Hello all,
I'm writing to share some ideas, based on my experience playing.
I realized that some IA civilizations don't reach their historical empire (some examples are Persia, Rome, Arabs and / or Mongolia): they should conquer by force their historical empire, but they don't. When I played with them I usually don't have to many problems (it's challenging but funny as well), but it's not very common to see IA historical empires conquered by the use of force.
Peaceful civs can create an semi historical empire (like France) but if the IA has to create an empire using the conquest, they usually can't.
One solution is to change the UP in order to give more units. These solution might be ok, but for human players it makes the UHV really easy.
My proposal is quite simple: give units only if they are IA controlled.
For example, Rome could have more legions for conquering their historical territory.
I would love to see a real 'Reconquista' in Spain, a real arab threat in the Western... why not to give some units to the arabs in the south of Spain by the 711? And in the south of Italy?
In these way:
1) the human player would have a great threat from the IA,
2) we will see more wars.
3) I think it an easy solution, rather than changing the IA core area, or the UP.
I hope it makes sense, sorry for my English!!