Maximizing Great Leader Appearances

[MadHatter]

This "Great Leader" issue is driving me nuts. I can't sleep at night! HELP!

 

[Panda]

I came to the conclusion that there is no difference which units you attack with your elites, and refuse to believe in any theory unless it comes directly from Firaxis

One just has to keep praying for the first leader to arrive, and use it for an army in order to get The Heroic Epic.

 

[thefrenchzulu]

Originally posted by MadHatter
This "Great Leader" issue is driving me nuts. I can't sleep at night! HELP!

Sorry if this is my fault. It's only theories...

Ek slaap soos 'n baba snags!

 

[Yndy]

The odds are the odds.

I said it and repeat it. It does come from Firaxis (I've seen it somewhere at some time).

Try one game each way and see results. It's not relevant if you only compare 10 or 20 or even 50 attacks.

My 2 cents only. Ignore if you don't believe.

 

[Gastric ReFlux]

It's very important that you always click your mouse button with the left pinky finger. This greatly increases the number of Great Leaders, even when using conscripts in battle!

 

[Beamup]

No, no, no. It's not the left pinky, you must simultaneously use your RIGHT pinky and LEFT ring finger. While standing up - that's very important. I GUARANTEE this will increase the number of GLs you get from Conscripts, Regulars, and Veterans by 500%!

 

[Gastric ReFlux]

Originally posted by Beamup
No, no, no. It's not the left pinky, you must simultaneously use your RIGHT pinky and LEFT ring finger. While standing up - that's very important. I GUARANTEE this will increase the number of GLs you get from Conscripts, Regulars, and Veterans by 500%!

But that's only if you cross your legs and cross your eyes. A little too much work for me.

 

[thefrenchzulu]

Originally posted by Yndy
The odds are the odds.

I said it and repeat it. It does come from Firaxis (I've seen it somewhere at some time).

Quickly scanned the manual and then their site. Damn I missed it. Must have been some oral communication from some programmer?

Gee, sure they would be so eager to give a secret that could determine the outcome of the game... Like use your pinky and whoala, Leader!

Thanks Gastric, I will surely try that one

I'm not discussing it futher. It doesn't really matter. Works for me, that's important...

 

[slothman]

As far as I know there is either a 1 in 16 or 1 in 12, depending if you've build the epic, to get a leader from an elite win. Though if an elite wins twice there is 100% chance and if you use a remote mouse it goes to 1 in 5.

 

[Daaraa]

I just blast away with elites. I usually have herds of them anyways if I'm on the warpath.

 

[Gastric ReFlux]

Last night my testing showed that sacrificing a chicken in an unholy ritual helped elites spawn Great Leaders.

 

[Beam]

Speak to the Elite's in their mother tongue: Naztrovje!

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

Originally posted by Gastric ReFlux
Last night my testing showed that sacrificing a chicken in an unholy ritual helped elites spawn Great Leaders.

And while you do the unholy ritual make sure you are wearing a toga and/or a gorilla mask, which will increase great leader amounts even more.

 

[slothman]

I've found that if I rush a vet unit it will always get promoted to elite after any win and always get a leader on the first win as a elite.

 

[DaDoo]

Sacrifice Gastric ReFlux in the name of the Sun God and you will get Great Leaders from any units that wins a battle for 20 turns.

 

[thefrenchzulu]

Hell. I'm surprise with the length you guys go to, to get leaders. I've haven't sacrifice any virgins for some time and I still get leaders. Many. You just need to wake up and use your nut...

 

[stachnie]

My favourite method to increase probability of getting GL is to have at least one UU (e.g. one Jaguar Warrior or War Chariot fortified in the capital, as a support for Mech Inf.) ;-)


Regards,

Slawomir Stachniewicz.

 

[peacemaker]

Purely from crunching the numbers from my memory

chances of GL

Militaristic Non - Milit
Base
Attack 1/12 1/16
Defend 1/24 1/32

with HE

Attack 1/8 1/12
Defend 1/16 1/24

with your left nut sacrificed
to the Grrek Godess of war
Attack 1/4 1/8
Defend 1/8 1/16
I may be wrong, but numbers look somewhat like this. So best bet is - play militaristic. Take about 8 Elite swordsmen and attack on a pile of unfortified warriors standing on a desert in the same turn. (Assuming that all of them win)

chances that you will have atleast one GL are (1- (7*7*7*7*7*7*7*)/(8*8*8*8*8*8*8*8)) =0.61 (Approx)



Peace.

 

[thefrenchzulu]

Too bad for the girlies

I've had no more leaders playing militaristic


At last a second vote!!!

 

[Perfection]

You got it all wrong, the civ gods only respond to civsacrifices, disbanding some workers is how you do it.