Chris Knudsen has been working on the mechanics of the Mercenaries' Guild system for Ascii Sector, and that interface is now complete. Users log in by clicking on the keypad and are presented with a list of missions. The variety and complexity of the missions increase as the player's rating goes up. Each mission has an expiration time, and until that point it will appear in the guild computer terminal on any planet or base. Work on the commodity exchange and supply/demand system will be next, and this will then tie into the Merchants' Guild database.
Deacan has posted a few pictures from his test reading party for the new volume of Das Erwachen. It sounds like the event was a big success and people had a lot of fun. They were primarily reading selected sections from Books I & II, but mock-ups of III, IV and their card game are also visible in the shots below. Fan get-togethers are really neat. Hopefully we'll get to see people throwing Arena LAN parties down the line!
Well, the reading session is over. Most of the people stayed longer than we expected - and those people where not (!) scifi fans at all...
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