AI quirks and low level generals

[gaijinalways]

Update again

I have crashed further along. It has been an enjoyable ride. Had a horrifc battle the other night, lost a general but won the battle. The Hungarians seem to be getting desperate. I have lost some troops, but with still plenty of money, I can fight a war of attrition longer than them.

The loss of trade income with the horde has been minimal, but it still hurts. I really regret that I gave them a gap to hit at me at Poland, but since I may still be able to sue for peace at some point, I suppose I'll get over it. If the Horde didn't mostly hold good trading areas that were rebellious, I think I would be all over them already. But ince they have no fleets, I'm not too worried, and the Hungarians form a nice bottleneck on the eastern front.

I am slowly building my fleets up, and have quite a few better units arriving daily. As my less teched up older units sometimes fall by the wayside, it keeps the expenses down. I am still building plenty as well, otherwise I'm sure I would have even more money (150k plus).
Debating whether I should try to hold onto Greece, or give it up and slog along to Venice and another province that will connect Venice to my growing empire. I would like to keep both, but I am afraid I will get overstretched.

The Alomonds finally made a move into the Isle de France, one of two provinces I left vacant with spies adorning it (Franconia and Isle de France). I will have to watch them carefully, though they and the Hungarians are both having some rebellion problems in a few provinces. The Alomonds seem to have the stacks to put them down, they may simply be getting ready for an offensive againist yours truly. If that is the case, I may need to put a pile of mercs on the payroll and hope for a slugfest that will see the Alomonds losing a chunk of turf. The Hungarians I will soon sue for peace as well, as soon as I have taken a few choice provinces from them that I am more entitiled to.

[oz_wwjd]

I once won a battle with a -2 general. After a long series of battle against the egyptains,he got too cocky for his own good,and gavce chase to a group og Turcopoles,which proceeded to surround him from all sides and shoot him,which resulted in him routing off the battlefield,which gave him the "good Runner"series of vices. Anyways I left him there ,not expecting any trouble,and the very next year,the spanish invaded with 12,000 men which lead to this battle result.after a hard-fought victory.

http://s781.photobucket.com/albums/y...7af0c0e540.jpg

[Knight of the Rose]

Sorry to break it to you, but that is actually a nine-star general, as OP asked us the lowest level of command, that doesn't really qualify

But a cool battle none the less. You must have stayed up all night to finish that one...



/KotR

[caravel]

Yes a nine star Kataphraktoi general, probably with Royal blood? I think you may have confused valour with command? The general probably had -2 valour due to some particulary bad vices.

[Weebeast]

Well eleven minus two equals nine.