Ideas that came to me last night at work

a) Is there a way to get the cloth map figurines for all map zooms?  I actually prefer the look of the cloth map at times to the in-game graphics.  Unsure if it would improve performance for anyone or not though.  Would be an interesting option

The intros from the betas- they should be kept somewhere as an option to fire up at launch- like how you could pick the intro to Civ IV when BTS came out.

c) Is there a way to equip heros from your own armory- in effect upgrading them, instead of buying from item shop?  This should make them unavaliable for a few turns if you do such.  Also can you turn a standard unit into a hero with an essence cost?

Just a few ideas off the top of my head before I crash.