I cut off the internet connection in my house for the time being so that I don't get too distracted by it. And when I do log online I'm usually in a bar, absorbing what I need to and downloading like mad. The next release will be dubbed v3.0. The planned features include strategist (advisors), city loyalty (replace culture), belief victory, peasant uprising and revamped emperor (the last one is optional depending on the time factor).
The only problem I see is my primary focus in life. That thing is going to occupy much of my energy. Because of that, I don't know when we can finish v3.0. Perhaps we will have to release these features separately.
But first of all we have to release a patch for current release, to make it bug free and multiplayer compatible.