Why my Lords don't gain xp

[funkmonster7]

It's because Lords no longer gain xp per turn when they are not garrisoned. Although I'm not sure if it has always been like this or CA changed it.

Anyone have any clue? I'm just curious. I was so close to reporting it as a bug. And F me, I deleted a save because I thought it was corrupted. So much for my Vortex 150 turn save...

[Elitewrecker PT]

IF, they've always gained exp just standing on the field and not garrisoned, the amounts are so low you're not likely to get more than a handful of levels over the course of a long campaign (going by my feel of the trickling leveling of a garrisoned lord).

[Dreagon]

I don't know if anything changed but the amount they got was so minor that at most you lost 1 or 2 levels over 150 turns.

[RCMidas]

Heroes gain XP now if they are not in an army, because they have a passive effect instead of an active one like in the first game, but I'm 99% sure that Lords NEVER got XP just for existing.

[funkmonster7]

Originally posted by RCMidas:

Heroes gain XP now if they are not in an army, because they have a passive effect instead of an active one like in the first game, but I'm 99% sure that Lords NEVER got XP just for existing.

No, Lords get passive xp per turn since WH1, I'm certain. I just didn't know when it happens, thought it's every turn.

Also, sure 100 xp is not a big deal but level 1 to level 2 is 900 xp, 9 turns will kick you up a level. It might seem like nothing but early game, that means a big deal. That level 1 lord with no army can sit in the garrison and wait 9 turns. Otherwise, he can wait 20 turns and if he can't win a battle, he stays at level 1 forever.

LZM Saurus Oldblood lords currently are all recruited at level 1, at most level 3 with tech, or level 4 with one special landmark building in Hexoatl. Sure, we can all say, just recruit the Slann, they're so good now. They are, but for monster armies, I pick the Oldbloods because their Blessing of Itzl gives -25% upkeep for most monster units, and they themselves ride Carnosaurs. Meaning I can bring them as the battering ram army in sieges, and Slann lords with their infantry armies to storm the castle.

This means I need Oldbloods, so I need to level them up as effectively as possible. This little bit of xp can help that, so why not... Better than nothing right? :)

[Edit:] I can understand if you play a higher difficulty, you won't hire a lord and sit him in a castle due to +15% upkeep aka. supply line. But anyway...

[Powercow]

I'm fairly sure it's always been that they don't get EXP just for being there. They do get bonuses for being in a garrison and for certain actions like raiding.

The amount is fairly small, but it does mean that if you're recruiting a new army it's worth putting them in the garrison for however many turns until the army is filled. It's also useful if the lord is like, 1/20th of the way away from leveling.

If you just want a new lord leveled, find a weak faction and have the new lord bully the hell out of one of their minor settlements. Just keep sacking it over and over every turn (and either encamping to heal or raiding if you don't need the heal so you get bonus EXP), and that lord will level up very quickly.

[Father Ribs]

Do you mean your characters don't get XP at all, or don't get passive XP?

If none of your characters are getting XP, it's a mod issue.

[VanguardMk1]

My generals sitting still in cities still get the 100 XP per turn. They definitely didn't remove it from the game.

[Spidey19355]

Lord XP issues usually result from mod conflicts as said above so I would check that if you got any on.

[funkmonster7]

Nah I don't have any mods on. Generals did get xp, I just didn't know they don't get xp when not garrisoned in the city. That's why I kinda freaked out and thought it was a bug, at first.

[Spidey19355]

Originally posted by funkmonster7:

Nah I don't have any mods on. Generals did get xp, I just didn't know they don't get xp when not garrisoned in the city. That's why I kinda freaked out and thought it was a bug, at first.

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