Recruitment Times Question

**HDX** · December 08, 2010, 12:40 AM

Hi everyone. I have what may be a stupid question here but I hope no one minds.

I am just getting back into MW2 and DLV after years of not playing.

So I excitedly fire up 6.2 with all the goodies. But I am confused by something that is happening.

I have turned off population recruitment restriction at the beginning of the game. But what is making me scratch my head is the fact that I cannot recruit any units. It says "turns until next available unit - 50" for longbowman. It takes 25 years to recruit 200 longbowmen? So a King can recruit around 600 longbowman during his lifetime? I know this can't be right.

After about 30 turns into the game I am just able to recruit my first units. Lets say town militia. Then it says 14 more turns to recruit more. Seven years? What!? And after a battle I can't retrain anyone either. I guess I am just thinking back to vanilla where it is instant. I will fight a battle and then 10 years later / 20 turns later I still can't retrain a single unit. WTF?

I just can't figure out if I have a corrupt installation or I am doing something else wrong.

Thanks a lot to anyone who can smack me upside the head and just tell me what I am doing wrong.

**lafeeverted** · December 08, 2010, 08:39 AM

you need to increase your defense spending. If you havent made any increases it is on minimum at the start.

**Taiji** · December 08, 2010, 08:53 AM

Yes, if 'all goodies' includes BB

Reading the introduction message would have saved you a question.

**Protector** · December 10, 2010, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Taiji

Yes, if 'all goodies' includes BB

Reading the introduction message would have saved you a question.

Hi Taiji,
I think this is meant ?
Defense Spending provides multiple levels of recruitment rates, pools, slots and freeupkeep as options for the player.

EDIT: I found it here: Access the menu by clicking the advice button on the construction tab of the settlement scroll.

btw: level 5 means the most expensive but fastest recruitment ?

Thx in advance

**HDX** · December 08, 2010, 02:34 PM

Ah excellent. I will take a look at that. Thanks a lot guys and thank you for all the hard work you put into this mod. I have only played a little bit so far but it is lightyears beyond what I remember. I am really enjoying it and I know I will enjoy it more tonight thanks to your answers.

**Taiji** · December 08, 2010, 05:01 PM

You're welcome, glad you like it

**Taiji** · December 10, 2010, 07:10 AM

Hi Protector

Level 5 is most expensive, fastest recruitment, largest recruit pools, most recruit slots, most freeupkeep and largest increase of unit limit*
(*Or really a reduction of the used amount.).

War with another faction (not rebels) also naturally boosts recruit rates and pools. So the maximum for those is Level 5 while at war, and the minimum being Level 1 while at peace.

**Protector** · December 11, 2010, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Taiji

Hi Protector

Level 5 is most expensive, fastest recruitment, largest recruit pools, most recruit slots, most freeupkeep and largest increase of unit limit*
(*Or really a reduction of the used amount.).

War with another faction (not rebels) also naturally boosts recruit rates and pools. So the maximum for those is Level 5 while at war, and the minimum being Level 1 while at peace.

Thx Taiji,

to clarify it for me.