I'll be honest, I love the banner you made, it's by far my favorite atm (I'm using the other one because it contains a teaser silhouette). Then again, if you're offering to make an even better one, I'm not going to turn you down, that'd be great!
The hack's going pretty strong. I've got Beta II planned and mapped out, for the most part, now it's just some sprite insertion and several million scripts to get done.
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Incidentally, I don't suppose you sprite? Ehehe...