Quote Originally Posted by Axalon View Post
In general, I think your inexperience with redux is the main cause and source to most remarks in your post – and thus, I suggest that you gather more experience and solid understanding of Redux before you do further suppositions about it (as it is, the stuff can so easily be deceptive and misleading to casual readers here, even if that was probably not your intention, I still fail to see how such circumstances is somehow desirable here. We should try to avoid that as much as possible, at all times. Everybody wins that way, this includes you too). And, you will probably find plenty of answers and surprises in regards to your own post that way.
As I wrote at the start of my post - it was my first impression so I think any casual reader understands that it's very subjective opinion.

Quote Originally Posted by Axalon View Post
Anyway, if you got problems in battle with Byzantine and Catholic “tanks” etc. Just make a post in the “Battle & tactics”-thread and I or anybody else with enough experience in reduxed combat can help you out there - as it is still very possible to defeat them with Muslim forces - and outside the desert too…
It's not about me. It's about the factions balance for the AI. I can win with any faction but not the AI. When I play as one of the western european factions, muslim armies are easy to beat even when I'm outnumbered 10:1. Their armies don't contain any really dangerous unit. Maybe it's because of my playstyle - my armies are missile heavy so lightly armored muslims are not a threat for me.

Quote Originally Posted by Axalon View Post
Camel Archers are not “totally worthless”; if that had been true they would not be able to do anything worthwhile in battle – that is not true. Revise your tactics and get more experience and you will realize that. Camels are slower then horses (as usual) and thus skirmishing on infantry is more viable tactic...
My fault. "Totally worthless" was a bad choice of words. I meant "worthless comparing to other units". Even skirmishing with fast horse archer unit is risky when enemy army contains any cavalry units. In this case camels get caught by cavalry and finished by any other unit. Situations when enemy army doesn't have any cavalry units are very rare. Skirmishing with slow camels is a waste of a unit slot. Of course, it's my personal opinion.

Anyway, I'm going to gather some more experience this weekend so I hope my next impressions will be much more... balanced. Thanks for your efforts. Your mod is totally different from all others and it's very refreshing.