Re: WTF? Gold?!
I'm not directly disagreeing, but since the way we should play the game is going to change, might I suggest burning the gold on more castles? Come up with a system where when you notice a particular surplus developing, put down another castle. I know in the beginning this surplus outpaces the speed with which you can actualy build commanders to place the castles, but if you hire like 1 scout dedicated to raising castles, it might work.
Also try more labs for faster mage production and temples in every province. I'm sure there is a balance somewhere, but I wouldn't be surprised if things are a little unbalanced in the midst of all these changes right now, too. I might even restart my current Mictlan game simply so I can get a grip on managing my finances better. I too have a huge surplus that is running away from me. I also have that damn R'yleh spilling out of the seas running around in the lands I claimed as my own. I just can't quit this one ... just ... yet ...
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