the new migration code drains half full (or something around but not quite that) rurals / towns into empty (but huge max pop) cities. can't say it was a good balance to me.
This is only partially correct. The mechanic is actually very simple:
If a region has a high percentage of its maximum population, then peasants from that region will migrate to adjacent regions that have a low percentage of their maximum population, provided that the destination region is not starving, and is not rogue or an NPC realm. Region types are irrelevant, as are realm borders. Peasants will migrate between realms, even if those realms are at war.
mind you.. whatever happened to the region max pop resizes?
Still on the radar, but not actively being worked on. Bedwyr came up with some equations to work out actual numbers. When the time comes to actually do this (which won't be until after the new estate code) the numbers will be run and hand checked to ensure a good balance before they are implemented.
