MTW Pocket Mod: Units, Buildings and Unit Stats

[caravel]

Well that's kind of what I was wondering (whether the dependency for the Hobilars should be lowered). Not the Muster Field -- I don't think you should be able to recruit cavalry from it -- but the Inn might be a little more appropriate.

This is a bit of a balancing issue. If Hobilars are available from the muster field, there is the danger that the English and French may spam them. In all honesty I'm seeing these as a redundant unit that fill no gap nor suit no purpose unless modified to fit a role. I'm still thinking that second level stables for Mounted Sergeants will put them at the castle level which will be out of reach for most factions and provinces for most of the early era. The solution perhaps is one of the following:

Scenario A

1) Remove MS from the English roster.
2) Make Hobilars an English specific (historical I believe) version of MS.
3) Modify stats of Hobilars in some way to give them advantages and disadvantages over MS.

i.e:

Hobilar:

Charge: 8
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Armour: 2
Morale: 0

4) Recruit with first level Stables


Scenario B

1) Make Hobilars rectuitable only in Britain. Perhaps limited to only Northumbria.
2) Make Hobilars an English specific (historical I believe) version of MS.
3) Modify stats of Hobilars in some way to give them advantages over MS.

Hobilar:

Charge: 8
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Armour: 3
Morale: 4

4) Recruit from Inn

However (now that I think about it), aren't the Inn and the Stables1 building (Militia Stables) both going to be dependent on the Keep anyway? If that's the case, then it really shouldn't make much difference.

Yes the muster field will depend on a fort, but the Inn, Ribat and all of the other recruiting buildings (stables, barracks, butts, royal court etc) will require the Keep and above. For the Muslim faction's muster field equivalent, I'm thinking something like "Nomad Camp", this would then be upgradable to the Ribat.

I would say make the Sipahi dependent on Stables 3 to start out with and see how that works. If it turns out the Ottomans train them a little too frequently, we can always then restrict the Sipahi to the Royal Court or Stables 4 to limit their numbers.

I was thinking Third level stables as well as that would still allow the valour bonus at the fourth level.

Also as regards the Inn due to homelands etc there are going to be a lot of cases where this building is useless to certain factions in certain areas. So it would need to have a secondary function. I'm thinking small income plus happiness boost?