Training Troops?

[gebx]

Just started playing the VC DLC and noticed that I'm no longer training troops. Is this a VC thing or is my game bugged.. I have 5 points into training, so I was expecting to train up these poor farmers to something reasonable...

[Tuidjy]

Is your level higher than theirs? In Viking Conquest, even the lowliest farmers are of respectable level - for example, the lowest level Norse farmer, the freedman, is level 12. This is about the same as tier III troops in Warband.

So you need a lot more experience to level them up, EVEN if your level is higher than 12.

[gebx]

Originally posted by Tuidjy:

Is your level higher than theirs? In Viking Conquest, even the lowliest farmers are of respectable level - for example, the lowest level Norse farmer, the freedman, is level 12. This is about the same as tier III troops in Warband.

So you need a lot more experience to level them up, EVEN if your level is higher than 12.

thank you, I just started and I'm level 6! I thought my game was bugged or the mechanics for training troops had changed

[Tuidjy]

The mechanics have not changed, but the parameters have. To be honest, Training troops in Viking Conquest is completely different than in Native.

Most troops under tier III are not battle ready (at least not against professional soldiers)

So the way to go is to recruit from cities who like you, and get at least tier II troops, then use the trainer in your refuge to bring them to tier III. Then they are so high level that they mostly advance through combat experience.

[Lasac]

you dont even need to wait until tier 3 the most ˝basic˝ freemen are quite deadly themselves and will form the vast majority of your army

[MikiTheBerserkr]

Originally posted by Lasert:

you dont even need to wait until tier 3 the most ˝basic˝ freemen are quite deadly themselves and will form the vast majority of your army

yeah maybe against looters xd

[Lasac]

Originally posted by TheHunterMikiPL:

Originally posted by Lasert:

you dont even need to wait until tier 3 the most ˝basic˝ freemen are quite deadly themselves and will form the vast majority of your army

yeah maybe against looters xd

this isnt warband genius , the vast majority of armies in this game (and for that matter era) are made up of mostly freemen , axemen and swordsmen are an extremely rare sight , the basic freemen are also armed with javelins which are better than bows in this game cause they break shields and both you and the ai have to use shield walls to actually win a battle , ive been playing VC for about a year and a half at this point and i have only had like 10 swordsmen upgraded from freemen in my armies . the rest is just tavern skirmishers or spearmen