I-war 1 v.s EoC +any such mods???

I’ve not played either game for a while, but I am a massive fan of the series. However, I think the original was far superior to EoC, I always felt like the latter had ‘sold out’ in going for its more arcadey feel, and in making the ships more high-powered and the gameplay more action-oriented. Also, in EOC you were as per usual storytelling cliche the underdog rebel: I always thought fighting for the good ol’ commonwealth navy was an especially refreshing turn in the first one. Finally, am I the only one who thought the ending was a bit rushed in EoC? The story had just about set the scene for a massive confrontation between the government and the corporations (or the outer rim and the corporations, I can’t quite remember which) and then these aliens just appeared very deus ex out of nowhere, and the game ended. It seemed liked the developers had run out of money or were rushed to meet some deadline. Big shame.

ANYWAY before I digress any further, I suppose my question is: have there been or are there any plans for a total conversion mod porting the 1st i-war game into i-war2, ie, recreating iwar 1 using the EoC engine? That would combine the amazing graphics of the second one with the fantastic story, simulation and gameplay of the first.

Feel free to air any feelings on my thoughts about the relative merits of the two games!