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[Arjos]

mmmm I don't know, farmers were simply available for limited time, while professionals all-round...

[FinnishedBarbarian]

mmmm I don't know, farmers were simply available for limited time, while professionals all-round...

Exatly the use of farmers whole year would have caused serious financial difficulties, there is a reason why certain seasons were more campaign friendly. I have only thrown a suggestion which implamention depents on moddability of campaign AI if It can't be made to garrison it's troops when they are not used to conquer then the feature can't be implamented.

[Ichon]

What were the professional units of the barbarians doing when not fighting? Professional as a specialization that only was concerned with war would be such a small amount. Most of the nobles would still have lands to control and other work to be done even if they aren't out in the fields.

Even Rome had full time professional soldiers rather late- I don't know what barbarian kingdoms ever had large numbers of such a thing. Even then Roman soldiers were active in building things quite a long time when not fighting and policing region as well.