Retrained units the same, FAQ unclear ...

**crpcarrot** · 02-13-2008, 17:05

when 2 units are MERGED the exp is avaraged out

but when they are RETRAINED they retain exp. even if it is the last man of that unit. ive retrained many units like this and they never have lost any exp.

**Flavius Merobaudes** · 02-13-2008, 17:15

Originally Posted by crpcarrot

when 2 units are MERGED the exp is avaraged out

but when they are RETRAINED they retain exp. even if it is the last man of that unit. ive retrained many units like this and they never have lost any exp.

Yes, I know. But at least in my games this sometimes is not the case. I'll try to reconstruct such a situation and post some screens when I got time...
And to top it all off: Sometimes when a unit gets depleted during battle, it gains one more chevron the next turn. Anybody seen that?

**_Tristan_** · 02-13-2008, 18:06

Originally Posted by Flavius Merobaudes

And to top it all off: Sometimes when a unit gets depleted during battle, it gains one more chevron the next turn. Anybody seen that?

Yep... I've noticed that to have happened sometimes... Don't know where it comes from...

**Flavius Merobaudes** · 02-13-2008, 18:30

Just comes to my mind that I retrained them in a town with a Mithras temple which gives recruits an experience bonus. Perhaps there's some error in how the game handles that. Just a bug like when you have a castle with swordsmiths' guild and tournament, and you have to retrain your knights twice to get the experience boni of both.

**Old Geezer** · 02-14-2008, 18:14

I very often save the game before manually merging units to get the best experience gain for them. Sometimes merging results in both units which had no experience gaining a first chevron. I rationalize this by choosing to believe that my leaders have skillfully put experienced cadre in each unit. By turn 60 I usually have several gold chevroned spear militia (even with non Italian factions).