troop upkeep levels ?

[Corsair831]

just a quick question about the upkeep, in strat 3 if i had 49 troops i would pay 0 gold per hour, 50-59 1 gold, 60-69, 2 gold etc etc.

In strat 4, if i have 149 troops do i pay upkeep in a band of 140-149 or what ?

so is the most efficient number to have 149 instead of 150 is what i mean (due to different "tax bands(lol)")

thanks, corsair ;)

[Moncho]

7) What is the upkeep on troops?
- Upkeep = ceil((pow(#troops,1.6)*0.035 - 56) / 24)
- Upkeep of garrisoned troops in fiefs = ceil((pow($troops, 1.02) * 1 - 100)/24)

So up to 100 it is free, then 101-125 is 1, 126-148 is 2, 149-168 is 3, etc. Just use that formula and get the numbers.

[Corsair831]

So up to 100 it is free, then 101-125 is 1, 126-148 is 2, 149-168 is 3, etc. Just use that formula and get the numbers.

yeah, thanks for that mate, i'm suffering from being quite stupid, and not understanding that formula to save my life


what do "ceil" and "pow" stand for pls ? :S

[Moncho]

ceil means the smallest integer (..., -2, -1, 0 ,1,2,3,4,5, ...) that is bigger (or equal) than the current number. So ceil(1)=1, ceil(0.5)=1, ceil(1.0001)=2, ceil(-0.5)=0, etc.

pow(a,b) means a^b, the exponential. Example pow(2,3)=2^3=2*2*2=8

[CrazyCracka420]

That didnt' help for us non-math nerds.

If someone could put up a spreadsheet or extrapolate the information into troop sizes, that would be much appreciated.  Maybe in intervals of 100 up to 1000 (since it was said over 1000 troops and you will move VERY slow, much slower than 1000 troops in strat 3)

[Lt_Anders]

http://forum.meleegaming.com/strategus-general-discussion/strategus-4-faq/msg613210/#msg613210

He put it all into a google Doc.

But suffice it to say, if you have enough ticks, you can have 284 troops on yourself.

[Braeden]

It comes out to something like this

troops -	daily cost -	weekly cost
100	0	0
200	112	785
300	265	1859
500	673	4708
1000	2152	15066

[Grumpy_Nic]

It comes out to something like this

troops -	daily cost -	weekly cost
100	0	0
200	112	785
300	265	1859
500	673	4708
1000	2152	15066

Now thats a nice oversight for a user like me who has no idea about formulas, math, programming or whatsoever. Thank you.

[Taser]

Just bumping this to ask a similar question.

What's the percentage difference for troop upkeep for garrisoned troops vs non garrisoned troops?

[Braeden]

Check out this tool from Elmokki:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AndZsiPEJtczdFRuQjBQbHJUZ2twV1RjTHB6YmRhc1E#gid=4

[Taser]

Very much appreciated, thanks.

[Dan lol]

Those numbers are actually pretty interesting, maybe people will actually make big ole hosts under a bunch of dudes instead of mobbing around with 1500 troops on a single guy like last time