Army Veterancy

[Linred]

Army morale as a mechanic in CK2 is kinda boring, as you it is mostly modifiable through technology, buildings and certain random events. There is not a significant engaging interaction with it.

Following the latest release with the really nice addition of Imperial Decay, I just wondered if it would be interesting/balanced to add a similar mechanic for army veterancy through on_actions on major battle won and yearly events (plus interactions with marshalls/courtiers/vassals etcc)

But unlike Imperal Decay, the loss in army veterancy would drop very quickly as it would be mostly tied to the life expectanty of the soldiers (though a certain amount could be retained through discipline training ? )

Anyway I just wanted to share my ramblings.

Cheers

 

[Rylock]

In order to apply anything to armies, they would have to exist for long periods. You kind of have that in retinues, but not otherwise...and even with retinues there's nothing you could attach any kind of "veteran" status to as armies don't have modifiers like provinces and characters do.

So you could only have experience applying to the characters leading the army, and that's a mechanic which (more or less) already exists.

 

[Linred]

In order to apply anything to armies, they would have to exist for long periods. You kind of have that in retinues, but not otherwise...and even with retinues there's nothing you could attach any kind of "veteran" status to as armies don't have modifiers like provinces and characters do.

So you could only have experience applying to the characters leading the army, and that's a mechanic which (more or less) already exists.

Well, the Imperial Decay mechanic works with a building too regarding levy size no ?

The modifier <unit>_morale works with buildings so in theory you could also apply experience to levy armies.