[Torin]

I don´t see the point in unbalanced races.
Just move the slider of difficulty setting if you want a challenge.
In AOWSM you can start with a Pioneer only while AIs start with that and a town. Choose few heroes and nodes.
Anyways, Halfling are pretty weak in both installations. While draconians are dull and powerful, orcs are powerful too.
AOW:SM is like AOW2 but improved, overall better.
I find so annoying the sounds of the shadow world that I play my random maps without shadow.
Almost as annoying as the elephants and female sounds of Dom3.