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A) How can I make a mercenary band a vassal from the start of the game,like the Varangian guard?
B) How can I change raising and maintenance costs?
C) How can I make new mercenary bands from scratch?

Any and all thanks is very much appreciated :)
 

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A) How can I make a mercenary band a vassal from the start of the game,like the Varangian guard?

I think I can answer this question. In common\landed_titles.txt (probably you haven't check it yet - you should) can be found all the titles. And there you can see something like that:

Code:
# MERCS

d_sunni_turkic_company = {
	color = { 130 173 70 }
	color2 = { 255 255 255 }

	capital = 621 # Emba
	
	# Parent Religion 
	religion = sunni
	
	mercenary = yes

	title = "CAPTAIN"
	foa = "CAPTAIN_FOA"

	# Always exists
	landless = yes
	
	# Cannot be held as a secondary title
	primary = yes
	
	# Cannot be vassalized
	independent = yes		<- that's what you are looking for
	
	modifier = d_muslim_turkic_company_modifier
}

Answering the B) => For modifiers like levy size, you should check the static_modifiers.txt, and I think that maintenance might depends on it.
 

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I think I can answer this question. In common\landed_titles.txt (probably you haven't check it yet - you should) can be found all the titles. And there you can see something like that:

Code:
# MERCS

d_sunni_turkic_company = {
	color = { 130 173 70 }
	color2 = { 255 255 255 }

	capital = 621 # Emba
	
	# Parent Religion 
	religion = sunni
	
	mercenary = yes

	title = "CAPTAIN"
	foa = "CAPTAIN_FOA"

	# Always exists
	landless = yes
	
	# Cannot be held as a secondary title
	primary = yes
	
	# Cannot be vassalized
	independent = yes		<- that's what you are looking for
	
	modifier = d_muslim_turkic_company_modifier
}

Answering the B) => For modifiers like levy size, you should check the static_modifiers.txt, and I think that maintenance might depends on it.

Just worked out the vassal thing,and there is an actual file you need to create,I just copied everything the Varangian guard had :) But thanks especially for the answer to B,should be really useful :)
 

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I wonder if it's possible to set the succession laws of a free mercenary company, or if they're hard-coded to be open elective.

Would be interesting to create a family-controlled merc company, instead of one with random rulers.
 
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I wonder if it's possible to set the succession laws of a free mercenary company, or if they're hard-coded to be open elective.

Would be interesting to create a family-controlled merc company, instead of one with random rulers.

I think it would be great if as a liege of a company if you could elect one of your courtiers to lead it.