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Round 9 Feb 4th 2:57 PM
Official winners of Round 9 are:

1. monivamma vamo [1:4] 227,174,342
2. ndndnd noone [2:18] 221,023,978
3. Edit Edited [8:11] 142,854,123
4. adam83 dragonsfire [1:2] 101,554,690
5. Hoegaarden Farmers Union [1:10] 92,162,535

Please make sure your PayPal email is filled in via "Settings" so we can quickly get your prize money to you.

Chaos will begin in a few hours.

You can join the new round which will begin on Feb 9th at 2:00pm. There are quite a few changes for this round so go check it out.

The error that stopped you from making threads on these forums (orbit forums) has been fixed. Post away! UWars News - Universe Wars Wiki!

- Andy


PLUS Problems Nov 6th 11:45pm
If you have any problem with a tokens or PLUS purchase please use: http://x.hellbored.com/paypal/index.php.

In 99% of the reported cases it is because you paid using what PayPal calls an "eCheck". It will take a few days (or maybe even more) to "complete" at which time you will be credited.

You may be able to contact PayPal to ask them how to can speed up the process of it clearing but we can not help with that side of things. Uwars News - Universe Wars Wiki!

Note for future rounds it'd be best to purchase any tokens/PLUS keys early before the round starts so you can have them ready for the start.

- Andy

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Latest News
There are now forums for the entire game. Check them about by clicking "Forums" in the above menu or simply click here.

The idea with having both an Orbit forums and separate round forums is so you can stay in contact with people (friends, alliance members) easily over different rounds and important information isn't lost when a round ends.

This is the first step towards that goal. Next up is a combination of your own profiles with information about each of your round accounts and historical stats/data such as finishing places in past rounds as well as uploading your profile pictures and adding each other as friends.

Last edited by Andy : 8/25 07:09.19 PM.




Latest News
Aug 10th 1:43am

Round 7 Winners

Congratulations to the official winners of round 7

1st place - Styolz
2nd place - Bundogy
3rd place - Roy Chross

If you haven't been paying attention to the forums in the round then here is some news for you.

Jeff (who some may remember from earlier rounds) has returned as Manager. In this role he will manage the staff and be community liaison.

This round marks the last for Straith as a developer. I will be handling development for the time being.

There will be a couple of changes for next round. I'll make another announcement when a start date is set for the new round. Until then enjoy Chaos Mode (+1 tick every 5 minutes).

- Andy


Latest News
Jan 1st 10:33am

Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.

-Winston Churchill


- King Fo0

Latest News
May 22nd 1:53pm

Round 7 is underway and running A-OK

A quick (and final) mention about a rule everyone should already know: Controlling more than one account, or allowing another person access to your account, is a violation of the Universal laws! Don't break the Universal laws and you will have a pleasant time! Thank you for your cooperation.

P.S.
Have your explorers found anything interesting yet? Uwars News - Universe Wars Wiki!


- King Fo0


Latest News
Round 7 is here! Round 5 is (still) over!

Ticks are ticking, explorers are exploring. Time to start the race anew - get to your empires, and build your armies.

Good luck commanders!

- Straith



Latest News

Round 5 is over! Congrats to the winners!

The game will be down today, while we get the new round set up. Sign ups for the next round, Round 7, will begin tonight.

Included will be some alliance features and changes to exploration.

Stay Tuned, and Good luck in Round 7.

- Straith


Latest News

As you may have noticed, uwars was down for many hours.

At the time, Andy was on a plane (into flight from down under to the US) - that alone takes 20 hours.

In short, bad timing for the server to barf!

It's too hard to transfer cake on the internet, so you'll have to live with some tokens and plus days instead.

+20 tokens, +5 plus days.

Welcome back

- Straith



Latest News

The "Password Change" feature from the main settings screen had been broken (unsure for how long), but should now be working.

That is all.The "Password Change" feature from the main settings screen had been broken (unsure for how long), but should now be working.

That is all.

-King Fo0

Latest News

Mid round 5 - everything running smoothly.

Our recent news is a new developer - welcome King Fo0.


- Straith

Latest News

3 Days Left to join Oddball

Round Length: 1 month
Ticks: 5 minutes
Cost to enter: 50 Tokens
Prizes: Yes
Scoring: 1 point for every skull you possess after each tick.
50% Rule: No
Alliances: Yes
Tokens use allowed per day: 20
Newbie protection: 4 days
Round starts: Mar 1, 2008, 3PM game time


Join now - you WILL NOT be able to join after it begins (on march 3rd, 3PM game time)


- Straith
Latest News
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Hi boss, I have something important to bring to your attention. It's the other empires... they're after your head.

Hey, wait... Don't walk away! I know I'm "just a construction guy" and all, but the other advisers are too busy. Stuart is getting ready to help the explorers, and the General is... well, he's yelling a lot.

