The problem comes when you've finished playing a mission. At this point, you're kicked back to the game lobby with no option of playing another game with the same people - this is incredibly annoying and suggests the bulk of playtesting was probably done on local networks and not the internet. The other complaint I have with the multiplayer mode is the five-man limit. This didn't really bother me initially, but the more you play, the more you want to see some big games. The other cool addition to the game is a suite of mod tools.
Players can now edit levels, models, skins and game play.
The Sierra site already has four new missions, as well as a bunch of weapons, character models and even a couple of mods. There are independent sites popping up featuring new levels and gameplay modifications. Sierra is trying hard to make all of the tools easy to use and provides documentation for designers and artists as well as hosting for the mods. Mod tools should encourage an active community to keep this game on your hard drive for a long time to come. If you already have the original game, the Elite Edition download is a must.