Mercenary only units

[Diamondj]

In EB are there any units that cannot be recruited by any faction with either regional or factional MICs and can only be hired as mercenaries? Like Turcopoles and Almogovars in the original Medieval: Total war?

[beatoangelico]

afaik, no, there aren't. All units should be recruitable by someone in someway (with factional or regional MICs)

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

There are many units that are recruitable for few or only one faction that are mercenaries for everyone, but I cannot think of any that are only mercenaries. I can think of two different units that were at one point planned to be just mercenaries, but I don't think either are in game yet.

[Diamondj]

Have you gotten very many requests to insert such units? It seems like it would be a pretty cool feature.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Well, most of the units that would make good rare mercenaries would originate with some culture and not just exsist as a merc. Say there is an awesome mercenary from Germania. This unit might be made as a mercernary, but since he lived in Germania, he is also on the Sweboz recruitment list.

[Wolfman]

aren't the Thraikioi Peltastai one of these units. Becuase only Makedon and the Getai can train them if i'm correct.