Originally posted by grinsekeatzchen:

Yeah it's such a simple system. And yet, they leave this open and let it be super clunky and unfinished like a lot of parts in this games. They start something, but never seem to really finish it.

And it's astounding to me to what degree some people here go to build around this clunky stuff and say it's "realistic".
But i'm also astounded that trenches in this forum don't apply as cheesing the game, while mods do, so why am i surprised xD.

Dry moats and earthen ramparts were used by the Vikings for defense. They are historically accurate. That's why most people don't consider it cheesing the game.