I should learn to let Erik answer these, because I generally don't know what I'm talking about. Yet I keep trying to answer them.
I'm under the impression that this version will not have new monsters - this will "
just"
have the editor as it's big, huge new feature. I believe you'll have to wait for the version after 1.6 for new bad guys to kill.
Take this with a grain of salt - Erik or Mike may be along to correct me in no time, and hit me with the big stick.
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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals.
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Mahatma Gandhi