New Frontpage Update

GrillkohleGrillkohle Join Date: 2003-12-23 Member: 24695Members, Constellation
For those that read the frontpage as often as I do (I just stumbled over this by coincidence...). There has been an update yesterday, and there's no thread about it, so here we go:

<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->[ 7/06/04 ]:: Rebirth

It's been awhile since the last news update, but that's only because there's so much happening in the world of NS. One big development is that Flayra finally moved to beautiful city of San Francisco, in order to get Unknown Worlds off the ground. NS is getting help from new team members (selected from the NS community) to continue improving NS while Flayra and others start working on the next game in the NS universe. We want NS to continue to be actively developed while we take the time we need to build a company and the next game, and in order for that to happen, we just need more people. With that, it's my pleasure to announce the following additions to the NS team:

Spencer "Voogru" MacDonald - Known from his NS mods and his community site, Spencer has been hacking Half-life and NS for years. Spencer will be fixing bugs and adding features.

Tom "ElvenThief" Grim - Known as "E-Th33ph" in the community, Tom is an experienced NS player, avid linux fan and IRC slave. Tom will be also be working on NS development along with Spencer.

Kanwei "#cri.ogenics" Li - Kanwei is another long-standing NS community member, and while still in highschool, has already begun professional web programming. His work can be seen at Portal Iraq, Newton Community Education and Newton North High School. He is also the author and maintainer of the NS damage simulator. Kanwei will be adding features to the main NS web site, as well as reworking the compete site for organizing competitive play.

If you see these guys online, please congratulate them on their new responsibilities, and treat them especially nicely (we all want them to be as productive as possible...).

In patch news, the team is hard at work on beta 5. We expect to have the ‘hitbox’ bug fixed (related to slot that player inhabited on server), along with resource tower/collision improvements, HLTV improvements and lots more. This patch will be mostly bug fixes, and we expect to release it Friday, July 23rd, in time for testing before the CPL. We are also hoping to have NS released officially on Steam (under “My Games” instead of “Third Party Games”) shortly thereafter. After NS is released on Steam, and some of the more pressing issues are taken care of, we’ll get back to adding new features to the game.

ClanBase NS Cup is drawing to a close! That's right, the Final is upon us after 46 teams battled it out to determine Europe's finest NS team two remain: bP from the UK and RaB from France. The game date, HLTV and shoutcast details will be announced very soon on the CupPage and live updates, as ever, will be brought to you at #naturalselection on QuakeNET (note that the official NS IRC channel is still #naturalselection on GamesNET).

Speaking of the CPL, we are expecting to have a big showing of NS there in the B.Y.O.C. at the end of this month! Flayra will be attending, and possibly giving a small seminar on lessons learned in NS and the future direction of the game and universe. He’ll be watching all the teams in action, and will be on-hand for questions and socializing. Just look for the guy carrying the laptop with the Fade on the back...
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Anyway, GL & HF to voogru, ElvenThief and criogenics. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • CelizCeliz Join Date: 2004-06-07 Member: 29171Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Grillkohle+Jul 6 2004, 12:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grillkohle @ Jul 6 2004, 12:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    In patch news, the team is hard at work on beta 5. We expect to have the ‘hitbox’ bug fixed (related to slot that player inhabited on server), along with resource tower/collision improvements <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    awsome <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->, i play at a voogru server i think (g4b2s, it says (voogru) in the title?) anyways, gl to cri guy dude and voogru and elven and this patch looks promising <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ViPrViPr Resident naysayer Join Date: 2002-10-17 Member: 1515Members
    edited July 2004
    what!? no! what happened to the cool unknown worlds logo with the galaxy in the shape of a U thingy which was spiffy and stuff.

    and why aren't Brigidier Wolf and Dillinja added to the team as artists?
  • ZunniZunni The best thing to happen to I&amp;S in a long while Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 10016Members
    Minor thing, but that update is from today. not yesterday...

