Best City and Castle Factions?

**Nacht** · February 19, 2012, 05:20 PM

So which factions are more adapted to castle usage and which factions are more adapted to city usage?

Also with Venice's bridge, why does it not appear in the battlemap, all I get is a river and a shallow part in the middle where I can cross. Why is this?

**Ichon** · February 19, 2012, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Nacht

So which factions are more adapted to castle usage and which factions are more adapted to city usage?

Also with Venice's bridge, why does it not appear in the battlemap, all I get is a river and a shallow part in the middle where I can cross. Why is this?

Italians, Crusaders, and ERE probably have the best units available in cities but all factions have better units from castles as a general rule. Some factions have only very basic units from cities but most have at least a couple good units.

**Ferdiad** · February 19, 2012, 05:47 PM

City=Italian Factions
Castle=Turks

**Nacht** · February 19, 2012, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Ferdiad

City=Italian Factions
Castle=Turks

But, what about the Janissaries?

**Ferdiad** · February 19, 2012, 06:29 PM

They come from Castles do they not.

**Judeman266** · February 19, 2012, 06:42 PM

Nope, all of them come from cities

**Gogolometro** · February 20, 2012, 04:44 AM

Balanced Venice, Seljuks and Crusaders.
Castle power is in Britain.
City power in russian lands.

**Ferdiad** · February 20, 2012, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Judeman266

Nope, all of them come from cities

Theyre goes my Turk campaign.

**Judeman266** · February 20, 2012, 09:22 PM

That would really suck if you changed some of your large cities to fortresses. At least you'll get some Qapukulu and Sipahis out of them. Capture Constantinople and you'll have a huge city to build your military academy.

**kraxmause** · February 21, 2012, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by Judeman266

That would really suck if you changed some of your large cities to fortresses. At least you'll get some Qapukulu and Sipahis out of them. Capture Constantinople and you'll have a huge city to build your military academy.

Large cities can't be converted to fortresses, it works only the other way round.

**Homeros** · February 21, 2012, 04:01 AM

I recall Janissary infantry and archers can only be trained in castles.

**cezarip** · February 21, 2012, 05:18 AM

Originally Posted by Homeros

I recall Janissary infantry and archers can only be trained in castles.

Janissary Heavy Infantry and Janissary Archers are recruited from cities
http://www.pressdat.com/mtw2/Turkey/Turkey.html
http://www.pressdat.com/mtw2/Turkey/..._Infantry.html

Ottoman Infantry and Hasam are recruited from castles
http://www.pressdat.com/mtw2/Turkey/..._Infantry.html
http://www.pressdat.com/mtw2/Turkey/Hasham.html

**Mega Tortas de Bodemloze** · February 21, 2012, 03:10 PM

Best City and Castle Factions?

fortress2

For me it's not just the choice of faction but what AOR units are triggered by my choice.

The coming of the AOR units from castles starting in SS6.3. changed the way that I approached the game. Where I used to almost always convert all coastal settlements to cities for the economic edge, now I pay close attention to the AOR production.

**k/t** · February 24, 2012, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by Mega Tortas de Bodemloze

The coming of the AOR units from castles starting in SS6.3.

RR/RC, baby.

Really? SS didn't have AOR units before that? Wow.

**Homeros** · February 22, 2012, 07:20 AM

@ cezarip, my mistake. I got confused by my own modding - I used the highest archery range and (castle) barrack levels to train janissary archers and infantry

**cezarip** · February 23, 2012, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Homeros

@ cezarip, my mistake. I got confused by my own modding - I used the highest archery range and (castle) barrack levels to train janissary archers and infantry

Don't worry. I know how it is.