So, it seems like the AI stops attempting to gather wood, stone, or metal at some point now, and then can't phase up to Town phase. 

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  I don't always look for stuff like that  I sometimes play it, but not so much recently 

I appreciate all your help on the mod, but do you play it?   <Population>     <Bonus>25</Bonus>     </Population> that is in the fortress template, they do give a pop bonus, 25  

They may only have had a garrison if it was in a fortress or something, maybe fortresses could give a little population?

They train soldiers, but again most soldiers, at least citizen soldiers wouldn't live in the barracks I don't think?  But its not completely out of the question.  Would be curious to what people think, and maybe it would be unique to a couple more "agressive" civs.