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Labourers as bridge builders?

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:03 pm
by phoenixffyrnig
Yes, the humble labourer, our dear friends who are masters of nowt but the crudest of wooden structures, and hammering in a few nails put in place by our skilled workers.

I can't help but feel that these guys ought to be able to build a wooden bridge (but at a cost of 3 turns, not 2). Is this something that was deliberately avoided to make them only really useful in tandem with workers, or a capability that is open to debate?

Your thoughts on this topic, dear people, would be happily received :)

Re: Labourers as bridge builders?

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:38 am
by TheSenate-_-
If they can build a watch tower they can lay some wood across some water. Yes definitely with you here

Re: Labourers as bridge builders?

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:17 am
by Endru1241
phoenixffyrnig wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:03 pm Yes, the humble labourer, our dear friends who are masters of nowt but the crudest of wooden structures, and hammering in a few nails put in place by our skilled workers.

I can't help but feel that these guys ought to be able to build a wooden bridge (but at a cost of 3 turns, not 2). Is this something that was deliberately avoided to make them only really useful in tandem with workers, or a capability that is open to debate?

Your thoughts on this topic, dear people, would be happily received :)
Well, they were supposed to be only helpers.
On the other hand laborers were recently made weaker, as they are building catapults slower, than workers.
Bridge is important strategic resource and I wonder if they should be able to make it.
But we can, as a test allow them to build rowboats.
Eventually some sort of even simpler bridge can be added (to work like stationary rowboat - only allows infantry movement) or wooden bridge allowed.

Re: Labourers as bridge builders?

Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:02 pm
by makazuwr32
I'd say it is fine to allow for laborers to build wooden bridge since they can build palisades.

Re: Labourers as bridge builders?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:00 pm
by Endru1241
OK. Laborers can now build rowboats - let's see how much it changes first.