Training dummies for infantry

[:1]The idea comes from Warrior Kings: Battles, a really old medieval/fantasy RTS (2003 I think) which I still enjoy. Workers can build a training dummy which is basically a wooden frame with a humanoid figure made of straw and cloth suspended from it. Soldiers can then be ordered to 'attack' this and slowly gain combat experience as they spar against the dummy over time. (The dummy takes no damage from friendlies.)
Combat experience gives units a small health and damage bonus, making this a good way to counter early rushes and have a small advantage against fresh enemies with no experience yet. Multiple dummies can be built and barracks rally points can be set onto dummies, making produced units instantly go there and attack. For any would-be pessimists out there who think this sounds too complicated, it really isn't.
Warrior Kings can have huge battles with hundreds of units, and I've trained dozens of soldiers on the dummies effortlessly. If my enemy attacks before the soldiers finish training I can order them off sparring and onto defense, and if they haven't gained a certain % of xp I can then put them back on sparring afterward. They automatically move off sparring once they hit the cap too. It's all automated.|||/signed
And i absolutely love that game! Pure awesomeness from top to toe!|||Winter-Dragon|||I agree... creeps on the map like warcraft 3 would be awesome.|||I'd rather just see animations fighting training dummies in whatever building I'll be recruiting infantry from|||Some questions if you'd like to respond further,
@chosan and death1234. Ok so you guys were talking about creeps right. Would they be intended for regular units in KnC or special units only?
@UncertainCat. Would they have any bonus when they emerge or is this more of a cosmetic thing to make the structure look busy. If they did emerge with some bonus, what would be the point if everyone gets it up front?|||So, basically a building that provides a permanent buff to units who enter it for 20-30 seconds. Sounds like a cool way to stand apart from the crowd with upgrades.|||In KnC
Creeps=Chickens :)|||Winter-Dragon|||I'd like training dummies AND creeps, and then maybe officer schools, allowing a lowly footsoldier to rise up all the way to the top, given enough chances and surviving.|||It would also make sure that a already leveled army isn't instant win against newly trained troops as they can use the practice dummies