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December Idealab Updates - December 11, 2005

Scout Vehicle Updates

Left image: Mosquito recieves a Laze like the Harasser and Wraith.
Right image: Harassers and ATVs can detect enemy mines

General HUD Updates

Top row, Left: Public revive status bar
Top row, Right: Visible timers for implants
Bottom row, Left: See-Enemy-Outfit Name toggle
Bottom row, Right: More descriptive warpgate names

Command HUD Updates

Left image: CUD gets a LAZE secondary mode at CR1.

OHQ Status and Selection HUD

Currently working on Base selection interface and demo

Fall 2005 Poll Results

What method of payment do you use for Planetside?

46% 1-month Subscription
19% 3-month Subscription
16% Account cancelled, just lurking at the moment
10% Station Access subscription
5% 6-month Subscription
5%12-month Subscription

Thank you to the 721 vistors who voted.

Idealab will be setting up a different poll service, one that doesn't produce a barrage of popup ads (and there was much rejoicing).

Planetsidestats.net 2.0 Debut - December 11, 2005

Rev announces release of version 2

"I present you version 2 of my stat site. It's pretty much an entire rewrite and should perform a lot better than the previous site. It is also now tracking all characters."

So what are you waiting for?

Idealab Updates - October 25, 2005

CE Tracker Update

On October 13, 2005, Planetside gains the CE Deployables Tracker at last! Combat Engineers across the galaxy celebrate. In other news, death by mines has increased dramatically.

Deployables HUD Concept (94kb) (01-16-2004)
NEW! - Flash Demo : CE Tracker (10-01-2005)

Recent Game Updates

Looking for Squad Enhancements and "Rabbit" gameplay have been added to the Planetside.

Vehicle Page Update:

The Medevac Deliverer and Medevac Aircraft entries have been updated, and the "Mule" ANT variant added to the New Vehicles page.

Special Features Update:

The Special Features Page has been updated with these three sections.

Future of Planetside: Community Ideas list page:

Compiled from requests made by players in the Future of Planetside thread on the Official Forums, as well as from other requests made over the years, this list contains a general breakdown of player desires for the game.

Planetside Sounds Index

Idealab has also added a Planetside Sounds Index page for player reference.

Planeside Request Tracker

Due to a shortage of space on the Official Forums, the Planeside Request Tracker is being moved to Idealab for easier updating. Stay tuned while we bring this list up to date with all the latest fufulled wishes and new requests.

Poll Discussion: Short-Term Feedback Projects:

As a result of the Future of Planetside thread, the developers listed several possible developments for the game and posted a poll for players to choose among them.

My comments: 10-14-2005

Poll Discussion: Long-Term Feedback Projects:

My comments: 10-17-2005

New Flash Demo: Voice Macro Icons - August 06, 2005

Voice Macro Icons are intended as a visual aid to help players in combat find those they need to support. Click the image below or head to the Flash Demo section to view the demo.

Voice Macro Icons

Maps and Emplacement Section Updates - July 21, 2005

The Neutral Continent maps have been updated to the current lattice of No Capitols. Esamir's geowarp links have been fixed.

The Interstellar map on the Continents page has been updated with the lattice link between Cyssor and Ishundar.

The Emplacements section is receiving some attention with new graphics and pages added for each type. More images and descriptions to come, with an official release when it is all finished.

Other updates include small revisions to the New Certifications, New Weapons, and New Vehicles pages. Command Squads will be getting attention soon as well.

Broken links in the Articles and Posts section, and in various other pages, have been fixed.

New Wallpaper in Media Section - April 24, 2005

Announcing the addition of a couple simple images to the Wallpaper section.

I have started with the typical "Wide-screen Overlay" design, but will be experimenting with various other styles and resolutions later on. Eventually there will be custom ones with Syndicate and Idealab themes.

Hope you enjoy them. Please feel free to offer any ideas for future shots or designs.

Planetside and Idealab Updates - March 14, 2005

Idealab News:

The Idealab and Concept Division Forums have finished their integration with PlanetsideSyndicate.com's boards, and can now be accessed from the Syndicate site or the Site Forums button

in the main menu above. You can also browse Idealab concepts from my Wiki page on the Syndicate.

New Works-in-Progress have been added to the Idealab boards over the past few months:

As always, check out the To-Do List to view all features currently in development for Idealab.

Idealab Poll:

Poll results for February are in. The question asked was, "Which recently revealed concept from Planetside do you welcome the most?"