The "potential successor" became faction leader instead of heir

[Paltmull]

In my Aedui campaign, the general that I had chosen as potential successor became the faction leader directly when the old faction leader died. The original faction heir did not become leader, but remained as heir. IIRC, this did not happen in my Pergamon campaign so maybe it's the Teutonic family system that is causing trouble?

On the other hand, maybe this shows that there's a way to choose the next faction leader rather than the heir; so it might not just be a problem but an opportunity as well...

Has anyone else had this happen?

EDIT: See the attached pics below: Tankogeistla remained heir after Kokolitanos died, and Dennoros became leader.

[Gaius Sempronius Gracchus]

Yep, I had the same thing..kind of, happen on a Roman campaign - except it wasn't the potential successor who became the new faction leader, it was the deceased faction leader's son...

[Paltmull]

Yep, I had the same thing..kind of, happen on a Roman campaign - except it wasn't the potential successor who became the new faction leader, it was the deceased faction leader's son...

Oh, I didn't see your thread (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...ing-a-new-heir)! But as you said the son apparently had the same name as the potential successor you had chosen, right?

I assumed the "potential successor" mechanic just added some trait that made the M2TW engine think the FM was a suitable heir. But apparently it's more advanced than that, since it's possible to get this effect...