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  •  10-28-2009, 1:04 PM 851588
    artisticcheese artisticcheese is not online. Last active: 11-16-2009, 7:35 AM
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    Subject: Wall building question

     I'm watching recorded game and one player build sections of the wall as pictured below. My question is why to leave gaps in wall?

     
  •  10-28-2009, 1:36 PM 851593 in reply to 851588
    austinthebrutal austinthebrutal is not online. Last active: 11-21-2009, 11:05 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question
    Most likely because he will be able to know exactly where the enemy will attack...
  •  10-28-2009, 3:11 PM 851606 in reply to 851593
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    Yeah but that is stupid. If you are able to build walls ring your whole colony in a giant wall (not too big - make sure you can manage/patrol it) and then build defensive buildings along it. It gives an enormous boost because you can't be sneaked up on and have villagers killed (if they're safely on farms/mills/plantations) 
  •  10-28-2009, 3:26 PM 851608 in reply to 851606
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question
    lol wtf the house is on top of the bank :|
  •  10-28-2009, 5:31 PM 851626 in reply to 851608
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    esam709:
    lol wtf the house is on top of the bank :|

    The bank is damaged and has a chunk missing in the right place, creating the illusion that the house is on top of the bank. :|

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  •  10-28-2009, 7:14 PM 851651 in reply to 851626
    Im_not_1x1 Im_not_1x1 is not online. Last active: 21 Nov 2009, 5:48 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    zomg they r in the clan im in OP! 1111

    but that is to stop raiding, but he is wasting wood if he builds a full one, it makes sense.

    build one that does the job > a wall that does more than what you want

    he knows what he is doing thats for sure.
  •  10-28-2009, 7:22 PM 851652 in reply to 851651
    DukeLeto DukeLeto is not online. Last active: 11-21-2009, 11:55 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question
    Make haluke come over here.
  •  10-28-2009, 8:10 PM 851655 in reply to 851652
    Im_not_1x1 Im_not_1x1 is not online. Last active: 21 Nov 2009, 5:48 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    DukeLeto:
    Make haluke come over here.

    will do, i'll OP spam it at him in whisper 1111111
  •  10-28-2009, 10:09 PM 851664 in reply to 851655
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question
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  •  11-06-2009, 2:51 AM 853623 in reply to 851664
    Ha_Luke Ha_Luke is not online. Last active: 11-20-2009, 5:06 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    Lol, yes the wall is to protect my hunters :).It's more difficult for him to get there and I can see him coming. I can use some pikes to set them at the gap in the left.

    There's no need to completely wall everything off, especially since there is a trade route ;). I leave a gap in the middle because I want him to attack there and I already created choke points with my banks + houses.

    The funny thing is that I was so confident that I would win that I wasn't paying too much attention to the mini map and he could still raid some vills Embarrassed

     

     
  •  11-06-2009, 4:00 AM 853634 in reply to 853623
    Bart331 Bart331 is not online. Last active: 11-21-2009, 1:54 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    nub :)

     i like to make a wall of banks/stable/market/houses.

  •  11-06-2009, 6:11 AM 853644 in reply to 853634
    Kiyoshi Kiyoshi is not online. Last active: 11-20-2009, 7:04 AM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    why didnt you just make segments of walls further away to see him coming in advance?

    less wood to use on making a wall more eco for you
  •  11-06-2009, 7:57 AM 853648 in reply to 853623
    artisticcheese artisticcheese is not online. Last active: 11-16-2009, 7:35 AM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question
    Ha_Luke:

    Lol, yes the wall is to protect my hunters :).It's more difficult for him to get there and I can see him coming. I can use some pikes to set them at the gap in the left.

    There's no need to completely wall everything off, especially since there is a trade route ;). I leave a gap in the middle because I want him to attack there and I already created choke points with my banks + houses.

    The funny thing is that I was so confident that I would win that I wasn't paying too much attention to the mini map and he could still raid some vills Embarrassed

    How do you use choke points to your benefit? Would not choke points also choke your settlers trying to seek cover in TC and will create big mess out there?

     
  •  11-09-2009, 4:53 AM 854601 in reply to 853648
    Ha_Luke Ha_Luke is not online. Last active: 11-20-2009, 5:06 PM
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    Subject: Re: Wall building question

    why didnt you just make segments of walls further away to see him coming in advance?

    less wood to use on making a wall more eco for you

     The wall has two functions:

    1. I see him coming
    2. It prevents him from walking straight to my vills
     The preventing part is also very useful and such a small wall doesn't cost too much wood.
     
     
    How do you use choke points to your benefit? Would not choke points also choke your settlers trying to seek cover in TC and will create big mess out there?
     
    Therefore you have to create choke points before your base and not in your base between the vills and your TC.
     
    You want to choke points for his military, so that you can abuse the range of your skirms and kill your enemy units while the are trying to enter your base.
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