Read this thread and am just starting SS. Best mod by far I've ever played! It raises the immersion level 200% IMO.

I have a question though-Why is it that when one of my princesses manages to nag a 5 or 6 star foreign general into marrying her, the general will (or has every time in my experience) immediately lose most of his stars?? Maybe she has him watching Oprah and The View with her.

That said, I'm very happy that it seems much harder to obtain or develop Generals with high command ratings. In the past, I'd have 10, 10 star Generals in my faction at a time. All it took was winning a battle or two against Rebels. This way, the battles become more challenging.