[Jazzepi]

I honestly think all these problems stem from the fact that there is no way to disband units in the game, which is a huge oversight.

I can't remember having ever played another strategic level game that didn't have a command to disband units when there is an upkeep model in the game. I love strategic warfare games, I've been playing Civilization since it was on DOS, Colonization, Master of Orion 1-2 (3 was awful). All of them have upkeep effects in their games, and all of them allow you to disband units.

I had a vaguely similar problem messing around with Turmoil 3 EA Pangea in SP. The freespawns off the Pans, the beserker chicks, ate me out of house and home! Everyone in my capital province started to starve even with growth 3 and I had to micro manage moving the freespawns in and out of the capital just so that they could starve to death in another province. What a waste!

I think Ryleh's problems with upkeep and freespawn would disappear if you could just disband the useless water based aquatic ones instead of having them destroy your economy.

Jazzepi