[Fozz]

(its Fozzy my accounts messed up  )

here is some ideas for the site.

1.   a desktop AIM/ICQ/MSN mesanger for HLP use only.

2.   a world map showing members locations if they chose to display it. (could be intresting seeing how far HLP has reached)

edit*
Make the RSS feads more readable. (incorporate them into the messanger (HLPM))

[chief1983]

1)  There is an official IRC chat room that we encourage the forum members to use.

2)  Go to the main forum page, and scroll down to forum stats.

I suppose someone could write a bot for the IRC room that updates the topic with the RSS feeds.  I might even try taking a stab at it when I get around to messing with making an IRC bot if no one else has.

[Fozz]

thank you, this map is cool.

can someone help me unblock my old account the user name was Fozzy, and i changed my password, i then sent the comfermation to the wrong address. your script said there was an error.

[CP5670]

Do people still use the IRC channel? I haven't been there in a while.

[jr2]

Here's an idea, (not sure if I already posted it, but...) how about having the siggys collapseable, like the main topics are in the forum?  That way, long siggys (like mine) don't take so much space, but are readily available.

[redsniper]

Or you could just make your sig shorter.

[chief1983]

Yeah, it's starting to look like you should just make your own FAQ page or something.  Or put it all on Kara's and just link to it.  I think he's been meaning to update it anyway

[Fozzy]

How about a section in the profile so people can put in there myspace page

http://www.myspace.com/fozz84  (i know its rubish i just started it)

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and a HLP Myspace page

[RazorsKiss]

Ugh?

Do we really want to share our teen angst with our fellow HLP'ers?

[Fozzy]

Myspace does have loads of kids but it is also a great way of networking look i found 142 people who all have Freespace 2 in thier gaming section.
admitaly about half of the results dont apply to the game
http://sads.myspace.com//Modules/Search/Pages/Search.aspx?fuseaction=advancedFind.results&searchtarget=tms&searchtype=myspace&t=tms&get=1&websearch=1&searchBoxID=Profile&searchString=Freespace+2&q=Freespace+2

[chief1983]

It's not the kids I hate myspace for, it's the pedophiles, and the fact that if you took all the contestents for worst web page ever, I think 90% of them would be on myspace.  Heh, reminds me of this:

SNL Myspace Skit

[Fineus]

Just a quick update to this, the staff are very busy at the moment - I know I am for a start, with coursework commitments etc.

Suffice to say that the plan is still very much in progress, it's just at a pause right now until our time is clear enough to get back on with it.

[Mobius]

A Chat Room is interesting...there might be the Inferno Night Cafè. Are you able to create it?

[RazorsKiss]

There's already a chat room.

irc.esper.net // #hard-light

[Fozzy]

how about new ways for HLP to make money, like an official HLP t-Shirt. ( i think a black one would look cool with flames and hlp logo..).

[chief1983]

I tried suggesting the store, but there's already a store someone runs, that apparently does not fund HLP.  So getting one to fund HLP would probably just have to be something someone sets up and then just donates any profit to HLP themselves.

[Gortef]

Do people still use the IRC channel? I haven't been there in a while.

There are about 6-8 people allmost all the time. Some talk and some idle (like me... for now).

[Vasudan Commander]

I'm sure that my input on this matter won't be of my meaning or consequence, given my tainted history, but I believe that HLP has full ownership of Freespace 1 and 2. It was a fantastic game that had few flaws in it, but just didnt sell well, and now it belongs to this community. Perhaps not in legal pen and paper, but for intents and purposes, HLP community own Freespace 1 and 2.

Look at DoD: Source. It was a fan based game, and Valve asked for ownership and bought it , now they sell it, and it sells well.

I believe HLP could pool all the great modders, voice talents, mission designers and producers together and create "That which shall not be named.". Or just put it before a large gaming company and ask them if they'd consider helping for marketing it.

Anyway, thats my two cents.

[Wobble73]

I'm sure that my input on this matter won't be of my meaning or consequence, given my tainted history, but I believe that HLP has full ownership of Freespace 1 and 2. It was a fantastic game that had few flaws in it, but just didnt sell well, and now it belongs to this community. Perhaps not in legal pen and paper, but for intents and purposes, HLP community own Freespace 1 and 2.

Look at DoD: Source. It was a fan based game, and Valve asked for ownership and bought it , now they sell it, and it sells well.

I believe HLP could pool all the great modders, voice talents, mission designers and producers together and create "That which shall not be named.". Or just put it before a large gaming company and ask them if they'd consider helping for marketing it.

Anyway, thats my two cents.

Like this hasn't been discussed before...............Wait, no I'm not going there with this!!! 

[Fineus]

Unfortunately it has been discussed before - some people have even given it a valiant effort when it comes to getting such a project off the ground!

However whilst these things always start in a blaze of enthusiasm, more often than not we find 85% of the people on board suddenly find they can't dedicate all their time to the project and have to drop out.. you're left with a core amount of people who would still love to do it, but it's simply too much for them to do on their own. In some communities they've gone on and made a great effort and even made some releases but I think a lot of these things just die out due to lack of activity.

It's a good idea. But seeing its fruition as an unfunded complete sequel to FS2 is very unlikely.