Is there a settlement_mechanics equivalent in RTW games? I want to change global population growth, squalor etc...

[The Despondent Mind]

I tried a bit googling but to no avail, the thing is I am playing the latest EB(1.3) and I like it so much except the insane population growth, it feels like all I am doing is upgrading settlements, I never menage to build anything else. The end result of this is that no city feels special, all of them get to "huge" pretty quick for my taste. I've learned how to change this in mtw2, but I do not know where to go in RTW games.

[z3n]

Not really, I mean you can increase population bonuses in buildings or from character traits but from what I remember there's no main file to tweak from.

Pretty sure there's also a settlement file in mapping that lets you >base< change population rates and so on per settlement.
descr_regions http://www.twcenter.net/wiki/Descr_regions.txt