MTW Pocket Mod: General

[Martok]

Giving the Arabs javelins wouldn't be hard at all though I'm unsure of the historical accuracy of this.

Nor am I. I think VikingHorde gave them javelins (actually I believe they were throwing spears, now that I think of it) mostly so that you had a reason to recruit them, as opposed to any historical precedent. Once you're able to recruit Ghazis & Muwahids, Arab Infantry become pretty redundant--unless they're given a valour bonus, and/or another ability.

Anatolia would be a good one, though perhaps Greece would be better? It lacks any kind of valour bonus at present, it's a large area and is really not a province but a generic region.

Good idea, Caravel. Also, since Greece was once famous for its hoplites, bestowing it with a bonus for armoured spearmen would be sort of a nice symmetry as well.

I'm (re)thinking that militias should be there. In my case anyway. I was looking into "homelands" last night, which I have been considering implimenting for a while. It seems stupid to be able to train certain units belonging to specific ethnic groups at an extreme distance from their origins. In this case the militias would be handy.

True enough. If you're going to have homelands, then militia units could have a bigger role in your armies abroad. (This is not a criticism in any way, but I do confess to sometimes wishing VH's XL Mod had Homelands like Wes' MedMod, as I think this would help with the "steamroller" effect later in the game. But that would just be icing on the cake for me. )

Good idea! I'm thinking province specific is better than faction specific in many cases. Throughout history we see where an invaded people's fighting men are absorbed into or adopted by the conquerors armies. It is more realistic for the Almohads to train Jinetes in any part of Iberia, than for say, the English to be training Longbows in Volga Bulgaria.

Agreed. Some units should be limited more by region than by who can recruit them. I don't think we should see the Polish being able to train Longbows, however, or the Sicilians training Huscarles. There does still have to be some limits.

To reflect the ease of production in Venice the italians should simply be able to produce the Galley type ships more cheaply, which I think they can anyway IIRC.

I second that as well. I'm more in favor of the Italians/Venetians being able to produce Galleys cheaply, as opposed to being able to produce them with a +1 bonus. Sort of like how the Uesugi clan could train cheaper Archers in Shogun.

Is that the Valour bonus for Aragon, Fire Galleys? And it's standard Galleys for Venice right?

I believe that's correct, yes.