Disappearing unit experience - bug or feature?

**Turbo** · 12-20-2004, 14:51

I wanted to raise attention to the issue of disappearing unit experience while the patch is in progress.

I had a Scipii army in NAfrica that had been overrunning smaller enemy armies. I moved this army by sea to Cyrene to fight Egypt when I noticed that some troops were losing experience while in transit(!). Several Hastali and Velites with gold bars dropped to silver within a couple of turns while in transit

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Going back to a previous save, I was able to duplicate this. Is this a feature or a bug? The drops were fairly dramatic considering the short transit time.

**Hetman_Koronny** · 12-21-2004, 09:59

Sounds scary. I've never experienced that. Or, maybe, I haven't been watching it carefully.

Is RTW the same as Medieval where general's stars affected units experience? I haven't noticed as if it worked that way but again waiting for the patch I haven't been playing Rome too much...

**Didz** · 12-21-2004, 11:53

Are you sure they were losing it and not gaining it?

My troops start off collecting bronze bars and when they get a set of three they trade them in for one silver one. Or at least thats what I thought they were doing.

**Gill** · 12-21-2004, 12:56

I'm certain that he is sure.
I also experienced this.
But only in a different way. I was playing as the Germans and was fighting a battle against the Gauls. I had one spearband with 2 silver chevrons, at the end of the battle they had gained 2 experience so it changed to 1 golden chevron.
Then I went back to the campaign map after the battle and instantly the golden chevron had changed into 3 silver chevrons. So they actually lost one experience.
How weird is that!

**Thaum** · 12-21-2004, 13:20

I have not noticed that happening.

Just to ask the obvious did you merge units while they were in transit? Does a general make any difference to the troops experience he travels with?

Just my two cents

**Gill** · 12-21-2004, 13:41

Originally Posted by Thaum

I have not noticed that happening.

Just to ask the obvious did you merge units while they were in transit? Does a general make any difference to the troops experience he travels with?

Just my two cents

Nope!
I didn't merge two units nor did I retrain them at that moment.
And it was in an amry without a general..