Allies and end score - plus a suggestion

[ConraDargo]

Hey folks!

First of all - should any developer read this topic I'd just like to express my gratitude for developing SAIS and WW:RIS! Both game are just brilliant and I cannot put down in words how thrilled I was to first hear about WW:RIS after having played SAIS for so many years Good job!

Anyhow, onto my question regarding this spectacular sequel:

Do my allies and their equipment count towards the score I get at the end of a game? If not - then I suppose I could strip them of all their eq before Retiring in order to earn more points, no?

And what I'm missing so far:

* Why do I have to keep hitting backspace in order to erase when filling in the Captains and Ships name? Being able to simply press and hold it down would be great...

* I would've loved to see an option for saving my last captain and ship name - since I prefer to not to alter these names after every round (probably sounds rather dull but that's how it is). Having to type them in over and over again is a bit tedious, especially when backspace doesn’t function the way it should.

Thanks!