Simon, DDW & TinCow, as I’ve just mentioned on another thread I’m completely impressed with this PBM you’re running, the very concept of player involvement is wonderful.

I hope to be able to emulate it in the future. Basically though, I’m finding the array of mods you’re using bewildering to me. I don’t even know where to start to change my Rome version 1.5 over to RTR, let along amend the relevant data files that are listed here.

Anyway, I’m never “that” confident in modding my own files and partitioning save games/Mods like you – we’ve discussed this on PM.

However, what I would like to achieve is a less complex version of your PBM for more entry level PBM’ers – so at the very least I’m looking at using RTR so I can have a Senate of players. See the blatant plagiarism here?

Perhaps it may even be something you’d consider starting once this PBM is well under way? Personally, I can’t undertake my own proposal until I’ve upgraded my PC, which is after I’ve moved home…which is whenever the surveyor gets back to me!....sorry, won’t rant about that issue here.

So, just to say I utterly LOVE this basic idea – Senate control, auto-resolve battles unless there is a PC (Player Character) physically involved, voting, political discussion….all that is just great! As an NPC (Non-Player Character), I’m really enjoying myself just as a member of the Upper Senate….I shudder to think how much MORE fun I’d have if I had a chance of actually conducting a battle now and then.

Well done all involved here, I salute you. This PBM is a “benchmark” for all other PBM’s to work by.