Autopromote Revisited

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... err... dumb question, I know... do you have Auto-Promote TURNED ON?

Yes, and not a bad question. A computer consultant I know says that, quite often, when a customer calls that his computer is not working, it turns out that it is not plugged in or not turned on.

 

[Ringers]

here's a dumb question where is the auto promte function, never heard of it.

 

[Easy Max]

Ok, here's the scoop. I checked my game. Yes, autopromote is on!
It is currently March of '44. I have 177 Infantry divisions, 19 Motorized divisions, 4 Mechanized, 22 Armored, 2 Para, 4 Mountain, 51 Garrison, and 10 HQs. 279 Divisions/Units!

I only have 9 Field Marshals (most of which I started with!) and 12 Generals! Now, please tell me, what the hell is going on?!

Hmm, call me crazy - but that sounds like more than enough FMs and Generals. I understand that you have HQs and the like but between FMs and Generals, you could technically have over 200 under the direct command of all your FMs and Generals.

Also, unless it has been changed - it doesnt mater what the skill of your FMs are that are in command of your HQs, so just promote worthless Major Generals to skill 0 field marshals and let them do the brunt of your HQs.

That might sound gamey but, well, thinking through WWII history, I can only think of 1 commander of an "HQ" who wasnt a pencil-pusher (that is to say, was tactically/strategically unfit for battlefield command) - and that'd be Eisenhower (He rarely had battlefield command, more of a strategist... right?).

 

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here's a dumb question where is the auto promote function, never heard of it.

click on any unit with a leader. click on the 'photo' of that leader. auto promote and auto assign are at the bottom, on the left.

 

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From the ratio settings:

land_field_marshal = 0.0200 * 279 = 5.58 vs 9
land_general = 0.0310 * 279 = 8.649 vs 12
land_lt_general = 0.4100 *279 = 114.39 vs whatever number you have.

So, as you can see, you've already completely exhausted the autopromotion slots, and it is functioning normally. The problem with Germany is that she starts with an enormous number of old guard FM's and Gen's, and so there aren't any available slots for the new guys. The main reason why the sleep old guard event is really handy.

To be fair on him his air-units and naval units would also have to be counted on top of those 279 units (or did that change with 1.3 ?)
Anyway 9 FM sounds like a lot, I assume you have at least 450 units in total ... certainly is more than any nation had historically at any given point ...

 

[Spocky]

The autopromote function doesn't differ between land, air and sea so if you have to feww FMs , maybe you got a Grandadmiral instead

Spocky

 

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From the ratio settings:

land_field_marshal = 0.0200 * 279 = 5.58 vs 9
land_general = 0.0310 * 279 = 8.649 vs 12
land_lt_general = 0.4100 *279 = 114.39 vs whatever number you have.

So, as you can see, you've already completely exhausted the autopromotion slots, and it is functioning normally. The problem with Germany is that she starts with an enormous number of old guard FM's and Gen's, and so there aren't any available slots for the new guys. The main reason why the sleep old guard event is really handy.

Well, the main reason I bring this up is because it seems I never really had this problem in 1.2. It seems I always got Guderian and the boys at least up to General. Just wierd. You're right. Most all my FMs and Gen's are not worth anything.

I'll have to look for this "sleep" Old Guard event script . . .

 

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I'll have to look for this "sleep" Old Guard event script . . .

Ah. Found one here: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=222800