Most Cost Effective Infantry?

**DaciaJC** · 08-27-2009, 03:17

Originally Posted by The General

I didn't say they had an upkeep (which is set to zeero as can be seen in EDU), I claimed they were not 'free'.

Well... regardless if the size of the BG is 1 or 100, the FM's wages are still 200 mnai, meaning that no money is going to the BG. They are effectively free.

**The General** · 08-27-2009, 10:23

Originally Posted by Frontline1944

Well... regardless if the size of the BG is 1 or 100, the FM's wages are still 200 mnai, meaning that no money is going to the BG. They are effectively free.

If a generals' BG unit is reduced to 1 (or none-but-him), he might spend money to equip a new unit to replace the one decimated. The more influential the general, the more likely that nobility would be ready to serve him, by gaining favour from the faction leader and thus influence and wealth themselves.

Also, you'd have to take into account the prices of vanilla R:TW. Parthian Cataphracts cost 190/turn in R:TW - Zradha Pahlavans (Parthian Cataphracts) cost 1178/turn, Azad Asavaran (Parthian Noble Cataphracts) 1196/turn and Grivpanvar (Parthian Late Armored Elite Cataphracts) 1279/turn... Thus a general in vanilla R:TW might've been able to hire a retinue with an income of 200/turn, with promises of loot, influence and favour, et cetera.

Aaand I might be thinking too much what reality might've been. It's a CA game, after all.