No, really... please stop walking away! I know you think it's always been this way, but I assure you it's not like before. It's your skull, sir, literally. You see, in order to win a prize this time, the other leaders are collecting skulls - and yours looks like a good target to them. I'm afraid that if we want to win, we're going to have to do the same thing.

Here, this letter is for you, sir. It should clear up a lot:

Dear commander, you're cordially invited to Oddball.

Round Length: 1 month
Ticks: 5 minutes
Cost to enter: 50 Tokens
Prizes: Yes
Scoring: 1 point for every skull you possess after each tick.
50% Rule: No
Alliances: Yes
Tokens use allowed per day: 20
Newbie protection: 4 days
Signup starts: February 23, 3PM game time.
Round starts: Mar 1, 2008, 3PM game time - after this, no new empires can join.

Watch your head!

-- Straith
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You see - If we win an attack, sir, we take their skull and all the skulls they've collected. The longer we hold onto any skulls, the higher our score. And the rumor is that it's a speed round, too, so we've all only got one month to fight.

Other things have changed too, sir. Events are happening at least twice as fast. The universal law is out the door to boot - we can freely attack anyone in the game, as long as we can get to them. And it's harder to measure empire strength, sir. I think the Red Ops will be working overtime for the next month. We better hurry, though, because there's a limited time to enter this fight. After it's begun, no new empires will be allowed to sign up.

--- FAQS ---

Q) Explain this in a normal way!
A) The ticks are 5 minutes long, the top 3 will win prizes, and you earn one point for every skull you hold at the end of every tick. You start with 1 skull, and you win them by attacking and taking. You will not be able to accurately judge another empire's worth (there is no worth in this round, only score).

Q) Can I join this if I'm already in Round 5?
A) Yes. The Oddball round is completely independent and will not effect round 5.

Q) Can we see how many skulls we/other people have?
A) Yes, you'll be able to see your skulls on your My Empire page, and see Score/Skulls on galaxy pages and both will be searchable in the top 100 game rankings pages.

Q) If ticks are 5 minutes long, what will a plus get us?
A) Everyone is plus in this round.


-- Straith

Round 5 is under way!
Round 5 is under way!

See the General Discussions board for the changes made for Round 5.

- Alliance changes
- Defensive buildings upgradeable via research bonuses
- New devious spycraft for jamming comm sats

- Straith

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2/01 03:47.10 PM
Cataclysm in Progress
Thanks to all the players - round 4 was pretty exciting.

Round 5 is being set up right now - you'll be able to reserve your spot on a planet in just a few minutes.

The first tick will be in about 24 hours from right now.

- Straith
Round 5 Info
1/21 07:09.09 AM
Working on setting up round 5 now, and I'm just going to modify Round 4 until it gets where it needs to be. (Yes, you'll get a chance to see how round 5 works a little before it happens).

Thus, the next few hours will be bumpy. I'll try to make it obvious what I'm doing, but there will no doubt be a lot of "why did X happen?". First, people will wonder why they fell out of alliances. The answer will be because I forced everyone out of alliances while I work on alliance limits.

The battle overhaul isn't complete (thus no beta for the battle overhaul). There will, however, be some changes to battle, and I'll probably ask people to test it out.

After I'm happy with the code changes (I'll be here all day, I wager), I'll either give a little more time for the tweaks to settle, or I'll begin raining fire on all empires before I reset, and then give a 1 or 2 day time period for people to get situated for the next round.

It'll be really hard for me to answer very many direct questions, but I do want to avoid confusion. Moderators can reach me, and so I'll let them pass on info and answer questions where they can.

OK. Let's do this.
- Straith
Round 4 Ends
01/12 07:03.15 PM
For plenty of reasons, round 4 was exciting, right up to the end.
This round stands as a tribute to the mega alliances.
In the last few moments of the round, players were wondering if the 4pm tick counts as the last tick or not. I do understand both points of view. We looked at when the playing occurred and when the calculation occurred.
Andy and I discussed it, and we agree that the 4pm tick does count. The game was being played up until 4, and the calculation of those actions happened at the 4pm tick. Granted, it took a few minutes for that calculation to finalize, but you can't discount last 10-15 minutes of the game (the other argument could only mean the game really ended at the 3:50pm plus tick).
Therefore, my records show that the following are winners of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place:
Simians (519)
SIXSHOOTER (1132)
ChosenOne (22163)
Congratulations to the winners.
The 50% rule is now turned off. I wish to see attacking with reckless abandon.
A note/warning: The codebase might start changing during the next week, especially towards the end.
Round 5 should be open in 1 week. I'll have more information as it's available.
To those worried, yes, there'll be changes in the next round - players' issues will be addressed. Feedback was not ignored.
- Straith



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