When I saw Orda's Horde v2, Tosa, I should have realised you had streamlined it. Thanks for stepping in with the correct advice

Yes I have begun a new campaign, I have gone for an Early start this time ( see what other units there are to slaughter )
I started in High last time and the toughest test I had on the battlefield, believe it or not were the Swiss Swiss Armoured Pikemen are certainly strong. Hehe the ironic part was the Swiss faction when it emerged, had been formed by a group of rebels....Would you believe the remnants of the units I defeated when I had a Civil War Yes they still had Saracen Infantry and Mongol Horse Archers alongside Royal Knights, Swiss Armoured Pikemen and Handgunners. Thankfully they were still a small Faction and conflict was brief.
When I get a civil war I think I will split my campaign in two....side with the Rebels and use the save feature to get to the same point and this time remain loyal. It will be interesting to see which is the most successful.

As for the other campaign, I will save that until VI is launched. I read about the save between battles feature There seems to be a few issues at present such as queue bugs and others that are causing odd things from crashes to revolts in loyal provinces. As you know, my people had never had it so good. We are the richest with the largest army and all provinces have been improved, yet they revolt. Even in provinces that have large armies led by top generals. Hopefully there will be some fixes in VI.

So I am embarking on a quest for domination once again. The rebels nearby seem a tough bunch...I'll keep you posted

...........Orda