Your Greatest Generals

**Dayve** · 01-11-2006, 01:07

In BI i renamed almost every one of my WRE cities to great-ish governors... Couldn't rename them after generals though since they all rebelled... After fighting 4 battles and winning, even tiny ones, they lose 4 loyalty rings, until eventually they have none and rebel...

**Malrubius** · 01-11-2006, 01:14

Originally Posted by Dayve

In BI i renamed almost every one of my WRE cities to great-ish governors... Couldn't rename them after generals though since they all rebelled... After fighting 4 battles and winning, even tiny ones, they lose 4 loyalty rings, until eventually they have none and rebel...

You can rename them in the game? Or do you have to edit a file somewhere? Anybody have any screenshots (I haven't even had a chance to play BI yet.

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**Dayve** · 01-11-2006, 01:21

You can rename them in the actual game simply by opening the settlement scroll and clicking on the settlement name - i shall get you a screenshot now.

Here you go.

BI is good but it's like going from playing EB to playing vanilla again... Horrible bright units that hurt your eyes, infantry and cavalry moving at the speed of sound, archers and peltasts decimating an army before melee even starts, chain routing after 2 seconds of combat, sometimes even before battle lines are joined the enemy will route... BUT! The game has excellent modding potential should a group of people such as you EB guys have a go at it...

**Malrubius** · 01-15-2006, 12:17

Originally Posted by Dayve

In BI i renamed almost every one of my WRE cities to great-ish governors... Couldn't rename them after generals though since they all rebelled... After fighting 4 battles and winning, even tiny ones, they lose 4 loyalty rings, until eventually they have none and rebel...

Yeah, I heard about that. Haven't gotten around to modding the BI traits files. I have some idea about what causes that.

We'll have to get the scripters checking 1.5 to see if they can access this renaming function. I doubt it, it's probably something only the player can do, but it wouldn't hurt to check.

**LordElrond** · 01-21-2006, 03:00

I've been campaigning with Pyrrhos for a while in my Epeiros campaign and just lately hes picked up some amusing traits. He managed to get an eye cut out, so he was limited 5% movement points and -2 line of sight. And now his legs gotten cut up and another 10% movement was taken off or so. I'll post a screenshot if I can later. Its just funny to have an old hobbled/disfigured man leading my armies.

**paullus** · 01-21-2006, 20:33

As the Casse I got a Caledonae general who has fought a battle almost every turn I've had him. He's gotten some great bonuses, amounting to about +10 morale for his troops. Other than that he's not all that great, 3-4 each of management, command, and influence. But the high morale is VERY nice.

Those battle scarred traits are great...reminds me of the old general Ariaus from the 10 Thousand, who had to ride around in a cart because he was so banged up, but still got out and put on his armor when the enemy approached.

**mattholomew** · 01-22-2006, 05:55

As the Romani, my general, Caivs Avrelivs Cotta has developed a huge list of traits, most of which are good. He is a great defender, hates carthage, gives great morale to the soldiers, and my favorite trait is his stiff leg, which, although it reduces movement,"at least he can predict the weather accurately" He has earned the name Africanvs and is conqueror of carthago, he also has 8 influence. I think i got him named imperator but each time i win a decisive battle the game ctds. (if i retreat or win less decisively there is no ctd, i'm not sure if this is coincidence) but i love all the traits in EB. i'll try to get a screenshot up soon.

**Justiciar** · 01-22-2006, 20:24

each time i win a decisive battle the game ctds.

That's happened to me before. Annoying, isn't it?

**BozosLiveHere** · 01-23-2006, 04:32

This is my pride and joy, Ansuhárjáz, heir to the Sweboz throne. Him and his brother (the king) have led my armies in all of my conquests. He usually has 7 stars, but the pic was taken while he was laying siege, and he gets some bonuses for that. Hopefully I'll be able to make him the uniter of the German tribes, which I plan to do as soon as my 'March to the Adriatic' campaign is over.

Did I mention that his bodyguards have triple gold chevrons? I don't even know why I bother raising full armies, his bodyguards alone should be enough to win most battles.