Producing Troops

[vwclaymore]

I've been playing for a couple weeks now and I think I have a lot of it figured out. However, I always seem to be producing less troops than comparable provinces around me (even those that don't have a trainging ground or small castle like one of mine does). Is there something I am doing that is limiting my army sizes?

 

[jordarkelf]

Your laws affect your army size, as do some of your income sliders and province power. Compare those to your neighbours and pay attention to the tooltip text.

 

[johnbecool]

The total Stewardship score "stewardship 8 (21) for example" is the key: more you have a high stewarship score, more you get money and troops...

 

[Lord of Pain]

Factors for the amount and type of troops you will get:

Laws of your demesne
Province income
Province power
Province terrain

 

[vwclaymore]

Thanks for the advice guys, I'll mess around with those things until I get it.

 

[truth is life]

What is "province power"?

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

What is "province power"?

Each province has 4 population groups: peasants, burghers, clergy and noblity. Each group can have 0% to 100% power, but in total it always is 100%. How you divide that power effects the size and composition of the regiment of that province.

 

[Meanmanturbo]

What is "province power"?

The power distribution between the four classes, use the little plusses under each class to change it if yo feel like it worth the effort

 

[Edzako]

The power distribution between the four classes, use the little plusses under each class to change it if yo feel like it worth the effort

Is it worth though ? I mean is there any difference if you choose to increase your peasant strength and receive lots of light infantry against fever, but more efficient heavy knights ? Maybe there is some "secret army composition" that will pwn everything it encounters ?

 

[unmerged(75409)]

Is it worth though ? I mean is there any difference if you choose to increase your peasant strength and receive lots of light infantry against fever, but more efficient heavy knights ? Maybe there is some "secret army composition" that will pwn everything it encounters ?

If there is, I'm sure it hasn't been found yet. You are also a bit limited in how you set these power sliders, because if you let one group go too low you get revolts or (if it's the clergy) pissed of clerics who denounce you with the pope. Not to mention that you can't at all influence the settings that your vassals use.

Your ruling law makes a big difference though... for your demesne regiments, that is... Under feudal contract your demesne regiments are not so useful although their numbers are big while under popular law you get decent infantry and archers, and under royal prerogatory you get good heavy troops. RP is generally seen as giving the best troops. It pisses off your vassals, though.