Update on the lack of new princessess issue: At least as Byzantium, the only female children who become princesses are the daughters of the current faction leader. All the other girl children just become potential wives in the regular manner. Father dies before the girl comes of age? Oh well, you're SOL on that princess, buddy. New faction leader has an unmarried daughter who is already over 16? Sorry bud, no princess there, either. She's lost that chance.

I just realized one of the major nitpicky complaints from RTW is gone in M2TW. Cities no longer show negative income! I don't know how many times people tried to explain to others "Your city is NOT losing money! It's just so big it's allotted a huge chunk of your maintenance costs, which is more than the city earns! Overall, you're MAKING money! Don't look at the number displayed on the map, look at the number in your faction finances screen!" That's gone now. All cities show only the amount they are making, and maintenance costs are not figured into the city display. They only show up in faction finances.