Siege

A modification of 0 A.D. “Empires Ascendant”, version 0.0.23 “Alpha XXIII: Ken Wood”

• All civilizations can
  • build siege workshops in town phase
  • construct battering rams in town phase
  • train siege engineers in town phase
• The siege engineer is a new, vulnerable support unit that can construct battering rams and siege towers
• Fortresses
  • can no longer construct siege weapons or research siege technologies
  • have a territory root, to avoid losing your entire base when your civil centre is lost
  • have vision range increased to 100 (from 80)
• All melee infantry inflict 3.0 crush damage per second vs ships, siege weapons, and structures, instead of their normal attack
• All siege weapons
  • have their population cost increased to 4
  • are no longer capturable
• Battering rams
  • can no longer attack organic units
  • inflict significantly less base damage
  • do 3.0× damage vs defensive structures
  • cost 300 wood and 100 metal (instead of 350 and 200)
  • have 20 training time (instead of 30)
  • move somewhat slower
  • have vision range reduced to 20 (from 80)
• Bolt shooters
  • inflict only pierce damage and no crush damage
  • splash damage can friendly fire
  • have 30 training time (instead of 20)
  • have vision range reduced to 100 (from 120)
• Stone throwers
  • inflict only crush damage and no pierce damage
  • attack range increased to 30–90 (from 26–80)
  • splash damage can friendly fire
  • cost 300 wood, 100 metal, and 100 stone (instead of 400, 0, and 250)
  • have 40 training time (instead of 25)
  • have vision range reduced to 100 (from 120)
• Siege towers
  • inflict somewhat less pierce damage but have somewhat more range
  • have 50 training time (instead of 40)
  • move slower
  • have vision range increased to 100 (from 80)