SM2 won't be out by the end of this year. I'm hoping to have it in Alpha testing (maybe even beta testing) by then, but who knows for sure. Unless a MAJOR problem comes up, there's no way it will take until 2007 to get it completed. I'm working as hard as I can without burning myself out too badly so bear with me [:)] Now that my back injury is somewhat better and I can sit for a couple of hours before it starts hurting bad, I'll be able to get back to work finally.
coasteragent - You're not too far off actually [:)] Also, my inbox is already constantly spammed by noobs!
pdonahue - No, the real question should be why you're asking about NL updates here. There's a forum just above this one for that afterall.