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Quote[/b] (katank @ June 03 2004,20:01)]I dont' know about removing landbridges as that changes the game a lot.
also, this can also hinder internal movement for Byz or Almos if landbridges are removed.
You might try this Katank:
I´ve removed all landbridges in my game and given the English, Danish, Almohads and Byzantine a ship from the start and it works great. The English who always got hammered by the French now pose as a serious threat to them instead. The only drawback is that the Almos isn´t as strong as it should be so I added a few buildings and troops in Cordoba which makes them harder to conquer.
To avoid an early superpower and focus more on defending all factions are changed to defensive. The HRE lasts longer, French and English are at each others throats in France and the Spaniards are busy with the strong Almos. The only expanisonists I alow in my game is the Turks to pose a serious threat to the Byz and ofcourse the Horde. The Eggys are changed to devout which means they almost never attack another muslim faction but are usually strong enough to fend off the Turks. Goood thing the AI hasn´t read up on your blitz-capturing-Eggy-sultan-tactic heh?