I'm trying to use English names where I can, but it's been a bit of a mix so far.

Does anyone know what Azerbaijan should be? I've assumed it's a sultanate for now, but that might not be correct.

Naming system:
Most wielded English name/Government tongue

No -> is just a personal checkmark that I've checked it, it was ok.

Greece:

Chersonesus -> Chersonese/Cherson
Ani -> Ani/Ánion
Vaspurkan -> Vaspurakan
Erzurum
Taron -> Taron/Tarōn

Notes:
Vasprakania refers to the same thing as Vaspurakan.

I know you've divided the map into 4 groups,

but there's a lot of pagans roaming around Central Asia/Russia around this time, right? or have they converted by now?

Christianity was officially adopted in Kyiv in 988. In Poland, 966 (though the majority didn't become Christian until a hundred years later or so). In Middle Asia, Islam became dominant by the 800s.

I would love to help testing this.

It will start after I've done the Seljuq Empire, so possibly today, but more likely tomorrow.

If not too late I will help with testing.

Edited 4/17/2016 09:28:27

It's not too late, I'll add you.

I suppose I could also help with testing.

Does anyone have any opinions on cities? The territories are too small to include cities as separate territories, but I could still give certain pre-existent territories extra bonuses if they are large cities (like in Europe 1812). Either way, I will finish the territories first.

Edited 4/17/2016 18:10:54

I suppose the main advantage of having cities would be that it focuses the map more on the Byzantine vs Seljuk conflict, considering that Constantinople was the greatest city on earth around that time and the Turks must have been equally as powerful to take it.

test game has started!

Edited 4/18/2016 23:09:30

Will you be including any more of Europe?

I'll at least include Scandinavia and Kievan Rus, poissbily some major tribes (Pechenegs, Lithuanians etc)

Suggested renaming:

Optimatoi -> Nikomedia/Nikomedeia/Nicomedia (The capital of the Optimatoi Theme; the Theme was actually larger than it's portrayed on the map. A name change is suggested.)

Portugal -> Condado Portucalense/County of Porto (Not really sure about the english name, but we use "Condado Portucalense" (lit. something like "Portugalese County"; "Portucalese" is the gentilic for someone born in that county, nowadays "Portuguese" is used.)

Bonus rework:

Thraki -> Give Constantinople it's own separate bonus, or rework the bonuses around it - the Theme of Constantinople had exclusively the capital, and as it is it looks way off and just downright ugly. A single-territory bonus exclusively with it would be an easy, good and short-term solution.

HOLY HECK IT'S OLLIE BYE

Absolutely MASSIVE fan of your channel. It's just wonderful to meet you in another place :DDD IDK I'm just really excited. I occasionally comment on your videos, maybe my name rings a bell :P

Absolutely splendid work on your Napoleonic Wars and World History videos, I showed them to my history teacher and we've been using your videos some in class.

Edited 4/19/2016 00:31:11

Oh and count me in to your testing, it would be a delight!

Edited 4/19/2016 00:30:19

Naming system:
Government tongue

No -> is just a personal checkmark that I've checked it, it was ok.

Greece:

Chersonesus -> Cherson
Ani -> Anion
Vaspurkan -> Vaspurakan
Erzurum
Taron -> Taron
Chaldia -> Chaldia
Koloneia
Iberia
Derzene
Edessa
Mesopotamia
Melitene -> Malateia
Antioch -> Antiocheia
Teluch -> Antiocheia tou Taurou (didn't find much about it being called Teluch)
Doliche
Kilikia
Lykandos
Sebasteia
Armeniakon
Paphlagonia
Boukellarion
Opsikion
Anatolikon
Kappadokia
Amorion
Ikonion
Attaleia -> Kibyrraiotai
Kibyrrhaiotai -> Miletos
Rhodos -> Rodos
Pelagos -> Naxos or Kyklades (Pelagos is not bringing up anything relevant)
Aigaion -> Lesvos (ditto)
Krete -> Kriti (was called Krete only in classic Greek, which died out long by then)

Notes:
Vasprakania refers to the same thing as Vaspurakan.
Found nothing on Keltzine, check your spelling there.
Ditto on Pareuphratidai.
Ditto on Charsiannon.
Include the Gelobolu penninsula in the Abydos land, it was included in the Aigion thema.

@{Shredtail2}: Nice to meet you too :) We've already started the first test game, so you've missed that one, but I will add you to the list for the next one.

@Жұқтыру: Wow, that's a lot to get on with. Thanks for helping! By the way, some of the spellings your were concerned about may be covered here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Byzantine_Empire_Themes_1025-en.svg/1280px-Byzantine_Empire_Themes_1025-en.svg.png
This is what I used for the Byzantine territories.

Edited 4/19/2016 02:11:01