i must be stupid but...why cant my generals gain any command stars?

[Thaatu]

Adding up morale bonuses is just 1+1. Shouldn't be too hard/take too long. Takes me about 15 secs to calculate the enemy bonuses vs. mine. It also helps you know your generals. My best general had 10 stars when attacking 6 when defending and morale bonus (without supply) of +8, but he was also a bloodthirsty berserker and a poet.

Anyway, if your worrying about a generals command, you should also be worrying about his influence, since it affects the range of the command bonus.

[rzzza]

Anyway, if your worrying about a generals command, you should also be worrying about his influence, since it affects the range of the command bonus.

what do you mean here? I dont understand. I always thought influence was the most useless trait for everyone except diplomats.

[Kongeslask]

what do you mean here? I dont understand. I always thought influence was the most useless trait for everyone except diplomats.

It supposedly determines the size of the general's bodyguard.

[Ancient Briton]

I think Influence also has an effect on city unrest. The more influential your general is the less unrest there will be. Can make the difference between highly taxed green faces and lowly taxed red ones.

Or so I thought.

[Decimus Attius Arbiter]

I've seen AI generals with plenty of morale traits.
Also, I consider influence to be very important. Keeps taxes high, prevents bribes, prevents revolts.

[Thaatu]

Influence, according to some theories, affects the range of the bonuses that command points give, meaning that while morale bonuses affect the whole army, the command bonuses are only given to units within a certain radius of the general. I have no idea if it's really true.

[rzzza]

Influence, according to some theories, affects the range of the bonuses that command points give, meaning that while morale bonuses affect the whole army, the command bonuses are only given to units within a certain radius of the general. I have no idea if it's really true.

hmm, interesting...

well you guys keep mentioning the morale bonus' as if theyre the most important thing. A morale bonus is nice but don't high command ratings make it so a light skirmisher unit can become stronger than a heavy infantry unit when in engaged in melee?

if youre a 9 star general and you send your light skirmishers in melee against a unit of heavier infantry led by a 1 star general, the skirmishers should still defeat the heavy infantry. the morale bonus is nice, it keeps your army from running, but the command stars is what I THOUGHT makes your troops stronger in relation to your enemies troops.