Been playing RTW since installing BI to try out the Roman Factions in the new game and the Senate missions seem far improved!!

In 1.2 I would only every get thje initial "take settlement" followed by infinite "block port" missions and the occassion "take settlement" mixed in once or twice.

Now I get everything in the mix! Send a diplomat, get a trade agreement, get their map details, we must know more about this faction, etc etc. It makes it so much better to play and not just cringe when a senate mission appears thinking "which flippin port do I have to blockade now?" (and its usually someone you just got a ceasefire with). Hoo-rah!

Also, for the first time playing RTW, other factions nearly beat me to their (short campaign) goals. Not just one faction, but three!! I was Brutii and Julii, Egypt and Thrace came up within a turn of each other in the message "your honour as a roman is about to blah, blah, blah". I still won but boy did I feel the pressure!

Thank you CA, that was ace fun!!