I LOVE INNS!

[Rowan11088]

I have to say, Inns are the most worthwhile building I've built yet. I'm still in my silly old first game as the HRE, and haven't progressed much due to aggression from all sides. Right now my situation is critical...I'm excommed, allied only with the Sicilians and the newly arisen French (who I killed in the first place http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif ), fighting a massive hungarian force with a 7 star general at its head, and am losing provinces...I am stretched out, with my two best prince/generals stuck in Ireland till I can build a port there, other good generals up near Novgorod fighting Rebels, my King kicking the greedy Danes out of Saxony, and my troops in short near the mounting Italian army. Hungary attacks Austria with a huge force and his 7 star general. I lose horribly. I keep trying new combos of units, then realize his general is giving his units +3 valour, and they have plenty already. I look for inns...I hire Kwackzamian (?) Cavalry in large numbers with my huge treasury, and move them into Austria. The Hungarians retreat without a fight Then I move in Hungary itself, and they do it again, and same with their second to last province (the one near Italy). Of course, I'm gonna lose to their full, combined force, but for now I just destroyed all buildings in hungary and the other province http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif I love inns...

[LadyAnn]

Will leave the lights on for you http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

Annie

[Bob the Insane]

Inns are great, but never depend on them....

Just when you really need those extra troops you can garantee that the Inn will be empty.....:(

I think they also increase happiness in the province...

[Alrowan]

inns are good, but i still think brothels are best http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[econ21]

Is it confirmed that inns are less good if you upgrade to keep? As English, I always have an inn in Anjou and, perhaps by virtue of being on the border, it usually has a nice selection of mercs. (Built one in Northumbria far from the border and it offered nothing much). However, the instant I start building a keep, it dries up. Coincidence?

[Bob the Insane]

Yeah... Inns work best if you don't have a fort... (too much law enforcement for all those mercenary types..:D)

And it gets progressively worse as you build larger and larger keeps, castles and so on.

Also the Constables and Marshels Palaces lower the chance of mercenaries turning up...

[Mr Frost]

I've always been partial to outs myself http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[Monk]

ahh yes the Mercenaries, I have won some great battles with mercs in the mix of my armies. when im short on men i just hire a few of em and march on. Inns and the Mercs that come from them have saved my Empires more than once. Inns are great...but ive learned not to rely on them as i always have a strong millitary force. i only use mercs if for some reason i start to lose in battles.

[solypsist]

love in? I thought that went out with the sixties...