Thanks for the new game. Here is my initial feedback:

1. The balance of the game has changed dramatically. By integrating 'Build' and 'Train,' the initial pace of the game is slooooooooowwwwww. Maybe it just takes some familiarity, but for my tastes there were too many 'End Turn' clicks before something happened. If you want the armies to build slowly, you could just increase their build time.

2. When heroes die, they get sent to a city with a penalty. I like that a lot more than a straight death. I had one guy die so many times I changed his name to 'Retired.'

3. I miss the whole marriage/interbreeding aspect of the game. This was a compelling reason to communicate with the other kingdoms in a positive way.

4. Thank you for attending to how the game crashes. No more frozen machines or BSOD. It dies quite nicely, I think. Just whites out and the OS asks if I want to kill it. That is damned civilized of you. I appreciate it.

5. So far, I can't really pin down why the game  crashes. It seems pretty random to me.

6. I like the new 'Training' branch on the 'Warfare' tree. Not so sure I like the 'Magic' progression. Let me play with it more.

7. It's nice to see so many of the visual elements from the previous game in use. The new artwork is pretty splendid as well.

8. Initiative in battle is driving me crazy, but it is growing on me. Not being able to force the order of my troops definitely makes the battles tougher. 

Keep up the good work.