So TEst has largely been hibernating for the last few months. There really wasn’t anything that could pull back the troops, then by chance it was dropped in our laps or chan. LordEmpires While it isn’t an amazing game by any stretch of the imagination it will feel familiar to veterans of Lunar Wars and Cybernations. There is a reset scheduled in the next week or two but the politics appear to slowly be taking form,lines are being drawn and consequences being taunted. Come play,you might enjoy it!!!

Be wary of anyone (friend or otherwise) sending odd links to you and asking for you to log in and vote, whatever. If the address doesn’t look legit, odds are someone has been hacked again. I mention this because we had an incident tonight where a steam account was grabbed.

Rabble Rabble mother fuckers. I’m alive, I’m here, and its time for us to get our shit together. The holidays have come and gone. The Fall is dead, as is our birth game LunarWars. Two games that we excelled in and, lets face it, kicked some major ass. Thats all well and good, but lets not dwell on the past now. Its time to find a new target. A new home. A new WAR.

So, let me talk your ear off here for a bit. I’ve mentioned this several times now, and I’m going to mention it again. EVE Online. Its NOT a free game. You pay 15 bucks a month. However… the scope and ability for what we can do is beyond anything we’ve had the ability to do before. This game was made for a group like us. It needs a group like us. And god damn, I’ve seen some of these pirate groups in this game… and I KNOW we could do better.

Let me teach you.

Here is a good example of what EVE can be like. Of the massive fleets that smash into one another, the covert aspects, and the madness of how a battle can shift from one side to another in mere seconds.

You don’t ‘level’ in this game. You train skills, which will train even when your offline. The better the skill, the better you are at whatever that skill lets you do. Broke and need some money? Well you can either mine (gay), or… you can kill people and salvage their ships (not gay). Or, if you are especially crafty you can lock someones ship up with disruptors and demand millions in ransom. Which people actually PAY.

This game was made for us. The shit we could do is beyond amazing. Imagine a fleet of our guys, in capital class carriers, dreadnoughts, battleships, etc… rolling into a fresh system in low security space and taking it from a bunch of miners or pirates. Killing them all, looting their shit, and destroying and space stations they have built.

This is the game you and I should be playing. Its the game I AM playing. TEst fleet is alive there, but hiding within a different corp. We’re waiting to explode onto the scene, but we need some mother fuckers to sign up and play with us.

I’m going to assume that a fair share of the gamers have an Xbox live account and they pay the $50/year fee. I’d also assume that they pay for this with a credit card and that it automatically charges them each year. I’m here to tell you something important,STOP! You can buy prepaid subscription cards and they are cheaper,20% cheaper in fact.

but them here Xbox 360 12 Month Live Gold Card

Things have been a bit hazy in the world of TEst since the end of our genesis game, Lunar wars. When the Lunarwars fell we looked to ‘The Fall’ as a replacement. It certainly had some promise in the start but like most promises it was broken (or nearly bugged beyond repaid). It fell into the black hole of developer abandonment, real life always seems to bite these ambitious young coders in the ass. Now it appears that the Fall will be done on the 25th,when the next server bill is due. Even if the rumors of it being purchased are true the game as it stands will be dead and gone before it ever sees the light of day again.
So what is left for TEst? Well,this does leave us in a predicament. We still have some fringe groups in other games like Guild Wars but those associations are tenuous at best. The one remaining game that truly has links to the actual TEst Order is eRepublik. The irony is that the game is more heavily centered around politics than anything else and thats not the greatest draw for a group with a history of Lulz wars.
While TEst has been in eRepublik for a few months there is a very small number of us still there. Yet,over time we have finally planted some roots in eMoldova. It took a while and some required some serious review of expectations but we’ve made some in roads in our new home. We hope to make eMoldova a better place and abetter place for TEst.
BAM! Good news strikes just in time! eRepublik is updating it’s war module. There is a vague role-playing update that mentions tanks,air support,man-on-man fighting and battling over strategic locations. This is a most promising development. If eRepublik adds anything half decent to make the war system slightly enjoyable that would be leaps and bounds it’s current state. Now is the time to get involved if you aren’t. if you are interested just pop in the forum or IRC.

-El Pinchazo

Sup nukkies? been awhile since I have done this, I know. Be fucking busy.

Anyways, some awesome games out and soon to be released. The first one in my mind is Borderlands. Awesome ass game where you can play single or co-op with 3 buddies. Also in the game, literally over 3 thousand guns. Every drop is random and it more than likely that you will not get one gun twice. Hell, the cash in the game doesn’t even mean shit really because almost 98% of the time you will find better stuff by killing your enemies. Fuck yeah to the loot whoring.

Another game soon to come out is L4D2. To be honest, I really haven’t payed much attention to the game. I know, new weapons, maps, players and zombies. But I have been to busy playing other shit. That and L4D kind of bored me to death after playing in a few leagues and tournaments, of which came so close in the Newegg one.

