Urban Shocker Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 CMBB has morale built in at the tactical level but I have not been able to pinpoint if troop morale plays out at the CMC level. In other words, if troops are cut off from their parent unit or flanked at the strategic map level do they suffer a morale loss and become less effective as a fighting force (e.g., lower morale to start a battle, desertions before battle). They could become less responsive to certain orders like attacking or advancing but highly responsive to moving back towards their own line! Of course, this could be mitigated by the eliteness or quality of the troops (e.g., Volksturm vs. SS, conscript vs. elite) to some extent. I would consider this a crucial element of this type of game as it would mimic reality. Troops get panicky when they here rumors/reality of enemy movements to cut them off and start thinking more about saving their own skin then retaining coherency as a fighting force. This is also one way a smaller force could defeat a larger force. To make an unexpected appearance in an unexpected place (surprise!) can have a devastating effect on troop morale. The annals of war are filled with such victories. [ October 21, 2005, 04:52 PM: Message edited by: Urban Shocker ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensworth Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 The left panel in this screenshot would seem to indicate the status of an ME at the operational level. It shows what I take to be the characteristics of the commander and the 'readiness' rating of the unit. These will probably have some influence on how well the unit reacts to orders, but no sign of morale as such. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Shocker Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 Yes I see that the commanders are rated or leadership, organization, and readiness. It is unclear if any of these are morale based. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 'Strategic' morale is included in the 'Readiness' statistic for the Maneuver Element. Leadership stat of the leader of the ME also affects the morale of troops in battle. Readiness will decrease if they run out of supplies, lose battles, win battles (but not as much as losing), suffer casualties, etc And the third stat is aggressiveness, not readiness. Its not morale based. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Shocker Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Thanks for the response. What kinds of things will affect the leader's morale? Will encirclement, being flanked and other similar manuevers affect a leader's morale before they even engage in a battle? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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