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    Default Re: Best Way to Gain Command Stars

    Place him on a bridge with some phalagnites and archers :(

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    Have him come, have him see, have him conquer.

    I once had a dull/uncharismatic/langurous Epeirote general who ended up becoming one of the best FMs I had at the time by keeping him in nonstop battle all across the Italian pennisula. By the time he gained the "Seen The Elephant" trait he had six command stars and the good attacker trait.

    His victories gained him lots of influence and by the time the Romans were kicked out of Rome all he needed was management skills.
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    I found it quite hard to get command stars and keep themin EB. That's why I downloaded the command stars and corsus honorum mini-mod by konny. This allows you to gain command stars through certain traits that didn't give them to you before. I find things balanced now (for me). Just fight lots of battles (don't overdo it) and have him attain the Spartan Agoge if you can. Studying in Akademiai may not turn out to be good for him, as it's a sort of contradiction to warfare, if you get me.

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    I wonder if other structures like "Field of Games" or high-level barracks also improve the strategy-skills of a general? I realized that academies really help to develop a character but they dont seem to give them command stars.

    And about the "Lover of Beauty" thread, I always thought this trait will show up if you keep the character in town for too long so he will become attuned to that and will become rusty...

    @Aemilius Paulus: What the... !?!? I have never seen something like that. I wonder what kind of structures your cities had and how you treated your FMs... I once had a very strong Pyrrhos Aikaides (8 stars?) but besides that, my best general in EB was like 5 stars maybe?... :(
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    Quote Originally Posted by PriestLizard View Post
    I wonder if other structures like "Field of Games"
    No. Field of Games might be a Field of Games in EB, but it actually stands for some RTW building. Take the Auguries building that the Romani have. I realized very quickly that the reason why all of my generals were first becoming "Occasional Drinkers" and then "Likes a Drink" because of the Augury building, which is actually a Tavern building internally. That's why I do not build them anymore and advise all other players to do the same.

    Quote Originally Posted by PriestLizard View Post
    or high-level barracks also improve the strategy-skills of a general
    Just about every other building has an effect on a general, but not this one.

    Quote Originally Posted by PriestLizard View Post
    I realized that academies really help to develop a character but they dont seem to give them command stars.
    They do. "Understanding of Strategy" and all of the levels of this trait are usually gained from an Academy by a "Sharp" general.

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    "Likes a Drink" is actually quite good for a general.

    And I never had any of my Generals gain that whole command stars. Usually I struggle to make them fight battles with Eleutheroi just to earn some meagre star or two, and then nothing else.

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    If command stars really not that important in EB, why those rebel generals and family members of the faction you are not playing were given 8 - 10 stars? Just for the auto resolve purpose?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Basileos ton Ellenon View Post
    "Likes a Drink" is actually quite good for a general.
    No it's not. "Occasional_Drinker" gives your general +1 Influence. It quickly develops into "Likes a Drink", which gives your general +1 hitpoints (wtf ?!?). After some time the "Likes_a_Drink" turns into "Drunkard" trait with a -1 Command and Management penalty. Sometimes that even develops into "Drunken_Lout" with a -2 Management as well as a -1 Influence & Command penalty. The threshold can increase even more, but that is not usual.

    Quote Originally Posted by chenkai11 View Post
    Just for the auto resolve purpose?
    Yes. The AI factions always auto-calculate since AI does not actually fight the battles in between turns. The command stars help tilt the favor of the auto-resolve in the Eleutheroi's favour when other AI factions are attacking them, thus preventing RTW-style blitzkriegs.
    Last edited by Aemilius Paulus; 11-22-2008 at 03:25.

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    Default Re: Best Way to Gain Command Stars

    Most of my generals never turn into drunkards, so the added bonus to their battlefield endurance is always welcome. A dead general can't get command stars, so that hitpoint might often be a great difference.

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