Mercenaries are able to be made cheaper than intended

Age of Empires III: DE III - Report a Bug
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:arrow_forward: GAME INFORMATION

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  • **GAME BUILD #: 100.12.38254.0
  • **GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • **OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:arrow_forward: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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As Ethiopia, when you send the right home city cards and get the right techs you can train mercenaries with a very low gold cost.

:arrow_forward: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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  • 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

:arrow_forward: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Send the loyal warriors card
  2. Age up with the Arabs
  3. Research Blue Nile Ties
  4. Research Yemeni Relations

:arrow_forward: EXPECTED RESULT

:point_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
The mercenaries should cost an equal amount of gold and influence with the total cost discounted by 30%.

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Heey @SnowLynx2, thanks for the report. We’re now tracking this issue :smiley:.

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