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Mar 9, 2005, 11:52pm

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Lotta people are saying that. That doesn't apply to everyone. Here's my
side of the story:

In a few weeks SW City will be 6 years old. Yup, I and some friends founded
our city 6 years ago. Since that day, we've been an active and developing
community in AW. Our territory in AW makes up 2000 by 3000 coordinates,
comprising of god only knows how many buildings and projects, and about 10
million objects and rougly 250 builders.

Do you expect the SWC community to just pack it up and move to to another
world? Even if wanted to, that's impossible. There's no affordable world
big enough to transplant the city.

We're a building-based community of AW, and as such, one of our top
priorities is the betterment of our projects and the environment it sits in.
And obviously, you can only do so much when you don't have any control of
the world you build in. Alphaworld is our homeworld, and we'd like to be
proud of it, not loath it. A GZ should be a world's proudest features.
Instead, we're stuck with aging ruins :(

- SW Comit
www.swcity.net

Feb 24, 2005, 9:29pm

They're sure having a lot of light-related problems lately...3rd time this
year?
*sigh*


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Feb 24, 2005, 11:02pm

Been out for awhile now.
http://www.activeworlds.com/newsletter/0205/


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Feb 25, 2005, 7:36pm

Pretty much but the real "festive" and maybe party loving people are known
for giving lil' gifts like candy and friendly cards to their friends and
family.

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Feb 28, 2005, 6:49am

Yea..makes the road lines dark and gloomy. Hope it gets fixed soon :)


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Mar 3, 2005, 4:14pm

Oh my, you still use the Animate Me command for that? Must be from the days
of AW 2.x you :D
create texture method = saves 5 bytes

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Mar 9, 2005, 7:59pm

Please don't leave Alphaworld alone. Improving it would make logical sense
O_o

Lil' off topic though. Sorry you quit the GKs John. I'm guilty of talking
out against the GKs, oblivious to all the great GKs out there. Lady Teal
made me realize that some time ago. My apologies for posts in the past.

I wouldn't worry about the payment issue too much. I mean come on all
companies have miscommunications like that every now and then. I'm sure
you'll get it worked out soon.

- SW Comit
www.swcity.net


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Mar 9, 2005, 9:14pm

Dare I ask you people what the good reason is behind making Alphaworld
Historical when over 85% of the community would rather see it active and
still develope?

Just looking for your side of the debate here...

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Mar 9, 2005, 10:24pm

awnews.org but that's besides the point. I just want to know the reason for
such anti-progression of AW.


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Mar 9, 2005, 10:58pm

btw the poll's url
http://awnews.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-Polls&file=index&req=results&pollID=40&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Not official or anything, but it's all we got. Would love to see AWI host
an offical poll, one vote per citizenship.

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Mar 10, 2005, 12:01am

[View Quote] What do you want to bet that if more and more people kept voting, the
current trend in the results wouldn't differ that much? Like every poll
ever taken in the history is the world is like that ^,^

Mar 10, 2005, 8:36pm

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About the same question was asked in "Reasons why Alphaworld GZ never
changes?". My reply:

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Lotta people are saying that. That doesn't apply to everyone. Here's my
side of the story:

In a few weeks SW City will be 6 years old. Yup, I and some friends founded
our city 6 years ago. Since that day, we've been an active and developing
community in AW. Our territory in AW makes up 2000 by 3000 coordinates,
comprising of god only knows how many buildings and projects, and about 10
million objects and rougly 250 builders.

Do you expect the SWC community to just pack it up and move to to another
world? Even if wanted to, that's impossible. There's no affordable world
big enough to transplant the city.

We're a building-based community of AW, and as such, one of our top
priorities is the betterment of our projects and the environment it sits in.
And obviously, you can only do so much when you don't have any control of
the world you build in. Alphaworld is our homeworld, and we'd like to be
proud of it, not loath it. A GZ should be a world's proudest features.
Instead, we're stuck with aging ruins :(

- SW Comit
www.swcity.net

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The only difference is that if a BetaWorld was truely set up, a transplant
could take place since the world is just as large. But we would need AWI to
do that so the citnames and dates could remain in-tact, and I have my doubts
they'll be willing to do that. It's also quite expensive to set up a world
that large. If I understand correctly, Alphaworld has its own server, which
are pretty expensive.

Mar 10, 2005, 9:50pm

LtBrenton...isn't that the same guy who hates Ferruccio cause he seems to
think Ferruccio hates tourists and his world? Just a misunderstanding that
won't listen to reason X_X


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Mar 13, 2005, 8:11am

It's that time again - SW City's crazily insane birthday bash! Following 5
years of tradition, we'll be hosting a series of events that span 2 days,
April 1st and 2nd. Below is a copy of our schedule. Note the schedule may
see some edits between now and then, viewable at the link below, as well as
some currently unconfirmed events that may be added later. For the
"pretty", formatted version of the schedule, including the promo picture, go
to http://www.swcity.net/yabbse/index.php?topic=3316.0

Hope to see you all there!

