But surely, if boredom sets in after two hundred years waiting for the AI to develop beyond sharpened sticks et cetera, a short campaign would be the answer, no? & a brief bit of fiddling with the startpos & everyone starts on a near-level pegging tech-wise, so battles are more even...

Or do people miss the infrastructure building in a short campaign? I only ask 'cos sometimes it's just a bit dull for me, I just want to crush nations beneath my heel & get bored upgrading eleventy-billion types of building just to produce halberdiers...

Genuinely interested in your reply.

Oh, & on-topic, the Swiss in Late would be all foot soldiers, would it not? A bit Puke & Missket for my liking, but horses for courses...