@ Sensei Warrior, Martok
Thank you both for your input and recommendations. Which i will surely follow and put at least a campaign or two under my belt before i move on to mods like XL or BKB....or most likely both at some point. Thanks Martok for the Hellenic Total War link although i will probably not allow myself the temptation of even looking at it as i'm trying to expand my horizons here sort of speak and play only campaigns and mods set in the Medieval Era. I could very well see myself downloading that thing and continue with my Medieval ignorance... Anyhow, thanks for the friendly reception.