Emperor: Ministry Tabs/ Military/ Forts/ Catapult

## 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 2 months +4 days. To ensure full employment set 'Military' to a high priority in the Industry Dialog(Hotkey[3] pressed twice).

4 Catapulteers 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 Catapulteer 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.

## Catapulteer

Catapulteer have no real defensive value. Their Primary attack mode is Stone Missile use. Fireball use may be an attack mode in some Invasion Options to set fires.

Note: The Combat AIs and auto-resolve are dumb, nevertheless the simulation is acceptable for casual Players.
Their advantages are their ability to breach walls when conquering a neighbor. Attacking structures that can cripple the city is a secondary benefit.

Their disadvantages are being very commodity expensive and slow to recover losses. Their ability to defend themselves is very poor.

The Player must weigh their usefulness as to how they perceive the Mission's Military action will playout.

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 Cavalryman. General information about the troop's Fort is displayed.

Helpful to identify stragglers during Combat.