--- a/FrmMain.cs	Sun Dec 12 17:30:53 2010 +0000
+++ b/FrmMain.cs	Mon Jan 24 16:50:31 2011 +0000
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Commands;
 using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Exporters;
 using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Objects;
+using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Util;
 using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Savers;
 using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Factories;
 using IBBoard.WarFoundry.API.Factories.Xml;
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@
 		private static readonly string AppTitle = "WarFoundry";
 		internal static readonly string VERSION = "0.1";
         const string DefaultDataDir = "data";
+       /* public static string pointsAbbrevSingle;
+        public static string pointsAbbrevPlural;
+        public static string pointsAbbreviation;
+        public static string pointsNameSingle;
+        public static string pointsNamePlural;
+        public static string pointsName;*/
 
 		private Preferences preferences;
 		private readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(FrmMain));
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@
 		private IBBToolStripMenuItem miPreferences;
 		private IBBToolStripMenuItem miAbout;
 
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The main entry point for the application.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -146,8 +154,9 @@
 			PointsValueChangedMethod = new DoubleValChangedDelegate(FrmMain_PointsValueChangedMethod);
 			//FailedUnitRequirementMethod = new FailedUnitRequirementDelegate(FrmMain_FailedUnitRequirement);
 
+            
 			sbErrorPanel.Color = Color.Red;
-			sbPointsPanel.ToolTipText = Translation.GetTranslation("statusPanelPointsToolTip", "total points value");
+			SetPointsPanelToolTipText();
 
 			// hack to load default files
 			WarFoundryLoader.GetDefault().AddLoadDirectory(new DirectoryInfo(Constants.ExecutablePath + Constants.DirectoryString + DefaultDataDir));
@@ -180,7 +189,15 @@
 			ControlTranslator.TranslateComponents(components.Components);
 			ControlTranslator.TranslateComponent(openArmyDialog);
 			ControlTranslator.TranslateComponent(saveArmyDialog);
-		}
+            //make sure translations exist for gamesystem pointsnames
+            if (CurrentGameSystem != null)
+            {
+                CurrentGameSystem.LoadPointsSystemNames();
+            }
+            //translate pointspanel and tooltip
+            SetPointsPanelToolTipText();
+            SetPointsPanelText();
+        }
 
 		void TranslationChanged()
 		{
@@ -868,6 +885,7 @@
 		{
 			SetAppTitle();
 			RemoveCategoryButtons();
+            newSystem.LoadPointsSystemNames();
 		}
 
 		private void FrmMain_ArmyChanged(Army oldArmy, Army newArmy)
@@ -1274,8 +1292,104 @@
 				SetPointsPanelText();
 			}
 		}
+/*
+        public static string UsePointsAbbrev(double pointTemp) 
+        {
+            if (pointTemp == 1)
+            {
+                pointsAbbreviation = pointsAbbrevSingle;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                pointsAbbreviation = pointsAbbrevPlural;
+            }
+            return pointsAbbreviation;
+        }
 
-		private void SetPointsPanelText()
+        public static string UsePointsName(double pointTemp)
+        {
+            
+                if (pointTemp == 1)
+                {
+                    pointsName = pointsNameSingle;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pointsName = pointsNamePlural;
+                }
+            return pointsName;
+        }
+
+        private void LoadPointsSystemNames()
+        {
+            LoadPointsAbbrevPlural();
+            LoadPointsAbbrevSingle();
+            LoadPointsNamePlural();
+            LoadPointsNameSingle();
+        }
+        private void LoadPointsAbbrevPlural()
+        {
+            // Use this before calling on pointsAbbreviationPlural to "populate" the variable
+            if (CurrentGameSystem != null )
+            {
+                if (CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsAbbrevPlural == "")
+                {
+                    pointsAbbrevPlural = String.Format(Translation.GetTranslation("PointsLocalisationAbbrevPlural"));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pointsAbbrevPlural = CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsAbbrevPlural;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        private void LoadPointsAbbrevSingle()
+        {
+            // Use this before calling on pointsAbbreviationSingle to "populate" the variable
+            if (CurrentGameSystem != null )
+            {
+                if (CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsAbbrevSingle == "")
+                {
+                    pointsAbbrevSingle = String.Format(Translation.GetTranslation("PointsLocalisationAbbrevSingle"));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pointsAbbrevSingle = CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsAbbrevSingle;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        private void LoadPointsNamePlural()
+        {
+            if (CurrentGameSystem != null )
+            {
+                // Use this before calling on pointsNamePlural to "populate" the variable
+                if (CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsNamePlural == "")
+                {
+                    pointsNamePlural = String.Format(Translation.GetTranslation("PointsLocalisationNamePlural"));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pointsNamePlural = CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsNamePlural;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void LoadPointsNameSingle()
+        {
+            if (CurrentGameSystem != null )
+            {
+                // Use this before calling on pointsNameSingle to "populate" the variable
+                if (CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsNameSingle == "")
+                {
+                    pointsNameSingle = String.Format(Translation.GetTranslation("PointsLocalisationNameSingle"));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    pointsNameSingle = CurrentGameSystem.SystemPtsNameSingle;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        */
+        private void SetPointsPanelText()
 		{	
 			if (CurrentArmy==null)
 			{
@@ -1284,7 +1398,8 @@
 			}
 			else 
 			{
-				sbPointsPanel.Text = String.Format(Translation.GetTranslation("statusPanelPoints"), CurrentArmy.Points, CurrentArmy.MaxPoints);
+                string pointsPanelText = String.Format(Translation.GetTranslation("statusPanelPoints"), CurrentArmy.Points, CurrentGameSystem.UsePointsName(CurrentArmy.Points), CurrentArmy.MaxPoints, CurrentGameSystem.UsePointsName(CurrentArmy.MaxPoints));
+                sbPointsPanel.Text = pointsPanelText;
 
 				if (CurrentArmy.Points>CurrentArmy.MaxPoints)
 				{
@@ -1297,6 +1412,11 @@
 			}
 		}
 
+        private void SetPointsPanelToolTipText()
+        {
+            sbPointsPanel.ToolTipText = Translation.GetTranslation("statusPanelPointsToolTip", "total points value");
+        }
+
 		private void redoMenu_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (sender is ToolStripDropDownItem)