Thank you ER. And thanks as well to CA for providing you (and us) this insight into MTW2. Hopefully it presages a whole new level of involvement in their support of the modding community.

From a simple dollars and cents perspective, the faster the modding community can create good mods, the greater the longevity and potential market for CA's product (i.e. MTW2 is thus not simply a Medieval Game, but through no-cost-to-CA mods can offer solid gameplay from ancient times through the Napoleonic era). Hopefully the simple equation of better tools for us equals greater profit for them will spur a tighter and more fruitful partnership for us all.