City Growth

[QuintusSertorius]

Well, it's a good thing for the AI, but I think it kind of adds to the immersion if you lose population when recruiting. It gives the feeling that your soldiers actually are citizens of your state or tribe.

Except that they'd be more likely to come from the rural regions, rather than directly out of the most populous cities. Which wasn't respresented in the RTW engine at all. Furthermore, it will reinforce the reality that (particularly the Hellenistic kingdoms) relied very heavily on mercenaries, not levies or militias.

[Foot]

population in any TW game is hardly ever going to accurately represent a population size, so making it more abstract works best. Removing pop because of recruitment is a poor idea and I don't believe adds to game play. Recruit pools in M2TW works better.

Foot

[fomalhaut]

Except that they'd be more likely to come from the rural regions, rather than directly out of the most populous cities. Which wasn't respresented in the RTW engine at all. Furthermore, it will reinforce the reality that (particularly the Hellenistic kingdoms) relied very heavily on mercenaries, not levies or militias.

I always felt that the population count was both that of the city and the rural areas around it. When levied to fight they'd have to go to the city to get outfitted anyway

[Atraphoenix]

I have really missed this, is the required pop. moddable in M2TW?
Like 1000 for towns, 5000, cities, 100000 for huge cities etc...

[Ichon]

Yes. Easily moddable.

[Atraphoenix]

Yes. Easily moddable.

Thanks for quick answer, It is one of the best presents I have taken nowadays...