Palermo : city or castle?

**napoleonic** · June 16, 2007, 02:05 AM

I've conquered Palermo with Milan in SS3.2, I notice it has a big potential for cash cow city, but as a citadel it can be the main preparation to attack africa or defend the entire italian peninsula as well as ajaccio and cagliari though I need to convert ancona and bari to cities if palermo stays as a citadel.

so what do you think?

**Lumberjack** · June 16, 2007, 02:26 AM

I'd go with the city, there are castles all along the coast of africa which will make much more suitable staging ground

**normanknight** · June 16, 2007, 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by pinko

I'd go with the city, there are castles all along the coast of africa which will make much more suitable staging ground

true, but there is somthing more enjoyable about launching attacks from europe than just training in africa it seems more real. Also the castle looks ace i always have it as a castle.

**Obi Wan Asterix** · June 16, 2007, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by napoleonic

I've conquered Palermo with Milan in SS3.2, I notice it has a big potential for cash cow city, but as a citadel it can be the main preparation to attack africa or defend the entire italian peninsula as well as ajaccio and cagliari though I need to convert ancona and bari to cities if palermo stays as a citadel.

so what do you think?

Palermo should be a city, with Reggio a castle and Catania a castle..;

**Recluse** · June 16, 2007, 02:56 AM

If you're in a position where you don't need it as a castle, definitely convert it to a city.

Especially if you hold Caligari (turned into a city), Genoa, and Florence, since it'll do a ton of sea trade with these cities.

I have Palermo doing about 7500 florins/turn in my sicilian campaign. Of course, it benefits by being my capital and I also turned Tunis into a city and Palermo does a ton of sea trade with Tunis as well, but it's a definite cash cow.

[EDIT] : Didn't read the part about S.S., same probably still applies though.

**Monsieur Alphonse** · June 16, 2007, 04:19 AM

If you play Milan you don't need castles. Turn Palermo in to a city and it will be a nice cash cow.

**awisler** · June 16, 2007, 06:32 AM

Well, not only are you an italian faction that can easily make quality armies from cities, you are Milan, whom almost exclusively relies on city units.

**napoleonic** · June 16, 2007, 09:37 AM

err all dismounted broken lances and men at arms production have been changed to castle

so in cities I'm stuck with spear militias, pikes, cavalry militias and xbows militias, the only elite unit from the city now is famiglia ducale.

anyway I converted it into city, thanks.