SP - General Change mercenary function

[saittam]

I find the mercenarys to be pointless. Been thinking on how they would work better. Right now they are just like another noble.
Why not change their name to warlord. Give them a stronghold, one for each kingdom. And that when one hire them it´s for certain tasks. Attack caravans to hurt the enemy economy. Support in an army village protection, raiding the enemy and so on.
This should work with a message system not chasing them down.

The stronghold could be taken over by the player as a passive income until the player becomes a vassal and gets the first fief.
I´m picturing a wooden palisade with guardtowers that has ranged infantary. A different siege. Where you charge a simple gate with a hand carried ram.

 

[RozBritanicus]

The point of being a merc is that you can work for anyone and be controlled only by who is paying you and you can leave when you want and work for someone else. your not a minor vassal. What would make more sense is war targets that are given to the merc party by the factory or npc that is paying you. Such as attack this villiage , capture this noble, rescue this noble, join this siege bring these supplies ,protect this caravan. That would make being a merc warband more realistic and fun.