(RTW) Where can I find the Bastarnae Mercenaries?

[Leusugi]

The unit description in the game directory suggests they are found near the Balkan Islands, but I don't know where those islands are or what their name is on the RTW map!

So... where do you find these guys?

[The Sword of Cao Cao]

The Balkans is the area in and around Greece.

[Colovion]

I generally found them in Northern Greece in my Greek Campaign. They are kidn of all over the place there as I remember recently hiring the following Mercs in Ionia (right near Sardis): 2 Bastarnae's, 2 Cretian Archers, 2 Rhodesian Slingers, 1 Merc Hoplite. A nice assortment I have to say.

So I'd say they can be found anywhere from Northern Greece to Western Anatolia. They're amazing troops.

[Sizzlorr]

I picked up a group by Bylazora last night. Wow, those guys are vicious on walls! Last night in a seige assault they killed 192 peasants, levy pikemen and militia hoplites with a loss of 16 men.

[DirtyACE]

These guys are also fun to listen to when they stand around doing nothing. They say or yell some funny stuff sometimes.

[Slaists]

what are "balkan islands"? :)

[Krusader]

You can recruit 1 unit of Bastarnae mercenaries in Bithynia with 2 Thracian mercenaries as well.

[lismore]

I got them once in Thrace. they're meaning looking cookies

[Doug-Thompson]

They look just like Thracian mercs, so don't overlook them.

[SwordsMaster]

Got them in Crete last time with some thracians, hoplites and cretan archers.

[Sizzlorr]

I found some more last night in Asia Minor between pergamum and that city west of it.

[Lord_Winter]

Easiest way to find exactly which provinces they are able to be found in...is going into the campaign folder and lock into the document something_mercenaries.doc found in the imperial campaign folder...

[Accounting Troll]

I prefer Thracian mercenaries over Bastarnae mercenaries - they seem to perform just as well in combat, but they only cost me half as much money to recruit.

[joeygbh]

Easiest way to find exactly which provinces they are able to be found in...is going into the campaign folder and lock into the document something_mercenaries.doc found in the imperial campaign folder...

export_mercenaries_descr.txt is the file you are looking for, the type by region and probability of appearing.