Merc Availability

**mlp071** · 05-19-2007, 14:34

I did just quick 3 tests last night as AS and just in 3 provinces bordering Baktria (Aria, Drangiane and Margiane), they(AS) had available 26 (

) mercenary units within first 4 turns , and they got 22 prvinces at start.
Even if they recruit in only half of the provinces (mercs i mean ) thats 5+ stack every 4 turns....4 years later they got 20+ stacks.

Same things is with most of regions in the game .

AI will buy all mercs that spawns, as long he has money available. As i stated in some other posts in 2 of my campaings (Qarth & Maks), i am yet to fight units that are produced in baracks . And thats after 4-5 years of war in each.It's not that i can't beat them, just would like to see their own units.Both have built up top lvl barracks and overfulll towns (20+k), yet they are not producing anything.

If i see one more misthophoroi phalangita,thureophoroi and mistophoroi hippeis all mercenary made army, i am gonna cry.

Even Getai are fielding those, and they can make better units in barracks.

AI buys all mercs available and is not producing any elite units of theirs.

**Sygrod** · 05-19-2007, 18:36

Is there a quick fix that we can do on our own? I remember reading that AI gets a cash infusion to balance its lack of proper logical programming.

**LennStar** · 05-19-2007, 19:19

Originally Posted by Sygrod

Is there a quick fix that we can do on our own? I remember reading that AI gets a cash infusion to balance its lack of proper logical programming.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=83349
Fixing the AI money script (preliminary tests)

**mlp071** · 05-19-2007, 19:27

Originally Posted by LennStar

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=83349
Fixing the AI money script (preliminary tests)

Those scripts stops infinite stacks , but they are not preventing AI from fielding all mercenary armies though ...it's just way to many mercs available att

**skuzzy** · 05-19-2007, 19:41

Does the AI actually have cost/benefit analysis when approaching whether to hire mercs or use their own units (or is that asking too much of the RTW engine)? If this is the case it would be possible to just raise the prices of mercs and trim AI inflation to sustain quasi-balanced armies.