Once I get my hands on some of the software I've been trying to find on the Internet the past couple of weeks, I will be giving TRADEWARS.WS a new look. The pages should basically look the same, but with more graphics to give the site more of a visual feel instead of blocks upon blocks of text. If anyone knows where I can get the trial version of Bryce 4 (which is now owned by Corel) please let me know. I checked out the Corel site, but it seems that they don't have trial downloads of any of their software. Also, if anyone knows of any good 3D creation software, feel free to let me know about those as well. I'd like something to make 3D models of objects, as well as 3D "worlds." I will be adding my own links section to the web site in the near future. The link to Hekate's site will still appear on all of the pages throughout the site. My list will contain links to other TW sites, as well as off-topic sites that I like to visit occasionally. Sorry about the delay on the new Server List layout. Time has not been on my side the past week or so. It should happen sometime this week...I also have a couple of new servers to add to the new list, including the great Home Sector! I have setup a tentative meeting with Bad Girl and Guardian (and possibly a couple of others that can make it) to discuss the Trade Wars Players' Association in more detail with some fellow TW players that are closer to me. I have a lot of good ideas, but I want to run them by some other people and establish a basis for the association before I release anymore public information. More on this after the meeting (which is tentatively set for the weekend of November 10th, etc.).

Didn't have access to the appropriate software to update the site this weekend. I was back in Pennsylvania for a visit. Well, here's everything that happened while I was gone... WARNING, it's a **BIG** update!! Timberwolf has been working on his line of TW-related soap operas over at the [TW Gazette](/category/TW_Gazette) web site. Yours truly is the star in one of the latest "The Traders and the Warriors." He has also been adding a few things to the [TWGS-MBBS comparison chart](/category/TW_Gazette) for you old timers that are getting back into the game and need to see what has changed since the MBBS days. Go check it out. Timberwolf is also working on a 'Death & Destruction' series of games to be hosted on [The Deep South](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://webpages.charter.net/thedeepsouth) and [Intergate](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.intergate.cx). The Deep South game will be starting sometime in the near future, but the Intergate game will occur sometime much later. This first D&D game will consist of 2-man corps, while the second will be every person for themselves! I enjoyed the D&D games in the past, hopefully these will be just as enjoyable as the first! (Bring back the Action IV Transport, T!) EleqTrizi'T has gone on an [OFFICIAL rampage](/)! He's right with most of his points...except maybe the official best web site one. Actually I'm just kidding Eleq, I visit the Home Sector more than any other TW web site and it looks DAMN good! OFFICIAL Trade Wars Discussion group founded by EleqTrizi'T and Aitvo is now up to 67 members in just a couple of days! It's good to see that people still want to talk about Trade Wars and not fight with each other constantly. It also seems that there are already some opponents of the group that are jealous of the title "Official" being placed on the group. What do they do? Start bothering folks (mostly JP) over at the [EIS forum](https://eisonline.classictw.com/) about it. Oh well, they can whine all they want. If you're not a member, sign up now! While at the first annual Trade Wars Convention in Las Vegas last weekend, I hear Moldar threw out some ideas of his for a Trade Wars sequel. Word has it that he will be putting these ideas up on a web site sometime in the near future for people to check out and discuss. I have a ton of ideas myself. It will be interesting to see if Moldar hit any of those same issues. **Tournament Updates** The [Haunted Halloween Tournament](/files/Site%20Caps/BooInc/news.html) starts tonight at midnight CST!! Thirteen total teams have signed up to play! If you haven't signed up for the game yet, you better get in gear and do it soon! Time is running out! Space Ghost is accepting registrations and changes up until midnight EST! Game starts at midnight CST! More HHT news, KARMA has replaced their member, Merlin, with --{Cowboy}--. Merlin wasn't able to join us full-time for the tournament and pulled out of the game. KARMA will still go on! WTC is still running, I don't have many details except that The Good, Bad, and Indifferent and The Huns are the only teams left after the Black Knights were eliminated last week in a joint invasion. EleqTrizi'T would not allow the game to end on a truce, so the last two corporations are battling it out until the end! Hopefully this game will see an end soon...before those folks begin to lose their sanity. I was part of The Huns until I was deleted a while ago for inactivity, I kinda wish I were still in their battling it out. Good luck to both teams.

More TWCon2k pictures have been posted by EleqTrizi'T, [click here](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://twgs.tradewars.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?vegas2.htm) to check 'em out. If you haven't seen the first group, you can view those at [this link](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://twgs.tradewars.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?vegas.htm). Digitalis has now made his private TWGS public. The Digital Malice is now up and running for you TW2002 gaming pleasure. ([telnet://dmalice.darktech.org](telnet://dmalice.darktech.org)) Haunted Halloween Tournament - **Only *4* days left!!!** ([HHT Site](/files/Site%20Caps/BooInc/news.html)) **TW League Update** ([https://www.twleague.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.twleague.com)) A new league game will begin tomorrow! The lucky server to host the next game is between Intergate and Silver Wings. No word yet on which it will be.

Interesting what happens in the course of a day. I've made my voice known about the Tradewars egroups. If you haven't been following, here's a recap: original tw2002 egroups good. Egroups erupts in a flamewar a few months ago that still hasn't stopped. Hulk unsubscribe from egroups. Hulk look for new home. Hulk finally find new home! Today, [Aitvo](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.intergate.cx/), created a brand new tradewars egroup with the promise, "You won't HAVE to set a filter in this one..." You see, this forum is moderated. A few hours after this new group was announced, [John Pritchett](https://eisonline.classictw.com/) gave the forum is blessing, so it is now The [Official Tradewars 2002 egroups forum](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.egroups.com/subscribe/tradewars_2002). Before you start making remarks about how "The Man" is impeding your self evolution by moderating the forum, I think you need to take a look at [the policy](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.egroups.com/message/tradewars_2002/61). So go ahead and [subscribe](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.egroups.com/subscribe/tradewars_2002)! We won't ban you... at least not unless you start a flamewar.

