Salyam aleukum

[vityazb]

Great mod! Have been away from this game for a while, now came back and jumped right on the money with the second edition of BC. See many new things, all changes are nice. Very realistic game play and AI from Vizir make a good edition to the mod.
I am not from Middle East, was born on the Black Sea, so I respect the nations of the Crescent and beyond.
The only historical discrepancy I saw with the Kipchaks, particularly how much land they control and where their sphere of influence develops inside the game. Nothing bad but Kievan Russ was never ruled by them and before the Mongols came, Kipchak Khans served Kwarezm Shax and were his vassals, and not very loyal once at that.
Once again big thanks for the mod and all the hard work!

[The Noble Lord]

When it comes to Kipchaks they were probably bit overdone in the game, they not only control too much land and wield too much power, but their units and uniforms were kind of "pumped-up" little bit. Like they had those magnificent knight-like uniforms and equipment. They were nomadic people, and not very successful nomadic people at best. They never had huge empire or controlled wast territories like the Mongols did!

[vityazb]

That is why i was surprised to see the message that Kipchaks have united the westerns steps, being myself from western steps:-) Kipchaks were one of the reasons the Great Kwarezm Shah went to fight the Mongols, instead of doing a smart thing of paying them off with a tribute. They were hotheaded and arrogant in their treatment of the Mongol threat, and for that, Shah had payed with his Empire.
Thank you for the reply and best regards!