Posted By testie | 07/05-08 17:28|38
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Items have been added. More items will be added contact testie with ideas to add to the sow shop.

Posted By webjunkie | 05/05-08 21:54|11
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See http://www.secretsofwar.net/forum_showthread.asp?threadnum=23116 important post

Posted By webjunkie | 05/05-08 03:51|38
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With the removal of auction items from the shop Silly Sunday was also removed. this  is so sales of resources can keep sow online. If sale drop to much expect increases in stock prices.

Posted By frostmorne | 28/04-08 18:05|29
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UPDATE: All rebel slave drivers and other items that award your regen slots have been removed from the game. I have also removed all events that award power boosters from the game. I have also awarded 10K slots to ALL factories on the map courtesy of Cheekymouse. This will be happening periodically thoughout the next 2 days.

First of all, i would like to point out that this news post is made on behalf of ALL of the SoW staff, not soley in the words of any other admin, or soley in my own words. That being said, please allow me to start.

We have reset SoW back to 12:00 reset on 04/27/08. I could beat around the bush and tell you very general facts about what went wrong. But in my opinion, that would be near lying and the Adminstration feels that the SoW players need to know what happened, and the Administration needs to step up to the plate. The long and short of it is, SoW Administration screwed up. We sold a Rebel Bunker item called "Power Boosters" that provide extra slots to the buyer. The administration made a mistake in that we had voted as a whole that these items would never be allowed to be sold, but where sold this time in error. Again, long and short of it, the administration messed up.

In lieu of our mess up, we held a corporate meeting this morning to discuss our options and make many other decisions. We have decided that there will never again be regenerating base slots for sale. There will never again be Rebel base movers for sale. There will never again be any auction items for sale. Also, from now on, the administration would like to point out that if it isnt on the SoW Shop page, it isnt for sale. So dont ask. The administration will, for now, only be selling resources and account types (SoW Memberships).

As for the inconveinence of the reset, the administration has awarded all players that have a base on the map 5M gold on hand, and 15M gold in the bank. Also, there have been 20 tech points added to every player that has a base on the map. I hope you use these to buy new excavators or whatever else you wish to do with them. We also send our great apologies for all the work that was done in the last 24 hours that has been lost and hope that the extra 20 million gold and 20 tech points will make up for that.

Now that the apologies are over, id like to issue a couple of FYIs.

Over the next 2 days, the slots on the map will be higher than normal due to the following: CHEEKYMOUSE has made a generous donation to SoW and would like it spread throughout the world for all players to enjoy. That donation is being repaid (at her specific request) in the form of higher slots for ALL players big and small to enjoy!

Another FYI, i would like to encourage those of you with a bit of extra change to buy Supporter accounts for those whom can not afford them. People who are less fortunate, students whom play the game and cant pay to play, and people whom do not have enough extra money to get the added fancy features that Supporter membership can provide. It is things like this that will make our SoW community that much more tight nit.

Please feel free to message Testie with any questions, comments, or concerns that you have about the current situation. WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THEM! So please, do not hesitate or have fear of retort.

Regards,

SoW Administration

Posted By frostmorne | 27/04-08 15:59|33
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In lieu of today being my 1 year wedding anniversary, i have decided to thank SoW just for the fun of it!  I have awarded everyone 1 Million gold in their gold bank and 5 free tech points.

Maybe i should get married more often! Have a great day everyone, i know i am!

Posted By webjunkie | 21/04-08 14:43|47
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I will be removing my base from the beerbase list so I can use my account for testing of some of the new features we are getting ready to release. If you hit it it may once again have defence

Posted By testie | 16/04-08 02:32|18
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IT IS WITH GERAT REGRET THAT I POST THIS FOR BLUEGHOST........

The purpose of this message is to announce my divestiture from SOW Enterprises, Inc. by signing my Interest (shares) back to the Company.

What does this mean? Well, SOW Enterprises owns the game “SecretsOfWar.Net”, therefore any ownership interest I had in this game is dissolved.

This was not an easy decision to make, on my part.

I have not had any type of “ADMIN” powers for quite some time at my own request so I could continue playing. But I continue to get messages at time making accusations to me because I am a “ADMIN”. I just want to be a player, especially with the new stuff on the horizon (and maybe if a couple of my last suggestions go forward) the game is going to get VERY interesting.

At least I got to see SOW survive a “TOUCHY” period and glad I was part of the Planning that accomplished that. Today’s current team of Admin’s and Owners I feel are doing a great job and what little I contribute won’t be missed. My ideas will always be expressed in the forums.

