Whats up with unit experience?

[Ambrosius]

is it +1 attack and defense for every 3 chevrons?
do they get bonus morale as well?

kindof seems silly that you get +1 damage and defense for 1 bronze chevron, 2 bronze chevrons, AND 3 bronze chevrons. seems like just one bronze chevron is the most efficient to get then, spread the XP around and dont bother going for high XP in the earlier parts of the game.

do they get one morale point every 3 chevrons the same way? or is it one per chevron? anyone know?

[hellheaven1987]

I remember a moral bonus for every level. I am not sure about the attack and defence.

[Ambrosius]

i just checked by using the create unit cheat to create a unit of every experience level.

1 bronze chevron
2 bronze chevron
3 bronze chevron
_______________
+1 attack and defense



1 silver chevron
2 silver chevron
3 silver chevron
_______________
+2 attack and defense





1 gold chevron
2 gold chevron
3 gold chevron
_______________
+3 attack and defense


i wonder if it gives morale the same way as above, or if its +1 per chevron... meaning at 3 gold chevron level you would have +9 morale.

[Oddball_E8]

well well well... that seems pointless... why try to gain experience at all then?

[Wurfspiess]

well well well... that seems pointless... why try to gain experience at all then?

Perhaps because your troops fight better then....

[LacertonisUnis]

Wait... I thought that your troops gained 1 attack/defense for every chevron they gained (at least for bronze)... What is the change? Am I just confused?

[WineCape]

Wait... I thought that your troops gained 1 attack/defense for every chevron they gained (at least for bronze)... What is the change? Am I just confused?

Mmm, this seems confusing. Would like to know too. Anyone clued up on the inner mechanics of M2TW this time round?

[Ambrosius]

Wait... I thought that your troops gained 1 attack/defense for every chevron they gained (at least for bronze)... What is the change? Am I just confused?

i just explained it

you get one at bronze, one at silver, and one at gold.

lets take a Genoese Crossbow Militia:

6 melee attack
12 missile attack
15 defence

with ONE bronze chevron, he will be:

7 melee attack
12 missile attack (missile always stays the same)
16 defence

this will stay the same until he gets one silver chevron, meaning there are no visible stat bonuses for 2 bronze, or three bronze chevrons.

when he gets one silver chevron, he will be:

8 melee attack
12 missile attack
17 defence

all the way until he gets one gold chevron, when he will be

9 melee attack
12 missile attack
18 defence

and will stay that way, thats the highest he can go with experience.

since these units can only get 1 weapon and 1 armor upgrade, the maximum possible stats with all upgrades (3 gold chevrons, 1 bronze shield, 1 bronze sword) are:

10 melee attack
12 missile attack
19 defence

note that missile attack NEVER goes up.
there is no attack/defence difference between one, two, and three chevron units of the same chevron color. whether there is a morale bonus remains to be seen... well see when the unpacker is released. from what ive seen, i doubt it though.

[Mithradates]

note that missile attack NEVER goes up.

I made some testing in custom battles:

I placed my crossbows at fire-at-will stance and let the eagles come to me.

Unexperienced crossbowman vs. eagle warriors -> first volley 1 kill a lot of bolts missed the target

3 golden chevron crossbowman vs. eagle warriors -> first volley TEN KILLS! and drastically increased accuracy

The stats doesnt increased but the unit was much more effective killer with the experience upgrade.

[happyho]

note that missile attack NEVER goes up.

I thought the woodsman guild upgraded missile weapon stats, or am I wrong about this?