Trueshot defense strategy

If a non-plains strategy were attempted, it would seem much more feasible with dwarves in jungle forests. Nothing defends in a forest better than infantry attacks it. There is still the issue of waiting for clearing, as infantry is half the speed of cavalry.

Nokigon wrote: The problem with the argument, as given in the OP, is that it instinctively assumes that the player in question is defending his/her city with only the troops that exist within the city. This is an argument that I have heard before, but in the long run a misguided answer.

just thought i'd underscore this for any newbs reading. if you're planning siege defence, you can pretty well count on any troops in the target city being cleared by the offensive party. your help must come from elsewhere (hence the value of fast cavalry, as i understand the really efficient sieges will raze a city in not much more than the time it takes to set up the camp). you can't build a single city secure enough to stand up to a concerted assault by an opposing alliance.