It wasn't "sometimes", clones appeared on second round if no tactics on your side - tactics on both sides, then right after tactics phase if you had tactics and enemy didn't. Which lead me to a tons of battles setup in that direction, one map, Time of Prophecy being based on the clones wall tactics, without it will not work.

This is a difficult situation, as long as Era 2 was still playable, the solution was easy, keep the same configuration as the last 15 years or so. But now, with the lethal hit of Microsoft to Win 7, which, based on my experience, puts out of game Era2, I am forced to look for Era 3 compatibility. So far, so good, except this clones aspect which I heavily used, as it diversifies battles.

Is there a chance that a plugin restoring the clone WoG/Era2 behavior could be done then shipped only with my maps? Sorry to bother you, if you have in mind another solution, tell it to me.