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When do town militia signal desperation?

A viewer asks whether militia indicate desperation, prompting a distinction between useful early recruitment and late reliance on weak units.

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Question

Would relying on town militia be a sign of desperation?

Short answer

Usually by this stage of the campaign: militia can help early, but later they mainly inflate numbers without providing equivalent fighting power.

Notes

Within the campaign, town militia mostly make an army look more numerous than it really is. They can be worth building early, when resources and recruitment options are limited. By this stage, they are a poor substitute for stronger troops. The exchange separates headcount from combat value in the game's force model.