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[Gorrrrrn]

RD
- I suspect the cost of recruiting and upkeep is factored into whether the AI recruits mercenaries.
As far as current SS versions, with mods, go - it looks like the AI tends not to recruit mercs except on crusade / jihad, where it routinely grabs whatever is available.
one of the reasons I made the destroy_units script was to remove the crusade and jihad specific units after a crusade /jihad has finished as they then become very expensive.
(and generic_mercs in a faction is running low on cash.)
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...=destroy_units

if you run the game in hotseat mode where you can dip in and out of a campaign then you can go through various factions and see what they are recruiting.

soz -don't know enough about bribery to help there.

[Gigantus]

On a related note, I was wondering if the reason a unit cannot be bribed (in effect become mercs) for another kingdom is that it is not listed in the EDU. Of course it also is tied to the descr_campaign_db.xml (bribery code lines), but I seem to recall a discussion about why certain units could not be bribed like they could in RTW.

If you refer to the lack of the proper ownership entry, then you might have a point there - else you would see a lot of silver surfers when it comes to battles.

[Gigantus]

I think somehow mercs get past that point through the ownership, but they can be retrained in the original areas where they were recruited. I don't think you can retrain a Galloglaich except where they are designated as mercs.

You are correct: mercenaries can only be retrained in the regions where they can be recruited.