If the battle matches any traits gainable through combat, the experience also counts towards those.

Old Guard and Politically Connected) can increase or reduce the XP gain.

modifiers: national ideas and leader traits (e.g.

The penalty reaches 100% when commanding twice as many units as the usual limit.

command limit penalty: A general receives a scaling penalty when commanding too many units.

for each general of a total of 1, 2, 3 etc.

If multiple generals fight on the same side, each one only gets 50% + 50% / (number of generals).

decay over time: every hour of combat XP gain decays linearly by 0.125% until reaching 10% (after 30 days).

each side is only affected by one of them.

These two effects do not stack with each other, i.e.

when all division are at half strength and have half of their organization, the experience is scaled to 25%.

The side dealing less damage gets their XP gain scaled down by the average equipment ratio and average organization ratio of their divisions (including reserve), e.g.

The side that dealt more damage gets up to 400% of normal XP when dealing up to 400% as much damage as it received.

The bonus is reduced if the battle lasted less than 24 hours yet.

damage comparison: the side dealing more damage (HP and organization combined) in the last 24 hours gains more XP while the opposite side gets less.

a division containing only 3 battalions would count only as 3.75%. Small divisions (< 8 battalions and support companies) count proportionately for less, e.g.

The number and size of actively fighting divisions under the general's command: Each division counts as 10%.

With enough experience, they will advance a skill level.ДЇor generals the amount of experience gained in each battle per hour depends on multiple factors:

If you spot a mistake then you are welcome to fix it.Д¬ommanders gain experience when the units under their command engage in combat.

Coordination, increasing hit chance and improving mission execution.

Fleet speed while retreating: +1%, Positioning: +2.5% per level

Maneuvering, getting ships into and out of combat faster.

Defense, increasing ship armor and decreasing enemy damage.

Attack, increasing the damage done to enemy ships by your weapons.

planning, increasing the speed and value of plan preparation.

attack, increasing the damage done to enemy divisions.

For generals and field marshals they are: When leveling up a commander gains three points in specialized skill, randomly distributed (many generals' traits skew the distribution). Only admirals gain immediate benefits from their generic level. Above this limit, their bonuses and experience gain are reduced proportionally.Д¬ommanders have a generic skill level and specialized skills for different aspects of warfare. They can still be used as generals, but their field marshal traits will be disabled when they are not commanding an army group.ДЄdmirals can command up to 10 task forces. Modifiers from Background traits, such as Cautious or Politically Connected, are passed down to Generals with no penalty. General's traits and the field marshal's skill levels apply to subordinate armies with a 50% penalty. All armies assigned to the field marshal's army group receive these bonuses. Their traits give general bonuses, helping any kind of unit, such as, for example, +10% recovery rate, or increasing maximum army sizes. A field marshal initially may command up to five armies with the Expert Delegator trait, this limit can be increased to seven. Generals may be promoted to field marshals at the cost of command power and the temporary loss of one skill level.ДЄ field marshal commands army groups, large formations comprised of several armies. The traits of generals are oriented towards specialization in different units (e.g., tanks, foot infantry), adverse terrain/climates and tactical situations (e.g., attacking forts). Above this limit, their bonuses and XP gain are reduced proportionally. Generals can command up to 24 divisions effectively unless they are in ' Garrison Area' mode, during which the limit is tripled to 72 divisions. Commanders cannot normally die or be dismissed, though some country-specific events will remove particular historical commanders.

Additional commanders can be recruited at a cost of 5 Political Power for each existing commander of the same type (admirals do not count when recruiting generals, or vice versa).

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