Hai guys.. just me :o
Most of you have or haven't been wondering why I have been MIA for all this time, that is beside the point to this though.
When the ETQW Beta was out, Skarob was kind enough to lend me a beta key so I could try it out. Back then, when only a few people had the game, I felt it had potential to be, both, a great game, and have a huge community base behind it.
However, since playing the full release, I have seen 3 things:
1- It had neither of the above two mentioned traits
2- All the map objectives were the same, aside from slight variations (drive the MPC in the right direction instead of left).
3- The poll we started before ETQW was released, asking how many members would play QW, and only about 3% of those people actually played the game.

The third is no ones fault in particular, and I honestly don't blame people for not playing, because I haven't really been big on the game myself, obviously.
These are also only my opinion. Others may feel differently.

Before the end of the month, it would be nice if we could group as many people from the clan, past and present, for one last killing spree.

Cheers guys, its been an honour playing with you all, for this whole time.

--D 

The UO Quake Wars server is back up and running. Apparently a server restart normally fixes this problem but unfortunately I didn't know how to do it :3 Heh. Anyway, thanks to Optik from EGN and I expect to see everyone online soon! 

As some of you may have picked up on, we've had some problems with the server, namely that players cannot connect due to the server being "not authenticated". This happened not too long ago and it was fixed for a short time however the fix has not worked out this time. We have contacted EGN to ask for a quick solution to this problem and hopefully the server will be back up and playable soon. There will be an announcement here when the server is running properly again.
 

Early versions of mods are beginning to trickle in now and it seems the first cab off the rank is the Quake Wars: Tactical Assault mod which has been released using the final SDK and should be ready for QW 1.4 now. Obviously the mod is a very early version but from what I've seen it will be a different experience to vanilla QW and team play should come into the game a lot more rather than just running in and dying. Check out the Mod Repository for the new 0.21 version.
 

I have just finished getting out custom map, game mod and game utility repositories running nicely and our first downloads are up. We currently have a bunch of handy utilities, two early version gameplay mods and one beta deathmatch map. Check out the downloads sections and try out the new stuff. We'll be adding downloads as they come out so expect a bunch of maps and mods to start appearing over the next few months seeing as the SDK update is being released soon along with the 1.4 QW game update.

In other news, we are working on establishing information pages on the server so check around the site for new pages and updates.

 

We have just set up a new set of forums that are integrated into our main website. This new setup eliminates the need for two logons and opens a door to new features and accessibility for our web portal.

Check out the new forums by click the link in the Quick Navigation bar to the left or the menu bar at the top of this page. You must be registered on the website to be able to post.

 

Well it's been a long time coming but we finally have an application form on the website after a few hours of playing, tweaking, removing, fixing and more tweaking. ( -_-) tired now. You can find a link to the application form in the Quick Navigation bar on the left hand side of pages and also under the the Contact UO item in the top menubar.

Remember to read the eligibility points on the application page before send your application,
Belderan
 

First of all, I'd like to wish everyone a belated Happy New Year from all the UO admins and pass on the hope that this year will bring many great experiences. The new year has brought on a change for us at UO in that we have switched servers and are now running a ranked Quake Wars server. As we see it, for now ranked server are providing a great playing experience and goals to work towards and with the current lack of game modifications and custom maps, it seems the best choice. We may in future revert ti unranked in order to take advantage of certain freedoms such as the ability to use modified gameplayand such but at this point that is undecided.

In other news, the UO website will be undergoing changes in future as we work towards a new site setup which will better allow us to provide a generous Quake Wars repository, new tutorials and many other great features.

So here's to 2008, let's make it one fantastic year for UO
Belderan