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Judge · 29 Jul 2010, 08:02

Hello Alex

The reply to your question(s) is hardly a short one but here goes.

Potted History of Planetarion (probably not 100% correct before everyone starts to flame it)

Planetarion started about 10yrs ago (a little over) it was created by a group of gamers/coders who did it for a bit of fun in one of their spare bedrooms.

It became a huge success almost overnight, however that success from a player numbers point of view did not lend itself to a commercial success, and the game had to be sold. It also shortly after that time became pay to play (it was originally free for the players).

It has passed thorough the hands of a few gaming companies Jolt being one of them and the last owner a company called Fubra (and yes it has been done to death).

It was bought earlier this week by Jagex as you know, and we know as much about Jagex as we know about the moon around Saturn (astronomers excepted)

The game currently is resting after the latest round, the new round will start very soon, sign ups being scheduled for the 30th.

There is currently a speed game running http://speedgame.planetarion.com/signup.pl

Which is based on a previous round code, I warn you tho it is hectic, and does not reflect how a real round will run.

There is also the Beta game (preparation for the new round) http://beta.planetarion.com/signup.pl

Both of these are free to sign up and play.

The beta however is for the proposed changes and for the new stats to be tested, and not really a competitive game (although some players will abuse that) but it will give an insight into the game and the proposed "new stuff"

Galaxytarion is a new trademark to us as well, it was noted a short while ago that Jagex had registered it, we know as much about it as you do, but the best guesses around here think it will be the next incarnation of Planetarion.

The people that currently work on the game:

Now that is a bit of a strange idea?
There is one person who is actually (was) paid/employed and the rest are volunteers.

I can give you there IRC nickname but there personal information is for them not me to disclose.

At the top we have Cincinnatus he is the one paid person we have.
Appocomaster is the other senior figure within the game and does a lot of the coding work.
Then we have a support team which is split into two distinct areas.

Support and Multihunters

Support provide answers to game related questions and a conduit for the players to get help with credits (purchases) game related issues and bugs, and to help clarify some of the many questions the player bring to them.

Multihunters (a strange name to say the least)
However there role is to ensure a level playing field for all the players that the rules are followed and that each player has only ONE planet, hence a part of there role is hunting for MULTI account owners - multihunters -
That was there original and main function, but they deal with all sorts of issues from offensive behavior and abuse in the game to dealing with the consequences of people exploiting bugs (when they find one) as well as providing clarification of the rules.

Some would suggest and no doubt will (/me waits for the flame fest) that both support and MH are a complete waste, but without them the game would fall apart as the admins who do all the real work of coding and running the servers simply do not have the time to keep up with everything else.

There is one other important thing, the players in this game use IRC, a chat program for communication, yes it is old fashioned and kinda quaint, but that is where the bulk of the players are, and the medium in which they communicate.

If you do not have an IRC client you can get one for free from www.mirc.com or from www.Netgamers.org

The main channels of interest (for you) would be #support and #multihunters, there are hundreds of channels on the server and a lot of them are Planetarion related, but there are plenty that are not.

I suggest that you download the pirc program from the Netgamers website, it is completely configured for use on the Netgamers IRC server, if you do obtain mirc from www.mirc.com you will need to spend time configuring it for our server.

Oh and one final thing

Welcome to Planetarion.

Judge
#multihunters

PS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarion

29 Jul 2010, 08:02	#2
Judge Doh! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nemo Mortalium Omnibus Horis Sapit Posts: 1,720	Re: Hi from a Jagex fansite Hello Alex The reply to your question(s) is hardly a short one but here goes. Potted History of Planetarion (probably not 100% correct before everyone starts to flame it) Planetarion started about 10yrs ago (a little over) it was created by a group of gamers/coders who did it for a bit of fun in one of their spare bedrooms. It became a huge success almost overnight, however that success from a player numbers point of view did not lend itself to a commercial success, and the game had to be sold. It also shortly after that time became pay to play (it was originally free for the players). It has passed thorough the hands of a few gaming companies Jolt being one of them and the last owner a company called Fubra (and yes it has been done to death). It was bought earlier this week by Jagex as you know, and we know as much about Jagex as we know about the moon around Saturn (astronomers excepted) The game currently is resting after the latest round, the new round will start very soon, sign ups being scheduled for the 30th. There is currently a speed game running http://speedgame.planetarion.com/signup.pl Which is based on a previous round code, I warn you tho it is hectic, and does not reflect how a real round will run. There is also the Beta game (preparation for the new round) http://beta.planetarion.com/signup.pl Both of these are free to sign up and play. The beta however is for the proposed changes and for the new stats to be tested, and not really a competitive game (although some players will abuse that) but it will give an insight into the game and the proposed "new stuff" Galaxytarion is a new trademark to us as well, it was noted a short while ago that Jagex had registered it, we know as much about it as you do, but the best guesses around here think it will be the next incarnation of Planetarion. The people that currently work on the game: Now that is a bit of a strange idea? There is one person who is actually (was) paid/employed and the rest are volunteers. I can give you there IRC nickname but there personal information is for them not me to disclose. At the top we have Cincinnatus he is the one paid person we have. Appocomaster is the other senior figure within the game and does a lot of the coding work. Then we have a support team which is split into two distinct areas. Support and Multihunters Support provide answers to game related questions and a conduit for the players to get help with credits (purchases) game related issues and bugs, and to help clarify some of the many questions the player bring to them. Multihunters (a strange name to say the least) However there role is to ensure a level playing field for all the players that the rules are followed and that each player has only ONE planet, hence a part of there role is hunting for MULTI account owners - multihunters - That was there original and main function, but they deal with all sorts of issues from offensive behavior and abuse in the game to dealing with the consequences of people exploiting bugs (when they find one) as well as providing clarification of the rules. Some would suggest and no doubt will (/me waits for the flame fest) that both support and MH are a complete waste, but without them the game would fall apart as the admins who do all the real work of coding and running the servers simply do not have the time to keep up with everything else. There is one other important thing, the players in this game use IRC, a chat program for communication, yes it is old fashioned and kinda quaint, but that is where the bulk of the players are, and the medium in which they communicate. If you do not have an IRC client you can get one for free from www.mirc.com or from www.Netgamers.org The main channels of interest (for you) would be #support and #multihunters, there are hundreds of channels on the server and a lot of them are Planetarion related, but there are plenty that are not. I suggest that you download the pirc program from the Netgamers website, it is completely configured for use on the Netgamers IRC server, if you do obtain mirc from www.mirc.com you will need to spend time configuring it for our server. Oh and one final thing Welcome to Planetarion. Judge #multihunters PS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarion Last edited by Judge; 29 Jul 2010 at 14:07.