I'm a huge fan of Viking Conquest, so I really wish we get a modified version of the hideout/camp/troop quarter system from that in Bannerlord.
We already have to build siege camp, so building a camp as a temporary base of operation would be really nice. In my head, it would work like this:
- You spend sometime building a camp, after that you can rest, heal faster than just waiting outside, train troops, do other stuffs, talk and interact with other commanders in your army, etc.. (speaking of which, how dumb it is that you cannot skill up and change the equipment of your companions by talking to them when they are in their own parties... They are right there! Why even restrict levelling up companions to the ones in your party in the first place? I seriously have little to no interaction with more than half of my companion roster!)
- You can leave troops in the camp and go out with only a small band of men (similar to how Troop quarter works in VC). You need to leave a commander behind (whether companion or vassal). If you leave them for too long, they start to desert the camp, the time is modified by your companion's and your own Leadership skill. Also camp can be attacked and seized. This is to prevent the camp from being a permanent base of operation that can be left behind on their own indefinitely.
- Add this ability for AI, too. So if they have a lot of wounded troops, they would set up camp and rest, and you can choose to attack them in their camp.
- You can choose to pack up the camp or leave it behind to come back later, so you don't have to build it again. Maybe the empty camp would be fine for a day or two, but would start to deteriorate over time, and you have to fix it. Maybe, both the player and the AIs can take over empty camp! For example, a resting army spot a much larger army, so they just take off and run away, without dismantling their camp, which fall into the hand of their enemy.
- Limit the number of camp at a time. Maybe you have to buy camping supply, a full pack of tents, bedding, etc.., that weight a ton, so you can't bring a lot of them. Or just straight up limit you to 1 camping supply at a time. So if you want a camp elsewhere, you have to pack up and get the camping supply back.
...This is a lot to ask, isn't it..