Man, I guess it's gonna take a while...
1.2 is playable in SP once U fix the HA bug, IMO.

RTR is a huge bag of mixed blessings.
If there was an installer with check boxes and radio buttons, I'd use it, but the whole package introduces as many things I don't like as it brings improvements.

I think I'll try Vlad mod once updated to support 1.2..
He not writes English brilliant, but mod getting serious nice commenting.
Vorbis' Augmentation Pack looked promising, but seems to have died.

Trivium SPQR mod is probably one to watch. Seems to be actively developed by dedicated group.

Several others have promise, but not this side of passover.

Mods will hopefully make this game live for years.