Crusade Recruitment Mechanics

Does anyone know if the crusade/jihad recruitment mechanics is affected by reigon in which a crusade or jihad is traveling? In that, it should be pretty hard to find any Catholics to head to the holy land in the middle of a Orthodox reigon. It doesn't seem to be affected TOO much to me, but, is it?

I can top of my crusader stack with crusader mercs in Jerusalem right before I burn it. My only explanation would be that maybe they follow the crusade hoping to get hired??

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Originally Posted by ScrapTower

I can top of my crusader stack with crusader mercs in Jerusalem right before I burn it. My only explanation would be that maybe they follow the crusade hoping to get hired??

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The whole point of crusaders is that they are total religous fanatics. They're cheap for that reason.

I think maybe this should be changed. # of men is in direct relation to the % of religon in that region. It makes no sense otherwise!

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Originally Posted by OMGLAZERS

Does anyone know if the crusade/jihad recruitment mechanics is affected by reigon in which a crusade or jihad is traveling?

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Absolutely, says the guy whose first declared a crusade in the recently conquered province of Merakesh. Has another army join in very Catholic Valencia, and had a heap of units available.

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Originally Posted by Doug-Thompson

Absolutely, says the guy whose first declared a crusade in the recently conquered province of Merakesh. Has another army join in very Catholic Valencia, and had a heap of units available.

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To me it just seems silly that you could recruit hundreds or thousands (depending on unit size) in the middle of a 0% Catholic land to die for the Catholic cause.. when.. apparently none of them are Catholic.