Issue #4, August 4, 2009
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Hello again!
Firstly, I must apologise for neglecting to send out the last two newsletters. We've been through the mill with Yahoo Mail, which was, by the second missed newsletter, completely blocking our mail (not just dumping it in the junk folder).
If you have this issue in the future, we recommend that you add noreply@futurerp.net to your trusted contacts. It should be fine without it this time, however.
Now, back to business...
Over the past few months, FutureRP has undergone some intensive work to optimise its codebase. Pages should, on average, load more swiftly than ever!
Thankfully, this work is finished now so I can turn to the more tangible updates. Instead of me deciding what to work upon next, I have passed that responsibility onto you!
A list of the most frequently suggested changes/improvements to gameplay has been compiled; displayed in the form of a poll. Everyone is allowed to vote for the two things they deem most vital to the progression of FutureRP. Here is the link to the forum post:
Poll: Vote for an update!
You need to be logged into the forum to vote, but everyone can view the poll - it's well worth a look.
In other news, four new items are being added to the speciality store tomorrow (wednesday) - see below!
RiftWars.net Officially Launched!
As you may be aware, I have branched out and created a second game, focused on combat and raiding, designed to be as close to the original FutureRP as possible. Its name is RiftWars and if you register through this newsletter within the next three days, you will recieve 3 days of free subscription, which unlocks extra features, more supplies and even allows you to set custom backgrounds for the game!
As a final note, to celebrate the release of a new game and the continuation of an existing one, I have enabled double points on all point purchases in FutureRP, starting right now! This means, for the rest of the week, every time you buy 50 points, you get 100 instead!
RiftWars, a game based around the original concepts of FutureRP, but without the roleplaying aspects, was released today!
Click here if you're interested
Check out the next newsletter (sent today) for more information!
Over the next week, a number of updates will be performed on the game, including bug fixes, feature improvements and new content for the world maps.
A link to a page detailing the updates will be appended to this news item in due course.
I think most of you will be pleased/relieved.
We now have a Jabber server instead of our old chat room!
You can begin chatting immediately, at the click of a button, or choose to log into the chat server from a stand-alone client.
If you don't own one, you aren't cool.
Cost: 5 Speciality Store Credits / Not available for Points
The edges of this sword are continuously sharped by nanoscopic machines. It will never go dull!
Cost: 5 Speciality Store Credits / Not available for Points
Cost: 5 Speciality Store Credits / Not available for Points
Gives the drinker a boost of Turns to prolong their domination!
Cost: 10 Speciality Store Credits / Not available for Points
Four new items in the Speciality Store.
Double points are awarded when you purchase points in FutureRP! Double points are available *right now*!
It's up to you. Place your votes/comments to influence the next update for FutureRP!
http://forums.futurerp.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=144
This month's comic strip competition will start soon! Please see forum for details.
The winner of the monthly comic strip competition was Cyberkilla.
We had no monthly comic strip competition, so here's my own questionable entry.
Remember, players who register on RiftWars via this newsletter will be instantly awarded 3 days of free subscription, which unlocks extra features in the game! Please click here if you're interested.
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