Quokka
09-23-2003, 20:30
What is up with the AI and peasant stacks? Doesn't the AI ever disband troops? My last two campaigns, 1 Hard 1 Expert, have been plagued and ruined by peasant stacks.
Both times stupid attacks against the steppes causing rebellions have generated huge stacks of these clowns. Stupid attacks in general have caused uncountable rebellions and their ensuing peasants. Sometimes they later join an empire bogging that empire down. Its damn near impossible to kill off a faction, they keep re-emerging and huge armies of peasants join them. The AI is unable to disband the 3000 or more useless peasants which drain over 1000+ florins a turn in maintenance.
In the Expert v1.1 game year 1150, sure the Byz have the largest army at 10500, but 6500 are peasants. They also have not a single province in which to build anything other than peasants. The French have the capability to build Feudal MAA, Knights and Sergeants in many provinces, including Constantinople, but steadfastly refuse to build other than peasants, Urban Militia and Militia Sergeants oh and Ballistas, Ballistas, Ballistas. They also have 3500 of 6500 peasants. The Germans likewise have the opportunity but still maintain 6200 out of 8800 Peasants. The People of Novgorod have 8000 of 9000 peasants and don't have a single builing on any of their provinces except a 20% farming and a Watch tower in Novgorod. My Spanish have 9500 troops of which only 500 are peasants in Portugal.
The campaign map outside of my borders is like a patchwork quilt. It constantly changes from areas of rebellion to rejoining. Each time a province rejoins an empire the stacks of peasants come with it. The AI then moves these stacks, the province rebels and so on .... Where does it stop? What is the point of going on if it is like this? The only way I can see it stopping is if I play as the Byz, they usually trigger it with the idiotic attacks north.
How do you curb the presence of peasants?
Both times stupid attacks against the steppes causing rebellions have generated huge stacks of these clowns. Stupid attacks in general have caused uncountable rebellions and their ensuing peasants. Sometimes they later join an empire bogging that empire down. Its damn near impossible to kill off a faction, they keep re-emerging and huge armies of peasants join them. The AI is unable to disband the 3000 or more useless peasants which drain over 1000+ florins a turn in maintenance.
In the Expert v1.1 game year 1150, sure the Byz have the largest army at 10500, but 6500 are peasants. They also have not a single province in which to build anything other than peasants. The French have the capability to build Feudal MAA, Knights and Sergeants in many provinces, including Constantinople, but steadfastly refuse to build other than peasants, Urban Militia and Militia Sergeants oh and Ballistas, Ballistas, Ballistas. They also have 3500 of 6500 peasants. The Germans likewise have the opportunity but still maintain 6200 out of 8800 Peasants. The People of Novgorod have 8000 of 9000 peasants and don't have a single builing on any of their provinces except a 20% farming and a Watch tower in Novgorod. My Spanish have 9500 troops of which only 500 are peasants in Portugal.
The campaign map outside of my borders is like a patchwork quilt. It constantly changes from areas of rebellion to rejoining. Each time a province rejoins an empire the stacks of peasants come with it. The AI then moves these stacks, the province rebels and so on .... Where does it stop? What is the point of going on if it is like this? The only way I can see it stopping is if I play as the Byz, they usually trigger it with the idiotic attacks north.
How do you curb the presence of peasants?