3. Will you support and encourage community created Maps?  If they are well done, would you consider recommending them from the web site so that they might even see some public server time?

Best way to go is to simply incorporate them into the official patches. With the designers' permission, of course.

1. How's the Mod going?

2. Will there be any combat vehicles with controls similar to the 2142 Gunship or the 'RepGun?' (from that other SW mod)

3. Will you support and encourage community created Maps?  If they are well done, would you consider recommending them from the web site so that they might even see some public server time?

Looking forward to reading the answers to all our questions.

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