==============================

Here's the official schedule for the 6th Birthday Bash. This year, we have
some sweet cash prizes for you to win. :D

1st place: $30
2nd place: $15
3rd place: $10

Prizes transferred via paypal.

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Industrial Building Contest
This year's theme in Industrial. Like previous years, SW City likes to pick
unique themes instead something like residential, which has been done time
and time again. As industrial is a rarely used theme throughout AW, the
experience field should be pretty level. Players will pick a lot in Hyokia
Industrial Sector.

For players who have no idea how to build industry in AW, they are
encouraged to explore the nearby industrial areas, as well as teleports to
other industrial sectors in SW City. Judging and specific rules can be
found at the site itself.

Starts at: March 20th, 9:00 PM VRT
Ends at: April 2nd, 10:15 PM VRT
Location: AW 2541S 3817E 150 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2541S_3817E_150

1st place - 40 points
2nd place - 30 points
3rd place - 20 points
4th, 5th, and 6th place - 10 points

**********************************


- Friday, April 1st, 2005 -



Birthday Bash Opening Ceremonies - 9PM VRT
The opening will take place at Town Square. Town square will always have a
teleport pointing to the active event plus the building contest area. We'll
DJ music and chit chat for 5 minutes before starting the first event.

Starts at: April 1st, 9:00 PM VRT
Location: AW 2217.4S 3609.8E 90 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2217.4S_3609.8E_90

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East Ending Nougat Hunt - 9:05PM VRT
A nougat hunt is the equivalent to an easter egg hunt in SW City. Search
around the urban streets of East Ending looking for them. Scores will be
controlled by php scripting, so no need to write down keywords this time.
Hosted by Syntax.

There will be 5 to 10 minutes of grace time (depending on the show up) to
load the area and read the instructions.

Starts at: April 1st, 9:05 PM
Location: AW 1655.1S 4779.1E -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_1655.1S_4779.1E

1st place - 20 points
2nd place - 15 points
3rd place - 10 points
4th, 5th, and 6th place - 5 points

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The SW Amazing Race 3 - 10PM VRT
This year's amazing race will be hosted by Espilae. Race around the city
following the clues. The race is divided into 3 legs.

Starts at: April 1st, 10:00 PM VRT
Location: AW 2217.4S 3609.8E 90 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2217.4s_3609.8E_90

1st place - 20 points
2nd place- 15 points
3rd place - 10 points
+5 points for every leg complete

**********************************


SW City Tour 2005 - 11:30PM VRT
A tour of the latest and greatest builds since the 2004 bash. Hosted by SW
City Staff

Starts at: April 1st, 11:30 PM VRT
Location: AW 2217.4S 3609.8E 90 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2217.4s_3609.8E_90

**********************************


Closing Ceremonies: Day 1
After all the events are over, feel free to hang out with the gang at the
building contest area. Check out and talk about the entries there before it
closes the next day.

Starts at : Whenever the tour ends
Location: AW 2541S 3817E 150 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2541S_3817E_150

**********************************

- Saturday, April 2nd, 2005 -



Opening Ceremonies: Day 2 - 9:00PM VRT
The opening for the second day of the Bash will take place at Town Square.
There will be music and chit chat for 15 minutes before starting the first
event.

Starts at: April 2nd, 9:00 PM VRT
Location: AW 2217.4S 3609.8E 90 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2217.4s_3609.8E_90

**********************************


Pipe Plunge - 9:15PM VRT
Players jump down a pipe and must navigate the drop without touching the
sides. The race will be divided into multiple 300m drops. Hosted by SW
Chris.

Starts at: April 2nd, 9:15 PM VRT
Location: AW 2217.4S 3609.8E 90 -
http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2217.4s_3609.8E_90

1st place - 20 points
2nd place - 15 points
3rd place - 10 points
4th, 5th, and 6th place - 5 points

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Mango Land Game Night - 9:45PM VRT
SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY! (Saturday actually). Mango Land opens its gates, no
ticket required! Players are free to play the new attractions in Mango Land
such as Citrus Shocker, Mango Monstrosity, and the trio of Nougat Games -
Nougat Blaster, Nougeville, and Mech Nougat. Hosted by SW City Staff.

Starts at: April 2nd, 9:45 PM VRT
Location: AW 2077S 3567E - http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2077s_3567e

Participates get 10 points (note: simply showing up does not count as
participation).

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Closing Ceremonies - 10:30PM VRT
Closing ceremonies will take place at City Hall front plaza where we will
announce the building contest winners and the overall Birthday Bash winners.

