Highest level (unit experience)

[kazapp]

A simple question: What is the highest level of experience you've ever been able to nurse a unit up to?

Myself: taking a Praetorian and applying your first few Great Generals got me a level 11 unit; be sure to get the Leadership promotion to accelerate leveling as well as maximizing your Withdraw percentage to increase your survival odds.

It helps if you single out a backwards Civ without metals and mob it throughout the game; essentially warring not to conquer cities or reach any military objectives, but warring to maximize the experience level of your favorite unit!

 

[Izmir Stinger]

I believe I got a level 10 Infantry who had survived since my very first war when he was a swordsman. I'm not sure. I remember that after he became a rifleman I kept sending him in first because I didn't care much if he died as he had promotions like Shock and Cover that were obsolete. He was just a statistical anomaly and kept winning; you get a lot of XP for low odds victories and it kind of steamrolled.

I'm just talking about BtS. I also play the Fall From Heaven mod and units get very high level in that game. Some units, called "Heroes," gain 1 XP per turn until they have 100 (1 xp shy of level 10 if you aren't charismatic).

Also, I don't think this belongs in Strategy & Tips.

 

[madviking]

I think I got two full columns of promotions on the interface on a warlord-led-Jumbo-turned-Cavalry in a multiplayer game. He had 85ish xp and I was playing a Charismatic leader (Hannibal). IIRC he had Combat 6 and Medic 3 and some other random promos

 

[Fleme]

I've had a 280something xp Mech Infantry (Axe->GG->Mace->Rifle->Infantry->Mech Infantry) on a Charismatic leader. Wish I had a screenie because it sounds so ridiculous, but then again I've passed the 200 xp mark several times. Always War for example makes ridiculous Longbows->Rifles->etc.

And yea, you can have all the promos possible. Combat VI, Drill IV, G III, WM III, Leadership, Tactics, Morale, CR III, March makes for a unit that's just as overpowered as you'd think.

 

[admtanaka]

There was, a while back, a custom map deity, one city challenge, always war game (it featured a chokepoint of one forested hill that the player defended the entire game). I think he had three units that completed the promotion tree by the end of the game.

 

[mechaerik]

Yeah, that would be this map.


Here's a pic of one of his units:

 

[Kid R]

That map is a total blast I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who hasn't had a go. My top guy was Leonidas and he was killing like 10 attackers himself virtually every turn for a while, without taking a scratch. You can easily get all the promotions in each era, then occasionally a new one becomes available as the elite units are upgraded.

Forest, hill, fort, I can't remember if it was over a river or not. Then add 2 first strikes for Samurai - very satisfying in a brainless sort of way to sit and watch the AIs throw themselves up against the "thin red line". That was the easy part though - sad to say I never managed to break out enough to win by conquest.

Must be due another try I think - it's over 2 years ago now

 

[oawiefga]

I regularly get 300-400xp on a unit and I've had over 1000xp a handful of times. Five things help rack up the xp. Charismatic leaders, Imperialistic leaders, Warlord led units with the leadership promotion, raging barbarians, and big maps.

 

[Aldor]

You can also try the "Defense" scenario of BtS, also allows you to get some really high promoted units be sure not to run them into the suicide grenadiers however...