Pierce's Better Sieges

Better Sieges incorporates several changes in both the campaign and battle to make sieges more dynamic, exciting, and more fun. I mean, if you're into that sort of thing. Summary Towers have less range at lower levels, wider firing arcs, and less HP. Walls and Gates have more HP. Siege Equipment (Rams/Siege Towers) build much faster and are more useful. More spells and units on walls! ratling guns! yes-yes Now you can win by capturing the town plaza, but is harder to do so. ...and more! All towers' firing arcs are increased to 180 degrees, making them much more deadly and important to capture or destroy. However, their range has been substantially decreased at the lower levels. This means you can siege them from safety if you bring artillery without resorting to "cheese" strats. Even the Lvl 3 towers can be outranged by the best artillery units. However, the Lvl 4 towers will match or outrange all units in the game. As it says in the Bible, God fights on the side with the heaviest artillery. ("Arrows" is my catch-all term for projectiles that vary by race, including arrows, muskets, ballista, and even bones. "Artillery" is a similar catch-all term.) Although Tower HP is decreased, Gates and Walls are much more durable. Gate HP has been increased by 2. 5x, and Walls by 2x. Meanwhile, battering rams do 2. 75x the damage. This means monsters will no longer be destroying the gate before your infantry even arrive at the doorstep, but can still do the job over time. Unequipped infantry will be futile against the gate alone. Battering rams now are one of the best ways to force open a gate. Battering Rams and Siege Towers now build much faster and the manpower pool to build them has been increased. Siege weapons are much more useful in battle now than before. In addition to the battering ram's increased damage (x2. 75), both the ram and the siege tower move & turn faster. Climbing speed has also been reduced by 40%, making siege towers much more important! Especially when your