Sturgeon Moon: Not using end turn is rude!
    05-06-01: I am completing a Jericho game at Lugdunum against the empire Sturgeon Moon, who deems not using end turn and extending the game as long as possible a tool he can use in hopes of a win. I feel it is rude, that it is another reason why people don't come back to Stellar Crisis. He could care less about trying to make friends with empires that might come in handy as an ally in future games. He said if I want the win, I would have to pay the time.

    Come on folks, use end turn to move a game along. Use surrender when you don't have a chance. It's nothing but chicken s&%! play to extend a game out, then close off, build a sat or minefield wall and hope for a ruin.

New SC tournament
    04-28-01: A new SC Tournament, the The Stellar Kings Team Challenge, is gearing up for its opening challenge game. The two contenders will be a team assembled from each of the Stellar Crisis IRC Chat Room "regulars" and the Stellar Crisis Yahoo Club "regulars." Teams will be announced soon.
    The winner will become the very first team to wear the Stellar Kings Crown. The loser will go down in burning flames and humiliation as the challenge's first victim. The loser will join the ranks of the weak and defeated.
    Applications are being taken to become a contender to The Stellar Kings Team Challenge.

New Final Frontier, Almonaster server
    04-03-01: It's official, there is a new Almonaster server dubbed Final Frontier. Thought I better post something new or you would think I had flown the nest.

Kraut, Andromeda reach finals
    03-19-01: Kraut and Andromeda will fight it out for the championship of Kaw22's tournament.
    "Im surprised it actually made it this far compared to most tournaments of the past that flopped halfway through," says Dustin Lee. He's got that right, as few tournaments ever finish after grand starts.
    Kaws22 has set up a page for the tournament, that includes histories and a bracket. Speaking of bracket, it won't show the consolation finals with Krishna Babes and Eikoor (hey, how did these two guys lose? WOW, the finalists must be VERY good!)
   "Thanx for your help in getting the tourney going and also for participating in it," said Mr. Kaws22. "Its been alot of fun and hopefully I will be able to host another one some day in the future."

Complaints about Cybernex cheating
    03-02-01: I've received two complaints in the last few weeks about an empire entering multiple nuke babies at Cybernex. I don't normally post such complaints, but the administrator has not responded. I doubt there is much that can be done, other than what other players have done - play at a different, safer server. May I suggest Lugdunum, which has v2.9 games, and an administrator that will boot you, fast, if you cheat.

Blame earthquake for Almonaster shake up
    03-01-01: Max reports Falcon and Prometheus servers moved to new addresses, as listed under server listing at left. Max, who was right on top of the earthquake in Washington State (I was nearby, quoted in Yakima newspaper), said, "Despite the earth shaking, I now have a new ISP (yay!) which should be a lot better than the old one in terms of connection quality."

    You can always learn more and find current server links at Max's site, Almonaster's home.

Stargate backup, yikes!
    01-07-01: Rowan (Frodo) reports his having to restore Stargate server with game data from Dec. 28, the last backup with non-corrupt data. The server should be doing well now, but if you had some games since Dec. 28, you might want to check them.

PressEnter returns
    01-06-01: PressEnter, the nice server with only two possible games to play, returned early today.

PressEnter will return
    12-29-00: PressEnter, the nice server with only two possible games to play, will return some time next week. It went down around Dec. 20. Admin says SC was running on a machine that was needed for an emergency. Nothing has been lost, all files are in tact.
    Now if only we had a nice copy of v2.8 without the cheats to give them.

Santa is back by request
    12-26-00: OK, you caught me. I forgot to post the link to the flying Santa. I normally post it prior to the day after Christmas.

Almonaster mailing list started
    12-25-00: Nathan at blank.org will be setting up a mailing list for Almonaster-related discussion. The list will be similar to the SC-talk mailing list used the last four-plus years for discussion of Stellar Crisis. Max Attar Feingold plans to use the Almonaster listing for announcements. Though he expects low traffic, let's surprise him and have everyone interested in the game format sign-up. Just email Max and he'll sign you up!

    In other Almonaster news, I've updated, again, the TWO servers for Almonaster games. Max reports Falcon is the stable server, Prometheus is a beta server. The latest version running on Prometheus, 619 beta 1, includes the classic v3.x ships - morphers, builder, carrier, jumpgate.

