Nice to hear! Can you guys also add shortcut buttons to Kingdom tab so players can easily hire mercenary clans into their kingdoms as AI does? Because when you're the king, it's very hard to catch a direct conversation with mercenary clan leaders, which are scattered around the world, + considering your other duties like recruitments, management and military campaigns, there is almost no free time to pursue them.
My suggestion can work like this: There will be a section regarding list of mercenary clans at Kingdom tab. Their payment demands, current troop situation and current employment situation will also be listed. Player will be able to hire them with clicking "Hire" button. AI kingdoms hires AI mercenaries without contacting them so this feature wouldn't provide unfair advantage to the player.