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As the Casse, I attacked a roving band, led by Praesutagos, near Brigantae. He, for some reason, appeared to have 6 command stars, though none of his traits granted stars (he was green, too). But, when I attacked him, he then had 9 full stars, and still no traits to grant stars (I don't even think he had nine traits total). Only a clerk for ancillaries. Is this a bug, or just a way of boosting the AI?
Yeah, that is a standard EB boost for the AI. It's not enormous, but the guy was very good to begin with, so it will be a tough battle! :grin:
9 free stars is a standard boost??? None of his ancillaries or his traits grant a single command star. I'd hate to see a general with actual real bonuses...
Oh. No. I meant that the discrepancy from what you saw at 6 stars then going up to 9 for the battle itself is standard. I don't know what other issues helped him. Maybe our trait guru can give input, but not having a screenshot of his traits (this character) is going to prevent any firm answer from being able to be supplied.
Depending on what the AI general has been doing, he can get a variety of hidden bonuses. The player is able to do things the AI can't, so this counteracts that player advantage and also increases the challenge a little bit and makes the generals a bit better at surviving.
Ok, I see... yeah, I wasn't complaining, just wondering. It's not a big deal, since the AI needs help sometimes. I beat him with a much inferior general anyway. I sometimes wonder if command stars are merely "trophies", a record of successes, and not actual bonuses, especially after seeing 9 starred praestagus' men run like startled goats. ;)
You're right; they don't really do much--make the men near him fight better, but that's about it. The TroopMorale attribute is more important; it affects every man on the battlefield.