POW's

I get a lot of POWs because when they start running away, i mow them over with my cavalry and the POW number goes up by hundreds. I don't execute them because im not sure what'll happen if i did (like if something bad happens) but i usually execute the generals and kings and small numbers of troops because of that crazy-cool sound effect.

In Battle I always kill Prisoners But in the other option I always let them free for the Happiness boost. Until I learned about the Happiness boost I would always kill them just because. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif

If I am losing a battle I kill the prisoners out of spite and for the sound effect.

Once, I let about 800 Spanish prisoners go because I thought my general would get a bad penalty for executing 800 men. Two turns later, there was a civil war in spain, and the army I released joined the rebels. They proceeded to defeat a fairly large Spanish army (about 500). Then, I bribed them with a significantly smaller amount of money than the ransom. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif

So, don't be too eager to click that little red button.

i usually let them free,..as killing them will give me a bad rep http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/smile.gif

personally i kill all prisoners doesn't matter who.
i kill rebels because i believe if im nice to them they will have more experianced soldiers and they will also use those experienced soldiers to revolt again so killing everyone soughts out the problem imo
thanks dessa

the mongols know no chivalry, i kill every single single i can get my hand on. in my mongol army, i only have two types of soldiers, mongol heavy cavalry and mongol cavalry archer. the heavy break the lines and the archer ran them down. that way i can get at least 80% of the routing enemy soldiers. then i excuted them all. after a couples of battles, the enemy won't have many soldiers left. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ons/pissed.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/angry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...cons/shock.gif

I slaughter as many people as possible in engagments then order the cavalry charge and begin executing whoever I catch hmmm 1.2.3.. 400 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...icons/wink.gif Although the ransom of a king or prince can come in handy from time to time. I don't tend to care too much about the dread since most of my guys end up with it in one way or another.

I just butcher everyone for about 3 or four times them release them sometimes to get the ocasional mercy virtue

I have a complicated policy..

-If i capture loads of prisoners i execute them so they can't get back into circulation.

-I free rebels if i invade their province but i slaughter every last one if they rebel against me.

-plus if a factions taken one of my provinces or just annoyed me i'll slaughter them all too.

...Fun times http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cg...ns/biggrin.gif ...

Otherwise i ransom them.