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Version 1.3 Development Update...
- Posted on February 21st, 2002 - 07:51 by Faustus
Version 1.3 has been patched with ship cost limitations implemented. This means, players will need to capture, hold, and build up planets to access some of the larger ships such as the cruiser and dreadnaught.



- All structures now have increased hull points, making them harder to destroy by bombing.

- All faction defense bases have been refitted with more missiles and beam weapons for point defense.

- The ICC dreadnaught now has railguns.
Palestar Signs International Representation Deal with Psychosys Inc.
- Posted on February 19th, 2002 - 11:00 by Faustus
Sherman Oaks, CA-February 18, 2002 - Psychosys Inc., working with independent game studio Palestar, is seeking international strategic partners for licensing the Massively Multiplayer Online Game DarkSpace (www.darkspace.net) for the PC, which has already been launched in association with Playnet in North America.



About Palestar: Austin-based Palestar was founded back in 1999 by a small group of dedicated and talented industry professionals whose primary goal is to create fun and exciting games that are played online over the Internet. Palestar owns all rights, title and interests to its proprietary 3D engine called 'Medusa' (and its Resourcer) and to the product DarkSpace.



About Psychosys: Psychosys Inc. is a boutique firm based in Los Angeles, specializing in interactive entertainment consulting since 1999.

Respawn UK: under the spotlight
- Posted on February 19th, 2002 - 10:51 by Faustus
Respawn UK has posted a great article about DarkSpace and its community. Click here to read the article.
New screenshots...
- Posted on February 19th, 2002 - 09:51 by Faustus
17 new screenshots have been added to www.darkspace.net.
Version 1.3 Update...
- Posted on February 15th, 2002 - 16:18 by Faustus
We have put up another major update to version 1.3, which fixes many problems.



- Clients can now have an option to reconnect when disconnected from a game server.

- The K'Luth Cloaking now works differently to better balance combat between the K'Luth and other factions.

- Fighters have been optimized and the AI has been completely rewritten. The fighters now use much less CPU and cause virtually no in-game lag. Fighters have also been reconfigured to carry cannons instead of missiles.

- Cannons now fire multiple shots per use, making them a highly effective weapon at medium to long range.

- Armor strength has been increased by x1.5. Shield strength has been increase by x2

- The damage mangement system has been reworked to better handle the distribution of damage information to the clients. This was a major source of lag caused in major battles, which should mean a decrease in lag for everyone.

DarkSpace chat at the House of Commons
- Posted on February 11th, 2002 - 21:07 by Faustus
Stratics is hosting a DarkSpace chat on their IRC network at Febuary 22nd at 5:00pm CST. Visit chat.stratics.com for more information on the chat. Additionally, Stratics is holding a contest and giving away several blocks of free time in DarkSpace.
FluxGames interview...
- Posted on February 11th, 2002 - 14:53 by Faustus
FluxGames put online a interview with Richard Lyle of Palestar in their news section. You can read the interview by clicking here.
DarkSpace on TechTV...
- Posted on February 9th, 2002 - 09:48 by Faustus
DarkSpace was featured on todays 'Extended Play' on the cable network channel TechTV. You can view the segment with DarkSpace online at their website by clicking here then selecting the link under 'Video Highlight' to watch the segment with your media player.
GameSpot reviews DarkSpace...
- Posted on February 8th, 2002 - 08:42 by Faustus
Click here to read the newly posted review of DarkSpace. Here are a few of the better snipets from the review...



...'This attention to detail is mirrored in the presentation quality of the background universe. Nearly every scene could have been clipped from a big-budget movie. Planets and moons rotate in front of their suns, causing halos and corona effects so striking that one of the major pleasures is rotating the camera to gaze at the scenery. '...



...'the outstanding design is impressive enough to catch the attention of sci-fi nuts and anyone searching for an alternative to the typical massively multiplayer online RPG. That, plus the offer of a seven-day trial period, is more than enough reason to give this one a look.'



Thanks to Brett Todd for an honest and outstanding review of DarkSpace.



MetaVerse Reset...
- Posted on February 6th, 2002 - 09:58 by Faustus
Due to the massive balance problems created by uber-ships created in the MV before the new rules concerning refitting of ships were implemented. The entire MetaVerse will be shutdown, and all player ships and the metaverse will be reset later today at 12:00 CST.


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