Mercenaries

[DaerthanWarp]

Hey, all. Been following this mod for about a year now, but stopped lurking to post this question I had.

How are mercenaries going to be handled in the Medieval Kingdoms Total War campaign? Is it going to be kosher and in line with the official Total War games, or is it going to be handled in a different manner?

I ask because, in my opinion, mercenaries have tons of potential in the medieval era - especially in the high and late periods. After all, mercenaries were extremely important in medieval Europe, and entire companies formed due to the need for trained, professional soldiers in armies. From the White Company, to the Catalan Grand Company, to the Varangians for the Byzantines, mercenaries were widely utilized across Europe at the time.

To be honest, I'd be a bit disappointed with a simple mercenary recruitment system, picking generic, unnamed units from a list. Would unique, named, and historically accurate mercenary units be available across the campaign, with new ones appearing as the old ones fade away or grow even stronger?

I understand that making an entirely new system for a mod might be more work than you guys would like to handle, especially at this stage of development, but I was wondering if the mod development team had any ideas for this kind of thing.

[Kjertesvein]

I don't have a complete answer for your questions, but something along those lines have been tackled before, so in a way, "yes". Named mercenaries area already spread across the rosters. All the ones you've mentioned are manifested in the game (although, at times slightly alternate names).

Mercenaries thread

Medieval Kingdoms Total War: MERCENARIES

Medieval Kingdoms Total War: Routiers, Free Companies, and Ecorcheurs

These are not the only one.

~Wille