Gamewise subfactions seems very different how they recruit troops.
I am playing Battania and Western Empire has only 1 city but almost all mercenary subfactions (everyone except Hidden Hand and Jawal never joined them and Ghilman, Lake Rats and Wolfskins that defected to Battania), those subfactions recruit some low level imperial troops following the rules but they seems to have their special troops with good quality, for example in no time Karakhergit gets some karakhuzait elders in their party while regular western empire lords are stuck with recruits because few villages to get troops and few victories to train them. So I get regular enemies with 20-40 recruits and mercenaries with 20 recruits + 20 special troops (mostly middle tier).
How it works? Mercenaries native land is very far so they don't have hidden villages in western empire. They just get a flat troop increase like lords in warband? That could explain while they have good quality troops despite being unable to win any battle.
I am playing Battania and Western Empire has only 1 city but almost all mercenary subfactions (everyone except Hidden Hand and Jawal never joined them and Ghilman, Lake Rats and Wolfskins that defected to Battania), those subfactions recruit some low level imperial troops following the rules but they seems to have their special troops with good quality, for example in no time Karakhergit gets some karakhuzait elders in their party while regular western empire lords are stuck with recruits because few villages to get troops and few victories to train them. So I get regular enemies with 20-40 recruits and mercenaries with 20 recruits + 20 special troops (mostly middle tier).
How it works? Mercenaries native land is very far so they don't have hidden villages in western empire. They just get a flat troop increase like lords in warband? That could explain while they have good quality troops despite being unable to win any battle.
