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there aren't too many ways to make money in this mod, but the few ways available are pretty effective if done right, so here they are:
1. pay frequent visit to all the American pubs and buy all their alcohol, than sell it to the Indians.
2. fight a lot of lords and take them prisoner(along with whichever of their troops you could get your hands on), than wait for the lords' faction to offer you ransom and visit that Comancho fellow to sell your regular prisoners them. remember, the higher quality troops the more he'll pay you.
3. fight looters, deserters, confederates and imperialists, pick up all the looted firearms and sell them to the Indians. this method doesn't require you to start a war with any major faction, so it's very safe.
4. steal horses(until you can steal no more) from each village you pass by, the villages will hate you but you shouldn't give a damn.
5. declare war on a faction and pillage all their villages.

oh and remember, wars are profitable. when you're at war you get better loot(the major factions tend to drop more and better loot), more prisoners and the ability to pillage villages.

money is easy to earn but believe it or not I actually managed to get broke 
the key is to conquer a lot of territory and than garrison large armies in your forts and hotels until the upkeep starts choking you 

just downloaded this mod and started playing, so far it seems nice. I have a few questions though that popped up after just a few minutes of playing:
1. did you remove all the guild masters? I entered several towns and have yet to find one. if you did than what was the rationale behind it?
2. do the companions have interactions like in vanilla, say likes and dislikes(both other companions and certain actions)? also is there a way to change their equipment like in vanilla, or do they just keep what they start with when you hire them?
3. is it intentional that looting villages no longer affects faction relations, only personal relations with the village owner?

generally I equip my companions the same way I equip myself, just with lower tier stuff of course(until I can afford top gear both for myself and for them) if I'm playing as a knight myself I equip my companions with horses and lance+shield like me, with the other slots empty so they won't change weapons. if I'm playing as an infantry man(mainly if working for the Nords) than I equip them with a Javelin in first slot(I prefer throwing axes for myself for thematic reasons, but Javelins have longer range so my companions get those), than a 1 handed weapon(axe or sword), than a 2 handed weapon(2 handed axe) in case they ever decide to switch to it, than shield in 4th slot. also I generally focus on party skills more than combat skills for my companions, so just the prerequisites(such as strength 9, throw 1, etc) for whichever setting I outfit them with, than whatever they need for their chosen party skill. 

nice thread necro pal 
anyway, the quest seems weird now, you just need to find the spy, capture him and dispose of his caravan guards, than after that his master will appear and you than capture him as well, he's alone. completed like 3 of them in my Vaegir campaign and a few more in others so I'm pretty sure that's how they work now in the latest patch.

as soon as you get yourself a castle or a town and keep lords in your prison until those missions pop up, than just get whichever lord you need and complete it.

Vaegir all the day. the most balanced army out there, with the best archers, solid knights(faster but weaker than Swadian) and solid enough infantry. I like to stick with the roleplaying part thus only recruit and use my own faction's troops, so with Vaegir I'm not missing any crucial components.

whats the point of using cheats...? it's not like this game is overly tough or anything, and the whole point is doing things regularly... cheating just takes all the fun out Imho.

if you got Vaegir Archers might as well use Vaegir Knights as well. that's what I use against them and I stomp them each time. well, I use a balanced army but me, my lance and my knights are the ones doing all the dirty work. oh yeah, and try to trap them as much as you can, either against obstacles(rocks, trees, etc) or the map borders. when they can't move charge into them, hopefully with a lance or other polearm, and pick them off 1 by 1. yeah, it's a long and boring fight compared to most but once you get the hang of trapping their cavalry you help speed it up and get some satisfaction out of destroying their pesky horse archers.

playing the original for now, started as a mercenary for Vaegirs, vowed my loyalty to the king and now I've became the marshal. doing a honorable campaign, as in no looting villages nor caravans(nor even asking for passage fees), etc. unfortunately keeping prisoners in my town lowers my honor each time I refuse a pathetic bribe attempt of a few thousand gold. I've been doing all the expanding for Vaegirs, calling onto my fellow lords after I became the marshal. conquered most of the Nords and got that large Norse coastal town near the border, forgot its name, for myself. still waiting for the king to actually let me have a castle too, so I'm saving the 2 I want(the ones near that town I have) so I conquer everything around it. oh yeah and I also conquered a bit of the Khejits, that castle on the hill near the border and the town below it, as well as 2 other castles near that town. we're at peace with Swadia(we had a short war, didn't get anywhere and than we got peace) and war with everyone else, with me making sure we keep the upper hand. I plan on finishing up the Nords, than the Khejits and than finally going after Rhodok who keep on harassing me. Swabia can wait till last I guess, as long as they stay peaceful, once everything around them will be conquered they'll have nowhere to run.

I hate the Rhodoks, they are such weaklings with spearmen being their "specialty" and with spearmen being horrible in this game. however they're too aggressive for their own good, so they keep conquering random territories cause the AI only cares about numbers 

oh and Vaegirs ftw! the most balanced army out there, with solid knights(faster than Swabian but weaker, still I like speed), the best archers in the game and very solid infantry(yet weaker than the Huscarls). so as someone who likes the roleplaying, as in recruiting and using troops from the faction I work for only I love my balanced Vaegir army.