How to get light fortification for tax office?

[Mayina]

I am trying to follow the tutorial and build a tax office. I do not meet the build requirements due to not building it within a light fortification area. This leads to my question, how do I create a light fortification area?

I assume I have to unlock "Village fortification" from the progression overview first? (which is in a further down tier that I cannot get to yet) If yes, I suggest this information be part of the tutorial as first step. Eg: Step 1) Unlock "..." from the progression menu.

[[NutS]Mac]

Hi,

i think you need to use a part of the manor house that projects this, its marked with a little fence on the icon (e.g. a tower should to it)

[lembos-hauser]

Originally posted by Mayina:

I am trying to follow the tutorial and build a tax office. I do not meet the build requirements due to not building it within a light fortification area. This leads to my question, how do I create a light fortification area?

I assume I have to unlock "Village fortification" from the progression overview first? (which is in a further down tier that I cannot get to yet) If yes, I suggest this information be part of the tutorial as first step. Eg: Step 1) Unlock "..." from the progression menu.

If you build towers, no matter if it is for manor house, church, fort, or whatever, then look for a small icon like a fence in the right bottom. Then, when you build it, you will see a purple area, which increases in radius if you adjust the height of that tower. That area is passive light fortification.

[Mayina]

Thank you for the advice :)

[Fossa2]

You can build a tax office next to a church. A church provides light fortification in a small area.

[jhughes]

You would think that they could be bothered to actually explain this in the tutorial.

[Xecthar]

The Manor has already parts called "Tower" which give light fortification. You can use either Minor or Major tower of the manor. you don't have to directly connect to the building. As long as the building is within the "purple circle" of the tower, it will be covered by fortification. The same tower can cover other buildings around as well.

[lembos-hauser]

Originally posted by jhughes:

You would think that they could be bothered to actually explain this in the tutorial.

They did.

[Samiri]

Okay, could have told you that in game. been trying to figure out for an hour now

[Tokra]

Something I didn't realise at first - when you first build your 'Great Hall' Manor House, I built a completely new Manor House for the Tax Office. What it doesn't show you in the tutorial is if you click on the first Manor House you buiilt, you can add the Tax Office etc onto it by clikcing the big + symbol on the bottom of the left box that pops up on the HUD. Lets you create a nice looking building all together as 1 then.

[lembos-hauser]

Originally posted by Samiri:

Okay, could have told you that in game. been trying to figure out for an hour now

As far as I recall, they did.

[Mayina]

Originally posted by Tokra:

Something I didn't realise at first - when you first build your 'Great Hall' Manor House, I built a completely new Manor House for the Tax Office. What it doesn't show you in the tutorial is if you click on the first Manor House you buiilt, you can add the Tax Office etc onto it by clikcing the big + symbol on the bottom of the left box that pops up on the HUD. Lets you create a nice looking building all together as 1 then.

Nice, I did not know this. Thank you!

[Oddible]

It is unfortunate that this isn't explained anywhere in the Manor UI - I've been waiting until level 2 manor progression to get what I see listed there as "village fortification". None of the Manor building options say the word Fortification so I've been struggling with no taxation all this time - slow going!

[Bored Peon]

I make tax collector buildings out in my outposts. I build the office building then add a tiny tower as a treasury subbuilding.

[Oddible]

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

I make tax collector buildings out in my outposts. I build the office building then add a tiny tower as a treasury subbuilding.

Thanks for the tip but that's a little beyond where I am right now - kinda complaining that the game didn't do a better job of saving me a bunch of boring waiting by letting me know that the towers offer fortifications.

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by Oddible:

Originally posted by Bored Peon:

I make tax collector buildings out in my outposts. I build the office building then add a tiny tower as a treasury subbuilding.

Thanks for the tip but that's a little beyond where I am right now - kinda complaining that the game didn't do a better job of saving me a bunch of boring waiting by letting me know that the towers offer fortifications.

Anything with the IIII icon thingy at the bottom provides light fortification. That even include church bell towers.