Upkeep costs

[FNC]

I read in the faq that upkeep for a unit is about unit price in gold / 15. Or is it Resources / 15?

Can you find the exact upkeep for each unit?

And do commanders have upkeep also?

[tinkthank]

It is cost/15. Commanders too.

I hate to say it because it sounds so uptight, but.... this question was answered Last week at the latest! Searching under "upkeep" doth help!

[liga]

I'm making a list of all teh small hints I have found in the forum ....


Maintenance for non summoned troops is 1/15th the purchase cost, except for sacred troops which are 1/30th

[Kel]

It should be noted that some summoned troops have a purchase cost, and therefore also have upkeep despite being summoned. If a summoned troop can be produced at provinces that have a specific site, then it also has upkeep which is based on this purchase cost.

[Norflleet]

[magnate]

Is there any way to reduce the upkeep cost of a unit? ie. are there magic items to make it/them Sacred? Spells to do same? Any heros whose armies require no upkeep? Any other way?

I'm playing Pythium at the moment and have about 16 hydras in 3 armies, but upkeep is crippling ( I haven't expanded far and need more armies!). So I need to use cheaper units, or reduce upkeep ... just curious whether the latter is possible ...

TIA,

CC

[tinkthank]

A spell that reduces upkeep sounds pretty neat.... but no, I cant think of a way. Maybe someone cleverer than I has an answer.

Avoiding upkeep: Rely on summons which dont require upkeep (some summons do).

[archaeolept]

magnate: if you're playing pythium w/ hydras, hopefully you're using Serpent Cult, as Hydras are holy and half upkeep in that theme