Lots of small problems
I'd really like to have control over the speed of the game. Either to make it more faster or even to pause it when first starting.
The fighting system is just awful. If you are evenly matched with large numbers of troops on both sides, it can go on for an hour. There is no option for retreat. There has to be a better was to go about it. I'd scrap the current mechanic entirely and start over.
There needs to be a simpler way to move stuff around. I got so sick of moving stuff out from my central cities one space at a time.
Also would have preffered to have some way to access the type of troops being produced without going into the actual city/area. Also an easier way of telling the areas apart. I wish I could have given my cities names to tell me which ones had the most farms and barracks, etc.
The little pop-up windows stop you from seeing what caused them to pop up. I got a little box saying I had been attacked, but I could not see where the attack happened. How about a line of text at the top or bottom of the screen to tell you that information, and it would also be nice if I didn't have to click the damn close box everytime I got some new information.
You've got a very cool game, but it is very complicated, and that means you need a better control system.