The - if there are new things in... thread

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Sorry guys, yet I'm going to carry on boring you with more pathetic, stupid and idiotic suggestions:

Based upon the idea that in M:TW every unit is lead by a general, the troops have loyalty to their unit leader and their faction. With low loyalty to their unit leader they may simply kill him, and the men in the unit loyal to him, and install a new man in his place. If they are disloyal to their faction then they may mutiny against their unit leader and form an independent army. Also this factor could effect the stamina and morale that units have on the battlefield.

Also, each unit could have a certain amount of zeal which could vary depending on what the unit is. If they are a high zeal unit lead by a low piety general then their loyalty to their leader will suffer. If they are a high zeal unit then, if the faction leader is un-pious, their loyalty to their faction will reduce. Also angering the Pope, getting used in assaults on other Catholic factions or getting excommunicated could also effect their factor. However, this would only work in a Medieval/Dark Ages/Late Classical scenario and would probably look a little ridiculous in a different period.

I would also like to see desertions if their loyalty drops too low and starting a mutiny would not be worthwhile due to factors such as lack of men willing to join within the stack.

Penultimately I would like to see the ability to modify a units wages, henceforth effecting it's loyalties towards you. The lower the wage the more they will dislike you. Also, being in a stack with a better paid unit could effect their loyalties too.

As a final, and probably ultimate suggestion - don't worry I've nearly silenced pestering you with my annoying suggestions, I suggest that perhaps the class that the unit has come out of could effect these loyalties depending on the overall happiness of their class in the province that they were trained in and in the province they are in at the time. For example, if the peasants at home are revolting the men in a peasant class may desert/mutiny and join the rebellion.