    Just to be a nitpicker.
  • ElvenThiefElvenThief aka Elven Thief (ex. NS Programmer) Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8754Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    It was around 3 am, today, central time, just to nitpick <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • brute_forcebrute_force Join Date: 2003-10-04 Member: 21433Members, Constellation
    Congrats E-Th33ph, #cri.ogenics and voogru!
  • Jmmsbnd007Jmmsbnd007 Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9793Banned, Constellation
  • XenoXeno Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2343Members
    voogru is on board? DAMN!! this is sweet.
  • JimBowenJimBowen Join Date: 2003-05-30 Member: 16873Members, Constellation
    They NEED to pick up dillaja, he is incredibly talented.
  • s1nss1ns Join Date: 2004-03-05 Member: 27148Members
    Congrats to all of those new ppl gl.
    saraph > all tho.
  • DerangedDeranged Join Date: 2004-04-07 Member: 27774Members
    congrats to all the new members of the dev team <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    the patch will be release on my birthday, thank you flayra <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • criogenicscriogenics Join Date: 2003-01-13 Member: 12248Members, Constellation
  • criogenicscriogenics Join Date: 2003-01-13 Member: 12248Members, Constellation
    CAL != NS forums <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    So.. What will they do? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> I also second JimBowen <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • BobTheJanitorBobTheJanitor Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24228Members, NS1 Playtester
    Check out the bugtracker. Voogru's already been quite busy patching some bugs that have been sitting in the pile forever. All I can say is more power to him.
  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    edited July 2004
    #cri.o has done a crap load of work already guys, he's making the entire system much more streamlined, easier to manage

    thanks crio

    Oh and yes I am happy to be in a clan with a dev in it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • JimBowenJimBowen Join Date: 2003-05-30 Member: 16873Members, Constellation
    Cri should be void from all competative play!! Cant have a team with a Dev in it, they will build in secret 'Cri. h4x', and secret tunnels only accessable to themselves!!! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • weggyweggy Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 16998Members
    A big, big congrats to the new team members! Also, lots of good luck to Flayra - I know starting a business is no easy thing!
  • s1nss1ns Join Date: 2004-03-05 Member: 27148Members
    i hope the new patch fixes removes the nockback :o or atleast fixes it a marine flying across the map from 1 skulk bite makes me sad <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • obuhobuh Not Quite Smart at NS Join Date: 2003-03-31 Member: 15072Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-s1ns+Jul 6 2004, 02:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (s1ns @ Jul 6 2004, 02:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> [...] fixes it a marine flying across the map from 1 skulk bite makes me sad <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's already fixed for beta 5, check Mantis.
  • s1nss1ns Join Date: 2004-03-05 Member: 27148Members
  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-JimBowen+Jul 6 2004, 01:19 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JimBowen @ Jul 6 2004, 01:19 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Cri should be void from all competative play!! Cant have a team with a Dev in it, they will build in secret 'Cri. h4x', and secret tunnels only accessable to themselves!!! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->


    seconded <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
    It's too late guys, we already have tons of hax <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> without having dev's
  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Congratulations, the three of you. I'm looking forward to spying on you in the dev foru... Erm... Cooperating with you <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    On the note of the hiring of additional community members, Charlie knows about the importance of slow growth, so just relax and watch what's to come.
  • Diablo_fxDiablo_fx Join Date: 2003-02-21 Member: 13793Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-ShdwStal+Jul 6 2004, 07:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ShdwStal @ Jul 6 2004, 07:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Congrats E-Th33ph, #cri.ogenics and voogru! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    2nd, and a very special preset of my 1337 mspaint skillz...
    GZ.JPG 22.7K
  • Jmmsbnd007Jmmsbnd007 Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9793Banned, Constellation
    Update. Crio phoned me a few minutes ago handing over all of his powers to me. Go ahead and take the proper steps to make me the newest dev, please.
  • EmanonEmanon Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16254Members, Constellation
    Now all they need is CheesyPeteza
  • Jabba_The_HuntJabba_The_Hunt Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11850Members
    Congrats to the new team members, but am I the only one whos disapointed with the lack of extra bus info?
  • Swift_IdiotSwift_Idiot Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11883Members
  • NolSinklerNolSinkler On the Clorf Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26560Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jabba The Hunt+Jul 6 2004, 06:24 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jabba The Hunt @ Jul 6 2004, 06:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Congrats to the new team members, but am I the only one whos disapointed with the lack of extra bus info? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Noo...

    -this morning: I excitedly read through the news, looking for the letters BUS. I see nothing, so I read through it again. No, no bus news... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> it makes me mad...
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