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    Default Manipulating Crusades

    I know this has been discussed here before, but I was thinking about this as I went to sleep last night.

    I was always bothered by the lack of the ability to raise levy legions suddenly in the face of a surprise attack or other sudden need. The scene from HBO's Rome comes to mind, when Pompey said something along the lines of "with the snap of my fingers ten legions would spring up around me." (obviously he said it much more poetically.)

    So I was wondering- could MTW2's crusade feature be used for this purpose? That game didn't hold my interest long, so I'm not too familiar with the mechanics, but could it be implemented and not abused by the AI?

    I'm interested to hear what team members have to say.

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    Default Re: Manipulating Crusades

    You do know that Pompey was wrong when he said that don´t you? He did after all retreat from Italy because of a lack of trained troops, so it might not have been the best example you chosed.
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    Default Re: Manipulating Crusades

    No the crusade thing wouldn't work. The only way you could do it is through merceneries, but their mechanic is just not fitting enough. We will work with the regular recruitment, but to our own purposes. Still it did take some months to get an army ready.

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    Default Re: Manipulating Crusades

    I was just using the quote as an example. I know he was wrong.

    Anyways, some months equals a turn, doesn't it? Will crusades have any sort of implementation?

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    No because crusades require a papal faction. There won't be a papal faction.

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    Gotcha.

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    Default Re: Manipulating Crusades

    Quote Originally Posted by Foot
    No because crusades require a papal faction. There won't be a papal faction.

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    IMO if the crusade feature can revolutionise TW reqruitment system (levied armies as in reality) its worth sacrificising one faction...but its even better to use the jihad system if it can be modded to be launched at any target...
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    Default Re: Manipulating Crusades

    Quote Originally Posted by Foot View Post
    No the crusade thing wouldn't work. The only way you could do it is through merceneries, but their mechanic is just not fitting enough. We will work with the regular recruitment, but to our own purposes. Still it did take some months to get an army ready.

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    Precisely. The issue wasn't even gathering the manpower and equipment in one place at one time - it was training the maniples to be able to function as part of a legion in large-scale maneuver that took months.
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