You know what? fuck it, it’s 1:26 in the morning, I will finish up later. Not like any more than 10 people will read this.

Night bitches.

Stick a fork in it, shits done.

Lunarwars and (lol) Galava are now done. Dead. Its all over except the crying. You can guess at the reasoning here, but the admin there has stated what his version is. Me? I’d like to think he finally just had it with the hackers, and not being able to live of the donations anymore (What? I have to work to buy my own pizza’s now? NO!). He actually had to do work to keep people happy, someone hacked in, and he raged to the point he pulled the plug. Bravo!

Terminus Est was born from LunarWars, so we do feel a bit sad to see it go. We knew it was coming, but still… we had a lot of fun kicking peoples asses in that game. With its death, we hope people can move on. To what you may ask? (clever segue) Why, Terminus Est’s very own game.

Its still in the very beginning stages of development. Planning, designing, and all that jazz. However, we’re of the mind that the community that is going to play it should have a large say in what they want to see. We’ll be posting up some ideas here and there, and eventually show some previews of what we’re doing. In the mean time however, visit here and let us know what type of stuff you want to see in the game. At this point we’re going with a Mars theme. Heavy base of war, alliances, and politics. As well as some sort of map/resource idea. Its all very up in the air, but if you played LW’s and stuck with it, you’ll likely also appreciate the simple system we’re going to attempt. Its widely known that Galava was far too complex for the average 20 minute junkie who plays these things.

So, be sure to check this page daily, as well as the forums. We’re going to keep on working on this until its done. Jimmerz is our little codemonkey, and as such he’ll be doing some posts here and well as looking at a lot of suggestions that people post. He’s a good guy, smart, and as much of a dick as I am. So, don’t piss him off. I hate to see him hulk smash you.

Unrelated stuff/links:
Masskill! Nice little song. Thinking of using it in a video of some sort. Of course, nothing beats some of our fan made videos. Yes, that is a blonde. Yes, it was our birthday. And yes, it was a surrender term we issued.

Never fear, Jodo is here.

Its been a slow month for most of Terminus Est. For those whom keep tabs on us, we’ve been exploring a few games here and there. Primarily The Fall, and making some noise over there. eRepublik has also been somewhat hilarious, as we’ve managed to piss off eRussia with some resistance wars. Be sure to log in and have some fun with us in those games, as we’re always looking to enjoy some quality time with our friends.

As for myself, I’ve been personally exploring EVE online. Found a good corp there, and have been learning the ropes. Its not a free game like many of you are used to, but I do recommend it. Its better than WoW, huge universe, and you can do basically whatever you want.

Old news wise, congrats to VK and Kyranna on their newest member of the family. Buy them an e-beer when you see them.

SHIRTS. Yes, I’ve been slacking. I know I keep promising, but do try to be patient with me. I have a lot of projects I’m always working on, as well as guiding you animals. I also work 6 days a week, which is very tiring. However, I do have a person I need to talk to (finally) about getting shirts done. If that should fail, we’ll be doing the cafepress thing. All depends on the price, as we want to make its AS CHEAP AS POSSIBLE for you.

Fantasy Football. Join it, play me, win. Thats about how that is going to go, as I’ve never done it before and am fantasy retarded. The league has room for more. I, myself, have people joining it. Do the same. It will be good fun for everyone, and something different.

We’re still looking for a graphic artist. No real rush, as we have everything we really need. But, if anyone wants to take a few minutes a day to work with us personally, then let me know. We won’t be paying you, as we’re cheap bastards.

Some interesting things I’ve found, or been sent recently. Zombie game? Everyone loves those, and it seems to be ’round’ based. Urban Dead style. Also, I found this the other day. EVE related, and a good video of what EVE can be like.

Here is the direct link for the fantasy buy in

I have just completed the setup of the Terminus Est fantasy league!  All members of TEst and friends of TEst are welcome to join.

A bit about our league:

It is a head to head league with a live draft.  If you’re not available for the draft you can rank your desired players and the best available player on your list will automatically be drafted for you.  The date and time for the draft is set at August 23rd, 9pm Eastern time, but we can change that if it doesn’t work for people.

The buy-in is $25, which will go into a TEst account until we have a winner.  Four teams will make the playoffs, each of those teams is guaranteed their buy-in back, with the overall winner receiving more.  Obviously, the amount depends on how many teams we have. As it looks now, if we have a full league, the winner will be receiving $225. A small portion (looks to be about 7%) of the buy-ins are going into the TEst fund account to help with things like TEst FEst.

The points are totaled automatically by yahoo sports, so you don’t have to sit in front of the TV all day every Sunday obsessively tracking games.  Your biggest concern is the draft and starting the right players every week.  Also, trading is enabled for most of the season.

The league has room for 14 teams, and it’s first-come, first-serve.

Here is the link to our league:

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/terminus_est

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