Why can't the Ptolemies recruit any mercenaries?

[Charging_Knight]

Why can't the Ptolemies recruit any mercenaries? In EB1.0, my ptolemies cant recruit any type of mercenaries at all, even the nubian ones, none...Also how do we recruit the native infantry, the machimoi infantry, not the phalanxes. And what about the Galatians? Also whats the difference between the Pezhetarairoi and the Klerouchikoi?:hmmm:they dont seem different much accept in the upkeep cost...Kl being cheaper abit

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Some provinces don't have any mercenaries and others have a long time to recover them after they are depleted or at the beginning of the game, I bet that is your situation.

Machimoi should be low level MICs.
Galatians should be in the high level factional MICs, just about everywhere.

The Pezhetairoi are elite professional soldiers. The Klerouchoi Phalangitai are soldiers who are given land grants and called upon in times of need to serve in the military in exchange for their land. I believe the Pezhetairoi have better hidden stats, such as morale.

[gaius valerius]

the problem with the hidde stats is that you cant see 'm

[Sidus Preclarum]

the problem with the hidde stats is that you cant see 'm

ahem.
check the documentation folder in the EB folder...
Clerouchs have 17/9 attack, 19(armour=8/skill=6/shield=5) defense, 11 morale, 515 upkeep
Pezhetairoi have 18/9 attack, 21(10/6/5) defense, 13 morale, 636 upkeep
both are hardy
if the data in there is correct...
Plus variety in your phalanx line makes it look better :p

[arthuros]

Some more questions about the Ptolemies....Why the Ptolemies cant recruit ethiopian units?
And where is ethiopian agema? Is that unit still in the game or it was completely removed?

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

The Eithiopian Agema is still in the game but its recruitment was removed because it is planned to be removed. There is one other Eithiopian unit (IIIRC the swordsman) that is missing recruitment, but has it planned for v1.1.

[arthuros]

Pitty...it was an interesting unit
Im not sure is it 100% historical accurate (if something like that even exist), but it was really cool...

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

It was based upon the fact that Cleopatra had Eithiopians as her bodyguard. There was evidence that Ethiopians were used in earlier times, but it turned out that that evidence didn't pan out. So the unit was removed since there was no longer any evidence of their exsistance in this time period.

IIRC...