Your ideal stack and how you use it

[Rhyfelwyr]

Also, what is the current patch? I thought it was 1.3, but when I installed kingdoms it says patched to 1.4?

Maybe you won some special patch for being the 1,000th person to install Kingdoms, because I have never heard of a patch 1.4 and if it has fixed your pikemen then I really want it now!

Pikemen have always been bugged as far as I have seen. The kill charging cavalry head-on, otherwise to me they appear useless. Anyway, my armies...

Turks:

As the Turks I like to vary things a bit. Playing as these guys has made me appreciate how deadly all cavalry armies are. However, representing the Ottomans in the late game I also like building some armies of Dis. Sipahi Lancers, Janissary Hvy Infantry, Janissary Archers / Ottoman Infantry, with some cavalry, artillery, and if available Janisarry Musketeers thrown in. However, my favourit earmy is:

1x General's Boyguard
5x Qapukulu (their maces will take down even the heaviest opponents)
2x Sipahi Lancers (bye-bye enemy foot archers)
6x Turkomans (round one flank, got speed and stamina which Sipahis lack)
6x Sipahis (round the other flank, got the armour and the punching power)

I'll just leave it at the Turks right now, since I can remember them best as I'm at Turn 190-something with them in my current campaign.