Hey Gordon, first I want to say thank you for putting time and effort in doing this mod and sharing it with us.
Second, I must say I'm impressed. Been a huge fan of historical scenarios, specially ancient ones, and also a huge admirer of the arabic culture, so when I saw this one yesterday, I couldn't resist
I played a bit last night just to get a feel of the game and today I've spent most of the day enjoying your fine work! I loved every second. I played the Palmyraeans and was a bit afraid in the first time i saw the starting location... desert all around, desert all the way to the south, Alexander, the Great to the west, and the assyrians everywhere... Must say it was very chalenging figuring out how to make my civ survive on the desert, and how the heck I would be able to make some income, but it was also very fun!
The geographical and historical accuracy impressed me.
About the wait times, yes they were a bit longer them usual, but nothing annoying, specially for those used to warlords multiplayer. Although I have a nice vga, dunno if it helped.
To finish, one thing that let me curious... some time in the middle of the game I noted that it seemed only my civ was evolving... most, or all, of them seemed to be using the same early units they had at the beginning, except for the persians from which I saw some strong cavalry late in the game. Also most of them - that I could note - were not improving the land, I mean... no farm, no resource e also no roads for the most of them, except for a fellow arab south of me I didn't see improvements at all. Is it alright?
besides that, awesome mod! Thanks!