MikusR

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2008/09/17/what-is-the-winsxs-directory-in-windows-2008-and-windows-vista-and-why-is-it-so-large.aspx

Elemental is being made by Stardock, not Ironclad. Ironclad said (on these forums) that in a week or so there will be a patch to SOASE + Entrenchment. Also there was information on impulsedriven.net that next SOASE expansion (diplomatic?) is delayed, so they are hard at work. Silence berore a storm, so to speak.