I'm on the freshest 1.5.5. Every other battle a companion dies. They die quicker than tier 1 troops, regardless if I outfit them with top level armor and/or put them on horses.
Two or three things can fix this, not necessarily exclusive of each other:
1) Nobles and companions stand behind. They shouldn't engage in the front rows of the battles. I see nobles attacking full on enemy armies by themselves like they are some sort of batman. First moment of a battle the army leader falls.
2) Have companions immortal for a certain amount of time. I.e. they stay alive at least for a few years.
3) Have an option for the player's clan to only die from old age. Yes not as realistic but seeing all my clan die out like there was a plague makes me want to keep them all in castles. And AFAIU this is already the case with the player's hero.
This needs fixing because it makes for a pretty boring game otherwise and renders the whole concept of companions futile.
Two or three things can fix this, not necessarily exclusive of each other:
1) Nobles and companions stand behind. They shouldn't engage in the front rows of the battles. I see nobles attacking full on enemy armies by themselves like they are some sort of batman. First moment of a battle the army leader falls.
2) Have companions immortal for a certain amount of time. I.e. they stay alive at least for a few years.
3) Have an option for the player's clan to only die from old age. Yes not as realistic but seeing all my clan die out like there was a plague makes me want to keep them all in castles. And AFAIU this is already the case with the player's hero.
This needs fixing because it makes for a pretty boring game otherwise and renders the whole concept of companions futile.