April 15th, 2004, 02:28 PM
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Re: Mercenaries...
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Originally posted by HotNifeThruButr:
Don't merc companies with less men cost less money?
I throw mercs into the blender all the time, they've got no real loyalty to me and I've none for them. 
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No. Mercs that are unemployed lower their gold demand gradually, but mercs that take heavy casualties and are then released start at the same demand they were at before they were hired.
If you're in a game with highly competitive merc bidding, mangled merc companies might cost less, but their base cost is unaffected by casualties. If they entire merc company routs but the commander survives behind others of your troops, the lone commander tries to charge the cost of a full 50 man company, if anyone is foolish enough to hire him. That's exactly what happened in the original post.
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