Interesting Mercenaries

**Samurai Waki** · 10-07-2006, 07:59

I've never known the AI to build Hashishins so it's unlikely you'll be able to find any as Mercs. A Unit that takes 6 (or 8...or possibly 4

) turns to build, is unlikely to be disbanded.

**macsen rufus** · 10-07-2006, 13:08

I tend to snap up any AP specialists, and polearms especially, so if I find longbows and billmen in my inn then they're recruited straight away! Also if I'm playing a Catholic faction I like to pick up some nice eastern hydrids (Ottoman infantry etc) or horse archers (esp SHC) for variety.

I've been playing XL recently, and that gives a lot more variety in the merc pool, especially polearms

**CountMRVHS** · 10-07-2006, 21:19

If I have some cash to spare, I can't resist Billmen, Longbowmen, or Italian Infantry. I usually grab siege equipment too, especially catapults (never ballistas). Druzhina cav are very nice as they can dismount anytime into Feudal Foot Knights, but they're expensive.

Other than that, I save the mercs for when I really need them; to fill out a Crusade, defend a weak province, or attack unexpectedly. In those cases I usually hire everything that's available, as cost isn't an issue in the case of Crusades and in the other cases I plan on disbanding them soon anyway.

**Martok** · 10-08-2006, 01:31

Originally Posted by CountMRVHS

I usually grab siege equipment too, especially catapults (never ballistas).

Yeah, I often will hire artillery crews, particularly mangonels and trebuchets (sometimes catapults). I like that they're often available long before I have the building requirements to train them myself.

Originally Posted by CountMRVHS

Other than that, I save the mercs for when I really need them; to fill out a Crusade, defend a weak province, or attack unexpectedly. In those cases I usually hire everything that's available, as cost isn't an issue in the case of Crusades and in the other cases I plan on disbanding them soon anyway.

Same here. I long ago found out the hard way, though, that one shouldn't put *too* many mercs into a Crusade. I once had a Spanish Crusade to Egypt made up almost half mercenaries....with disastrous results.

**Digital** · 10-09-2006, 09:50

I once got a Royal Knight mercenary who has +3 valour when I am playing as a Muslim faction.

**bedlam28** · 10-09-2006, 13:51

Hi guys,

I'm assuming these you've listed are for BI or for MTW ?

Do you have favourites for RTW ? and where to find them

**Martok** · 10-09-2006, 23:48

Originally Posted by bedlam28

Hi guys,

I'm assuming these you've listed are for BI or for MTW ?

The units listed so far are mercenaries from Medieval.

**Ludens** · 10-10-2006, 15:12

Originally Posted by Wakizashi

I've never known the AI to build Hashishins so it's unlikely you'll be able to find any as Mercs. A Unit that takes 6 (or 8...or possibly 4

) turns to build, is unlikely to be disbanded.

The A.I. doesn't disband units as far as I know. Occasionally, a crusade gets disbanded and Teutonic Knights appear in your inn, but I think the majority of mercenaries are automatically generated. How else can you account for the proliferation of siege units when no siege engineer has been built?