Almonaster server URLs change
    12-24-00: For those that play Almonaster, there have been two URL changes. The changes, which are reflected in the server listing, include Falcon and Prometheus.

Stellar Crisis League started
    12-09-00: There's a move afoot to bring back a form of clan wars. Check out the start of the effort known as International Stellar Crisis League (ISCL).

Grudge tourney closed, all slots filled!
    11-09-00: In perhaps the fastest filling tournament in SC history, a grudge tournament was filled Wednesday night. You can check out brackets for the tournament, which starts Saturday.

Grudge tourney changed to Campo Di Miracoli
    11-08-00: Due to popular demand, the Grudge Tournament will be changed from Ipanema v2.8 series, where builds are visible, to Campo Di Miracoli series, where builds are invisible.

32-empire grudge tourney started
    11-02-00: Dustin Lee announced today that he is starting a 32-empire tournament at Lugdunum. The tournament will be using the Ipanema v2.8 series (builds visible?). The tournament starts the following Saturday after the final entry is received. Games will be one-on-one, best out of three games. The first 32 entries compete.

S.C. Room reaches 600,000 visitors
    10-29-00: S.C. Room reached 600,000-plus visitors to the main page this evening. The site itself has been contacted over a million times since it's inception in early 1996 after the only server for the game was yanked. A dedicated following managed to get the game back online with even more servers within a couple months. Today, there are several variations of the game, and many, many more good players thanks to the knowledge shared by past champions.

Lug 3.2.9 moves to Baltimore
    10-8-00: Andy at Lugdunum moved his server from Kent, U.K. to Baltimore today. Bookmark the new site. If you are having problems, try an alternate route (worked for me today).
    The GAP, now with no annoying popups, also moved to a new address.
    Other services, including Bridier Tables and History files, will be moving soon to the new server.

Lug 3.2.9 will be moving, soon!
    10-4-00: Andy at Lugdunum posted today that the server would soon be moving. He says when the move occurs there will be a brief period when it will not be visible at the normal address. To cover that period, Andy says to use Lugdunum Reserver Server.

    Then if you find the normal address stops working, so you can't get to your games, try that bookmark. You'll know the main server has moved there if it has changed colour from Lurid green to Lugdunum pink.

    Until then, you are welcome to play on the Reserve Server, though the Game List contains blitzes only, as the current database there will be erased when the main server moves over, so there is no time for dailies. I would be interested to hear whether you find it faster or slower than this, says Andy

Lug v3.2.5 introduces changes
    8-7-00: Andy at Lugdunum rolled out version 3.2.5 tonight, complete with two new features dealing with mirror maps.
    One change, made in hopes of attracting more players, made borders between two empires to include crosslinks as well as the usual single link between each half.
    The other feature deals with home world positioning, with the game attempting to keep enemies more than two systems apart, including multi-home world games.
    Complete release notesare available.

Chelan site of small SC get-together
    5-9-00: From left, Bird of Prey, LifeIncarnate and Avenger1 got together in Chelan May 3 for a short visit that included Thai food. Avenger1 (Frenchie) is thinking of moving to the region from Michigan. He's quite the wood-working artist. He should do well, now that he's past his operation, as Chelan is a big-buck tourist town.

SC Olympics rolls on
    6-29-00: Stellar Crisis Olympics continues to roll on, making it the most successful, longest-living and professionally run tournament in S.C. history. Started January 17, most of the matches have wound down.

The UK, with two golds and a silver, leads with three total medals. The The Colonial Marauders (gold, silver), USA Southwest (gold, silver), and The Krauts (2 bronze) each have won two medals. With one medal each are the Dutch Dream Team (bronze), The Eh Team (silver), East Coast Bum Rush (silver), USA Northeast (bronze), and USA PAC 10 (bronze).

The Tacoma Narrows are in the final throws of ending. The Eh Team and The Krauts are each assured of another medal, with both fighting in the finals (gold, silver). USA PAC 10 and The UK fight for a bronze.

In Chernobyl, The Eh Team and Dutch Dream Team will play for a berth to the bronze round. No seeds into championship, yet.

The Great Plague is not close to finishing, though The Krauts have reached the finals, and The Colonial Marauders have reached the bronze round.

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