Will Pax Romana 2 be real-time or turn-based...or both?

After reading the extended manual, I was wondering if there is anything(other than bribery) that one could do to make it easier to recruit Equites. For instance, if you were to make proposals in the Senate that the Plutocrats would support(i.e. Low Taxes, Lenient Justice, Repeal of Ager Publicus , e...

I would like to download the extended manual...unfortunately, I still have dial-up. leure:

So, is it correct to say that the more Equites a faction has, the better the chances of its candidates being elected to the major posts in the game(Consul, Praetor and Censor)?

Also, does a high Plebis value increase a faction's chances of getting multiple Tribunes?

I was flipping through the Pax Romana manual recently and was reminded of how great this game could have been! :p leure: Hopefully, Philippe T. and Team AGEOD will see fit to resurrect the franchise. And the sooner, the better! I have no confidence that EU:Rome will include the type of detailed, his...