Traits and Ancillaries Frequently Asked Questions

**Malrubius** · 01-08-2006, 11:58

"Young" Diplomats, Spies, etc.

If your diplomat has been around for 10 years, he shouldn't be young anymore. Anybody have a case of this happening? Since I can't tell how old a character is, there's no way to get the right age when he's recruited.

I may need to change the description to reflect the reality, if we're getting new diplomats recruited who are 50 years old.

If you've had a diplomat for 10 years and he's still young, we have a bug.

Please let me know if you've had a diplomat, spy, or agent for more than 10 years, and he's still listed as "Young".

**Malrubius** · 01-08-2006, 12:00

What do Command stars do?

Nobody's really sure what it does. I believe it gives a morale boost to the men close to the general (close being determined by the number of stars). It might make these men attack better, but investigation hasn't seemed to show this. It probably helps in autocalc battles.

Details here:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=44549

It doesn't make AI generals fight smarter, it doesn't make your men obey their commands better.

In EB, higher command translates generally to higher morale (depending on the situation, of course). It's a major factor in the traits "Confident Troops", "Very Confident Troops", etc.

**SwordsMaster** · 01-09-2006, 21:35

what has happened is that my generals get recruited when they are 16-17 and they are already "man grown"....

Another question: is it possibleto get the "vanquisher of the Getai"/or Germanicus or something trait at all? Cause I've been warring with the Getai for some 7 years with the same general and didn't get anything while I only won 1 battle against Carthage (ok, 2 battles and Alalia

) and got the Vanquisher of Carthaginians trait....

Are some factions more discriminated than others in terms of Triumphs?

**Malrubius** · 01-09-2006, 21:44

Originally Posted by SwordsMaster

what has happened is that my generals get recruited when they are 16-17 and they are already "man grown"....

Another question: is it possibleto get the "vanquisher of the Getai"/or Germanicus or something trait at all? Cause I've been warring with the Getai for some 7 years with the same general and didn't get anything while I only won 1 battle against Carthage (ok, 2 battles and Alalia

) and got the Vanquisher of Carthaginians trait....

Are some factions more discriminated than others in terms of Triumphs?

I can't detect the age of suitors and adoptees, so I just choose an adult age. Born generals are 16 when they become generals, so it's more accurate for them. Obviously, a man who's 16 and able to integrate himself into the upper echelons of society or who is commanding general on a battlefield is more mature than your typical American teenager.

I didn't do a Dacian triumph. Germanicus should be possible though. Conquering Alalia would be enough to get you started towards the "Africanus" title. Conquering Swebolandum is a bit harder, though...

**Jebus** · 01-10-2006, 00:16

Oh, and there's a slight problem with the 'Vanquisher of...' trait too. One of my current generals got the 'Vanquisher of the Carthagineans' trait from capturing a rebel Carthage, and yet another one got the 'Vanquisher of the Macedonians' trait from conquering Chalchis (sp?) from the Epirotes. Somehow, that doesn't seem right.

**Malrubius** · 01-10-2006, 10:33

Likes Easy Battles

Q. What's the story about this "Likes Easy Battles" trait? My generals are always getting it! It seems to be bugged!

A. If RTW thinks the odds are heavily in his favor, he gets a hidden trait denoting that his battle difficulty was low. We use that hidden trait, along with another hidden trait denoting degree of success, to calculate a number of BattlePoints. The more BattlePoints, the greater the chance of getting a command star. The traits you see (Likes Easy Battles, Crushes his Enemies, etc) are just visible versions of these traits, acquired over time. The way I adjust them over time may not be accurate or may be bugged. Also, due to a bug in 1.2, there's a problem with a general fighting more than 1 battle a season.

If you want to help me figure out if there's a bug with this trait, start keeping detailed records like so:

Example:

Code:

271, Spring - Attacker - 1:1 Odds - Heroic Victory - Even Odds - Crushes His Enemies
271, Autumn - Attacker - 3:2 Odds - Narrow Defeat - Likes Easy Battles - Barely Victorious

This lists the year, season, whether you were attacker or defender, the battle odds on the scroll before the battle.

Hover your mouse on the bar between the two generals--In this picture, the odds are 3:1

Then tell me the outcome (heroic victory, close victory, etc)
Then tell me what traits your general had after the battle (Likes Easy Battles, Normally Victorious, etc) and if he got a command star from tactics or leadership or something else.

This would be a tremendous help in testing. As you can imagine, I haven't fought a lot of battles out over the course of a campaign myself, in testing.

Please format it like the example above for easy analysis, and post your results in this thread

Thanks!

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 01-10-2006, 16:20

Re: Bribing cities

Just wanted to make sure you saw this suggestion:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...2&postcount=40

Can we do temporary boosts for any general or diplomat in a city with a type1 govt? Even a type2 may get a smaller boost. We could go so far as to give a small penalty to type4 generals/diplomats. Or at least make sure we don't give them influence boosts (to type4 client rulers).

**Malrubius** · 01-12-2006, 11:43

Originally Posted by Jebus

Oh, and there's a slight problem with the 'Vanquisher of...' trait too. One of my current generals got the 'Vanquisher of the Carthagineans' trait from capturing a rebel Carthage, and yet another one got the 'Vanquisher of the Macedonians' trait from conquering Chalchis (sp?) from the Epirotes. Somehow, that doesn't seem right.

I thought I replied to this one. Hmm.

Anyway, I think I might be able to clear this up. (I was originally giving "triumph points" for different settlements, but I think I know how to prevent this from happening).