Starts at: April 2nd, 10:30 PM VRT
Location: AW 2292S 3670E - http://www.swcity.net/tport.php?aw_2292s_3670e

Mar 13, 2005, 6:15pm

By the way, if anyone would like to do us a favor, hang up one of these
promo ads somewhere ^_^
The command is:

create picture pics.swcity.net/6thbdaybash_promo.jpg;activate url
bday.swcity.net

Mar 13, 2005, 8:58pm

It's only on April 1st because its the closest weekend to SW City's real
birthday.
Fireworks are on the maybe list but most likely will happen ^_^

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Mar 13, 2005, 10:48pm

Here's a screenshot of the building contest grounds:

http://pics.swcity.net/hyokia_pict1.jpg

Remember, it starts on the 20th ;D

Mar 16, 2005, 2:42am

Not anymore :D
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Mar 16, 2005, 2:45am

Ahhhh at ctrl+enter sending the message prematuraly. Been using that to make
new lines all night in another program :P

Anyway, not anymore. Texture controlling obejects (objects that texture
whole builds) = source of heavy lag. We just added some delay on the ones
that didn't have a delay, and modified the rest. Can run through there now
at 150+ vis.

Just hope people sign up. Been sprucing up this area big time :O
Last time we tried Industrial, nobody signed up, opting for the residential
contest instead (since we had two). More people should try industrial.
It's so much fun once you get into it >_<

- SW Comit

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Mar 16, 2005, 3:21am

Btw, just beta tested the Pipe Plunge game Chris ia making...hella fun :D
If you do anything, go to that event, its worth your time ^_^

Mar 17, 2005, 7:41am

Speaking of AWGZ guidelines, what is its rating anyway? I mean, Alphaworld
use to be PG13; I clearly remember seeing that in the world settings for
years...then I look one day and I see its been changed to PG. And then
people go on to say the GZ is rated G. Well, what is it? >_<


In my personal opinion, AWGZ should be pretty lax. If you want censorship
go to AWGate and you'll get more than enough :P

- SW Comit

Mar 21, 2005, 12:54am

Today is the 20th, which means the birthday bash's building contest starts.
This year's theme is industrial. The staff has been putting a lot of work
into Hyokia Industrial Center, sprucing it up for a public showing. Players
will get a plot right on the west side of it.

Players get up to 30 cells of land, and chose the shape of their plot
(typically either square, long, or L shaped).

April 1st, 7PM VRT is the latest you can enter
It closes on April 2nd, 10:15PM VRT

Few people have built industry in AW before, and we encourage them to step
into this creative and fun style of building. Plenty of examples of
industry can be found around the area to help you get some ideas.

Teleport to AW 254S 3816.6E 150 go to the contest grounds.
http://pics.swcity.net/hyokia_pict1.jpg for a screenshot of the area.

Mar 21, 2005, 3:16am

Yes. See http://bday.swcity.net for details.

$30 for 1st - may not be a lot but'll turn into, what, 4 months citizenship?
:P

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Mar 21, 2005, 5:38am

Ack, one of my numbers fell off when I rounded the coords :(
The coords are 2541S 3816.6E 150
Thanks Vera.

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Mar 21, 2005, 11:23pm

^_^ at the periodic reminders. Someone's gotta do it :P


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Mar 22, 2005, 10:03pm

For about the past 2 weeks, the Alphaworld servers for me have been
soooooooooo sloooowwww. Last night I was scanning a 40x40 coord area of
town with a xelagot and it took literally 40 minutes.

The rest of the time, the world caches data ridiculously slow...I have to
just go afk and come back later.

And the most annoying is building. Having the past 2 minutes of work
suddenly pop and then get a "waiting for server" error...ugh. It's
impossible to do a cell select and delete it. I bounce, and everything
deleted is there again.
My friends notice the same thing. It seems to happen off and on. About
half the time its been like this for me.

What's going on? >_<

Mar 24, 2005, 8:14pm

Yea the delete issue is the worst...tried to delete a building. Took it out
7 times, and only managed to delete 2 cells :P
I have to have someone else delete it. The problem seems to be per-user.

Other worlds work great though, like AWTeen. And no problem with other
internet programs either.

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Mar 28, 2005, 4:06am

Uuuuuuuugggghhh getting worse before it gets better. Just finished building
a whole building exterior...bounce, and its all gone. How annoying is
that -_-



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Mar 28, 2005, 4:23am

There it is...weird. I was able to create, edit and delete objects in the
server, but I wasn't able to see them. I restarted AW and there everything
was, though, a bit of a mess after trying to recover it from before :P


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Mar 29, 2005, 4:05am

I been spending a lot of time on AW lately (preparing for the bash and what
not). Litterally about half the time its ok, and the other its barely
useable.

I emailed AWI about it on the 22nd...no reply *sigh* >_<


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