Quote Originally Posted by carbz
However I think I will get bored with STW if its just fight fight fight with no or limited economic considerations. We will see though.
That's exactly what STW is mostly fighting battles with little economic management. I would suggest you get Medieval/Viking Invasion because it has more management aspects than Shogun, and unlike RTW the management stuff works properly. Also, the battle mechanics are improved over Shogun, and the AI is just as good except that it doesn't handle artillery very well. You can always add the Samurai Warlords mod to turn MTW/VI into Shogun (there is no artillery in Shogun), and there are other excellent mods available for MTW/VI.