Oh hey here's a topic for this stuff.
Except for my increasingly deranged ranting in that other thread I am enjoying the game a lot. Religion is very interesting and very powerful. I don't think I've had this much happiness in all my previous games put together. When the people who like to smile the most report comes up I'm actually high on the list instead of barely treading water.
Not quite sure how religious "pressure" is determined yet. My religion seems to be running roughshod over most of the others but Christianity just swamps mine out where ever present.
I do like the changes to combat. Cities are harder to capture and units are harder to kill. Makes siege equipment and positioning more important.
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