Recruit/train generals

[panurge]

When you start a game, you have generals and family members. How do I get more generals without adopting them into the family or marrying my princess, which would get them into the family anyway? Can't a captain just get promoted without adoption?

[SPARTAN VI]

If you don't like to adopt, and some of us don't like to, then you can wait for your family member's sons to come of age (16) to become generals/governors.

You can have a "man of the hour," which is captian thats promoted to general through a decisive battle (victory) and adopted into the family.

[panurge]

But the man of the hour also gets into the family tree, right? I don't like adopting. Was it the same way in Rome?

[SPARTAN VI]

But the man of the hour also gets into the family tree, right? I don't like adopting. Was it the same way in Rome?

Yes, I believe the man of the hour gets adopted and appears in the family tree. I haven't seen it in a long time because I insist on having a general around every time my armies march.

As for RTW, adopting and man of the hour works the same. You just don't have princesses running around.

I guess you can add another general by using your princess to seduce another faction's general. Brings him back into your family tree. Technically still family as long as he's banging your princess, right?

[Samir]

some mods have recruitable generals who dont get integrated into your family tree.

Stainless Steele for sure
DLV for sure too

[Sorkenlol]

some mods have recruitable generals who dont get integrated into your family tree.

Stainless Steele for sure
DLV for sure too

How do I recruit generals in SS?

[Samir]

you can recruit them in Castles if you have a fortress and a fortress grade stable.

the unit is called bodyguard. the refresh is a lot of turns, so you can get one general per 20 turns or so from a castle. yet if you have some castles you get some generals

[Retribution]

you can recruit them in Castles if you have a fortress and a fortress grade stable.

Isnt it citadel?

Anyway, theres a unit called Bodyguard, which you can recruit like once every 15 turns or something like that. :O

[Old Geezer]

LTC has recruitable generals - even infantry. That is one of its most endearing features.

[SPARTAN VI]

LTC has recruitable generals - even infantry. That is one of its most endearing features.

That's pretty neat. Do dismounted generals cost any less? Think I'll try my hand at adding that to Ultimate AI.