Fortress

The **Fortress** is a military building that is available in Tech Level 3. It costs 550 **Ore**, and attacks enemy units that come too close - both flying units and ground units. It boasts the highest HP of any building in the game. In addition, each Fortress grants the player +20 population, and lets them train units and research technologies. Most unique units are only available at the Fortress.

The Fortress does not need a Power Core to be powered. Like the Turret and the Command Center, the Fortress can be garrisoned, with room up to 20, by not only Troopers, but also by Mounted Troopers and Scouts to gain heavier potency to its attack, up to a max of a whopping 20 additional laser blasts per volley, depending on the total strength of the occupants inside.

Being difficult to destroy, it needs heavy volumes of fire to take out. Its true vulnerability lies in being out-ranged by long-ranged artillery like Cannons and Cruisers as well as its relatively high ore cost. Also, ungarrisoned Fortresses tend to fare very poorly against mass Trooper attacks that are backed up with Medics.

In the expansion, most civilizations have their own Fortress bonus that improves the civilization's Fortresses.

* Galactic Empire: Constructing Fortresses is 10% faster.
* Gungans: Fortresses cost 50 less Ore. As a civilization bonus, their Fortresses regenerate, and Ore is collected 10% faster since Tech Level 3.
* Rebel Alliance: Fortresses get +1 to Range, Line of Sight and Search Radius.
* Royal Naboo: Fortresses get extra attack against Mechs and Heavy Weapons.Their unique technology Taxation decreases the units' training cost by 10%.
* Trade Federation: Fortresses get +3 to Anti-air Range. Their unique technologies: Neimoidian Endorsement decreases the building cost by 5% and Fusion Extractor increases Ore collection speed by 50%.
* Wookiees: Fortresses get +10% Hit Points and +5 Line of Sight.
* Republic: Garrisoned units are healed 33% faster. Their unique technology Galactic Senate Hub gives Fortresses +2 Range, Line of Sight, and attack vs Aircraft, Mechs, Heavy Weapons, and Troopers.
* Confederacy: Fortresses garrison 5 more units.

## Units

Tech Level 3
* Bounty Hunter
* Dark Trooper Phase 1 (Galactic Empire only)
* Fambaa Shield Generator (Gungans only)
* Airspeeder (Rebel Alliance only)
* Royal Crusader (Royal Naboo only)
* Destroyer Droid (Trade Federation only)
* Berserker (Wookiees only)
* Jedi Starfighter (Republic only)
* Geonosian Warrior (Confederacy only)

Tech Level 4
* Cannon
* Air Cruiser (expansion only)
* Dark Trooper Phase 2 (Galactic Empire only)
* Hvy Fambaa Shield Generator (Gungans only)
* Armored Airspeeder (Rebel Alliance only)
* Elite Royal Crusader (Royal Naboo only)
* Hvy Destroyer Droid (Trade Federation only)
* Adv Berserker (Wookiees only)
* Adv Jedi Starfighter (Republic only)
* Elite Geonosian Warrior (Confederacy only)

## Technologies

Tech Level 1
* Commander Locate (Terminate the Commander games only)

Tech Level 3
* Battle Armor (Royal Naboo only)

Tech Level 4
* Bothan SpyNet
* Attack Programming
* Automated Processes
* Presidium
* Shielding (Royal Naboo only; original game only)
* Taxation (Royal Naboo only)
* Berserker Jet Packs (Wookiees only)
* Galactic Senate Hub (Republic only)

> "*The Fortress is a heavily armed and armoured Tech Level 3 structure made entirely of refined ore. Not only can a Fortress effectively defend your base against most types of units, but it also lets you produce your civ's unique unit, and research a host of very useful military technologies - among these, the automated process that increases the speed at which all military units are constructed. Fortresses also produce Cannons, which are some of your single most powerful ground attack weapons; and you may use them to recruit Bounty Hunters, which are highly effective against Jedi and Sith units.*"
> —Manual description
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## Gallery

Fortress icons.Tech Level 3 - Front row: Galactic Empire, Gungans - Mid row: Rebel Alliance, Royal Naboo, Trade Federation - Back row: Wookiees, Republic, ConfederacyTech Level 4 - Front row: Galactic Empire, Gungans - Mid row: Rebel Alliance, Royal Naboo, Trade Federation - Back row: Wookiees, Republic, Confederacy