Emperor: Ministry Tabs/ Military/ Forts/ Crossbow

## Desirability

D8 thru DX undesirability will "jump over"
Residential/Military Wall blocking effect

It can be damaged/destroyed by nearby Fires, Floods, and Military attack. Earthquakes don't effect them.

### *Placement info*

It prefers dirt, rocky areas & trees, dislikes grass & ore. Click the Infobox Feng Shui link for more information. The structure is rotatable(Hotkey[R]).

### *Production info*

Given full employment and a steady supply of Wood & Weapons; will produce 1 Troop every 14 days. To ensure full employment set 'Military' to a high priority in the Industry Dialog(Hotkey[3] pressed twice).

16 Crossbowmen is the maximum the fort normally holds. If desired, a 2nd Company may be generated. See Emperor: Ministry Tabs/ Military/ Forts#2nd Company instructions for info.

### *Employment info*

Once a single Crossbowman has been produced the Fort can be set to 'Not Working', as that is all the Empire Map needs to show a shield count(2 Forts/Shield).

If Military action is expected, then set it to 'Working' when ready to accumulate this type of military force. Again, set it to 'Not Working' when it has reached maximum troops. It needn't be set to 'Working' again until Combat starts, which may reduce the troop count.

If the Player has excess unemployment then use the Forts to absorb/manage the unemployed. Eventually, the Player needs to ensure enough housing/population is available to Employ all/most of the Forts.

### *Right Click Dialog*

The dialog can be accessed by Right Clicking the Fort graphics in the City View Map area. Useful information is contained here.

* Percentage complete of the current processing.
* Amount of stored Wood & Weapons.
* Current number of Employees(# needed) & the **Working/Not Working** toggle button.
	+ The Button can be used to micromanage employment if desired. No sense in wasting employment for a preplaced structure. Feng Shui preservation is one reason to preplace structures. Just remember to turn it ON later to start producing.

## Crossbowman

Crossbowmen have 2 modes of attack seen defending the city. Primary attack mode is Missile use. Secondary(sword, crossbow dropped) is when the enemy get too close. Crossbowmen are poor swordsmen, so avoid close quarters combat.

Note: The Combat AIs and auto-resolve are dumb, nevertheless the simulation is acceptable for casual Players.
The third mode of attack is Setting Fires which isn't a defender option but Enemy Chinese may be seen doing this.

Setting Fires is used when a specific target has been set as an Invasion option. Missile users are very adapt at this attack method. Fire does a lot of damage with less risk of a defenders retaliation, provided they have distractors(infantry).

See details about Invasion Options link reminder.

Each Military man has an ID#(name) which isn't displayed as other walkers. When they die they are removed from the population and an opening becomes available at their former residence(Common Housing).

### *Right Click Dialog*

The dialog can be accessed by Right Clicking near a Crossbowman. General information about the troop's Fort is displayed.

Helpful to identify stragglers during Combat.