Got past that silly gunfight in ME:A and played on for a few hours. Enjoying it quite a bit.
Also, to change things up, I started playing Old World again after not playing for many months. I started over after a few hours this morning that didn’t seem to be going anywhere. On this second game I feel like I’m moving along nicely. No wars or even battle yet. I’m in a large (4 cities) area that is isolated by mountains and ocean with two paths thru the mountains. Super defensible, but at some point I’m going to have to head out into the big bad world to expand.