ok a quick update from me.

whole family, including myself, have been very unwell so I've not been online. I have managed to start a campaign but I'm experiencing some "bugs" with the game.

CTD after a siege "unspecified error"
major path finding issues
inablity to deploy units (i.e. option not available in a siege, units won't move prior to starting the battle)

can't think what else other than that. Good news is though that I have a new keyboard for the laptop meaning I can play the battles better.

I don't envisage the above issues being a major problem though for me taking part though as they appear to be intermittant issues rather than game killing.

Anyway, I'll catch up on everything tomorrow evening and start posting as my 4 year old is the only one still unwell in the house.

So, keep it going and don't destroy the empire until I've joined ya!