Do recruits cost money?

Matrix Games Forums

Forums Register Login Photo Gallery Member List Search Calendars FAQ

My Profile Inbox Address Book My Subscription My Forums Log Out

Do recruits cost money?

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> Shadow Empire >> Do recruits cost money?

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

Do recruits cost money? - 7/30/2020 12:03:57 PM

HansLemurson

Posts: 134
Joined: 7/28/2020
Status: offline

If I have 10,000 recruits sitting around in my stockpile, am I paying their salary? Or do I only have to pay money to troops that are in actual sub-units?

Post #: 1

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/30/2020 6:32:30 PM

jimwinsor

Posts: 1076
Joined: 11/21/2005
Status: offline

Not only are you paying their salary, but as government workers you are feeding them from SHQ food stocks as well.

_____________________________

Streaming as "Grognerd" at https://www.twitch.tv/grognerd

(in reply to HansLemurson)

Post #: 2

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/30/2020 6:46:19 PM

HansLemurson

Posts: 134
Joined: 7/28/2020
Status: offline

Hmm...I better have a quick chat with my governor about recruitment limits and budget deficits ASAP.

What's a reasonable amount of recruits to keep on hand so that you'll be able to field troops without difficulty?

(in reply to jimwinsor)

Post #: 3

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/30/2020 10:14:15 PM

flamedeluge

Posts: 4
Joined: 6/20/2020
Status: offline

You're actually better off recruiting them as SHQ replacement troops. They'll get some XP (up to 20) and can play a role in protecting your capital.

(in reply to HansLemurson)

Post #: 4

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/30/2020 10:57:06 PM

eddieballgame

Posts: 676
Joined: 6/29/2011
Status: offline

Checking you 'REP' & 'Treasury Cashflow Overview' will give you a detailed breakdown of your expenses.

(in reply to flamedeluge)

Post #: 5

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/30/2020 11:40:24 PM

Twotribes

Posts: 6929
Joined: 2/15/2002
From: Jacksonville NC
Status: offline

Unless you zeroed it out recruiting each recruit costs the bonus you pay for them. I usually cut that from 15 to 5.

(in reply to eddieballgame)

Post #: 6

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/31/2020 6:58:57 AM

HansLemurson

Posts: 134
Joined: 7/28/2020
Status: offline

I cut my recruitment bonus to zero, and the recruits are still coming in. I guess the best thing to do would be like Flamedeluge said and make them proper Infantry and have them sit in my SHQ training. But what if I need something other than Troopers?

(in reply to Twotribes)

Post #: 7

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/31/2020 7:18:54 AM

demiare

Posts: 470
Joined: 6/20/2020
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: HansLemurson

I guess the best thing to do would be like Flamedeluge said and make them proper Infantry and have them sit in my SHQ training.

1) You always can disband excess recruits into your SHQ zone. Use a "Colonize" button.

2) Why not simply send recruits to their heroic death? Start a war, go conquer something... Or motorize/mechanize your army. Expensive and fuel-hungry - sure. But mobile forces are so easily encircle and destroy enemy...

(in reply to HansLemurson)

Post #: 8

RE: Do recruits cost money? - 7/31/2020 11:38:31 AM

jobu13

Posts: 7
Joined: 7/30/2020
Status: offline

There are some advantages to leaving them as recruits. First, they are more flexible, since you don�t have to know ahead of time what type of unit/model they should be. If you recruit them with envirosuits and then later upgrade them to combat armour, it will cost you a lot more than recruiting them with armour in the first place.

Second, if I�m not mistaken, recruits are lighter than actual soldiers, so it�s easier to transfer them over your logistics network, once you have multiple HQs.

Third, you have to pay IP/metal ahead of time for them, which can be both good and bad based on your resource situation.

Still, recruiting them ahead of time for training purposes is a great idea in a lot of circumstances, and I wish I had thought of it.

As for how many you need, it depends heavily on your situation, but you will likely want to have 10s of thousands (between recruits and replacements) by the mid-game.

< Message edited by jobu13 -- 7/31/2020 11:39:33 AM >

(in reply to demiare)

Post #: 9