Coming Soon: Sovereignty - Brace For Impact

Torn Sky wrote: isnt 5% bonus a little on the light side Logging Camp V will give +5% and cost 500 gold/hr at 1 square away so you would need 10k/hr base income of wood just to break even on gold spent? or am i missing something

Only if you're saying 1 gold = 1 wood, which I think is difficult to argue at the moment (with our barter economy).  Bear in mind that this is part of the move towards a monetised economy.

I certainly agree that early players will probably still be better off putting taxes to zero and not claiming sov for the early resource "level-up" phases, but there will come a point where 500 gold/h is a drop in the ocean, in return for 5% Resource Bonus.

The true test of "what a single resource item is worth" will be after we've introduced the full monetised market.

Torn Sky wrote: srry about nitpickin

Not nitpicky at all, Torn Sky!  ty for pointing it out, and fixed.

Torn Sky wrote: Edit: 2 more question: Can you stack bonuses over several squares, say build four lvl5 cattle ranches to get 100% bonus, or is only 1 building type per city Can you see other players lvl of sov on a square and what structure they have, or do you have to send diplos to get the info(gonna look through 1 more time think i saw something about this)

Yes you can absolutely have as many of each type of Sovereign Structure per city as you like.  The limitation is the number of Sovereign squares you can claim, not what you can build on them.

On your second question, yes you can.  Both the level of Sovereignty claimed and the level (and type) of structure will be visible to all.

Best

SC



Edited by GM Stormcrow - 10 Jul 2010 at 00:15

One more question, regarding the NPC armies. I think that they can appear in one "sovereigned" square, so, will they have the defence penalty as any occupying army?

The defence penalty is only against the armies of the city, or to all the cities of the player?

I am still trying to understand all the changes, but, great work indeed. Congratulations


Edited by Raritor - 09 Jul 2010 at 02:26

By the way, you guys have an epic development rate.

You say you can get a production of up to 250% even more if the proper resources are supplied.  I'm taking that to mean you can go into a negative wood, clay, iron and stone production.  I'm just wondering what will happen if you run out of resources.

xilla wrote: This is such an awesome update. Next time I'm paid, I'm buying some prestige, you work too hard to be giving this for free.

\o/

A few questions though, sorry if they're already answered in the post.

xilla wrote: So I send my army to occupy a square, do I set it to occupy for 12 hours, or will it automatically stay there if I initiate a claim for sovereignty?

You have to choose the time you wish it to occupy, as per usual.

xilla wrote: If I send for the army to return, will the claim auto revert to 24 hours, or will it depend on how long I had the army there for. Eg I had the army on the square for 6 hours, will it take 12 more hours to claim or will it take 18 hours?

The "twice as fast" bonus applies whilst the army is in occupation and goes when the army leaves.  So 12 more hours, not 18.

xilla wrote: If during the intial claim, I got to 75% and someone decides to annihilate my army and occupy the square, without an initial sovereign level there, will my claim be nullified, or will it decrease from 75%?

It will decrease from 75%.

xilla wrote: Does it make any difference as to the size of army I send to occupy? Can it be a handful of units and still achieve the same result?

Army size makes no difference.

Regards,

SC