Hi there,

thanx for the really quick answers. This forum is worth its efforts.

@doc_bean: Do you use auto-governors?
Well, if a general or family member is at hand I prefer my cities to be ruled by one of them. Neverthelss I'm nearly all the time short of generals so there's no way for all of my cities to be ruled by a governor, even though I take any chance of getting new generals... even by bribing rebel family members.

Concerning Siege:
Well, I do understand that it is more wise to starve the garrison of a besieged city to death than attacking epic walls. I use this tactic nearly all the time.
All I wanted to say is that it is very boring sometimes.
I mean, even I like to attack a city even if I wouldn't need to just for the fun of it. A.I. just isn't the adventurous type, I guess.

So would you recommend to train units only in cities with negative income and large population? I do so in general. But it's not always the best tactical choice to make.

Besides, what's a trade contract with e.g. egypt good for when I'm e.g. playing germania? I mean, I'll not likely get in touch with egypt economics and traders, neither through harbors nor through trade posts.
Trade contracts are only working between factions who have the same boarders or have some connection via harbors, doesn't it.