Something I discovered about generals

[Komutan]

I remember a thread about very old generals and this may explain it.

I usually recruit generals by promoting them from a normal unit. However a computer magazine I read told that recruting generals as units gives you better generals, so I tried it. The general I got was a little better than the promoted ones; the promoted ones usually have 3 stars and no traits, but this one had 4 stars. The more unusual thing about him was that he was very old, 80. Then I checked his name, Hans Joachim von Zieten, on internet. There was indeed such a Prussian general. He was born in 1699 and I actually recruited him in 1779.

So it looks like recruiting generals is a good way to get better and historical generals and their age is determined by their actual birthdate.

[pevergreen]

Good find!

I may have to try this out. I think I've only got one building capable of recruiting generals in all of my campaigns.

[Megas Methuselah]

Lol, lucky find, Komutan! :yes:

[Prussian to the Iron]

wait...what? recruiting them as generals? i dont even get what thats supposed to mean... i thought you could only recruit them from units.

[Maladin]

The highest levels of barracks allow the recruitment of general's bodyguards unit; ergo, you can recruit a general.

Speaking of generals, did anyone yet manage to get Napoleon from Corsican artillery?

[Prussian to the Iron]

oh ok, i am still relatively early in so i wouldnt know that. thankx.

[Pinxit]

How do generals develop their skills during the game? I have only had one truly great general, and it was during his battles that I was able to build defences. Is that a coincidence, or is it the generals ability that governs the possibilites in the battles? What bonuses can a general get?

[anweRU]

Generals and admirals develop traits and followers by winning/losing battles. Some traits (like alcoholism for admirals) are gained if the gen/adm does not fight a battle in a while.

[Fwapper]

I recruited this admiral and sure enough he was a real person (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones), and reeeeeeeeeeeealy old.
https://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6832/108years.jpg
Beat that :clown:

[pockettank]

I recruited this admiral and sure enough he was a real person (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones), and reeeeeeeeeeeealy old.
https://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6832/108years.jpg
Beat that :clown:

i think yours is just coincedence.
sorry to say it.
your in 1821 your general is 108 putting him born in 1713.
john paul jones in history was born in 1747.
i believe yours to just be a generically named character.

[Prussian to the Iron]

i think yours is just coincedence.
sorry to say it.
your in 1821 your general is 108 putting him born in 1713.
john paul jones in history was born in 1747.
i believe yours to just be a generically named character.

that doesnt mean much; the guy up top said his historic general was 80, when at that time he would've been 100. john paul jones was a very famous scots-irish who joined the revolutionary war and p0wnz0red british @ss:2thumbsup:

[Pinxit]

that doesnt mean much; the guy up top said his historic general was 80, when at that time he would've been 100. john paul jones was a very famous scots-irish who joined the revolutionary war and p0wnz0red british @ss:2thumbsup:


Sweden starts with general Renskiöldh, who did exist in real life. The coincidence, or not, is that in my campaign he died 1722. The year he happened to die in real life as well :inquisitive:

[Pinxit]

Generals and admirals develop traits and followers by winning/losing battles. Some traits (like alcoholism for admirals) are gained if the gen/adm does not fight a battle in a while.

Ok. Yes, I know that. I was wondering if the defences you sometimes can build is because of the generals skills, or not?

[anweRU]

No. You can build defenses if your army stays in one spot for more than one turn. You can see if you have defenses on the campaign map. Stationary stacks have stakes around them.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Ok. Yes, I know that. I was wondering if the defences you sometimes can build is because of the generals skills, or not?


Sweden starts with general Renskiöldh, who did exist in real life. The coincidence, or not, is that in my campaign he died 1722. The year he happened to die in real life as well :inquisitive:

pinxit, please don't double post. if you feel you need to quote 2 or more people, click the " button with a + under it. this is multiquote. once clicked, it will turn into a - and turn red. this means it has been selected as a quote into your post. once you are done clicking these, click on any one of thier "quote" buttons and all the quotes you selected should be in the reply.:2thumbsup:

[Maleficus]

I recruited this admiral and sure enough he was a real person (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones), and reeeeeeeeeeeealy old.
https://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6832/108years.jpg
Beat that :clown:



LOL


CA really need to do something about the ages people can live to in this game. I'm getting fed up of ol' king William III, and he's 81. Now I know characters can live into treble figures, I may have to put up with him for a while yet........



SORT IT OUT CA!! :furious3:

[Skott]

Today I got a 4 star general when I recruited from a Prussian line unit. First time I got something other than a 3 star near as I can remember. His age was 41 I think if I remember correctly. I recruit all my generals from my stack units. Its faster, easier and gets the job done. Besides I like the idea of promoting from the ranks. :yes:

[DisruptorX]

Sweden starts with general Renskiöldh, who did exist in real life. The coincidence, or not, is that in my campaign he died 1722. The year he happened to die in real life as well :inquisitive:

Probably not a coincidence. In my French campaign, Louis XIV died in 1715.