US 1st Army upgrade exp problem

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the_flyingdutchman
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US 1st Army upgrade exp problem

Unread postby the_flyingdutchman » Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:10 am

When I played Overlord scenario in my campaign(both Victory in the west and Second front), I noticed that US 1st Army`s upgrade exp was always higher than British 2nd Army`s(while Br. 2nd Army requires 210 point to upgrade, US 1st Army requires 435 point).
And then, when I played Push to the Ruhr scenario, US 1st requires almost 900 exp to upgrade(while Br. 2nd requires 175). So I barely upgraded US 1st Army.
In future update, I think this problem need to be fixed with lower other HQ`s requirement point(Cdn 1st, US 3rd/7th/9th, FF 1st have over 300 exp requirement;Need to lower them around 200).
Adding more 'HQ upgrade' object also can be a solution.
Can you fix it in later patches?
I don`t have my campaign save, but If you want to check this problem, watch video in link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwPLvi312kk&t=264s (Push to the Ruhr, US 1st need to 940 exp while Br 2nd requires 175)

PS. Thanks for adding Brigade Princess Irene. It is one of my favorite units of Western Allies!

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Tomislav Uzelac
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Re: US 1st Army upgrade exp problem

Unread postby Tomislav Uzelac » Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:01 am

Upgrade target is tied to the number of units the HQ has under command, so it's OK if it varies a little.

I am not sure about the 900 value in Push to the Ruhr, will check.

In general, all armies should upgrade at a similar rate, and that rate is only dependent on average unit XP. As the units become more experienced, they earn less xp and therefore the army upgrades less often.

Cheers!

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Re: US 1st Army upgrade exp problem

Unread postby TrailblazingScot » Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:48 pm

On the subject of upgrading, I find that I can buy some US Armour units specialists and steps, but with most units I cannot. Is this intentional? It means that my US armour isn't as good as my Commonwealth armour.

Great game BTW.