Really old generals

[Fwapper]

By around 1800 in the RTI campaign I was getting really old generals and admirals whenever I promoted one, like this guy, who died after only two years! (so not great value for money :P)

Anyone else had this 'problem'?

(I had conquered so little by the date in the picture because of this)

[Relic]

Woah that's strange.
Could an 108 year old even walk?

[Poncho400]

Wiieeerd.

I usually get guys around 30-40.

[quadalpha]

Have you been recruiting a lot of generals in a short period? That's supposed to reduce the generals' quality.

[Fiddling_nero]

I think when you promote someone from captain/brigadier to admiral/general.

That the age clock is ticking on the captain/brigadier for as long as he isn't promoted it isn't determined randomly, after all I get death messages for my Brigadiers and Captains too. The only way to be certain you are getting a fresh commander is by recruiting either a flagship or a generals bodyguard from a high enough barracks/shipyard.

[Mr Frost]

Note that Admirals' name too , could be the C/A were really eager to give you a historical commander

[Gregoshi]

But the war it ran its course, they could find no use for me
And I live in the country now, grandchildren on my knee
And sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be
Old admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea

- Al Stewart, "Old Admirals"

[Fwapper]

I think when you promote someone from captain/brigadier to admiral/general.

That the age clock is ticking on the captain/brigadier for as long as he isn't promoted it isn't determined randomly, after all I get death messages for my Brigadiers and Captains too. The only way to be certain you are getting a fresh commander is by recruiting either a flagship or a generals bodyguard from a high enough barracks/shipyard.

This guy came out 'fresh' from a shipyard on a third rate flagship at the ripe old age of 106 :P