Introducing the Wrath of John Server
In response to popular demand (and some recent publlicity from our friends the Freelance Astronauts), TLO is proud to introduce its new Wrath of John non-serious server, for all your pandemonious needs!
The Wrath of John server has only basic rules, and is designed to allow players to do whatever crazy things they’d like to do – there are no limits! Like our main server, it runs on RPG-X 2.2 Beta 8.1, and is accessible with the RPG-X Complete Edition. Our primary roleplaying server will continue to operate as normal, and we hope to see you on both!
So far, the WOJ server has been very popular – rankings have already shot up for our second server slot! It’s our hope that it will continue to garner interest, but we are still keeping an eye on how things work out, so the change will remain temporary for now. Additionally, due to the increase in activity, we are working on ways to improve our server’s capabilities – more information is under finance below. To learn more about the Wrath of John, view the announcement here.
Council Updates: Community Day & Job Appointments
Grizz and our events team are busy working on our next Community Day, which will be 15 October 2011, beginning at 3 PM EST (10 PM GMT). It’ll include awards and promotion announcements for members who have distinguished themselves over the past few months, a Q&A session with the Council, and a special roleplay event (to be announced shortly). Stay tuned for more!
In press news, Nancy Turton has taken over as lead editor for our newsletter, and we’ll have more information on that for everyone soon as well. The newsletter is still recruiting, so visit the jobs forum if you’d like to pitch in.
Additionally, pupbenny has joined our External Affairs team, appointed by EA Councilor Griffiths, and will be aiding TLO in diplomatic endeavors going into the coming year. Congratulations, pupbenny!
Financial Report
For the month of October, we are again asking for $16 total in donations. Last month, thanks to Grizz, we met our total quota!
Financial information at a glance:
- Our current balance is $142.05 USD
- Costs this month were $22.95 USD ($19.95 servers + $3 webhosting)
- We currently have enough standing funds to operate for another six months, or another two months without going below $100 in funds.
In light of increased server activity and in order to conserve funds, the Council is currently looking into ways to save money on our server expenditures while simultaneously increasing available memory and processing power – we will be keeping members advised of any changes.
Thanks again to all who have donated – we appreciate your support!
SRPs & Server Activity
Coinciding with the beginning of the fall season, we’ve seen a bit of a slump in server activity this past month – however, TLO remains the most active RPG-X server and one of the most active overall Elite Force servers. In SRP news:
- Star Trek: Frontlines and Star Trek: Banting are currently on hiatus, due to the schedules of their creators, and will be making a return at a later date.
- Star Trek: Dauntless continues in its first season!
- Star Trek: Tipping Point will be commencing later this week, on 8 October!
In addition, we are currently in the process of making some adjustments to our server systems in order to better support a recent rise in activity. More information is in the financial report.
The STO Division
The STO division is proud to announce its new simm, titled “Munro,” which will be commencing shortly! Go [url=http://last-outpost.net/database/munro[/url]here[/url] to learn more!
Unfortunately, due to conflicts with TLO’s content standards for roleplays, the Liberty SRP will be departing TLO later this month. We wish all its members well, and invite them to continue participating in TLO’s other productions.
Other Notes
To ensure clarity in determining who amongst our members is empowered to act as an ambassador for TLO, the following section has been added to the Code of Conduct under section one, member conduct:
1.8 No member shall initiate contact with another group on behalf of The Last Outpost, without the authorization of the External Affairs Department.
In addition, to ensure transparency in Council discussions, the Council will now be posting logs of our votes and weekly meetings in the new Disclosure Database forum. This, in addition to future adjustments we hope to finalize soon, will help us pave the way towards a more open TLO.
Thanks for reading – we hope to see you at Community Day, in STO and on the server!
Veritas & The Council
