Ranks

[frank7350]

I may be confused... but why doesn't every general have the ability to be promoted to any rank? i mean, lets say you're playing a gme with hidden generals, and somehow, o. howard is hidden, seems to be the best general you have and you want to promote him to lead a union army...well, the database doesn't have that entry for him... so will the player be unable to put howard in that command? or will howard suffer a command penlty?

just an fyi... i think i completely confused myself in asking this question...

[Chris0827]

If any leader can be promoted to army command then only the best generals will get promoted. You'd never see Bragg, Hood, Burnside, Halleck, Buell,Pope, or McCllellan leading an army.

[frank7350]

but you would... due to the seniority and pol values, if you did promote a lower rank leader, you'd take a vp hit, right?

its not a big deal, either way...but i could see it making things interesting if generals names are hidden.

[Pocus]

fair point. At the very least we can duplicate their rank 2 stats to rank 3, why not. We will discuss that further in the beta forum, there can be unwanted side effects.