Titles of Generals

[Kraxis]

Since Augustus meant... well, I think you can guess it since all the emperors were named that. So he is quite a bit beyond just Mighty. I'm impressed, Mighty is the best I have gotten yet.

But the best total name I have gotten was Alexander the Conqueror... I mean how good isn't that? He started out as a mediocre commander and ended up after a massive conquest of Asia Minor as both faction leader and a commander of unlimited ability (that I managed to get him killed in an assault on Petra is not important here ). Alexander the Conqueror, man that was cool. I was hoping that it would evolve into the Great (it did evolve in the Mighty) but alas I got him killed.

[Count Fudgula]

Bah! My general Amulius Augustus just croaked on his way to march to Rome. He was only 64, very sad, and only six months after his brother, Vibius (both of natural causes it would seem). It's been a bad year for the Brutii.

On the plus side the new Leader is sitting outside the gates of Carthaginian Corduba, and he is almost as scary a general as his dad (but only a "Mighty" at the moment!). Also, the Senate haven't noticed yet that all my toughest troops are moving away from the fringes of the empire and back towards Italy...

If I could list Amulius's traits, would that help working out where the Augustus title comes from?

He managed to have a battle nearly every turn, and only had to slow down when he had to make a sea transfer from Athens back to Gaul. It was quite a problem sending a trail of "occupation troops" after him to keep newly conquered places under control, while he marched on looking for more fights. It got pretty bloody when he hit Germania, as there wasn't anywhere near enough troops to keep the cities pacified, so there were quite a few exterminations, unfortunately.

I think I'll miss him!

[KiOwA]

I've also had titles such as the Weird and the Cold-Hearted. The one that takes the cake has to be my general going from the Mighty to the Horseman - that's definitely a downgrade in title rank in my book, even if he is a superb commander of calvary

[Count Fudgula]

Here's a bit of a weirdy one, I did a check on the turn my faction leader and his brother died. There is an announcement for the faction leader but not the brother. Is this right?

The same turn there is a proposed husband for one of the daughters, which I accepted. Perhaps, this sent the total number of generals over the edge and they just cut one down for fun? Must try the turn again and see if turning down the husband makes a difference.

Here is the VnV list for Amulius Augustus:
Legendary Commander
Natural Born Leader
Consummate Politician
Intelligent
Conqueror
Poor Farmer
Draughtsman
Great Orator
Inefficient Taxman
Firm Personal Morality
Faction Leader
Virtus
Spymaster
Sanguinary
Great Attacker
Sly
Clean Hands
Ex Quaestor
Expert Infantry Commander
Pillager
Roman Hero
Understanding of Tactics
Ex Aedile
Office of Praetor

Anything here jump out as being a bit august?

[nokhor]

virtus is something i haven't seen before so it might evolve from that. i've also never had a spymaster but i doubt that would lead to augustus.

[dismal]

This is my understanding:

Generally the epithet titles come when you racked up a lot of virtue points in a single category.

"Spy Master", for example requires 24 virtue points in that category and brings the epithet "the Cunning".

Of the virtues you listed, the ones that require the most points are:

Spy Master (24)
Legendary Commander (16)
Cons. Politician (15)
Conqueror (15)
Great attacker (8)
Clean Hands (5)

"Virtus" takes 4 points in the "True Roman" line.

If I had to guess on what gives "Augustus", I'd guess "Consummate Politician".

[Simetrical]

What traits cause what epithets is listed in data\text\export_VnVs.txt. The title Augustus is caused by the Virtus trait. There's no such thing as going "up" or "down"; as far as I can tell, an epithet-granting trait automatically overrides any epithet the general might already have when it's first gained.

-Simetrical