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Started by Benjamin S
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:12
A Tribute to XPACE - The New Frontier!
Author: Benjamin S
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:12
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:12
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Xpace was a large-scale, PBEM space exploration and strategy game developed in the late '90s and which, apparently, has been abandoned. Potentially, it is a massive game since the universe can consist of up to 50,000+ stars, and each star system can contain multiple planets! It could almost be considered massively-multiplayer since (in theory) it supports up to 200 players each of which may leave or join at any time! About 4 years ago the web domain that offered this game was sold off to a third party and the game developers seemed to disappear off the face of the Earth. With no website and nowhere to download the game, it slowly began to fade from memory. Well, I though Xpace was a truly unique and amazing game. Groundbreaking in several ways, actually. I was saddened by how it seemed to disappear and how difficult it is to find players to participate with. So, I set up my own website with a complete archive of the original Xpace homepage. Check it out: Xpace Archive http://www.webhosting4free.org/xpace/ However, webhosting4free only allows files up to 1 MB in size. I've since registered with a free file hosting service and plan to upload the game file. Unfortunately, with my slow dial-up connection and a slow host, it literally takes almost 2 hours to upload a measly 4MB file. Last time I tried it stalled at about 90% done... So, it seems I'll have to upload the file from a broadband connection in town. Honest, I'll have the file ready to download in a day or two!
Re: A Tribute to XPACE - The New Frontier!
Author: Benjamin S
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:12
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:12
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Benjamin S wrote: > <SNIP> I set up my own website with a complete archive of the original Xpace > homepage. Check it out: > > Xpace Archive > http://www.webhosting4free.org/xpace/ > <SNIP> So, it seems I'll have to upload the file from a broadband connection in > town. Honest, I'll have the file ready to download in a day or two! I got that uploaded today, just like I said. The links are now fixed on the site and it seems to download fine. In addition, I did some significant polishing on the site. That includes upgrades to graphics and adding a page counter and some spiffy javascript animation. The only thing missing now is a guestbook, so visitors can give feedback about both the game and the site. Hopefully, that will be finished soon.
Re: A Tribute to XPACE - The New Frontier!
Author: shincobi
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:07
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:07
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dude... you need a web hosting service that does not have excessive ads and popups on it. you can look for a friend to host your game for free, or you can try www.cabspace.com
Re: A Tribute to XPACE - The New Frontier!
Author: Gandalf Parker
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:30
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 01:30
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shincobi@catholic.org contributed wisdom to news:1156097253.359623.272310 @p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com: > dude... you need a web hosting service that does not have excessive ads > and popups on it. > > you can look for a friend to host your game for free, or you can try > www.cabspace.com I was going to look at it but the downloads dont seem to work yet. If I liked it then I might be able to do alot for it such as free hosting and maybe getting a new version marketed Gandalf Parker
Re: A Tribute to XPACE - The New Frontier!
Author: magnate
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:16
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:16
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Benjamin S wrote: > Benjamin S wrote: > > <SNIP> I set up my own website with a complete archive of the original Xpace > > homepage. Check it out: > > > > Xpace Archive > > http://www.webhosting4free.org/xpace/ > > > <SNIP> So, it seems I'll have to upload the file from a broadband connection in > > town. Honest, I'll have the file ready to download in a day or two! > > I got that uploaded today, just like I said. The links are now fixed on > the site and it seems to download fine. In addition, I did some > significant polishing on the site. That includes upgrades to graphics > and adding a page counter and some spiffy javascript animation. > > The only thing missing now is a guestbook, so visitors can give feedback > about both the game and the site. Hopefully, that will be finished soon. Are you actually running the game or just hosting info about it? When I clicked on the link, I got a german site. I don't speak German, so I don't know what's on there. I'd be interested in a decent, free MMO space 4X. CC
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