Zenerka,
when this code gets rewritten, how hard will it be to allow more than 8 actors per team?
if its just a question of the number of keys, you could easily go up to 10 by using 9 and 0 too. perhaps add another 10 by having [shift]-1 selecting soldier number 11 etc.
anyway, what are the chances of getting a bigger squad to play with?
I think that in UFO:EU you could have 14 soldiers in a big elerium-powered troop transporting plane, and I always enjoyed the big missions. [comes over misty-eyed] great days...