Generals traits progress even when manually directing units?

[herm]

Maybe it's just me but unless I use a battleplan I havent noticed my generals getting work done on any traits.

Edit: Just attacked with a stack of 24 divisions (without a plan) and then, at least, the general got som trait progress.

 

[Culthrasa]

yes... traits are earned by experience which is derived from combat. Battleplan has nothing to do with it...

 

[DorostheConquer]

Maybe it's just me but unless I use a battleplan I havent noticed my generals getting work done on any traits.

Edit: Just attacked with a stack of 24 divisions (without a plan) and then, at least, the general got som trait progress.

They do, but they gain traits sloooowly when not on Battleplans. Not sure if this is because there's some penalty to trait/exp gain for manual control, or if it's because manually-controlled divisions tend to fight intelligently, using fewer combat-hours to far better effect, rather than making boneheaded assaults for days on end, racking up combat-hour experience while chewing through your manpower. I'm guessing it's the latter, but someone who's read the pertinent gamefiles would need to confirm this.

 

[Galithor]

it's the latter. You're simply not throwing up as many combat hours by manually operating your attacks.

 

[Louella]

If your general makes some brilliant attacks with his armoured forces, making a lightning advance, over-running many enemy divisions due to your tanks superior speed, and taking minimal casualties or losses of equipment, then you can arrive in the enemy capital in a few days, with little to show for it.

If your general makes some foolish attacks with the armoured forces, advancing at a snails pace, using tanks against forts instead of bypassing and encircling them to be dealt with later, chewing up thousands of tanks, then you can arrive in the enemy capital next year, and now he's a level 9 general with Panzer Leader, Fortress Buster, Engineer, Ranger and Urban Assault Specialist.

It's a bit reverse-incentive at times.

 

[Tomnoddy]

If your general makes some brilliant attacks with his armoured forces, making a lightning advance, over-running many enemy divisions due to your tanks superior speed, and taking minimal casualties or losses of equipment, then you can arrive in the enemy capital in a few days, with little to show for it.

If your general makes some foolish attacks with the armoured forces, advancing at a snails pace, using tanks against forts instead of bypassing and encircling them to be dealt with later, chewing up thousands of tanks, then you can arrive in the enemy capital next year, and now he's a level 9 general with Panzer Leader, Fortress Buster, Engineer, Ranger and Urban Assault Specialist.

It's a bit reverse-incentive at times.

Sdd the genius of a level 8 general at work..