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GeWee
12-29-2002, 14:40
Umm.. I have a little question.
Do non-royal generals ever die of old age?
Or assassins or fleet commanders for that matter?
Sir Chauncy
12-29-2002, 15:37
No, not ever ever ever.

In fact, if you have several heirs and the eldest takes over the kingdom, then the rest of them stay as very good generals that you can give titles too and treat just as any other, albeit very good, general.

Some think that this is not very good and complain about realism. I say that it is a game and is great. After all, a 9 star general is practially imortal in song and history anyway...
GeWee
12-29-2002, 15:48
Good. I was afraid my best generals would die eventually.. Glad to hear the game is a little unrealistic in some areas. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Kraxis
12-29-2002, 16:17
I don't think the age was introduced to the generals because it would make it a sore chore to build up armies and click through announcements every year that this generals has died (remember that each unit has a commander that the engine keeps track of and that commander could become a general at any time).
barocca
12-29-2002, 17:50
basically the way the developers looked at it was each general trains his son (or a competent subordinate) to take over from him when he dies...
Thus the general never seems to die...i kinda like to think of it that way...
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[RDH] Spetz Natz
12-29-2002, 20:04
Yep...Sir Richard Plantagenat in my English campaign lived for over 310 years...you can imagine all the vices and virtues he accumulated over those years. LOL http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Basileus
12-30-2002, 01:17
They dont die, but for total war 3 i hope they add deaths to generals cause of age..
Kongamato
12-30-2002, 02:28
To fix this, and to add more realism, a progressive vice entitled "aged" featuring health and skill reduction for each level of the vice would ensure his death in battle or assassination.

An "immature" vice could also be included.
FesterShinetop
12-30-2002, 04:03
Or a "frequently falls of his horse" vice when he gets older and older.
I agree it would be too much work to also keep tracvk of all the generals. And I like Barocca's view on this
Lord_Lenny
12-30-2002, 08:18
Quote[/b] (barocca @ Dec. 30 2002,02:50)]basically the way the developers looked at it was each general trains his son (or a competent subordinate) to take over from him when he dies...
Thus the general never seems to die...i kinda like to think of it that way...
http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
hey, works for me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif all hail imaginary role-playing with your generals hehehe