I’m not seeing what you are complaining about. Isn’t the fact that a few elite troops can no longer win against truly overwhelming odds a good thing? I mean, it doesn’t matter how good you are, if the bad guys keep coming, sooner or later you’re going to go down...

Is auto-resolve not working? What kind of battles is auto-resolve losing that you think it should be winning? What kind of odds are we talking about here?

And why can you not choose which units to bring onto the battlefield? I’ve never had any problems like that. Do you understand how re-enforcement works?

The Almohads are strong because Spain is top-notch country and if things go poorly for the Spanish (which they often do in the Early campaign) the Almohads have it all to themselves. In the few cases I’ve seen where the Spanish have won, they’ve become even worse than the Almohads because they don’t get weaker as the ages progress! Whoever takes Spain is going to be a powerhouse. Be prepared.