small request

**TempestWolf** · 08-07-2011, 19:17

I'm sorry for creating a new thread just for this but I haven't seen a stickied sugestion/request thread and also sorry if it has been posted before...

I hope I'm not out of line with a sugestion... but my plea is... if you could make mercenaries a little more distinguishable from native units in custom battles... I don't know, something in the lines pf a small symbol on the unit cards... or mercenaries placed after the native units... that would be great...

**Arjos** · 08-07-2011, 19:34

Try the multiplayer launcher, it will give you proper rosters for custom battles :)

**Foot** · 08-07-2011, 19:34

Originally Posted by TempestWolf

I'm sorry for creating a new thread just for this but I haven't seen a stickied sugestion/request thread and also sorry if it has been posted before...

I hope I'm not out of line with a sugestion... but my plea is... if you could make mercenaries a little more distinguishable from native units in custom battles... I don't know, something in the lines pf a small symbol on the unit cards... or mercenaries placed after the native units... that would be great...

I like the idea of having a little icon on their unit cards. The difficulty is fitting it on without overcrowding as those unit cards are already quite full.

Many thanks for your suggestion.

Foot

**TempestWolf** · 08-07-2011, 19:45

Originally Posted by Foot

I like the idea of having a little icon on their unit cards. The difficulty is fitting it on without overcrowding as those unit cards are already quite full.

Many thanks for your suggestion.

Foot

np... I'm happy you're considfering it... it doesn't have to be an eyesore... a small M in the upper right, or a slightly different colored background will do...

and thank you Arjos for the sugestion

**Ludens** · 08-07-2011, 20:20

I like this idea as well.

**Ibrahim** · 08-08-2011, 06:50

well, you could change the background color for these particular units: red for mercenaries or sth?

of course, to do that, one would have to edit the picture of the unit itself, not the background proper-going by RTW.

**Moros** · 08-09-2011, 01:16

The blue lotus mod had that. It had an orange circle with a white M in the upper right hand corner of their mercenary unit cards.

**bobbin** · 08-09-2011, 14:30

Originally Posted by fomalhaut

this is only for MP or customs? i'd hate this for SP, it's be pretty cheesy

You can't have separate unit cards for single and multiplayer battles. I'm not sure why you think it is cheesy, it is no different to the symbols showing the experience, weapon or armour levels which we already have.

Originally Posted by Ibrahim

well, you could change the background color for these particular units: red for mercenaries or sth?

of course, to do that, one would have to edit the picture of the unit itself, not the background proper-going by RTW.

That wouldn't work very well as unit cards use transparencies as opposed to an actual coloured background, you would get ugly red squares if you did it that way.