Auto-Promote Questions: And Supplies vs Good Promotions

LordTC · 19-01-2010, 15:42

The manual says auto-promote makes sure you have enough high ranking officers for an army of your size. Does it function quickly, and make up for times in which it isn't on?

I.E. can I turn it off until I'm ready to assign all the bad officers out of the promotion pool?

If not, how important is having the right officers get promoted. Is it worth losing 25% extra supplies per unit to assign the crappy officers instead of a logistics one?

Pal · 20-01-2010, 20:31

Auto-promote works instantly, so yes, you can leave it turned off till August 1939, then turn it on and still get the same results as leaving it turned on from the beginning. However, promotions will only take place when a new division is being created.

LordTC · 20-01-2010, 22:44

So as long as I deploy to existing formations I can have no promotions happen?

Does anyone know what the army size table looks like?

I want to know in which situations its best to deploy my generals out of the promotion pool and when its best to deploy lower ranks.

Pal · 21-01-2010, 18:23

Don't confuse divisions with formations. As soon as a division (= unit) comes off the production lines, auto-promote will check whether you hit the treshold for the next promotion round.

The actual figures have been estimated pretty accurately but I don't remember what they were. I believe I remember reading 50-70 divisions per field marshal, 30-40 per general and so on.

If you use Armageddon 1.3beta2, then the autopromotion bug has been fixed and all leaders will be able to get promoted. If you play any version below that (including Doomsday), then only air and naval leaders which are currently NOT assigned to any active command can be promoted, while it doesn't matter much for land leaders. In any case, land leaders which are currently in command of units will be favoured by the promotion algorithm.

19-01-2010, 15:42	#1
LordTC Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 148	Auto-Promote Questions: And Supplies vs Good Promotions The manual says auto-promote makes sure you have enough high ranking officers for an army of your size. Does it function quickly, and make up for times in which it isn't on? I.E. can I turn it off until I'm ready to assign all the bad officers out of the promotion pool? If not, how important is having the right officers get promoted. Is it worth losing 25% extra supplies per unit to assign the crappy officers instead of a logistics one?

20-01-2010, 20:31	#2
Pal King of the mushroom cloud Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,730	Auto-promote works instantly, so yes, you can leave it turned off till August 1939, then turn it on and still get the same results as leaving it turned on from the beginning. However, promotions will only take place when a new division is being created. __________________ It's PROVINCE, not providence!!! (providence, n, 1. The prudent care and management of resources, 2. The careful guardianship exercised by a deity, 3. A manifestation of divine care or direction) "Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." - Isaac Asimov "The class was learning about some revolt in which some peasants had wanted to stop being peasants and, since the nobles had won, had stopped being peasants really quickly." - Terry Pratchett, Soul Music

20-01-2010, 22:44	#3
LordTC Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 148	Thanks So as long as I deploy to existing formations I can have no promotions happen? Does anyone know what the army size table looks like? I want to know in which situations its best to deploy my generals out of the promotion pool and when its best to deploy lower ranks.

21-01-2010, 18:23	#4
Pal King of the mushroom cloud Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,730	Don't confuse divisions with formations. As soon as a division (= unit) comes off the production lines, auto-promote will check whether you hit the treshold for the next promotion round. The actual figures have been estimated pretty accurately but I don't remember what they were. I believe I remember reading 50-70 divisions per field marshal, 30-40 per general and so on. If you use Armageddon 1.3beta2, then the autopromotion bug has been fixed and all leaders will be able to get promoted. If you play any version below that (including Doomsday), then only air and naval leaders which are currently NOT assigned to any active command can be promoted, while it doesn't matter much for land leaders. In any case, land leaders which are currently in command of units will be favoured by the promotion algorithm. __________________ It's PROVINCE, not providence!!! (providence, n, 1. The prudent care and management of resources, 2. The careful guardianship exercised by a deity, 3. A manifestation of divine care or direction) "Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." - Isaac Asimov "The class was learning about some revolt in which some peasants had wanted to stop being peasants and, since the nobles had won, had stopped being peasants really quickly." - Terry Pratchett, Soul Music