Academy of War -- Enter for Training ?!?!

[rsolow]

Anyone know what benefits my units will get for entering?

[quantum_mechani]

Your commander and units under his command will gain experience.

[Ironhawk]

perhaps they will get trained?!?@#!?!?@?@!####

[rsolow]

Do 100% of the troops entering gain an experience star? What about if they re-enter -- can they gain additional experience stars?

[Arralen]

This is from Dominions II and most likely hasn't been changed at all:

EXPERIENCE

Kristoffer O posted February 23, 2004 22:14
"Does anyone know how a kill coresponds to an XP on the hall of fame?"
Not sure but something like this:

Deaths x5
Experience (points, not lvl) x2
Kills x1

From a post by Johan O in another thread:

Here is a list of effects of increased experience.
XP 1 (15pts = 1 Star)
Att +1
Def +1
Prec +1
Mrl +1

XP 2 (50pts. = 2 Stars)
Att +1
Def +1
Prec +1
Mrl +1

XP 3 (100pts = 3 Stars)
Att +1
Def +1
Prec +1
Mrl +1
Str +1

XP 4 (200pts = 4 Stars)
Att +1
Def +1
Prec +1
Mrl +1
Enc -1
HP +2

XP 5 (400pts = 5 Stars)
Att +1
Def +1
Prec +1
Mrl +1
Str +1

All units, except mindless ones, get:
1 exp per turn
+1 exp for participating in a battle
+3 exp for winning a battle
+1 exp per unit killed in melee combat

Kristoffer O posted January 27, 2004 17:41
Not +1 for killing, but +1 for hitting an enemy. Quick Nataraja with 4 swords of swiftness, Chi Shoes and Stone Bird.

Arralen
Champions Skull: +3 Exp/turn

Edi
Re: Academy of War question [Re: FarAway Pretender]
Academy of War gives 4 exp per turn, The Ancient Master gives 8. (to commanders AND troops!! - Arr.)
Academy of War is not unique, and it is still a level 0 Blood site. The Ancient Master is unique.

[Saarud]

Great list Arralen! And as everyone know every star of experiance also gives +1 to research.

[PhilD]

Nice chart... are the XP requirements per level, or cumulative? (i.e., does it take 50 or 65 XP for a fresh unit to get 2 stars?)

Also, do spells that hit count for XP? if so, at which rate? (one per hit, or one per spell max)

I've seen lowly Priests enter the Hall of Fame after a few meetings with Ermorian armies, but I never paid too much interest to their experience stars, just the big red one - and kills count a lot for that, and Banishment kills a lot of Longdeads.

[mivayan]

Arralen said:
All units, except mindless ones, get:
1 exp per turn
+1 exp for participating in a battle
+3 exp for winning a battle
+1 exp per unit killed in melee combat

Kristoffer O posted January 27, 2004 17:41
Not +1 for killing, but +1 for hitting an enemy.

No xp for killing? Doesn't sound right.

[Epaminondas]

Arralen,

Is 5 stars the most you can get beyond which you cannot advance any more in stars?

Also, I wish there were hit points increases with each star. It would help out human thugs immensely.

[PvK]

Attack and Defense seem to me to be some of the most important stats for fighters. For those who think Morale is more important , experience also increases that, and Precision (and at 3-star, Strength). Not only does the Academy not cause casualties, it also doesn't cause afflictions. I think it's a great site to have, especially during peaceful times, and/or for troops on reserve. Not to mention that it can be used not just or plain troops, but on non-mindless uber units, to make them even more uber.

It's not Mount Chaining, but it is an appropriate and decent effect for those with the patience to use it, IMO.

PvK

Edit: Simply training up new troops to one star essentially makes them elite, and doesn't take very long or cost more gold than maintenance during the time they're training. It can also help impatient players maintain a prudent reserve force...