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| - Tonight, the hard work to re-design, improve and correct the wiki Map as much as possible and the current result should be quite a bit more map-like as well. The Featured Clan system was implemented, so the Clans which have worked the hardest to present themselves here can now do this even better. As a christmas present to all of Dead Frontier, AdminPwn presented us some special news about upcoming updates today - in short: Dead Frontier will go 3D! Long Version: The initially planned update to ActionScript 3 to improve all connections, reduce lag and generally increase performance so we can have far better multiplayer and up to 50 zombies at once on the screen has been scrapped, since the "Flash Guru" ragequitted recently and took half of AdminPwn's cash with him without any outcoming result. Instead of trying to work on the conversion to AS3 himself, AdminPwn decided to go several levels higher and don't make Dead Frontier only better but outright awesome for a web-based MMO. So he found an interesting new technology plug-in with the name "Unity" which he is now planning to use to re-build the whole Inner City, later probably also the Outpost part of the game which will stay purely flash based for now. Unity, compared to other common web media technologies such as Adobe Flash, Sun Java or Microsoft Silverlight is specifically designed for games, 3D models and complicated graphical structures, so its basically a special web plug-in (Compatible with both Mac and Windows) which seems like it was made for Dead Frontier. The plan is to create a quite well enhanced Inner City with a 3rd Person 3D view and far superior graphical design at a rather low hardware cost, which can be indiviually scaled up or down. For this, simply using the processor like most plug-ins still do these days is hardly enough, so Unity is fully capable of using typical graphical APIs like DirectX and OpenGL. More info about the planned updates and some concept drawings of new zombies can be found at the announcement thread, located here: Dead Frontier's Future You can also install the Unity Web Player and instantly (without browser restart) check out some sample scenarios for Unity, such as "Tropical Paradise". Unity uses standard shooter controls, so move around with WASD and use Space to jump. Take your time, explore the huge island and check out yourself what browser games are capable of nowadays. There has been a complete overhaul of the Wiki Clan Rules. Under these new rules, the leader of the clan [original poster of the clan thread] has to be level 25+ or have a post count of over 500. The clan thread must have a proper structure, including important information about the clan, a background story, description of the clan, a complete list of its members, detailed information about how to join the clan, and a ranking structure if appropriate. Generally, the Clan Discussion Rules have to be followed. Aside from that, a clan thread for the clan must exist, and it must be linked to the clan article on the Wiki. The Clan Template must be included in the clan article, with all necessary information filled in. Lastly, each clan may only have one clan article. Clans that fail to comply with these rules will receive a warning. Deletion of the clan article may occur if nothing is done by the clan to meet the requirements or rules. The Storage and all storage boxes in it are now available for all Non-Gold Members. Image:Doom Cane Presentation.png In a sudden outburst of holiday cheer, survivors have been seen out caroling in the streets while wielding large candy canes. These sweet treats seem to make great weapons, and come in a variety of flavors. So if you find yourself dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh, be sure to pick one up as they are a limited edition weapon that beats all others in Christmas Spirit. These weapons, more powerful than a Katana, are available only until 1st January 2010, and after that date they will be discontinued. Be sure to purchase one before they disappear forever! A Bank icon was added to the outpost screen. It has the same function as the Storage of the past - a place where players can store their money. The Storage now has the purpose of storing players' items. Players have access to 5 free storage slots, and may buy additional slots in increments of fives for a sum of money. It is currently available only to Gold Members; it will be available to free players from 19th December 2009 onwards. A new requirement for clans has been put in place. All clans that are documented here are required to have a clan thread. If they lack one, they have one week to set it up and provide its link in the clan template.
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