Allow battalions to build Forts

[peterbee]

When battalions are stationary for a certain amount of time, they should start "hunkering down".

• When a battalion reaches its destination, it should establish a fort there (with capacity equal to the size of the battalion)
  • If a fort already exists, the battalion should occupy that fort
  • If the fort does not have sufficient capacity, the battalion cannot occupy the fort
  • (This provides an advantage to smaller battalions, which is nice)
  • If the fort is already occupied, the battalion cannot occupy the fort
  • In order to start building a fort nearby, the battalion must move far enough away
    • "Far enough away" should be defined by the capacity of the fort (since the bigger the fort, the more space it takes up)
• Occupied forts should increase in strength (10 strength for every second, maybe?)
• Unoccupied forts should decrease in strength (1 strength for every second?)

UI considerations

• We can change fort icons based on capacity and strength
  • Larger forts should look bigger
  • Stronger forts can look cooler (starts as some foxholes, then tents, then wood fort, then brick, etc.)

[jmshelby]

Is this an automatic thing? Does it cost resources to build a fort for a traveling battalion? What if there are no resources to build, do they die?

[peterbee]

I was thinking that the "resource" it takes is just time (for now). We can always add other factors later.

Maybe even have different fort materials based on what resources are available in your current location! (Desert, plains, forest, mountains, etc.)

[jmshelby]

So would there be a difference between a fort built for a traveling group, and one established by the user?

[peterbee]

Do you think this could replace the previous "base" idea altogether. I wasn't feeling it the way it was.

[jmshelby]

Possibly, I guess I was trying to hold onto the proximo idea of interacting with people around you... Lets discuss more

[peterbee]

And yes, I was picturing it as an automatic thing. Since forts "degrade" over time then they can pop up and disappear all the time!

[jmshelby]

I'm liking this idea more and more. Especially the concept of strength based on occupancy time; this gives the decision to risk safety for riches, or stay put for safety

[jmshelby]

But there needs to be more of a benefit for staying put maybe....

[peterbee]

For sure! We'll get it prototyped and see if any ideas pop up.