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Gandalf : I think that a more balanced layout should be done by the AI. With only 2 castles for Ulm, I faced big armies, but composed at 90% of 'independants' units, most of them behind shortbows, milicias and light infantries. Perhaps for some nations temples are most important than to others, but in the case of Ulm, castles too are importants (because their units ask for much resources). If I had faced an army of 100 Ulm infantries, and not one of 400 milicias (which were starving), I would have lost a major battle.

For the poptype swapping (sea type on land, and the reverse), I think it works, without the AI wasting money, but who knows beside Illinter?

Mortifer : they had 2 castles, but perhaps a total of 1500 troops in their empire (most were rabble of poor to zero value against Abysian HI).