I have plenty of unemployed but also plenty of buildings etc. with no workers, how do you encourage these unemployed to go to work and what does "no houses nearby actually mean??

Have done all the compatibility things (admin, XPS3 mode, reduced colour, game based DPI) and can get the opening cinematic to play and run. Once completed, the game will not stay as focused to play. When I click on the task bar icon, it flashes for a moment and then minimizes again., Can hear the music in the background, but other than that, I cannot interact. Happens on both the basic exe and the wide screen exe....

I'm right at the end of the Bubastis mission, but I can't seem to make a Palatial Manor. I've provided all the desirable stuff, but my mansions won't upgrade.

My game keeps freezing and the only way out of it is to restart my computer. Task manager doesn't work and trying other methods to force stop do not work.

So i'm on the first level where trade opens. I have one city that i can "trade" with but i cant seem to figure out how to sell/export to them. The tutorial messaging prompts me through building a mastaba but importing all the bricks costs way more than i am given during the game and i cant generate more without that city buying my excess papyrus, which they wont. i keep trying to trim my city so that i get to buying bricks as early as possible but i'm not convinced i will ever have enough without trading. ...