RGB - I've seen some Russian action in Africa in my current V2 game, so you never know...
morningSIDEr - I think he learnt his priorities from a certain Scottish general exiled in Oyo
Johan11 - That's what happens when you give the Russians a warm water port...
Malurous - Indeed, mud-brick buildings need a lot of maintenance...
Rockingluke - That's a very good point, thanks! Still, not happy that the game allows such culture switches in the middle of Africa in the 16th century, but there you go, I'll have to live with the existing mechanics...
Davout, RGB, Athalcor, Malurous - that's an idea... but if I ever do a Dune AAR I'd definitely use the random map mod and remove all the sea tiles.
gabor - after so many years stuck with the same provinces, decadence is the only glorious thing left
Lack of wine is always a powerful catalyst...
With the second act finished I'm putting this on hold until November. I'd like to play the third act until conclusion and then write it, instead of playing and writing each turn as I've been doing so far. In the meantime you could always pop in my new Victoria 2 AAR