@Jennkryst Licensed sex workers are a thing. They are not hospitality staff though. Also the plot of Ascension is not the plot of Euphoria. You def left earth.

Eh, I probably still have my old Alliance char through merit of never going back to remove the vacation flag. But lazy.

Edit to add: the fact that you guys still run HSpace might actually entice me, since every other space game are run by cowards who hide from flying ships. COWARDS I SAY.

Big news!

We now have a fantastic "Under Construction" website. Thanks @mifuyne for the great work! http://www.eclipsephasemux.com or http://epmux.com.

Still working out a definition of the full site.

In other news, the first lines of player facing text were written in the past few days.

From the first frame of cgen:

Your eyes flutter open, your head pounding and your eyes blurry. You blink a few times to clear them, looking around. You quickly realize you are in a virtual reality environment that is nearly indistinguishable from reality, except for the trails of pixels soaring along the walls in every direction.

A floating spark glides over to your hard bed, staring you up and down as it expands and contracts. It speaks in a soft warble, "Greetings, Ego 2837465749. You are booting from dead storage...we will be asking you some questions to determine how much cognitive disruption you sustained while you were cold. Please answer as accurately as possible."

What is your name?

We've made some major changes!

Your Character, Your Way. Our fun and highly customizable combat system lets you design nearly every aspect of your character. Get creative with over a dozen separate stats as well as special attacks & abilities unique to your character! Don't want to bother with number crunching? No worries! Staff will take your suggestions and handle the process for you if desired.

Hassle-Free Log Posting. Tired of cleaning up logs? Never worry about copying & pasting huge volumes of text ever again. Logs are now automatically recorded in real-time to an external site and may be published to our wiki with 2 simple clicks.

Personalize Your Experience. Customize your UI with our +config options, including border, channel, and pose dialog colors. Set up your personal account to show times and dates in your home timezone, change your password, color-code private messages, and more.

Busy? No problem! Choose the character type that fits your schedule. Original (OC) and Supporting Feature Characters (SFC) have no IC time requirements! In addition, SFCs do not require a character write-up. Fill out a quick sign-up form and jump right into the action! No more waiting for approval, and no more stress over idle timeouts!

Unlisted Characters. If your favorite feature character isn't on +fclist, guess what? You get to apply for them as any character type (yes, even SFC)! We promise we'll consider your proposition.

Less Keyboard Stress. Teleport, join scenes, view character info and more with a single click.

Powerful Scene Management Tools. Hit "Enter" too soon? Too many typos? Retract your pose and replace it with a new one. Can't finish a scene in one sitting? No sweat, just +scene/pause it. Keep track of which scenes you've finished, which are in progress, and who was in them.

Too Many Favorites? With so many great characters available, it can be hard to pick just one. So don't! In fact, we encourage new and returning players who don't currently have any characters to apply for 2 at once, with 1 in each faction.

RP Instantly! Still not sure which character is for you? Trial any open character in the Character Development Lab at any time, as long as someone is available to play. No sign-up, no application, and no commitment! What are you waiting for? Connect now at mud.themudhost.net port 2005.