Mercenary foot troops tweak

[Centurion96]

Mercenary foot troops in later ages (ghurkas, legionaire, freedom fighters) need to adjust their numbers. Currently, there are 6 units per company, which is too few compaired to armored units. Armored units is generaly worth 10 spaces, so everyone prefer armored mercenary over foot mercenary. It would be better to increase number of units in mercenary foot troops company to 10, to make it more attactive a viable option.

 

[Quovatis]

They are cheap and don't cost diamonds, so that's why they aren't amazing. However, the freedom fighters are very useful in-mass because defenses don't shoot at them. It can open interesting strategies.

 

[Centurion96]

However, it's interesting that the diamonds are the most accessible resource. I never have problem to collect enough diamonds. In fact I'm often purchasing oil shipments with them. Other resources are somewhat harder to get (it's not uncommon that mine don't get any metal at all in a row). Enlightment heavy cavalry mercenaries also cost diamonds, but are worth 6 spaces, contrary to 10 spaces worth of armored mercenary.

 

[Manifesto]

I'm not sure what you mean by ''10 spaces worth of armoured mercenary''. The armoured mercenary takes up 2 spaces in the Merc camp, which has 6 spaces, no?

 

[Centurion96]

Barracks tank - 10 spaces
Mercenary tank - 1 space - equal to 10 spaces
Barracks foot troop - 1 space
Mercenary foot troops - 1 space - equal to 6 spaces
Factory heavy tank - 24 spaces
Mercenary heavy tank - 2 spaces - equal to 12 spaces

As you can see, mercenary armored units equal to more spaces that mercenary foot troops.