I fucking hate Saladin 2 so much

I'm convinced this level exists solely to torment us. Naturally you start out with a shit military, in a completely exposed position, with crap resources. There's a ton of sheep but good luck getting any of them thanks to all the goddamn trade carts ganking them.

Meanwhile, Teal harasses the shit out of you, and now thanks to Definitive Edition, he also goes Castle Age and starts spamming you with heavy horse and siege weapons, backed by xbows so pikes lose effectiveness. I noticed in particular that in the Definitive Edition, Teal is a lot more aggressive and defends a lot more effectively.

By the time your economy and military are in shape to start dealing with Teal, Blue is Imperial Age and starts landing Frank Paladins all over the place. And you can't do shit because you're locked to Castle Age. And Blue is of course chilling on an island protected by a navy you can't out-tech because you're stuck in Castle.

And the whole time, your useless "allies" sit there screeching at you to save their stupid trade carts.

Fuck this level with a spoon. It's totally do-able, it's just annoying and tedious because of the stupid arbitrary Castle Age restriction and low pop cap.