Sorry, played it at my father's, then went back to my mum in the afternoon, so, I'd like to, but can't;(... But really, I don't think I'm doing something wrong, I rather think I'm NOT DOING something ;) Like, I merely leave the settlements to themselves, I try to build mines, ports and markets when I can, plus keep riots down with a kinda random assortment of cultural buildings + low taxes for places where I have no choice (Zadrakata, Perspepolis, Hecatompylos + anything newly conquered). Otherwise I don't do very much. What I'm really asking is, is there anything else to do? I may be just whining. My land is, after all, newly acquired thru conquest, so I wasn't expecting the Babylon of Oliver Stone's 'Alexander'. But I was expecting being able to afford elephants or just proper border guards ;)

FX I was wondering if you guys train your family members to be brilliant governors (through some devious training that I can't comprehend ;) - I merely got that winning battles might make you a better general otherwise I don't know anything about character improvement, and play the game as a strategy game, ignoring that factor completely ) and then send 'em off to your settlements...