Most happy to inform, Bernard ;O) Also in 6.0 will be Caffeen, plugin to control a nearby coffeemaker (grounds not included), an advanced behavior system designed to manage girlfriends and wives - or both in parallel, and my favorite, a full blown MDS (maya dessication system).
In truth, I have no idea if 6.0 will include pelt-mapping, but since sub $200 programs are offering it, Soft would be ill-guided not to include it. I know from your XSI Production Tips and Tricks training package, Bernard, that you recommend knowing about traditional UV manipulation, and you're right, the basics are crittical, but peltmapping has saved me so many hours in production time on our current project, I'd be very disappointed if XSI
6.0 came out without it.
Adrian