News Archive for March 2000

March 11, 2000
?:?? ~ Rants & Rants (a.k.a. Bad Mood Day)
 First, I've cleaned up the news page some. In doing so, I've noticed a few things I said I'd do (or wanted to have done by now) that I haven't done. Looks like I need to get busy on those... =Þ

This next part is totally unrelated to Spellfire, so feel free to skip it.

Well, it looks like 1999 - 2001 are the years of the ÜberConsoles. First, there was the Smegma DreamCrap in 1999. This year has already seen the Blowme PlayStashit 2 (original name there...) released in Japan, and set to launch in the West by the end of the year at the latest. Then, sometime in the first half of 2k1, Nin10blow will release their Project Dumbfuck, and in the last half of the year, Micro$haft will release their Crack-Box.

As you can see, console names are getting worse. Just incase you can't figure out my inane rantings, the consoles are: Smegma DreamCrap -> Sega DreamCast; Blowme PlayStashit 2 -> Sony PlayStation 2; Nin10blow Project Dumbfuck -> Nintendo Project Dolphin; and Micro$haft Crack-Box -> Microsoft X-Box.

3/25/2k Addendum - Sony's PS2 is having more trouble than anyone thought... First, they had to recall the memory cards, due to some error with their formatting, and now they have to recall all of the systems, as there's a way to play non-asian DVD's on them, which is a violation of some dumb-assed law. We may yet see the old Nintendo/Sega rivalry rear it's ugly head again, unless Sony can get on the ball with their PS2...

March 25, 2000
?:?? ~ Stuff
 Well, let's see here:

I'm now the webmaster for the CrossFire Resources page. Any submissions you have can be sent directlty to me for processing.

I'm in the middle of a few trades, so I've updated my Extras list to reflect the cards I may be trading away...

The OGRE has gotten the OK from Jim Butler to make an Official Online Fan Booster for CrossFire. The OGRE has declared that he wants the submitted cards to be from the Official (A)D&D Game Worlds, preferably from those with the fewest cards, like Dragonlance.
No submissions are being accepted at this time. The OGRE wants to give everyone a chance to think up some good cards.

CrossFire, Paladin Release is now available. But be warned: it has a few small bugs with Online/Solitaire play. You get an error if you try to view the draw pile. Also, the "Draw Pile" window can't be closed unless you totally end the game. Dan has been informed of the problems, and is working on fixing them.

Finally, if you have Chan Weinmeister's Qucik Blood CrossFire deck, please note that it's not a legal deck, as it only has 50 cards in it.