For other uses of the term, see Citadel.
The Citadel is a type of castle chain building in Fall of the Samurai.
Description[]
The power of great men casts a long shadow.
A citadel is the power of an overlord represented in stone and military might, and a reminder that dissent and discontent among the people carry terrible risks. It acts as a focus for military activities in a province, and helps recruitment. By the end of the Sengoku Jidai, castles had grown into magnificent palaces as well as fortifications. With the peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was no need for further castle building, although existing structures continued to show off the prestige and wealth of the great families. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's fortress at Himeyama is one such citadel that survived war and peace, a complete rebuilding by Hideyoshi's son-in-law, and the Meiji Restoration. Today it is a spectacular tourist attraction, one of the great fortress-palaces of Japan.
General Information[]
Requires 11000 koku, 12 turns, Castle. Can be upgraded to Star Fort.
- +20% increase in resistance to naval bombardment
- Recruitment capacity (units in training): +1
- +8 to repression in this province
Spawned Garrisons:
Citadels are the highest level of castle building that may be built without research, and provide a marginally larger amount of repression. However, given their very expensive cost and long building times, there are many faster and cheaper methods of increasing repression. Citadels are ideally placed in regions that are under threat of bombardment and invasion thanks to their increased resistance to naval bombardment and the strong defensive position they give to defenders.
The two capital regions in the world map, Yamashiro and Musashi, both begin the campaign with citadels. This makes them both excellent targets for invasion as they come with a very high default bonus to repression once captured.
Citadels, along with all castle line buildings, cannot be demolished. However, they may still be damaged through sabotage or raids. They are considered military buildings, and therefore benefit from events that reduce the construction times and costs of upgrading them.