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RiftWars.net Released

RiftWars, a game based around the original concepts of FutureRP, but without the roleplaying aspects, was released today!

Click here if you're interested

Check out the next newsletter (sent today) for more information!

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Upgrade Pack Planned

Over the next week, a number of updates will be performed on the game, including bug fixes, feature improvements and new content for the world maps.

A link to a page detailing the updates will be appended to this news item in due course.

I think most of you will be pleased/relieved.

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New Jabber Chat Room!

We now have a Jabber server instead of our old chat room!

You can begin chatting immediately, at the click of a button, or choose to log into the chat server from a stand-alone client.

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Need More Time

I need more time to complete this newsletter. The way I've pushed back the deadline would have you believe I'm in the process of writing a novel!

In fact, although the newsletter will be rather large, that's not the problem. As I've mentioned, it's quite a lot to explain, and it needs to be done in one go.

There are other - technical - issues, however. The newsletter is designed to be sent at the end of the month, not the beginning, so I need to make a few modifications. I then need to improve the checks that are done prior to sending it (to avoid additional grief from Yahoo).

I hate to keep the minority of people who are even remotely interested in my plans waiting, but it's important we don't have a repeat of last month's fiasco. I cannot risk being blacklisted (innocently) from a major email provider;)

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Newsletter Delayed; One Day

I have decided that it's worth delaying the newsletter until the 1st, instead of sending it out tonight.

There is a lot to explain and I would like to do it properly. In addition, there are a few issues to sort out with Yahoo subscribers, because they insist on pressing "junk" instead of "delete", which causes us a lot of trouble. It needs to be done properly, so more time is needed.

It's quite exciting stuff, but it's also very daunting. Until tomorrow,

Thanks,
Cyberkilla

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Latest NewsArchive

Version 8.25.0 Released

This release brings several new moderation tools to help mitigate the annoyance of malicious players and spammers.

Additionally, a full API suite has been implemented to enable LLM MCP to interface with the World Builder and help generate and modify maps, place NPCs, flesh out quests, and more.

It should be a real help as I start adding new content to the game, as manually clicking hundreds of forms gets old fast.
  • Version 8.24.0 Released
    Just a series of backend fixes; refactor board pages to use proper APIs; rudimentary public RSS feed; fixes to Preferred Player purchase processing, etc.

    Dozens of small improvements across the game that were noticed after analysing this week's error logs.

    More updates to come (actual user-visible stuff next time, hopefully, but it's all positive stuff).
  • Version 8.23.0 Released
    More backend work today:
    - Add double-submit CSRF token feature to mitigate exploits - makes it harder for third parties to trick you into doing actions with your account from hidden forms on their website
    - Minor redirect and error page tweaks to look slightly less bad
    - Remove some lingering ancient volatile GET requests - more conformant to modern standards
    - Add recent threads to sidebar advert box that appears on various pages
    - Declare all static assets to be immutable, improving caching performance - this one should improve perceived site speed by making sure your browser holds onto page assets very aggressively

    There's also been some work on the chat system's backend, and the beginnings of a modern frontend for it, though this is yet to be deployed.