Aah, so the 50 lines may have been the problem.

Haven't done anything more, BUT life looks managable at work
now. Will try to get to the end of towns and then comparing villages
to towns may reveal something. Will look at animinstances next with
maybe a check on large_towns to see what else may come into play.

At this point why am I doing this?

(1) Hundreds of modellers are waiting to mod settlements?
Naw, hardly think so.

(2) Tens of modellers are waiting to mod settlements?
Naw, hardly think so.

(3) Bwian is waiting to make Hobbit villages?
Probably.

(4) I've bit off more than I can chew and am just too embarrassed
to admit it.
Yeah, that one! That's exactly it!!!

Sheer bloody-mindedness is a strong motivator.

KE