The Troop battles aspect could be improved by perhaps setting up a checkers board grid and having a turn based movement of troops with the commanding character effecting troop moral and defensive or attacking strength. This would be easy to implement into the game and make you feel like you have more control over the out come of ground battles.

 

Has any one heard if Rebellion 2 is in prodcution or not?

Not likely. but try "An Empire at War". This is a game that's very similar to Rebellion, that let's you take control of ground troops in an "Age of Empires" style, while you get better graphics for space battles, troops to recruit on either side, and about thirty planets. it comes out 2006, and unless you go with Rebellion Reloaded (Entirely volunteered crew {Who, by the way, I heap praise upon}) which will be done sometime around the next millinieum. Or is that too soon of a release date, fella's?