Support
"Brave men are a city's strongest tower of defense" - Alcaeus
There will be times when friends and allies will need your assistance in defending their cities. This assistance can be in the form of troops, resources and divine aid; though typically support will be a request for troops to help defend a city. To send support to another player's city, you need only click on the Support button the comes up when you select the city. From there you can send as many troops as you are able to spare. Remember that land units will need transport boats to be sent along.
If your units take part in the battle at the other city, you will receive a report letting you know how many you lost. Once that city is out of danger, you can recall all or some of the troops home through the
Agora under the
Outside tab.
Support can also be a tactical tool as well. If you are facing an attack, you can dodge by sending your troops as support to another city and then recall them as needed. As well as using it for dodging attacks, you can use troops as a tripwire to determine whether other players are attacking a favorite city used for raiding.
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