Charged for mercenaries despite having disbanded them

[0rth0d0xypr0xy]

Unsure whether this is a bug or not, I lead an independence revolt against Lotharingia as Alsace and then after winning quickly joined the HRE which the Bavarian/East Francian blob had formed. The mercs I hired to get the job done are still charging me 432.00 gelden yearly despite this conflict having ended years ago.

 

[Whizzer]

You have to dismiss mercs manually, or they'll keep demanding money until you go bankrupt.

 

[0rth0d0xypr0xy]

That's just it though. I did dismiss them manually, but am still being charged I'm now bankrupt to the tune of -2589.

Edit: I saved/loaded but as it's an Ironman game there's little I can do. I'm hoping it will correct itself after a few successions and maybe acquiring a new title.. That said, I'm horrendously indebted and won't be able to go to war anytime soon!

 

[Whizzer]

That very much looks like a bug to me, one which I've never witnessed before. Very odd.

 

[Andrew0Red]

Hmm, maybe go through your list of armies and fleets in the right of the screen? And then check all component regiments/fleets for each?

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

Hmm, maybe go through your list of armies and fleets in the right of the screen? And then check all component regiments/fleets for each?

Indeed.
They might still serve him, which would be easy to find out (either by looking on the list or the army list in the outliner, for example)

I can't even recall the Hired option.
Might have missed it since it got introduced. I always dismissed mercs exactly where you hire them.

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

That's just it though. I did dismiss them manuall...

Was that done via that Hired option or the option in the merchs list ?
I don't recall ever using that Hired option.

Check the mercs you hired in the list instead.
Sort by costs if you don't want to scroll down..


What i don't understand in this context is this statement

....The mercs I hired to get the job done are still charging me 432.00 gelden monthly despite this conflict having ended years ago.

Overs years would imply a far higher debt than -2589, being about six months of the 432 gold, unless you had much more money
when you began this.

 

[0rth0d0xypr0xy]

What i don't understand in this context is this statement

Overs years would imply a far higher debt than -2589, being about six months of the 432 gold, unless you had much more money
when you began this.

Yes I had recently been on a successful crusade with all the natural implications of lucre and multiple k stacks for gelden - disappointed to see it all sink thanks to a few pesky mercs!

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

Yes I had recently been on a successful crusade with all the natural implications of lucre and multiple k stacks for gelden - disappointed to see it all sink thanks to a few pesky mercs!

Not sure i follow,but anyway...doesn'tmatter. Was just curious.

Still the question remains if they are actually dismissed or not, as asked above.
It might rather be the display of the Hired option that is bugged.

 

[0rth0d0xypr0xy]

Not sure i follow,but anyway...doesn'tmatter. Was just curious.

Still the question remains if they are actually dismissed or not, as asked above.
It might rather be the display of the Hired option that is bugged.

Haha, I had just fought a successful crusade and had 11k gold or something ridiculous, all of it subsequently was spent on mercenaries that I was unable to dismiss. I think after my war to liberate myself from Lotharingia I joined the HRE too fast and the title change may have caused it.

 

[randomnamehere123]

You have a 432 yearly expense on merceneries, and a 36 monthly upkeep cost for fleet levies. 36*12=432, you likely hired mercs that had ships, disbanded the army stack, but their ships are still somewhere, waiting to be disbanded.

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

You have a 432 yearly expense on merceneries, and a 36 monthly upkeep cost for fleet levies. 36*12=432, you likely hired mercs that had ships, disbanded the army stack, but their ships are still somewhere, waiting to be disbanded.

Very good observation.
*thumbs up*

Sounds very likley to be the case.
As there only two of these types (didn't even know the second until i had a look on the Wiki) of these, it's likely the Victual Brothers.
Should be possible to discurtain which ships these are with the help of the navies list in the outliner, as an idea.
Pretty sure i had this happen several times to me as well, but i know about it by now, still forgot it for this case.

 

[0rth0d0xypr0xy]

Very good observation.
*thumbs up*

Sounds very likley to be the case.
As there only two of these types (didn't even know the second until i had a look on the Wiki) of these, it's likely the Victual Brothers.
Should be possible to discurtain which ships these are with the help of the navies list in the outliner, as an idea.
Pretty sure i had this happen several times to me as well, but i know about it by now, still forgot it for this case.

Update: I noticed a mercenary group (yes, the Victual Brothers!) weren't automatically disbanded in the command control shown in the photo I attached, but as @Andrew0Red said did require me to manually check the lists and disbanding there. @randomnamehere123 I assume the ships was the reason for this.

It was an expensive mistake I won't repeat!