Factions discussion...

[Perplexed]

I'm wondering if it would be possible for modders to cut out the Aztecs and Mayans altogether (and any other Amerindian factions if they make an appearance) and use those faction slots for more important European factions that CA left out. If so those otherwise unnecessary factions could be useful after all.

Russians will be Novgorod in the game...Muscovy wasn't powerfull at 1080...

No, Muscovy only became powerful after the Mongol conquests which left Kiev and other cities in ruins, but before that Kiev was the most powerful Russian city, certainly more powerful than Novgorod at this stage, and the original Russian state. If CA is unwilling to allow more than one Russian faction, then Kiev should be the one, not Novgorod.