The command stars, and you

[bovi]

Stars: +morale to nearby troops, rumoured attack bonus to nearby troops (also grants night fighter in BI/MTW2, but not relevant here)
Morale: +morale to ALL troops in battle under his command

[BozosLiveHere]

The Command requirement for Night Battles is also present in cunctator's mod, and I believe it will stay that way for our next build. I might lower the threshold though.

[Afro Thunder]

What I would like to know is why AI generals have command stars that don't quite match up to what their traits say. Are they getting "hidden" traits that raise command somehow, while the human-controlled faction doesn't?

[BozosLiveHere]

Yes, we've said that thousands of times already.

[Dan_Grr]

The general I develop is usually talented, victor, conquering hero, very confident troops, bla bla bla to eternity, all goodies. Even then, I usually don't get past 3 or 4 stars and I've made endless battles. And then, I just see the AI roaming around with 8 stars generals. That gets me depressed, I'd like to see some of the work returned, and it's pretty seeing all those stars.

[abou]

You do get that return, but not in command stars. Instead, you get them in traits.

Seriously, take a look through what your general has.

[Barbarossa82]

Perhaps this should go in the FAQ, as it sounds like a Q that is A pretty F.