Quote Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse
Militia units have free upkeep. I haven't noticed that larger units are better at keeping public order. Pike militia are a waste of money. I also don't use Tercios.
You are of course correct about the militia, but the other observation is wrong. It is definitely the number of soldiers rather than the numer of units or their quality that determines order (and I'm fairly sure it's been like that in all the TW games I've played). To test it I started up the campaign, set taxes to very high in Havana, and put a size 30 unit there for garrison, resulting in 45% order. A size 40 unit gives 50% order. 4 size 30 units give 65% order, which incidentally is the same result as with 3 size 40 units:)