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I see games like "no Hinnom/Ashdod". Playing these nations becomes exploit as well.
I think the only real way to manage such "exploits" is through CBM author, or to make another CBM-like mod, is author of CMB is not active anymore, with several authors who can make chages to new vesions.
It is a big list of things that it would be nice to be changed in game balance, and I believe it would be a good idea if community could do it fast. through this mode, by simple voting of authors, for example. I don't think it's a big deal to create a mod which just changes some stats and some prices.
Or, better idea - to do additional mod, complimentary to CBM (though I don't know if it will work - if one mode can change something after it was changed by another mod).