Mod for Disabling "Free" Troop Events?

[Jurri]

A dirty way to accomplish this would be to give the aquatic tag to the militia. This doesn't stop Pythium's PD from working but it should kill any militia that dares volunteer. Of course this also makes militia die instantly when recruited normally but that's no big loss, right?

So:
#selectmonster 30
#aquatic
#end

[The_Tauren13]

I think a better way would be to make them a 1 gold troop so they cost almost no upkeep.

Also, if you did this, they might actually be worth recruiting. Maybe.

[Saber Cherry]

My infantry rebalance mod makes them 3g each, which should help. As for aquatic, the computer would still recruit them... and then simply have no armies, rather than weak starving diseased armies

[The_Tauren13]

3 gold is probably pretty well balanced. One would actually consider buying them. Can Man recruit them for 2 gold in your mod then?

[Scott Hebert]

I've played with Cherry's mod with high-luck people, and believe me, you don't have anywhere near the concern with those events that you used to.

(I was playing Pangaea maenad, so...)

[Saber Cherry]

The_Tauren13 said:
3 gold is probably pretty well balanced. One would actually consider buying them. Can Man recruit them for 2 gold in your mod then?

Nope. Unfortunately, Militia is Militia, Monster number 30, and the same one is recruited by Man and by Independants, with the same gold cost. However, I don't see a good reason for Man to get 2g militia anyway. Maybe Tien Chi, 2g militia with a sickle, straw hat, and very low stats. Finding gazillions of peasants and tossing them into armed conflicts unpaid is happening even now in Asia...

[The_Tauren13]

But if Im not mistaken, in the base game, Man recruits militia for 7 gold instead of 8. Or maybe I was just hallucinating.

[Saber Cherry]

There are 3 kinds of militia. Illwinter names them all the same, but I gave them unique names to ease the confusion. In the combat sim:

Code:

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Militia (Base creature: Militia)



HP:        10       Str:        9

Prot:       3       Att:        8

Mrl:       10       Def:        8

Mrst:      10       Prec:      10

Enc:        4       AP:        12



Weapons:   Spear

Items:     Leather Cuirass



Gold:       7        Res:        3



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Militia Elite (Base creature: Militia Elite)

Official Name: Militia



HP:        10       Str:       10

Prot:       8       Att:        9

Mrl:        8       Def:       11

Mrst:      10       Prec:      10

Enc:        5       AP:        11



Weapons:   Spear

Items:     Leather Hauberk, Helmet, Round Shield



Gold:       8        Res:        7



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Militia Medium (Base creature: Militia)

Official Name: Militia



HP:        10       Str:        9

Prot:       9       Att:        8

Mrl:       10       Def:       10

Mrst:      10       Prec:      10

Enc:        5       AP:        11



Weapons:   Spear

Items:     Ring Mail Cuirass, Helmet, Round Shield



Gold:       7        Res:        9



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In the infantry mod, I named them militia, trained militia, and medium militia. The kind you get for Pythium province defense, or free militia events, or in Man's national recruitment roster, is the first one (also the worst) which costs 7 gold. You can recruit all 3 kinds in indy provinces, but the 8 gold one is possibly more common than the others.