Units which generated leaders
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Puppeteer
Emperor
An elite unit that has generated a leader cannot generate another leader. However, if you upgrade that unit, it becomes veteran, and can promote and then generate a leader as the new unit type.
CommandoBob
AbstractArt
In Conquests, any unit can be renamed; Control + N will let you do that. Not sure about vanilla and PTW.
After my units have generated a leader, I semi-retire them. I keep them in a seperate stack near my capital and then ignore them. If I can upgrade them I will, but most of my MGLs seem to come from Cavalry and they don't upgrade. I don't create this stack until things get railroaded. Until then, they need to be in the field in order to respond to threats quickly. Railroads let me respond quickly from a distance.
I will use the retirees to quell resistance in the turn that a city is captured; sometimes, if I think about it. The next turn they are back at the capital for ceremonial duty. If there are special combat needs that the normal units can't handle I will activate these guys. Special needs could be guarding wounded units or workers for the IBT or tracking down the last settler of an almost dead AI.
Recently I have started adding such units into Armies, to increase their hitting power. I don't mind paying them to do nothing but sometimes it feels better to have these elite units in action, earning their gpt support cost.
After my units have generated a leader, I semi-retire them. I keep them in a seperate stack near my capital and then ignore them. If I can upgrade them I will, but most of my MGLs seem to come from Cavalry and they don't upgrade. I don't create this stack until things get railroaded. Until then, they need to be in the field in order to respond to threats quickly. Railroads let me respond quickly from a distance.
I will use the retirees to quell resistance in the turn that a city is captured; sometimes, if I think about it. The next turn they are back at the capital for ceremonial duty. If there are special combat needs that the normal units can't handle I will activate these guys. Special needs could be guarding wounded units or workers for the IBT or tracking down the last settler of an almost dead AI.
Recently I have started adding such units into Armies, to increase their hitting power. I don't mind paying them to do nothing but sometimes it feels better to have these elite units in action, earning their gpt support cost.
darski
Regent in Training
I remember someone recommending that *elites should be placed in armies as they can't get another leader and I try to do that depending on the unit. One-move units don't usually get army treatment unless I am in a war to gain horses.
I have had units make three leaders in a game. I can tell, because I name them. Sword-1 and then it is upgraded and eventually makes another leader and is called Sword1/nn. Where nn is the current leader number say 13.
You could make more than 3, but I never managed that. I try to take care of those that have made a leader on the hopes they can do it again. Most games I will get at least one unit make a second leader.
You could make more than 3, but I never managed that. I try to take care of those that have made a leader on the hopes they can do it again. Most games I will get at least one unit make a second leader.
Puppeteer
Emperor
For *elites, if they are cavs I'll probably put them in an army. Maybe for knights. Otherwise I'll use them first in difficult attacks, using the strength of elite without sacrificing a leader opportunity. So they turn into shock troops under my command. If I have the cash an obsolete *elite may get upgraded, but I reserve no place of honor for any of them.
creamcheese
Spreading since 1990
I usually put them in to the army I create with the leader they make. This works well with cavs since they wont upgrade and won't get another leader. I get a bonus HP in my army.
I think the max leaders you could get is 7. The spear-->Mech path. Though it may be quite difficult with defensive units. The warrior-->TOW paths gets you 6, probably easier to do. Chariot-->Cav gets you 4.
I think the max leaders you could get is 7. The spear-->Mech path. Though it may be quite difficult with defensive units. The warrior-->TOW paths gets you 6, probably easier to do. Chariot-->Cav gets you 4.
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