Haunted Halloween Tournament - Only 6 days left!!! ([HHT Site](/files/Site%20Caps/BooInc/news.html))Stardock Alpha-Prime has been kind enough to lift all bans from his TWGS yesterday. This gives all of you bad boys and girls that have broken his rules in the past a chance to rebuild some of your reputation. Also, congratulations go out to Abraxus for the arrival of his new baby girl! Hekate has a random image viewer on her main page over at [TWLINKS.COM](/files/Site%20Caps/TWLinks/index.html), some of those pics are available on Eleq's page as well. TW League Update ([https://www.twleague.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.twleague.com)) A new league game will begin this Saturday (Oct. 28th). Send registrations for the next game to [lithe@twleague.com](mailto:lithe@twleague.com). The server has yet to be announced...as soon as it is, TRADEWARS.WS viewers will be among the first to know!

Well the TW2000 Convention held in Las Vegas this past weekend was a great success. After talking to Space Ghost and Eleq they both had such positive, happy and funny tales to tell. After viewing the pics (which can be seen on [Eleq's](/)and [Hekate's](/files/Site%20Caps/TWLinks/index.html) pages) it makes us a little jealous that we were not there. Poor Space Ghost tho...the first time he has left the keys since Bote started and BAM!!! he is murdered for the last time...But he did set a record for himself...I believe it was staying in a tournament for 107 days...you heard me..107 days...the guy thinks he is unstopable now..hahaha! Yes folks, the WTC is still going on..its down to 2 corps, The Good, Bad and Indifferent (mine, curtseying)and those other guys (whispering> the huns..hopefully it will be over soon (G) The HHT starts in 6 days and 13 teams have registered. What are you folks waiting for??? If you haven't signed up yet, get your team together and enter. Take a look at Eleq's page [twgs.tradewars.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.thestardock.com/) for the signup notice for HHT. That has to be his best work yet! Good job Eleq! If any of you out there belong to E-groups you surely understand the S$%^ that has been flying around there. Thank god for filtering! I hope soon we will get back on track in there and start talking about TW again. I still am a firm believer of an unmoderated forum. Yes there should be someone to validate but that is all. Just my opinion and not that of this station! Also, if you get a chance go read Timber's page. I think he has finally found his nitch in life..that of a soap opera writer...its quite funny.

With all of the talk of the TW Convention 2000, I have decided to double my efforts on the TWPA project. Had I made it to the convention this past weekend I would have been able to explain my idea to the group there, but for now, I have sent out an e‑mail to a couple of east coast TW players with my idea and a proposal to meet to discuss the project in more detail and to get more user input and leadership (besides myself) behind the concept of the TWPA. I will be adding more people to the contact list for the TWPA in the future once there is a firm foundation established for the association (i.e., goals, plans, etc.). Revisions, added ideas, etc. can be added from there. Some of you people are jumping way ahead of me here and it's hard to keep up. I know there are plans for a couple of other meetings in the works across the country. I would like the TWPA to be able and help make it a constant thing.

I'm hearing about a lot of good things that came out of the TW Convention 2000. Lots of ideas flowing and that's a VERY good thing. A couple of the attendees have taken pictures and will be posting them on the 'net sometime in the near future. With this good news, I have decided to work harder on establishing the TWPA as soon as I can (See Site Updates). TW League Update ( [https://www.twleague.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.twleague.com) ) A new league game will begin this Saturday (Oct. 28th). Send registrations for the next game to [lithe@twleague.com](mailto:lithe@twleague.com). The server has yet to be announced...as soon as it is, TRADEWARS.WS viewers will be among the first to know!

People are finally coming back from the first annual Trade Wars 2002 Convention held in Las Vegas! Everyone has said that it was a good time and now I really regret that I missed it :(. Oh well next year will be a different story...I *will* see all of you in Virginia Beach next October! For those of you that haven't checked out the "Days of our Silver Wings" soap opera over at the [TW Gazette](/category/TW_Gazette) site, now's a good time! It's Timberwolf's rendition of everything that happened in the TW2002 eGroup over the weekend. Word has it that he will be doing more as well in the near future! TW League Update ( [https://www.twleague.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.twleague.com) ) A new league game will begin this Saturday (Oct. 28th). Send registrations for the next game to [lithe@twleague.com](mailto:lithe@twleague.com). The server has yet to be announced...as soon as it is, TRADEWARS.WS viewers will be among the first to know!

[Intergate](telnet://bbs.intergate.cx) is rebanging four games starting tonight at 6pm EST, two of them are brand new! Aitvo wants us to fill the server so let's see what we can do! Oh the flames have started again. It seems that when certain people enter the TW2002 eGroup the proverbial substance hits the fan. Hard to tell how long this one will last. I'm staying out of it this time. I have better things to do. Word has it that Hekate took a digital camera to Las Vegas for the convention this weekend! Pictures will be posted on the [TWcon2k site](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://tradewars.fament.com/Cruncher/TWCon2k.htm) as they get the chance in between winning lots of money! (Space Ghost is up $350!). It's good to hear that some people are having fun out there. Wait until they get home to the 200+ messages waiting in their mailboxes from this weekend's battle!