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[fungalreason]

Set supply setting to max.

Never bid more than minimum amount for mercenaries.

When buying PD, always increase it equally in all provinces, and never go above 10

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally Posted by fungalreason

Set supply setting to max.

Never bid more than minimum amount for mercenaries.

When buying PD, always increase it equally in all provinces, and never go above 10

I see the points in those.
You might also try "only allowed one at a time of the Mercs that are available". And never fire any even when they are down to just one commander.

Some things that I do is ally the AIs with each other (its a map command thing)

Giving the AIs better builds help. Create a god and logical scales to give the AI (can be done by map commands or starting a game as human then going at about turn 4)