How did such a very useful thread mysteriously sink away? Should be stickied perhaps...?

Quote Originally Posted by cegorach View Post
I can correct this one.

The number is limited to 256 that is true, but only of units which appear on the campaign map i.e. units which you can get when dismounting something aren't counted, same with units which are available only in custom battles.

All that means there could easily appear 512+ units, but only 256 will be recrutable on the campaign map (built, hired, or from rebellions).
Thanks for the correction cegorach!
I wasn't at all thinking about dismounted/re-mounted units or custom battles.

Would this mean that a Custom-Battle and Multiplayer exclusive "campaign" (that is, a startpos entry without a proper campaign) could have (theoretically) an infinite number of units available?