Assigning a commander?

[gord96]

Hey guys. Is it possible to assign a commander to an army? Or is it automatic? I ask as my main force, made up of about 7 levy's has had No Leader as their commander for 2 years. Each levy has a commander, but the army as a whole is leaderless. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Sensational]

I believe it's a bug, you can fix it by splitting into a new army and moving all the units over.

You can't choose a leader manually though, presumably to simulate the power your vassals hold over you. Not sure exactly how it works, I assume it's based on who has the strongest presence in the army, i.e. how many levies/retinues from their provinces.

 

[gord96]

Sounds good. Thanks! It makes sense you can't choose a leader, but sure is annoying when no one steps up to take the commander role. Especially when the enemy army is marching your way.

 

[Enravota]

It is a bug. If you mobilise a levy (or worse your liege does it) your character becomes the commander, if in you build your first army after that it has no commander.

 

[Damendar]

Also, as far as who gets selected to be the commanders, it seems to follow logic like this:

Title > Military Skill

So, if your clan leader has regiments in an army, he commands. If he's not there, someone with Daimyo rank will. If there are none of those, a Kokujin will.

Then, out of the pool of highest ranked characters, the one with the highest military skill leads.