[licker]

Woah Nellie!!!

Not to be rude Fryon (but it'll come off that way...) but did you actually take any time at all to check the filters and the different screens for national information? There is a screen (F3?) that shows nation, god, and flag. There is a filter to show the presense of troops and comanders on the main map. F1 will also allow you to see provincial information in more detail, and link you to the province you want to look at more closely, and too any commander you may want to issue new orders to.

Anyway, there is a level of micro, though its a far cry from the micro found in other games. I'm not sure why it bothers people that they can't calculate their income or resources quickly and easilly since it really doesn't matter all that much, the values are clearly shown, and since the unrest level and scale level effects them changes in those areas will impact the values from turn to turn. I will grant that the documentation for the demo is poor, and that even the manual with the full game is barely adequate, but its not really that difficult to figure it out, or read one of the new player threads here.

If you care to I suggest you take another look at the game with a more open mind and a more rigerous approach in using all the filters and info screens, the info is there, and fairly easilly accessed once you find the appropriate hot keys (my Favorites are F1 and F5...).