Mercenary System

[Obskiuras]

I had an idea that you might like: If you capture an enemy militar building, you can recruit units of that civilization as mercenary units paying with metal and you can recruit only mitilar units that your faction don´t have as mercenaries. For example, if you are using Spartans faction and you capture a iberian barrack from your enemy, you can recruit iberian swordmen from that barrack for maybe... 100 metal. . If you capture a enemy workshop from Romans, then you can recruit a balista as mercenary units for maybe... 300 metal.

[Classic-Burger]

Another thing I want to work on. 

But my idea goes with Delenda Est's idea of the mercenary camps.

I have also thought about this idea of releasing mercenary units and, in some cases, adapted special units.

[real_tabasco_sauce]

This is kind of already the case with certain civs/buildings, like the carth mercs. However, I think it should be made consistent unless there's some huge balance issue (like multiple discounts leading to 10 metal mercs).

[Deicide4u]

18 hours ago, Obskiuras said:

you can recruit units of that civilization as mercenary units paying with metal and you can recruit only mitilar units that your faction don´t have as mercenaries

I agree with this, but Spartans already have infantry swordsmen (Skiritae) and...

18 hours ago, Obskiuras said:

If you capture a enemy workshop from Romans, then you can recruit a balista as mercenary units

Siege ballistae aren't Mercenaries, they're machines that don't have ranks.

I don't think you should be able to recruit anything other than Rams from captured Arsenals.

[Classic-Burger]

It will be difficult for you to sell the idea that way.

The issue of balance always hinders innovation.