riding perk question

[RodLimitless]

cavalry tactics or mounted patrols? (riding 9th tier perks)

if i'm clan leader, does it mean on all the settlements only or villages too, there will be more mounted troops (elite troops) that will volunteer?

thanks

 

[Bannerman Man]

Yes, it does. If you own a town and have that perk, it will also work for all of the villages that are bound to that town.

It has a bit of a weird implementation though. For notables in villages, it checks the perks of the owner of the village's trade bound settlement. Since castles don't have a market and therefore cannot be traded with, villages that are bound to castles are also trade bound to the nearest town. This means it doesn't actually matter if the owner of the bound castle has the perk, it only matters if the owner of the trade bound town has the perk.

So for example, the village of Veron is bound to Veron Castle, but is trade bound to Lageta. If the clan owner of Veron Castle is a Battanian lord, but the owner of Lageta is a Western Empire lord, then the perk bonus will only be applied to Veron's notables if the W.E. owner of Lageta has the required perk, not the owner of Veron Castle. In certain situations, this means if two factions are at war, a lord could be inadvertently boosting the cavalry volunteer rate of an enemy settlement.

That's probably unintended.

Spoiler: Source

Edit: After looking at it, very few (if any) npc lords have 225 riding skill in the first place, so this probably will mostly just affect the player. Just be aware though, if all you own are castles, this perk will not affect any of the villages you own. Mounted Patrols is much more useful to the player anyway.

 

[RodLimitless]

Yes, it does. If you own a town and have that perk, it will also work for all of the villages that are bound to that town.

It has a bit of a weird implementation though. For notables in villages, it checks the perks of the owner of the village's trade bound settlement. Since castles don't have a market and therefore cannot be traded with, villages that are bound to castles are also trade bound to the nearest town. This means it doesn't actually matter if the owner of the bound castle has the perk, it only matters if the owner of the trade bound town has the perk.

So for example, the village of Veron is bound to Veron Castle, but is trade bound to Lageta. If the clan owner of Veron Castle is a Battanian lord, but the owner of Lageta is a Western Empire lord, then the perk bonus will only be applied to Veron's notables if the W.E. owner of Lageta has the required perk, not the owner of Veron Castle. In certain situations, this means if two factions are at war, a lord could be inadvertently boosting the cavalry volunteer rate of an enemy settlement.

That's probably unintended.

Spoiler: Source

Edit: After looking at it, very few (if any) npc lords have 225 riding skill in the first place, so this probably will mostly just affect the player. Just be aware though, if all you own are castles, this perk will not affect any of the villages you own. Mounted Patrols is much more useful to the player anyway.

awesome thanks for the reply, understood!

think i'll be going with mounted patrols then