Quote - Well I have read alot that says that this is suppose to be hard.  It seems ridiculously easy - this leads me to believe that I am screwing it all up.

When I move the points on the UV map am I messing up the mesh points?  IE do the points on the model move at the same time?

Does it matter if these dots are in a jumbled mess as long as they don't overlap eachother?
Does overlapping even matter?

Thanks in advance.

NO!!  Take my word for it.  A UV Map only tells a 3D mesh object where to look on a 2D pictiure of any given dimention where to find its pixels, nothing more.  UV mapping is VERY simple, bit it is also VERY tedious and exacting.  Patience is the most important virtue, and is the only factor that will eventually achieve the required results.  Also, save your work frequently.Two hours of mapping usually require another two hours to redo if you should haqve a brown-out right before hitting the save button.
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