question about mercanaries..

[Krosh]

I think they've alot of fun and I purchase alot of them while campaigning, but theres one thing about them thats kind of puzzled me... Can their numbers ever be replenished? or do you have to keep buying extra units to make up for losses. It's just annoying to end a battle with a few merc casualties knowing that you won't be able to replenish the supply easily. Is this just something you have to deal with or am I missing something?

[tibilicus]

Nope i dont think it is psible to replenish a unit of merces.

[Craterus]

I don't think it is possible but if you think about it, it makes sense. If these mercenaries are "unique" warriors from one part of the world, their unit cannot be replenished.. e.g. You hire some Thracians in Thrace, you won't find any Thracians in Asia Minor when you try to retrain them... That's how I think about it.

[Krosh]

You can buy Thracian mercs in asia minor though :P But thanks for the help guys.

[Quietus]

Hey Krosh,

Yes. Mercs are already trained thus they are instantly available (that's what makes them different from your normal units - that you have to train for a period of time).

You can still combine similar units though.

In addition, you can retrain/replenish all your regular units at the same time! So, if you can put your regular units in a city with compatible military buildings, just go to the retrain tab. And the next turn you can have all those units at full strength.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

You can refit them, but I do not think you can replenish their ranks. I also like using mercs, they give you specialists in types of warfare that your culture is bad at, Cretans for almost all, Samnites for Greek invasion of Italia, Sarmations for anybody (look too cool to pass up).