


If I remember right ark does not get destroyed when you lose a battle with it, it gets wounded like a hero instead and later comes back with all buildings intact. It is useful as long as you fight battles near the shore in range of the ark. It is helping me with dark elven civil war (10% extra recovery and ability to hire units on spot instead of going back to developed areas helps sustainability of a push a lot). I got one after I conquered 3 full provinces.

So that it can grow, get some upkeep reduction bonuses and hire some unit to defend itself from pirates and occasional enemies who decide to take a swim. Originally posted by archmag:It's better to start preparing black arks earlier, before you plan to move to Ulthuan. One of them is good against artillery (you aim it at a piece of artillery and it gets destroyed), others are good against units (although AI will try to avoid them so wait till they get in melee against your units and then use bombardment). Ark has 3 bombardments (on 5th level it gains 4th).

Ark has a stance Dread Expansion which adds 10% replenishment rate and allows recruitment of units from ark's facilities for any army in its range. Ark does not count as an extra army so there is no upkeep increase for other armies on higher difficulties. It is useful as long as you fight battles near the shore in range of the ark.Īrk can get up to 90% upkeep reduction on units in it (60% from settlement chain and additional 30% from recruitment chains). It's better to start preparing black arks earlier, before you plan to move to Ulthuan.
