What determines troops speed?

[lemmy101]

1) Me as a big army, AI as a small army. Outcome: He dances rings around me, moves faster than me. Nigh on impossible for me to catch and end up chasing them through about 10 provinces before finally getting them.

2) Me as a small army, AI as a big army. Outcome: Even when I am 2 provinces in front of them, trying to run away from them they still catch me and wipe me out.


ARGH.

Literally, my guys can be about 3/4 through filling up the arrow to move between provinces, while a big army finishes off a siege in a neighbouring province. Then they point in my direction and play the 'moving province' animation, and somehow they catch up to me even though their a bigger army.

I really don't understand the logic, but it's really winding me up since I'm playing A New World and am relying on mobility of small armies and it seems to count for jack when it's me doing it.

 

[Fishy101]

I can think of 2 possibilities.
1. They have a leader with the organizer trait which increases their movement speed.
2. They have higher tech level than you in military organization.

 

[OrdepNM]

AFAIK only the organizer trait. The only player-advantage cheat I make every now and then is give my generals the organizer trait, just so I cant catch those trolling AI armies that know just when and where to go in order to be out of the province I'm going to, exactly 1 day before I arrive. Very annoying in all PDS games.

 

[Fishy101]

For some reason I thought military organization allowed your troops to move faster. Just checked, it only gives you better global supply limit. So ya, they must have a leader with the organizer trait.

 

[stars2heaven]

It could also be the speed at which you are playing the game. The AI can make instant decisions upon arrival. It's very easy for you to miss even a single day or more before telling your troops to move. That single day can make the difference.