Oh man...

I would easily pay $100AUS for a patched-up version of MTW with YourLordandConqueror's issues resolved as above.

I would also apply resource restrictions on unit building, so that it wasn't simply a matter of factions training units until they ran out of cash, but rather that a certain patch of land can only produce a finite number of able-bodied fighting men.

Improved AI would be awesome, but I can't conceive as to how they'd be able to do it.