Hello Roy,
well thank god someone shares my experience. No, I didn't find a solution yet. I always have to quickly switch back and forth between Age of Empires and my desktop to dodge the 8 bit-color warhammer.
I feel as if vmware closed their ears on me. And I'm freakin mad because I payed good money for the update only to get it running on Mountain Lion on the cost of my whole user experience.
-Felix