What is the fortress?

The fortress is a feature that allows you to merge five castles into one large and mighty fortress.

Why should I build a fortress?

A fortress will make your empire more powerful in general and it will lessen the management and organisation that your realm needs. A fully...

What changes does the fortress bring?

The fortress can store more resources and contain more units than the five individual castles from which it was made could. The total stor...

How do I create a fortress?

In order to create a fortress, you will need 5 fully upgraded castles that are close to each other and have researched the new technology...

How many units at least (each round), do I need to defend my fortress?

In order to extend the combat turn 500 (1250 / 2500) soldiers are needed on both sides instead of the previous 100 ( 250/ 500) depending on ...

Why am I not able to link a castle with my fortress center?

If your castle is not within 3 fields you can not link the castle to your center and it is not shown in the list.     You s...

What are the combat rules for the fortress?

In order to extend the combat turn 500 soldiers are needed on both sides, instead of the previous 100 Conquering a fortress costs 5 times...

Can I link the castles that are bound to one fortress center to another?

Yes, all castles (even the fortress center) can be bound to another fortress center, should the situation on the map have changed or should ...

Can the creation of the fortress be reversed?

No, the fortress can never be destroyed.

What happens to the castles after the creation of the fortress?

The fortress center becomes the fortress, and the linked castles become 3 free castles and 1 free fortress.

What happens to the units and resources in the linked castles?

All units, resources, copper and silver will be merged together in the fortress.

What happens to any attacks, resource transports and supporting troops once the fortress has been created?

All running transports and supporting troops targeting the castles that are bound to the fortress center will be sent to the fortress center...

The creation of a fortress creates free castles. Doesn’t that open the doors for an enemy offensive?

We consider the chances of enemies getting a lasting foothold in areas of your own alliance as quite low. In border areas or less densely po...

Does a fortress make it harder to start a successful offensive?

A fortress is harder to conquer, but the rewards are greater as well,so that the fortresses are attractive targets.

What happens if the fortress center is conquered during the fortress creation?

If the fortress center is conquered while the fortress is being created, the 4 linked castles will be unbound and the construction of the fo...

Increase expansion radius

Increase expansion radius  The feature "Increase expansion radius for fortresses/cities" enables you to attach castles...