Unit level-up -- Zone of Control??

[Tradewind]

The third tier attribute ranged units like the FIeld Cannon get when they level up is "Zone of Control" Does anyone know what it does?

[paugus]

It makes it so enemy units can't move around them as easily. Basically it reduces movement points if the enemy attempts to move from an adjacent hex to another adjacent hex.

[Mayhem Effect]

it also grants them the ability to help enforce a siege.

A seige is about surrounding the city with ZOC.

[Glemt]

Zone of control are those red marks you get with any melee units, when an enemy unit (including barbarians of course) move into a tile adjacent to you. For example:

Example A, barb without obstruction.
A) Barb has 3 movement points, is able to walk in a straight line for three tiles.

>OOO > (Barbarian entering and exiting)
-OOOO
--OOO

Example B, barb walking past an archer/ranged unit.
B) Barb has 3 movement points, is able to walk in a straight line for three tiles. Ranged units don't exercise ZOC (unless promoted!)

>OOO > (Barbarian entering and exiting)
-OROO (R being ranged unit)
--OOO

Example C, barb walking past a melee unit.
C) Barb has 3 movement points, has to stop in the first tile adjacent to enemy melee unit (your warrior for example). Next round barb wants to continue, again moving past you, again only one tile possible to move.

>BOO (Barbarian stopping first tile adjacent to M unit)
-OMOO (M being melee unit)
--OOO

>OBO (Round 2: Barbarian stopping again at first tile adjacent to M unit)
-OMOO (M being melee unit)
--OOO

>OOOOOB > (Round 3: Barbarian has free movement again because exiting ZOC)
-OMOO (M being melee unit)
--OOO

The ZOC for said melee unit would be, where M is the unit, O is a tile and X is a tile with ZOC.

OOOOOOOO
-OOXXOOO
OOXMXOOO
-OOXXOOO

If you get the hang of ZOC's it's much easier to hunt barbarians and enemy units.

Hope this helps.

Edit: had to put in hyphens otherwise layout was screwed.