Tree walls & gates (what should I do)

[ZtyX]

Tree walls & gates (what should I do)

Hi, I'm building a tree wall around my wall and I didn't plant any trees in front of the gates because I want to go through them. Naturally, this becomes a weak point. What do you recommend that I build in front of the gates?
I have a town bell, so I could build it during the siege as I would get a 20 hour warning. I've thought about placing a kiln in front of each gate. But then the attackers would be able to double team it. Is there anything strong that I can build, which takes up 1 tile?

Anyway, what is recommended that I do in this situation?

[Potjeh]

Just stack 3-4 gates 6 tiles apart. If that's too inconvenient, double tree wall, with inner and outer gate on opposite sides of the base.

[ZtyX]

I have a certain setup and I'm not looking to change it drastically with major building efforts. I'm already building at my max. I would just like to know what is best in this situation.

So, how would you cover up the 2 slots in front of a gate?

[DarkNacht]

I have a certain setup and I'm not looking to change it drastically with major building efforts. I'm already building at my max. I would just like to know what is best in this situation.

So, how would you cover up the 2 slots in front of a gate?

With Braziers. They are easy to build and repair while taking a bit to destroy and they attack your enemies.
Why did you go through all or the effort to build a tree wall without planning what to do with your gate?

[ZtyX]

With Braziers. They are easy to build and repair while taking a bit to destroy and they attack your enemies.
Why did you go through all or the effort to build a tree wall without planning what to do with your gate?

Hm, OK. But that would be a waste of 4-8 iron bars per gate.
Is there anything else I can build that would be good?

Because it still protects all the non-gate/wall tiles.

[Potjeh]

Extend tree wall outside your gates and make a z-shaped entrance, so they have less bashing time on the gate. Kinda inconvenient for walking through all the time, but them's the breaks.

[DarkNacht]

With Braziers. They are easy to build and repair while taking a bit to destroy and they attack your enemies.
Why did you go through all or the effort to build a tree wall without planning what to do with your gate?

Hm, OK. But that would be a waste of 4-8 iron bars per gate.

Because it still protects all the non-gate/wall tiles.

Your tree wall will protect your walls but without a better system of gates it wont protect whats inside the walls, if you wont build a series a gates all a tree wall does is allow you to concentrate Braziers around your gate. If you don't have enough resources to build a couple of braziers and have the Iron to repair them its not likely your town is worth building a trial by fire and take humour damage to raid, unless you pissed someone off.

[ZtyX]

What better system of gates, Darknacht? Have you got any screenshots of how you did it?

[DarkNacht]

What better system of gates, Darknacht?

Do this:

Just stack 3-4 gates 6 tiles apart. If that's too inconvenient, double tree wall, with inner and outer gate on opposite sides of the base.

[ZtyX]

Alright. Thank you for the advice, Darknacht and Potjeh.