Dev Shot, yay! Do I see Nucleus props?
(Hee hee - I can't resist using them either

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We all have a few false starts (anyone remember
Stormy Bluff? No you don't, because it is dead since I realized that I over-scaled it horrendously and never released an alpha), so don't worry. Good luck to you, now that this thread has become a hot-spot and potential flame-zone.
Heh, seriously though - I like what I assume I am hearing from your proposal, here. Can't wait to see alpha1!