This came was impossible to play when it first came out because serfs couldn't walk by each other. This issue seems to be some what corrected but now you see how awful the game play is. This sim is suppose to focus on combat more compared to Settlers. The controls are awful and as others point out no difficulty setting so if you want to focus on the economy part of the game forget about it. When its all said and done for less than two dollars this game isn't work it. Get Settlers 2 instead.