Build Plan of the HRE?

[henyo10]

Technically the HRE doesn't need to build barracks in a town because they don't have muskets and arquebust(sp?) are crap. Is this advisable cause most of their good units come from castles and is there any worthwhile units to be built in the towns?

[Roman Knight]

Well once you've got archer militia, there isn't really much point.

[Spartan90]

Well there is an unusually high proportion of castles to cities in the Germanic region. All settlements guarding the Alps from the Italian States are castles, as well as the far western settlements bordering France. There are also several dotting central HRE territory. So basically, if you're experiencing a 1:1 castle:city ratio, you may as well use the far more superior troops from the castle, as they are easier to ship around your settlements than most factions that primarily have cities (think Venice, Milan/Genoa, etc)

[The Noble Lord]

Convert some not too profitable cities into castles.