up if you get attacked in the field.

It's possible that I've made up that being immobile requirement in this case, remebering it from previous games...

[Point_Man]

This may seem a bit silly, but I'm currently 230 hours into the game and have never seen or used any sort of deploable defense. I have seen various defenses in various screenshots, but once again never used them. Are there units that can deploy these? If so which units?

I remember when I played in GDCT (commentators tournament) and I decided to just sit there with defenses and see if my opponent will actually run right into them.

Worked perfectly and I was laughing at a small army rushing through defenses to attack a much larger army.

I love using the defenses. Make the game have a Sun Tzu way to it.

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