Also want to ask if they are permanent and could be rebuild/resettled after being raided and destroyed? Can ruined/abandoned locations can be infested by beasts/zombies/bandits/other enemies?
The attached location can be burned down or occupied by enemy forces. To reactivate the location, in some cases the player would have to escort a caravan and workers to the location to rebuild it, in other cases he would have to fight the occupants and liberate the location.
We are not decided yet if you can liberate/rebuild locations whithout accepting a contract to do so first, but we will see.
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