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burny26

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Playing as byzzie emperor i have a 9k/9k retinue . But when i count the numbers of all different trooptypes i only get to 4000 :glare:
 

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You got to look at 'manpower' of each types of your retinue. Cataphracts cost a whooping 1600 per 500 soldiers! They are insanely awesome though. :D

This. Every retinue is only 500 men, but some cost more of your cap than others. So while a Cavalry Retinue costs me 1200 cap, and an Ethiopian Skirmisher Retinue costs me 500 cap, they both grant me 500 men. So do I go for the heavy cavalry (which are only a small part of a cavalry retinue, but can be built up over time) or do I use the same cap space for two and two/fifths Ethiopian Skirmishers, even though they're just pure Light Infantry (with a hefty attack bonus).