Not sure if this is against forum policy, but here is a link to a reply I posted in the AI frustrations post. Just want to make sure people that are interested in this topic don´t miss this information if the other post gets bumped off the first page of topics.
My post is near the bottom of the 2nd page and it details a temporary work around to improving the Rook attempts at fleeing a losing battle without stuttering so much!
http://forums.stardock.com/356719/page/2/#replies