I don't understand the mathematics of this game, hoping someone smarter than me can figure it out. I don't understand the money and recruitment payouts, they don't make sense.
Here are the particulars:
-I am playing Union on Legendary.
-At the camp just prior to Shiloh, I fitted out my army leaving me a balance of $13,047 and 3047 recruits in my pool.
-Victory at Shiloh is supposed to have a payout of $284,500 and 14,600 recruits.
-On legendary mode, I know I suffer 10% less money and recruits, so I assume the payout is then supposed to be $256,950 and 13,140 recruits.
-My politics level is supposed be give me +12.5% money and recruits, which should bump the numbers up to $289,068 and 14,782 recruits.
-I earned a bonus of 1000 recruits for prisoners, so my new recruits should go up to 15,782.
-Adding in my remaining balance from before the battle, my new balances "should" be $302,115 and 18,829 recruits.
-HOWEVER, the game gave me only $261,500 and 14,400 recruits, and stated I earned a bonus 1000 recruits, giving me a post-battle pool of $268,881 and 17,255 recruits. This makes no sense from the math I used. I am missing about $40,000 and 1600 recruits.
-A variable that I did not add in was supply. I had 2 supply wagons at 12500 supply that were empty at game end, so perhaps it took $25,000 away to replenish them, which should still leave me $277,115.
-I also took 3 enemy wagons, but used all the supplies.
-So, HOW DOES THE GAME TABULATE PAYOUTS?? My numbers are way off from theirs. Please help if you know the magic formula. Thanks.