Question about Fouth Age total war, which is a mod for Rome Total War (BI).

[iamme]

I was just wondering, what exactly brings Generals back into supply? When Generals get to be starving, I usually put them back into one of my cities, but that just lowers the starving to a hungry, or maybe does nothing at all.

So the question is, what is the best way to bring Generals back into supply?

[Aradan]

Put them in a settlement with farms (the higher the level, the better). And keep them there for a bit.

[Nehcrum]

I was just wondering, what exactly brings Generals back into supply? When Generals get to be starving, I usually put them back into one of my cities, but that just lowers the starving to a hungry, or maybe does nothing at all.

So the question is, what is the best way to bring Generals back into supply?

There are several levels of the supply traits, and even more "points value" in the trait.
Meaning when you get to the worst state, it can actually continue to grow.

The trait looks like this.

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Trait supply
Characters family
;NoGoingBackLevel 1

Level FullySupplied
Description FullySupplied_desc
EffectsDescription FullySupplied_effects_desc
Threshold -8

Effect TroopMorale 2
Effect BattleSurgery 5


Level WellSupplied
Description WellSupplied_desc
EffectsDescription WellSupplied_effects_desc

Threshold 1

Effect TroopMorale 1


Level Supplied
Description Supplied_desc
EffectsDescription Supplied_effects_desc

Threshold 4


Level Rationing
Description Rationing_desc
EffectsDescription Rationing_effects_desc

Threshold 7

Effect TroopMorale -1


Level TightenedBelts
Description TightenedBelts_desc
EffectsDescription TightenedBelts_effects_desc

Threshold 9

Effect TroopMorale -2


Level Hungry
Description Hungry_desc
EffectsDescription Hungry_effects_desc
GainMessage Hungry_gain_desc

Threshold 11

Effect TroopMorale -3


Level Famished
Description Famished_desc
EffectsDescription Famished_effects_desc

Threshold 14

Effect TroopMorale -4
Effect MovementPoints -2
Effect BribeResistance -10
Effect BattleSurgery -5

Level Starving
Description Starving_desc
EffectsDescription Starving_effects_desc
GainMessage Starving_gain_desc

Threshold 17
Effect TroopMorale -5
Effect HitPoints -1
Effect MovementPoints -3
Effect Command -1
Effect BattleSurgery -10
Effect Looting 10
Effect BribeResistance -20
Effect PersonalSecurity -1


Level Ravenous
Description Ravenous_desc
EffectsDescription Ravenous_effects_desc

Threshold 22

Effect TroopMorale -6
Effect HitPoints -2
Effect MovementPoints -6
Effect Command -2
Effect BattleSurgery -25
Effect Looting 25
Effect BribeResistance -40
Effect PersonalSecurity -2

The important stat here is Threshold.
As you can see, the trait does not change with a single point, but several points are required to reach a new level.
So while you don't see the trait changing, the value can still change.
The whole supply trait triggers is also very large and quite advanced, but as a rule you get more points in the trait (which is bad, because the more points, the worse it gets) if you move far, if you are in enemy land, if you are under siege or sieging, or moving at sea.
You decrease the points (resupplying) by staying in a city, the bigger the better, the higher farms the better and better fertility also means better effect.
You can also very slowly reduce points (resupplying) by standing still with your army, altho it is by far better to put them in a city to resupply.
You also resupply by taking a city, sacking it seems to give the biggest bonuses.

If you know how to read the traits and trait triggers, you should definetly check out the file export_descr_characther_traits.txt
Contains a lot of info, and the supply bit is clearly marked out. And there is a lot to read, someone has put a lot of effort into that trait.

[StealthEvo]

You can actually resupply depending on the fertility of the region you in. Provided you don't move of course. If you win a battle as well helps. Buts that over a very quick skimming of the trait.