Quote Originally Posted by frogbeastegg
Well. I've got it. I've played about 2 hours in one go, a rarity for me. And ...

Oh, blimey, I hate to say this but I see no difference between this and the old RTW except a shedload of graphical glitches! Oh, and the obvious things, like different units and map.

I'm playing Saxons very hard/medium. I started out with the plainly crazy sum of 15,000 denarii, and from there's it's been a gentle ramble along, building up 2 small but decent armies, stomping the odd crappy rebel army, and capturing a couple of extra settlements. All effortlessly. The AI is still passive as a wet sponge - no one has attacked me at all. No one! It's summer 372AD, and the only battles I've fought are those I've chosen.
Duh, the game only begins in what, 363 or 364 AD? You've only played 18 - 20 turns and you crying that you're not being attacked? Don't you think you ought to give the game more time? You'd be screaming bloody murder if a horde invaded you in the first few turns.

The AI is building up just like you are, give it time. In addition, you're not near the scene of action. The Huns are pushing from the East and the events they set in motion are going to take time to be felt in your area, as one tribe displaces another towards the empire.

If you want immediate action, take a tribe along the Danube - you'll get your action all right . . .