Generals not getting command stars?

**Seasoned Alcoholic** · 11-30-2005, 20:33

CA addressed the superhuman-cyborg general issue when they released patch v1.2, in order to prevent most (if not all) your family members becoming superhuman 10* commanders. At least the AI now has a good chance of driving you from the field, which helps balance the gameplay.

Looks as though its stayed that way ever since, but not sure if they've tweaked it again before the release of BI. Think it has something to do with the odds of a battle - if you are outnumbered say 2:1 and manage to claim a victory, your general will be rewarded. This may also apply when the odds are even, although I'm not sure how it has been coded.

As you probably know, prior to v1.2 most generals would receive command stars after each battle they fought and / or receiving retinue members as well. So even if you severely outnumbered an enemy say 3:1, and obviously won the battle, you used to receive command stars like theres no tomorrow. The result was superhuman-cyborgs, alternatively known as Caesar Mk I, Caesar Mk II etc

**gardibolt** · 11-30-2005, 20:45

I'll have to count up my battles for each general from now on, but I'm nearly through a Frankish campaign in BI and none of my generals other than the ones I inherited at the beginning have ever made it beyond a single star.

**Hurin_Rules** · 11-30-2005, 21:33

I agree the generals needed to be tweaked, and command stars were waaaay too commonly awarded, but I think they've gone a bit too far here. I've had no-star generals win two battles and still not get a single star. The first few stars should be pretty easy to get, IMHO.

**Troy Lawton** · 12-01-2005, 02:06

I agree here too. I have finished both Lombardi and Frankish campaigns and was lucky to get a star with my generals

**magnum** · 12-01-2005, 18:40

Most likely due to the odds. You need not to just win the battle, but to have the odds even or against you. If you have the advantage then it doesn't matter how badly you defeat the enemy you won't get a star.

While it is a lot tougher, I have gotten a few generals up high enough in command to be able to night fight. Perhaps its a triffle overhard but I think its much better than it was.

**Hurin_Rules** · 12-01-2005, 20:46

In terms of the odds, is it just base numbers or does troop quality come into play as well?

And is there any way of modding this?

Its kind of ridiculous right now. I've played about 80 turns, won over 30 battles, and gotten 1 (ONE!) command star.

**antisocialmunky** · 12-01-2005, 22:46

The experience required to get a command star really should grow exponentially. It would be better that way. Though, in all honesty, most generals are born with talent and don't learn new commanding techniques in the field.