RR help needed

[Kazhan]

Hey,

I'm playing 6.3 with RR enabled and was wondering if anyone could give me some tips about using the different groups and especially reducing unit upkeep. First time I play with RR and it's quite confusing.

From what I've read, I think I should defend my cities with urban militia (free upkeep), defend my castles with locals and feudals, conquer new areas with professionals, and filling every open spot with rural levies, mercs and religious order units.
Can I just disband any professional in their recruiting area when no enemies are around and re-recruit them when needed? What if the pool is already full?

And any other tips are welcome

Thanks

[Gogolometro]

If you got religious order, recruit them in excess. They are cheap and really, really strong. Keep feudal in castles, if are no more slotss for free upkeep, disband and recruit them later. Some factions take a lot to recruit them, byzantines for example. That mean not very good ideea about disband. Normal urban militia are free upkeep at some slots. Bigger castle/city more slots for free upkeep. Use mercenarys to fill your armies, but not keep them after if are not really good and necesary like swiss pikes who have 900 upkeep.
Be smart and plan your kingdom. In big countrys, no need big garison, this mean disbanding at will. Border regions with allys, again is very likekly a moderate garison to small one. Backstabbers, factions you know you will atacck, at that neighbooring regions keep strong upkeep. If you are in a war, use a bltz army. Keep in mind taxes, agriculture, comerce add money. But even culture and banks, mines get money too. Get all trade agreements you can.

[napoleonic]

^ um what? feudals are mostly the best units you can have, don't just use them to defend castles, they should be used for offensive

use mercs a lot! both for defensive and offensive, just beware of upkeep.

and if you're going offensive, remembers about where you can have your best units, if your best units come from castles, then seize enemy castles first, and vice versa.

[Kazhan]

Thanks for the replies.

Am playing as Luthenia atm and so far rebels are going down pretty easy with my starting forces. Money is going up with around 1K a turn thanks to sacking, missions and free upkeep. I never used mercs before but will adjust my playstyle then if it's that good.

Cheers.

[Beowulf1990]

Thanks for the replies.

Am playing as Luthenia atm and so far rebels are going down pretty easy with my starting forces. Money is going up with around 1K a turn thanks to sacking, missions and free upkeep. I never used mercs before but will adjust my playstyle then if it's that good.

Cheers.

Be careful with the mercs and never keep them around when you don't need them, they'll bleed you dry.

P.S.
AT LAST, now i can vote on those blasted polls!

EDIT
what the hell? I still can't?

[Meneth]

Be careful with the mercs and never keep them around when you don't need them, they'll bleed you dry.

P.S.
AT LAST, now i can vote on those blasted polls!

EDIT
what the hell? I still can't?

It might take some hours for it to enable.
Then you'll also be able to give out rep.

[bɑne]

Afaik there is also a two-week timer on the ability to rep. No idea about polls.

[Beowulf1990]

The poll thing is indeed fixed now, just have to be patient i guess.

[Gogolometro]

I not agree about feudals. Never a DFK or mounted feudal knights cand rivalise with religious order units. Never. Watch stats, upkeep and recruitment. To go to atack with 4 feudal cavalry is like get your economy in pain. Compare that with any religious order.
Like HRE I never recruit feudal cavalry. DFK only if i need and keep like defence unit. Are cool, shiny and good armor, but for battlefield, nah. No need to say what HRE get like religious order wash the floor with enemy. Look at Jerusalim for example. Their feudal units are useless, when can choose many, many religius units.
Same Happens in Aragon, Venice and any western faction.
In my opinion, an optimal army never focus on feudals. Are just an icon.