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The key to survival in Utopia is a strong and sustainable military. Almost everything else you do will likely be focused on being able to develop this area of your province. Your military consists of four (4) basic military units, as well as several generals to lead them in combat. I will take this opportunity to explain how your military structure works. |
Your Generals Each province maintains a military leadership of five generals, with slight variations for certain races. One of these generals remains at home at all times to lead your defense. The remaining generals may be sent to combat at any time, and they remain with your army during battle. Without a general at home, you will not be able to send additional forces to combat, so you have the ability to maintain five separate attack brigades at any given time. In any attack, you may send additional generals, giving you more strategic options and resulting in 5% additional military effectiveness for each general sent. Your Military Units Military Effectiveness and Wages Your army's pay, combined with its size and other factors such as spells and buildings, will determine its overall fighting effectiveness. For example, a 10 soldier army with 110% effectiveness will fight as though it were 11 soldiers. As your army grows, you will find its effectiveness may fall - this is the result of training lower quality troops. More information on this can be found in your Military Advisor. Training Your Military Drafting a soldier costs money and will automatically be taken out of your coffers. If you do not have available funds for the draft, only those soldiers which you can afford will be drafted. As you draft a larger portion of your populace, you will find that the costs begin to rise and the effectiveness of your military begins to drop. It is up to you to determine the ideal size of your military. Once your peasant has been trained into a soldier, you can spend more time and money to train them into any of the more advanced combat forces. This allows to you to build a stronger army without consuming a larger portion of your peasant population. However, these more advanced forces require higher daily wages as described below. It is up to you to determine the right mix of forces within your army. |
The Actual Numbers: Military Capabilities | ||||
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Unit #1 Basic Soldier |
Unit #2 Offensive |
Unit #3 Defensive |
Unit #4 Elite Force |
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Offensive Battle Strength |
1 | 5 | 0 | * |
Defensive Battle Strength |
1 | 0 | 5 | * |
Cost | Varies | $350 | $350 | * |
Wages | None | $1.5/Day | $1.5/Day | $1.5/Day |
* Elite values & costs vary by race and can be viewed in Chapter II: Races & Personalities.