This is the upgraded form of Fortified Cave, available with Pottery technology.
This tile gets some defensive bonuses like:
- +90% air defense.
- +25% tile defense.
- City Garrison upgrade has effect in this tile.
- +1 visibility height.
This building can be bombarded by an enemy unit, lowering its defensive bonus.
Besides, it add 1 Template:Icon in the tile where it is located, plus influences the borders around it, up to a distance of 1.
When a unit stands on this tile for 17 turns, and all the requirements are satisfied, it is automatically upgraded to Fort.
Strategy[]
Build this improvement on strategic tiles outside a city's economic range; for example to block the movement of (future) enemy units into a certain territory, or on resources as it will eventually become a fort and then will provide this resource to your connected cities.