"Fort such-and-such is to be built ..."

[Heldenkaiser]

Or so the event log says. But it doesn't seem to happen ... what exactly do I have to do to make it happen? I do have regular troops in the area, so that's not it ... but I don't have to build the fort myself, I suppose? It's an event?

Thanks!

[Ebbingford]

Fort William Henry, the Mowhawk village one and Oswego get built if you move the required number of units into the area. IIRC they might take a go longer than when your troops arrive there. You don't need artillery and supply wagons to build them. The 2 forts in the south get built and garrisoned with out you doing anything, unless the indians occupy the regions.
Haven't had any occasions when they haven't been built yet after getting the text message, "Fort such-and such".

[lodilefty]

Correct!
The warnings give you 2-3 months to 'get there' or 'protect there'...

[Heldenkaiser]

the required number of units

What is the required number? The message said nothing but that the fort was "to be built".

[joe]

I believe there is one Fort (Fort Stanwix) that gets built only if Fort Bull has been destroyed earlier. I stumbled on that only after Fort Bull had been destroyed. If Bull still exists, it doesn't get built (I believe).

As already mentioned some Forts require maybe 2 to 4 units to be present, I don't remember exactly. The others just have to be free of enemy control.

I had an unusual situation once with the Fort that was to be built on the Mohican tribe settlement (Fort Edwards). Anyway the Indian tribe and settlement had been destroyed but I still sent the 4 units there. Come time for the fort to be built the garrison showed up but no fort. So I drug a artillery unit and supply and built the place for the garrison to stay since they were locked in place, probably not a good use of resources.

Joe

[lodilefty]

• Ft Stanwix gets built on or after 1 November 1758, but only if Fort Bull is first destroyed.
• Fort Edward requires 4 units, no enemy in region, on or after 1 September 1755
• Fort Oswego requires 4 units, no enemy in region, control of the port, on or after 1 October 1755. Built originally as a stockade. If burned, will be rebuilt twice more as a Fort [33% probability each turn]. If both fort rebuilds are burned, the region will no longer be an Objective
• Fort William Henry requires 2 units, no enemy in region, control of the port, on or after 1 October 1755
• Fort Loudon gets built on 1 July 1756, only if the region Greenbrier is clear of enemy units that day. Once chance only. There are two Cherokee War bands that appear only if this fort is built.
• Fort Prince George gets built on 1 October 1756, only if the region Keeowee is clear of enemy units that day. Once chance only.

I hope this helps

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I had an unusual situation once with the Fort that was to be built on the Mohican tribe settlement (Fort Edwards). Anyway the Indian tribe and settlement had been destroyed but I still sent the 4 units there. Come time for the fort to be built the garrison showed up but no fort. So I drug a artillery unit and supply and built the place for the garrison to stay since they were locked in place, probably not a good use of resources.

Joe

The 'non build' you saw with Fort Edward is actually a bug! [I didn't forsee the village getting destroyed that early in game ]
Fixed for upcoming patch

Thank you!

[Heldenkaiser]

I hope this helps :

It does, thank you!

Wouldn't such info be helpful in the game somewhere? A tooltip on the build message? (Don't tell me there is, I think I tried ... :innocent

[Heldenkaiser]

Actually I just had the Fort Edward garrison appear too without a fort, even though the Mohican village is still there ...

[Heldenkaiser]

Actually the fort IS there, only it's called Mohican Village.

[lodilefty]

Actually the fort IS there, only it's called Mohican Village.

Yes. Currently a game engine limitation.
We are lobbying for a solution

[TiFlo]

Game engine limitation?!

I thought there was no such thing with AGEOD

[lodilefty]

Game engine limitation?!

I thought there was no such thing with AGEOD

That's a quick way of saying:
"Game engine modification developer resource time available while doing RoP and VGN limitation"

[TiFlo]

This doesn't leave much room for lobbying, does it?

[Heldenkaiser]

Yes. Currently a game engine limitation.
We are lobbying for a solution

So Fort Wm. Henry does work because no previous structure is there?

[lodilefty]

So Fort Wm. Henry does work because no previous structure is there?

Yes.
They both work [at least once the patch is out they will ], but Fort Edward will show as 'Mohican Village' for now. The tooltip will still call it Fort Edward.

[Heldenkaiser]

No problem. More power to the Mohicans.

[Carnium]

• Ft Stanwix gets built on or after 1 November 1758, but only if Fort Bull is first destroyed.
• Fort Edward requires 4 units, no enemy in region, on or after 1 September 1755
• Fort Oswego requires 4 units, no enemy in region, control of the port, on or after 1 October 1755. Built originally as a stockade. If burned, will be rebuilt twice more as a Fort [33% probability each turn]. If both fort rebuilds are burned, the region will no longer be an Objective
• Fort William Henry requires 2 units, no enemy in region, control of the port, on or after 1 October 1755
• Fort Loudon gets built on 1 July 1756, only if the region Greenbrier is clear of enemy units that day. Once chance only. There are two Cherokee War bands that appear only if this fort is built.
• Fort Prince George gets built on 1 October 1756, only if the region Keeowee is clear of enemy units that day. Once chance only.

I hope this helps

Any chance to build this info into scenario description/tooltip somehow ?
It would help understand the "fort mistery" to many players

[Heldenkaiser]

Any chance to build this info into scenario description/tooltip somehow ?
It would help understand the "fort mistery" to many players

Seconded. I suggested that earlier in this thread in fact.

[Carnium]

Seconded. I suggested that earlier in this thread in fact.

That happens when you read only a few posts at the beginning
Sorry Heldenkaiser.

[arsan]

Most of this info about requirements is already on the game as event messages.
But having all together like this is very useful
At least this important info should be added to the "Clarification of some game functions thread"
http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?t=10790

Oh, and thats for the British on 1755 but... how about the French?? Carillon dates and reqs? can they also get Oswego built??