The Great Grub
Sergeant
For field battles (mostly for the defenders) there should be a way to fortify positions (this could be done similar to the pre siege deployment but also to place and organise troop placement) these would obviously have to be balanced and what not but fortifications could be:
Caltrops: These were used even very early in history such as Alexander the Great using them during his wars in persia, these were rather cheap to produce and were very effective as they were extremely hard to see. These could be great to defend archers and the flanks of your troops from cavalry as they would deal minor damage to horses.
Wooden barricades: these could be small and give a slightly elevated position for archers made out of wood and serve as a fortification but can be easily broken by hitting it with axes and what not
Wooden stakes: do I need to explain these? Well basically big sharpened spikes to impale any unlucky horse that the rider was too blind/cocky to care
Something to make this realistic and immersive:
Having resources such as iron/wood and even having Caltrops being purchasable to create such field fortifications say if you were attacked by a larger force
This would be to give some of the resources in the game more of a use rather than just being for trade
Any more suggestions would be nice to see as well as ways of balancing such a feature
Caltrops: These were used even very early in history such as Alexander the Great using them during his wars in persia, these were rather cheap to produce and were very effective as they were extremely hard to see. These could be great to defend archers and the flanks of your troops from cavalry as they would deal minor damage to horses.
Wooden barricades: these could be small and give a slightly elevated position for archers made out of wood and serve as a fortification but can be easily broken by hitting it with axes and what not
Wooden stakes: do I need to explain these? Well basically big sharpened spikes to impale any unlucky horse that the rider was too blind/cocky to care
Something to make this realistic and immersive:
Having resources such as iron/wood and even having Caltrops being purchasable to create such field fortifications say if you were attacked by a larger force
This would be to give some of the resources in the game more of a use rather than just being for trade
Any more suggestions would be nice to see as well as ways of balancing such a feature
