News

Here you will find news concerning the Spec Forces Guild, the Alliance and even playing in general.
Last updated: June 21st 2009

2008 - 2007 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997

• 2008-05-12
  The KPN ATM network went down monday night (1:37 CET). Several ISPs, including mine, connected to this ATM network were disconnected from the internet until early wednesday evening. Everything seems to be in working order again.
• 2008-04-29
  The DSL link was unexpectedly upgraded this morning to 20Mbit / 1Mbit. I'm now directly linked to my ISP and therefor the IP address also changed! The DNS record for kobramud.org has been changed and is up to date.
• 2007-12-27
  We've dropped to No.64 on Mudconnector.com!? Come on people, keep voting! =)
• 2007-10-15
  Ranked 71 on Mudconnector, over 1400 votes, keep 'em coming!
• 2007-09-11
  We're number 90!
• 2007-09-06
  We are now ranked 93, just a few more votes and we're 92, so keep on voting!
• 2007-09-01
  We crossed the 1000 vote threshold! Keep on voting! Follow the link on our homepage!
• 2007-08-25
  We made it into the Top-100 on Mudconnect!
• 2007-08-15
  The password on our forum is now max 20 characters, that should suffice for anyone ;)
• 2007-08-01
  Our website is in the process of being updated. A kill/death statistics page has been added and forums just went online. Have a look and post on the forum. Please register for your account! Enjoy!
• 2007-07-08
  Access Module's released for houses. Now it is possible for your friends to visit your home from home. (check the in-game announcement board for more info)
• 2004-08-09
  Changes made to the coprocessor resulted in a handful of losses (depending on your last login time). If yours is missing, head to the dealerships on Bathos or Crimson for a free replacement. Your friendslist will probably be missing, in such a case, but it is replaceable. Please consult Mith or Toasthider if you have questions.
• 2004-08-02
  Terak has moved into his new residence on Honoghr. Seek him out and look around in his now much larger castle. Find all the secrets and become the first on the list of great explorers!
• 2004-07-14
  Combat messages will change (drastically) at next boot. See announce board for more details.
• 2003-06-02
  Find out if you're a mass mayhem maker or a rusting wreck, wage war in the vehicle arena on Zone 7!
• 2003-05-23
  KoBraMUD Java Telnet Client has been launched on the KoBra webpage. This should help those who can't login due to WinXP telnet and also for those who want to just check in while away from home. The link can be used from the main index page, or go directly to http://kobra.et.tudelft.nl/client
• 2003-04-29
  It's been rumoured that the 6th Fleet are continuing their battle against the Yuuzhan Vong from a base on Alderaan.
• 2003-02-12
  Use the Force!
  The Younglings at the Jedi Academy have discovered a new use for their perception skills. Now while in battle, you too can perceive the shape of your victim. You can set the colour of damage. Type 'colour' for the list of damage categories you can set.
  Any comments/ideas/bug reports should be sent to Mallow.
• 2002-11-15
  KNN news reporters wanted! See the board in the old Alliance Guild room on Kobra Station or http://kobra.et.tudelft.nl/misc/news.html for more information.
• 2002-07-24
  Despite the continuing conflict on the planet's surface, the Crimson Advisory Board has opened up the commercial settlement on Corona, the moon in orbit around Crimson. The Trading Council hopes to attract more mercenaries to the area to help bolster the war-torn economy.
• 2002-07-02
  Is it time for a pillow fight? Or would you like to participate in some other kind of event? Now is your chance to be heard! Post your ideas on the events board south from Kobra con!
• 2002-06-26
  Skill problem has been fixed. We apologize for any inconviency this might have caused to you.
• 2002-06-26
  We are having troubles with skills. Therefore you cannot learn skills until further notice. After the next reboot the problem will hopefully be fixed!
• 2002-06-19
  We have experienced almost 24 hours of downtime because of a power outage at Delft University and a subsequent failure of fsck. We're alive and kicking again!
• 2002-06-11
  Jocasta Nu, former Jedi librarian of the Jedi Archives, has kept her personal archives secret for years. Now, she wishes to use her knowledge to help out the newbie explorers of the galaxy. Moz was the first to find and join her Scholars Guild... will you be next?
• 2002-06-06
  In an unprecedented move of cooperation, Sienar Fleet Systems and Kuat Drive Yards have teamed up to track down the system errors in the ship flight recorders that were causing strange figures to be reported by the newly installed ship combat monitoring devices. With the error found, dogfights should become much more beneficial to your careers.
• 2002-05-30
  The horrors of Zone 7 have become reality
• 2002-03-11
  Voting was held for the next improvement to KoBra and an online meeting took place to discuss the results and how to proceed. For details visit Puzzem.
• 2002-03-04
  The Planet Mars has reappeared after a long absence from the Universe. Explorers have found the Solar System and have updated the NavComps.
• 2001-12-10
  After a long search, plans for the Death Star have been found and delivered. The Death Star is nearly complete around the planet Despayre. All citizens are urged to pay respects to this grand demonstration of the Emperor's might.
• 2001-09-01
  The Jedi Council has removed the requirement to automatically become a Jedi once you reach a certain 'age'. See 'help newlevels' for more info
• 2001-08-26
  The Keeper of the Universe has retuned the Big Clock, which now extends the time between Singularities by one whole day.
• 2000-09-13
  A NEW emote added. Check 'hqhelp alemote'.
• 2000-08-06
  The Night Caller has left spacedocks! The home of Rogue Squadron, its public deck is also accessible to all other Alliance members. Use 'ncpos' to locate its position.
• 2000-04-14
  Two NEW emotes added: Check 'hqhelp alemote'.
• 1999-09-04
  Spock took over as Webmaster of this site when Light Caster became a Jedi and didn't have the time anymore.
• 1998-04-04
  More cool new emotes added. Check 'hqhelp alemote'.
• 1998-03-31
  Cool new emotes out; check 'hqhelp alemote'.
• 1998-03-10
  New ship types: B-wing and Z-95.
• 1998-01-14
  New command: 'subboard', with it you can read the board of your subguild from a distance.
• 1997-11-24
  We need all the ideas you have about the guild. Please don't hesitate to use 'hqboard' to express your feelings, complaints, or give us your ideas.
• 1997-11-23
  Two new commands introduced: 'hqnews' and 'hqboard'.
• 1997-11-20
  You can set your login point at the main bay of the Independence if you own a golden creditcard.
• 1997-11-12
  The Alliance guild was opened!