Look at Dune 2 on the Amiga for inspiration it is almost perfect!
You are joking right? :confused:
Last year i played Dune2000 from start until the end and it is really showing it's age. Remember that the game is the same as Dune 2 but with better graphics and music.
Let's see. No presets available for making custom squadrons, stupid AI, unbalanced weapons such as Combat Tanks, etc. But the biggest criticism of all is the same for all other Real Time Strategy Games - the lack of strategy. They really should be called Real Time Tactics (RTT) instead because the person who can point and click the mouse faster will usually prevail which isn't really strategy.
If you are going to make an RTS (RTT?) i think you should look at modern games that puts focus on strategy like Warhammer. Just my opinion