I'm just going to add my praise to this thread - I guess there's not need for everyone to make his own.
Anyway, OpenXcom is really a tremendous peiece of work, and you've taken the best approach (imo) by just remaking the original game 1:1 (or as close as possible) and only then going on from there adding optional stuff (I'm still not sure whether you want to do that or leave it to others, but it's possible, in any event).
Thanks very very much for making this happen!
Btw., like freeaks, I'm very happy with the options you added so far. Excellent improvements to an already great game.
Thanks again!
I have some more things to say and ask, but I'll do so seperately in threads to those topics.
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rezaf