Divide and Conquer - High Elves

[MaseyMase]

How do I build barracks / recruit at the non starting settlements? I took Zagh Kala for example and I cant recruit or replenish there for like 25 turns now. Do I need a certain % of culture? (Currently 59% elven).

I'm pushing the goblins back finally but struggling with having to recruit / replenish at Imladris.

[Caretsr]

It's been a while since I played High Elves, so I can't remember all the details, but from memory High Elves have two barracks lines. One can only be built in (I think) coastal settlements or settlements along major rivers, the other can only be built if you own Ost-In-Edhil, south of Rivendell, and I think is limited to only certain kinds of regions. I think Imladris starts with one of each built there. Check the faction info box (where you'd check for missions) and see if it has more details there, or if it's not there try the building descriptions in the building browser.

Unfortunately, taking Ost-In-Edhil needs you to push through a lot of goblin territory to get there, but good news is Zagh Kala is a fairly major recruiting settlement for the goblins, so by taking it you should have slowed their recruiting significantly. That should definitely help even if it's a difficult push with recruitment limited to Imladris for now.

You will need a certain culture% to get the units from the barracks to show up for recruitment (the % is listed in the building descriptions), but I don't believe culture limits what buildings you can build. If possible, get the culture up before building the barracks, otherwise you'll have to wait for the units to replenish before you can recruit them.

[MaseyMase]

Originally posted by Caretsr:

It's been a while since I played High Elves, so I can't remember all the details, but from memory High Elves have two barracks lines. One can only be built in (I think) coastal settlements or settlements along major rivers, the other can only be built if you own Ost-In-Edhil, south of Rivendell, and I think is limited to only certain kinds of regions. I think Imladris starts with one of each built there. Check the faction info box (where you'd check for missions) and see if it has more details there, or if it's not there try the building descriptions in the building browser.

Unfortunately, taking Ost-In-Edhil needs you to push through a lot of goblin territory to get there, but good news is Zagh Kala is a fairly major recruiting settlement for the goblins, so by taking it you should have slowed their recruiting significantly. That should definitely help even if it's a difficult push with recruitment limited to Imladris for now.

You will need a certain culture% to get the units from the barracks to show up for recruitment (the % is listed in the building descriptions), but I don't believe culture limits what buildings you can build. If possible, get the culture up before building the barracks, otherwise you'll have to wait for the units to replenish before you can recruit them.

Great answer, you've got everything right, thank you very much for your help!

[Inardesco]

You need high % of culture yes.

Lowest tier % for Elves is 50% iirc + the required buildings.

Then its 60-65% for next tier and 70-75% for last tier.

The truly elite units would require 80% culture.

If you want to know what needs what, simply open settlement menu and browse through the building list.