I for one would like a map ala Castles2 - just Britain and France with the Pyrenees and the borders of Germany on the edges. Something for the HYW - with lots more counties! The way the game plays now its almost a prerequisite to conquer ALL of Europe since the only lebensraum you get is your neighbors territory - very little in the way of independent territories/countyships w/c SHOULD be the norm for this period. Even the HRE w/c I feel is incredibly powerful all throughout the game was really little more than a confederation of German states held in nominal control by an 'emperor', not much different from the French in relation to Burgundy/Champagne and Britanny.

Gilbert de Clare