I hadn't realized that the maps differed between eras a bit. I'm right now on the campaign, I've gone through all the sides, and now I am at the Late era, with only the Hittites completed. It's a fun challenge.
It's interesting that Bluevoss mentioned the rivers changing their course. That was a major, life-changing factor in those times, which we tried to model by changing the course of the rivers as you go from one age to another.
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Alex Kutsenok
Dreamspike Studios