I actually find late game micro management a problem in most 4X games.  That's why sometimes I'll quit and start a new game, I find the early and mid game more interesting...

While I can, right now there is no reason for this to do - it is always beneficial to have it.

Mmm my initial enthusiasm for the game is waning too. I agree with the comment about the late gameplay, but overall I am now finding the whole game pretty ordinary. Everything is just dull and uninteresting...there is nothing that makes you want to keep playing or even coming back to it.

Overall it is a sound game, with some technical hitches, it just lacks that certain something. Like watching a black and white movie compared to a colour one.

Lol.

I had the same problem and it mades me quit my game.

I dont know why but actually i find a'bit' less lag in my game... maybe my computer gets used to it

But i have to agree that passed some point you have way too many creeps all over, and very powerfull ones.I think next game, if i actually am in the mood to start a new one... i will try to empower some heroes with magic so i can make a least 2 or 3 armies to be on the edge on different places.But you see, the big problem is that i dont find it very appealing since finally it will be having armies to roll over the AIs standing up in the game at this point and dont even have interest in the towns i would gain just rampaging through the land to annihilate them.

I mean when you have developped your cities its not interesting to get new ones (only use is to get a TP point).I would just take cities and erase them from the land if i could so i wouldn't have to protect them or even have to care about them.That's problematic because what's the fun in that...)

That's where led me my last game and i have to admit that now i am frustrated because at the time i dont find the little 'plus' appealing that makes me want to start a new game.Maybe with some more content, looking for magical stuff, new units to get in my army etc .. it would be fun to at least continue the game, but now, just fighting some spiders, bandits, etc without even getting some interesting loot (that would be in fact a good motivation that lacks in the game = loot !,call me a lootwhore, but loot is always a good engine !).

As  stated a huge number of times but i will again, the reference to MoM (even if i know it's not the same game...), in this game, i liked the fact that fun heroes would come to me and that i could craft my own magic stuff with different properties i could try on the battlefield etc... that was a good part of the game i enjoyed.

Well at the present time it's too repetitive to have interest in the last stage of the game.I was surprised to wait for the last quest of mastery just to end the game.I have faith in the develloppement of the game, even if it's decreasing i have to admit because there are too many things to improve.I am not a fan of multiplayer game so that part doesnt bother me,the map generator doesnt bother neother for the time being, because first i would like an appealing game with content that make me think in the morning when i have time 'woot i have will launch a new game and have fun'.

I know it's not very constructive post, and sorry for the english because i am french , but i just wanted to talk about the feelings i have inside.

Thanks you had the courage to read it .

Regards.

Maybe we should be able to have squad put on automatic escort of the caravans ?

I'm just going to throw out -- and this isn't intending to sound derisive -- if you're having to protect your caravans often, either one of two things is going on:

1. Mobs are spawning inside your borders, which they're not supposed to do

or:

2. You're not expanding cleanly. In my games, the slowdown late game is the only real bothersome thing, my borders encompass everything that can be moved to, so I just have to send one person through to clean up the mobs in the borders once, then move them to the edge and keep mobs out, not protect the caravans because the caravans never go anywhere dangerous.

I don't trade with the AI much. So I guess that could be number 3.

'Mobs are spawning inside your borders, which they're not supposed to do' (damn i dont know how to quote )

I dont think they spawn in my territory, they just come by the edge of my territory and sometimes attack caravans i sent to AI cities.

My only problem with using your SoI to keep your caravans safe is that you have to start blobbing cities across the map, which I hate. There should be a happy medium between having your caravans at risk but not having to dedicate so much time, and resources, to keeping them safe.

Good point i even forgot the raise mountains thing ! Thx man.

As for expanding enough, some times you have a little place (i had last game) between your control zone and the see, and you cant block it because you can't create a new city,too close to your own ones.

Well with raise mountains it wouldnt bother me anymore thanks again

EWOM definitely needs either something to curb too many cities, or a strong incentive or bonus to develop just a few cities to a large size...

The problem with too few cities would be that new ressources only pop in your ZOC if you reseach the tech,plus quests too.That's a major problem.

WOW!

Major dicrovery for me!