Question for Holy War

[BabuFrikker]

So I took a mission to defend the Oracle for the Holy War, it gave me an option to recruit new devout troops, search the area, or build defenses. Does it normally not give you a fortified position if you choose the build defenses option?

[chandl34]

You still get walls without it. If you're fighting the south though, walls can only hurt you. Maybe if fighting the north too.

[A5G_Reaper]

Originally posted by chandl34:

You still get walls without it. If you're fighting the south though, walls can only hurt you. Maybe if fighting the north too.

I disagree with this, though it's true southern AI does better against walls. The gunner ignores it and assassin throwing firebomb just ♥♥♥♥♥ it up, but the conscript generally clutter the entrances and work against them. Neither army seems to prioritize lining up polearm behind the walls, which is what you should do for an easy win.

[Ichthyic]

I tried all 3 options.

-defense option gives you an extra corner wall in the north-west. useful if you are weak to flank attacks from that direction. useless, or even problematic, if you are not. pretty neutral to my own strategy.
-the extra units mostly just get in the way, but there is no penalty for killing them yourself so you can just look at it as extra xp, but they tend to disrupt my strategy more than assist. once I got a team with two mortars though... that was ALMOST helpful. Gotta admit the mortars looked cool though, and made a fun sound effect. it's just that they are so slow that by the time they fire, I typically have killed anything they might have hit.
-searching the area produces 3-5 pieces of random loot.

[anaphylactic god]

Originally posted by A5G_Reaper:

Originally posted by chandl34:

You still get walls without it. If you're fighting the south though, walls can only hurt you. Maybe if fighting the north too.

I disagree with this, though it's true southern AI does better against walls. The gunner ignores it and assassin throwing firebomb just ♥♥♥♥♥ it up, but the conscript generally clutter the entrances and work against them. Neither army seems to prioritize lining up polearm behind the walls, which is what you should do for an easy win.

dont forget arabs can spawn with a mortar

[BabuFrikker]

Then I'm not sure if its a bug, because nothing happens with whatever one I pick, no defenses at all, no new recruits or help. And I don't find anything useful