Searching for mods (looking for mods for Tribes of the East).

Well, in principle, this is true even outside the mod. The mod initially started as a "refinement" of the original game.

In the vanilla game, you rarely have more than 3 playable stacks from a single faction. The rest is usually only purchased when absolutely necessary and as "expendable material." You can also buy more in the late game when everything is built and you have enough resources for any whim...

*Sometimes, "expendable" units could perform adequately, but only if the map is designed for it. For example, if there are their dwellings or it's a single-player map designed to use that unit and its features against, of course, "suitable" targets. 🤔