Just wanted you guys to know that I'm listening, and working hard on it. The maps are, as always, taking a long time to process. I don't just use the USGS quads as-is. They are all re-projected and seamlessly mosaic'd, individually checked that they edgematch, and compressed so they take up much less room than the other topo mapping packages out there. It takes a bit of time, but in the end it's worth it. The new software will use a different map-pack file format that is faster, cross platform compatible, and ultimately create-able by you guys.
Craig