Hey everyone! I have a question!
So I just got my first castle and I have a chamberlain there. In the dialogue with him I see the options to set recruitment laws for both the nobility and the commoners (peasants). There are two options for each class which are essentially:
1.) only those willing to fight are called up for action (volunteers). Or...
2.) forced military service for everyone when asked.
What are the consequences of these options beyond the obvious of one being strictly voluntary and the other being forced service?
I'm assuming nobles would be cavalry and commoners would be archers/infantry yes?
Will my castle and village lose prosperity with forced service? Is there anything to gain from voluntary service, such as higher quality of troops or higher prosperity or relation with my fiefs? Would voluntary service mean less lances available for recruitment but higher quality troops (quantity vs quality sort of thing)?
I'm already able to train troops up to higher levels pretty quickly so would you recommend using a voluntary or forced recruitment system?
My initial idea was to force recruitment of nobles (more responsibility comes with the privileges of rank) and to have the commoners be volunteers. Any input on this and an explanation of the in-game consequences of these actions would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
So I just got my first castle and I have a chamberlain there. In the dialogue with him I see the options to set recruitment laws for both the nobility and the commoners (peasants). There are two options for each class which are essentially:
1.) only those willing to fight are called up for action (volunteers). Or...
2.) forced military service for everyone when asked.
What are the consequences of these options beyond the obvious of one being strictly voluntary and the other being forced service?
I'm assuming nobles would be cavalry and commoners would be archers/infantry yes?
Will my castle and village lose prosperity with forced service? Is there anything to gain from voluntary service, such as higher quality of troops or higher prosperity or relation with my fiefs? Would voluntary service mean less lances available for recruitment but higher quality troops (quantity vs quality sort of thing)?
I'm already able to train troops up to higher levels pretty quickly so would you recommend using a voluntary or forced recruitment system?
My initial idea was to force recruitment of nobles (more responsibility comes with the privileges of rank) and to have the commoners be volunteers. Any input on this and an explanation of the in-game consequences of these actions would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!