Lack of good mercs in North Africa

[Intranetusa]

Didn't the Carthaginians recruit elite Libyan mercs from North Africa?

So why does North Africa only have "crap" javelin mercenary units?

[Ypoknons]

A lot of the Libyans are represented by the faction recruited troops - Libyan Spearmen and Libyan Heavy Spearmen. I would guess this is because they were so common and to encourage the AI recruiting them.

[Intranetusa]

well, they still aren't exactly mercs, and are pretty far from elite. Carthaginans have 20 different spear units that does the same thing - jack of all trades but a master of none.

[mlp071]

You do have some peltasts and other units in Zeugitana province. I cannot tell you exactly which ones , since i don't recruit mercs

[QwertyMIDX]

Because a merc is hireable by any faction, and the Libyans in the Carthie army were mercs technically but not in the sense that they would work for just anyone. They also tended to be equipped by the Carthie state. They don't really fit with the RTW sense of merc.

[Pharnakes]

The actual province of Kart Hadast has a great selection of mercs, pelatstai, pezehetairoi, hippeis, thurephoroi, Iph. hoplotai, Baleric slingers, Scuatari, Curisi, everybody the Qathadastim where in the habit of using for their armies, in fact.