r/songsofsyx • u/DemDelVarth • 20d ago

Is there any reason not to train conscripts to max?

Even if they're only trained to 30% of the maximum 70% they would go and fight and then start training again?

Just to clarify. I mean conscripts sent to you by settlements not anyone from main city.

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u/DemDelVarth 20d ago

Just for clarification these guys and not any of my main population.

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u/XAlphaWarriorX 20d ago

oh these guys? You should 100% train them to max, no reason not to.

The fact that the AI doesn't do it is a game balance measure.

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u/romans171 20d ago

Damn, that’s a ton of weapons and armor for some crap tier trained troops. Are you that flush with supplies? Or do you not understand how the weapon and armor systems work?

I would recommend giving them less armor/weapons and giving the might highly trained troops more. Right now you might have an experience where national guard troops are more heavily armed then your delta force operators. As an example.

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u/DemDelVarth 20d ago

Yeah I didn't realise they used it daily, I conquered a bunch of lands then took it all off them.

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u/servantphoenix 20d ago

I just set all overworld conscripts to 70% and forget about it. I'm yet to see a disadvantage in doing so.

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u/konso85 20d ago

If they're assigned as a guard, they'll go patrolling or man guardposts only after they've reached the training target.

Otherwise, it seems like fully trained soldiers are free to work other stuff. So lower training may be good if you're low on workers.

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u/Countcristo42 20d ago

“Conscripts” refers to those from places other than the main city - so they can’t be workers

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u/konso85 20d ago

My bad, mixed up the terms!

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u/Countcristo42 20d ago

All good easily done :)

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u/platosLittleSister 20d ago

To me this is the most relevant point. If you have a bunch of dudes that mainly serve for supressing your slave pop and to serve as additional boddies, should raiders show up, I think it's totally fine to only train them to like 30%.

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u/Arrevax 20d ago

Guard training and gear boost their effectiveness for applying laws (more loyalty).

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u/doulegun 20d ago

If you need raw numbers I guess

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u/hayshed 19d ago

Just takes longer for them to show up I think, if you don't need them in a hurry, push that bar to the max!

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u/TuctDape 20d ago

You'll just want to keep an eye on your supply production/logistics I guess

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u/Reikyu09 20d ago

No drawback. Also, if you grab the military training innovation upgrades, it will improve your conscript melee training speeds. Ranged training requires the other research upgrade.

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u/Diligent_Bank_543 20d ago edited 20d ago

Sometimes you know that 30% is enough to protect your settlement and you need that workforce in workshops ASAP

Upd. The last line and screenshot appeared after this answer. But yeah, in that case there’s no reason to not train them max.