So, to avoid being accused any more in the future, so I can play hard and have fun again, for some personal reasons as well, I feel it’s in the best interest of SOW Enterprises and me to part ways.

Today is my last one as an Owner. I have already signed my Stock Certificates and mailed them off.

I am very much looking forward to having more time to meet you all on the field and figuring out this new stuff as it’s released.

In closing, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to webjunkie, testie, julescaesar and frostmorne for the time they have invested in the game and for having had the privilege to work with them on SOW.

I hope they decided to let me keep my MOD status though LOL.

Anyways:

Play Hard and Have Fun

BlueGhost

Posted By webjunkie | 14/04-08 22:17|08
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I have tweeked the beerbases of sow. They now get more resources plus a very small amount of regenerating units. (every minute a few units are given to that base 2 per unit type) this will allow players to also harvest slaves as well as better resoruces. I have also set the resources that are added to all resorces that can be attacked for. If this was not exciting enough I also made my base a beer base as well as all betatester bases left on the map. While this may creat a small problem for the newest of sow player sence the beerbase will have a little deffence, overall it will give everyone more to hit for

Update: there is a beer base for noobs at 74 - 129 this base does not gain any defense, so there are no slaves to be had, also you incur a EP penilty if you hit it while not on newb status,  and get listed ont he noob hitter list.

Posted By frostmorne | 14/04-08 21:08|45
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I have today implemented some small changes in SoW. See the list below and feel free to make remarks in the comment section of this news post:

• SoW now has an acknowledgements page that can be viewed via the "Thanks To:" link on the "Main" control panel on the left.
• Wilderness fields are more common on the Utilitaria landscape.
• There are 3 new events in the Wilderness fields for you to discover.
• There are some new features that award those who walk the map of SoW rather than sitting their bums at their base for hours on end. Feel free to walk the map to find them!
• You will start to see new questions in the Poll HoG to replace the same stale ones we have had for years.
• I have revamped the email that gets sent to newbies when they first sign up. (Not that this effects any of you! )
• I have corrected several spelling/grammar errors on the site. Thank you for pointing them out, please keep them coming in the forums so we can make SoW a more professional looking site (And easier to read!).

There where several other very small changes made today, but all of them do not warrant a news mention.

I would also like to make several small reminders to the SoW community:

• You MUST have a current email address that you have CORRECT access credentials to. This means you must be able to log into the account and check the emails that get sent to it. If you can not do that, you are able to change your email address under the "Controls > Info > Edit Data" button sequence at the top of the SoW interface.
• I will be starting up a sound pack that works much like the SoW Image packs we have now. The programming and configuration for this will begin right after the new units and battle system are published.
• Please read and re-read the new Terms Of Service as there are several important changes made to it.
• Energy and Metal banks will be disappearing before you know it, be sure to spend that res before it gets forced on hand and you become beer!
• If you have any submission that you think require recognition for their efforts to SoW, please message Testie or myself with their name and accompliments and we will consider them for the acknowledgements page.

Also, Testie is running a fantastic sale that should not be passed up! Get in on it while you can!

As always, the above changes and reminders are done to keep one thing in mind!

SoW: For the players, By the players!

Regards,

Frosty

Posted By webjunkie | 14/04-08 03:35|10
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We have made a few changes to the Terms of Service. Specifically:

1) using the NAP system to send messages to players who have blocked you from their inbox has always been a bannable offense, but for those who don't understand that, we've spelled it out;

2) the email address that you provide with your account must be valid, and

3) going forward, all clan areas (including communicator and greeting) will be considered public areas of SOW. Regarding email addresses, we need to be able to send updates on important issues affecting the game, or to send passwords in the event that you lose yours - there's not any spam coming down the road, we promise. The change to the public areas is in response to reasonable complaints regarding the possibility that minors could be exposed to adult or profane material - with the transitory membership of clans, we agree. Going forward, clan leaders will be held accountable for any restricted content in any area of SOW outside of the messenger.

Also, just a reminder - our Terms of Service are subject to change at any time, with or without notice to players. Please feel free to email me at julescaesar@secretsofwar.net, or another administrator, if you have any questions about them. We're here to make your experience enjoyable. At the same time, the administrators have to be able to operate with a minimum of grief. While we're discussing some kind of informal dispute resolution system within the game, which would include a procedure for people to appeal discipline, please let me remind you that the word of administrators and moderators goes. Not to put too fine a point on it, but SOW is a (benevolent) empire, not a democracy. Please work with to get along and help keep Secrets of War the game we all love