First Almonaster map posted
 1-31: The first-map from the first-ever game at Almonaster is posted! The game ended after a few updates due to ships not moving/colonizing. The game will get better!
Almonaster is up a day early
1-31: Almonaster hit the Net today! No FAQ (Chris is still working on it). New everything. Expect a few hiccups (restarts) early one. Have fun!
First Almonaster server expected this weekend
1-30: Max says SB will have the first server up, sometime this weekend, for the newest version of Stellar Crisis, Almonaster. The delay for the game, named after a small town in Spain where Max grew up, is because SB is waiting for software from Max. The disk is somewhere in the mail. Does USPS deliver on Saturdays?
Welcome IE4.0 users
1-28: Well, 15 hours later, I've manged to make SC Room viewable to Internet Explorer 4.0 users. I downloaded the browser only to be surprised that I could not see all of the room. Everything should work well now.
How do you meet for Clan Wars?
1-27: A problem of meeting other clan members who are not on irc has been raised at sc-talk. Katuluu has posted a bulletin board. An unofficial time to meet for clan wars at SC Room's chat area is 6 p.m., Pacific time. You can check the time when log into SC Room. The time appears at upper right above the server listing.
Clan Dogs of War enters fray
1-25: Clan Dogs of War sneaks in under the wire to get into the next session of Clan Wars. Way to go Ryan (who is quickly learning html).
Clan Wars moves, starts next season Sunday
1-24: Clan Wars has officially returned to founder Chris Azo's page.
Chris will e-mail clan leaders Sunday with the password for the report page.
He will also be appointing administrators who will be able to add clans or delete/add clan members. Administrators can be reached on irc.
Almonaster opens Sunday
1-24: The coming out party for the Almonaster version of Stellar Crisis was expected to be up and running Sunday on two separate servers belonging to Bryan Bush and Hao Kung.
Anyone wanting icons, graphics or themes included in the default installation package should contact developer Max Attar Feingold or Max's other e-mail address as soon as possible.
More on the project is available at the Almonaster web page.
SC Room 28th and moving up
1-24: I added a small bit of code to go with the Game Sites Network ad at the bottom of the page, so that a count could be kept of visitors. After less than 24 hours, we are 28th in the top 100.
Keep those visits coming!
Changes at blank.org
1-20: Anyone subscribing to one of the mailing lists hosted at blank.org should have received a message from administrator Nathan Mehl concerning a move of the server.
The switch, to be done this evening, will allow for a faster, more secure system along with the ability to send digests and auto-confirm subscription requests.
Dreaded Pirate goes commercial
1-14: Dread Pirate Roberts, also known as the Great Simon Gilbee, forked out a few bucks and started his own commericial site. He now has new addresses for his main page and very popular strategy guide. Of note: the strategy guide has new tidbits on diplomacy, exploration, overbuild calculations, and other general stuff.
Clan Wars update delayed
1-12: Thomas Potter reports the lousy ice-storm in the New England area has caused him not to be able to update the Clan Wars page at this time. The storm has wiped out electricity to many parts of the region. Thomas got a message to sc-talk using his portable computer.
SC Clan Wars newsletter proposed
1-12: Jonathan Quigley, aka Dragon Lord, has proposed an SC newsletter about clan wars. The newsletter will be sent those requesting it every time the clan wars page is updated.
SC site opened in Australia
1-7: Lylat (Uzdar), who lives in Australia, asks for visits to his page, which includes strategies and a war diary.
Kat brings back Empire of the Year Awards!
1-5: Katuluu has brought back the Empire of the Year Awards. A couple awards have been added. Ballot stuffing is encouraged!
Bird's Map page created
1-4: Players have asked for a map page, so I've posted one. Bird's Maps opens with two recent games of interest - a nine-update nuke and the longest game in SC history (hint, it keeps on going, and going).
Ship calculations defined
1-3: Black Hole has posted an area with mathematical calculations for all ship building. Very thorough.
Keller - Ice Nomads - opens page
1-3: Keller opens a page that includes information on Clan Nomads, paintball warfare and various weapons.
SC Room adds a chat area
1-1: Celebrate a new year with SC Room's newly added chat area. Enjoy!
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