Quote Originally Posted by Puupertti Ruma View Post
One question: if you have most of your FMs at Rome, will there be some benefits from this...
Not really. But in testing so far, Rome doesn't get terribly overcrowded. Only the praetor urbanus, aediles, and plebeian tribunes need to be in Rome, though there may be an influx of the next year's office seekers arriving toward the end of the year.

Quote Originally Posted by Puupertti Ruma View Post
Also, if not so, can a new appointed consul somehow travel faster to his province of choice?
An EB member suggested this some time ago. We have not yet decided to do it. We currently compensate for (normal) slow movement by automatically extending the consul's imperium for several years.

Quote Originally Posted by Hanoeman View Post
do characters have to be present in Rome or in the current capital of the empire?
Currently the system requires them to be in Rome. We've considered the possibility of holding elections in the capital, but haven't determined if it's feasible yet. We see no real need to change it: the AI doesn't have the same restrictions as the player, and the player should never really lose Rome. However, if we can make it work without too much trouble, we will.