Attrition rates in barbarian lands based on max not current strength

[lenny]

As the title states, in 1.2 attrition at least in barbarian lands is based on the maximum strength of the army, not its current strength. The simple test I just ran: moved 20000 men into a barbarian province facing a 5% attrition rate caused them to loose 1000 men to attrition each months even after their original strength had gone down. If attrition was based on current strenght, losses should be 1000 in the first month, then 950, then 903, then 857...

 

[Modestus]

Attrition according to the manual is based on the number of units above the supply level rather then the number of men.

“When calculating its value against the support limit the weight of a unit is the maximum strength of that unit not its current strength. ( which may have been depleted in combat)”

As far as I can tell the attrition should only apply to units above the Max supply limit and be calculated on their full strength and should not apply to an army that is below the supply limit but a separate force.

It appears to me that attrition is applied to the whole army not just the units above the limit and also any other army that is within the province.

I dont really get whats going on but I am sure someone will come along with a better understanding.

 

[Azugal]

Interestingly enough in a brief game I had yesterday as the attrebates, I moved 5 units into Brittannia. Great, no attrition. After a while I sent another unit, however by that time the original 5 units had become loyal to a general whose loyalty had plummeted due to the civilisation event, so I couldn't merge them.

End result - the single unit suffered attrition for the entire 5 units (max supply limit was 5). Aka, the 5 original units remained at full strength, and the single unit seemed to suffer the total attrition that should have been shared amongst the 6 units.

So there seem to be problems.