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Project Entropia media buzz 17 Dec 2004The Treasure Island auction has created quite a buzz around the globe, which of course is very exciting. A selection of the coverage follows. BBC News New Scientist The Register GameSpot IGN.com Ferrago MMORPG.com VGames (Israeli) Ny Teknik (Swedish) IDG.se (Swedish) VG Nett (Norwegian)
Project Entropia Version Update 6.4 15 Dec 2004Project Entropia VU 6.4 is applied. Check links below for update content list and info. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 6.4 Content List
Treasure Island sold for 265 000 PED! 12 Dec 2004The first virtual island, the Amethera Treasure Island,was auctioned out in Project Entropia. The final bid was 265 000 PED (26 500 USD)! Congratulations to the owner! More info about the Treasure Island is available here.
Official Press Release - Treasure Island Auction
Project Entropia update expected before Christmas 09 Dec 2004The Version Update 6.4 is expected to arrive around the 15th of December. The main content entry is the introduction of Mindforce teleportation. With a new series of power chips, the participants will be able to move freely around the map several kilometers, create portals between friends, and even have access to their estates – regardless of distance.
Treasure Island Auction ends Saturday! 08 Dec 2004Who will be Project Entropia's first true luxury land owner and real estate developer? On Saturday the 11th of December, at app. 23:00 UTC, the ongoing high-profile auction of the Treasure Island is expected to expire. Be sure to a part of the historical event! For the latest bid, please see the Treasure Island page or visit the nearest auctioneer in Project Entropia.
Final Results Land Grab phase IV 26 Nov 2004The final one-entry-list of the claimed land area for phase IV is: LA 16 - cK (Coat Killers)
Treasure Island castle publicly opened 25 Nov 2004The Treasure Island castle on Amethera is now open for public viewing. The castle is a part of the ongoing Treasure Island auction, ending in December, in which the owner of Treasure Island also receives ownership of the castle. The castle is shown fully furnished to illustrate how you can decorate it. The furniture is not included in the final sale. New pictures from the Treasure Island castle is present on the Treasure Island page.
Project Entropia VU 6.3 17 Nov 2004Project Entropia VU 6.3 is applied. Check links below for update content list and info. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 6.3 Content List
Final Results Land Grab phase III 16 Nov 2004The final list of claimed land areas for phase III is: LA 11 - cK (Coat Killers) LA 13 - Calypso Conquerors LA 14 - Calypso Conquerors LA 17 - Warants LA 18 - White Tigers LA 19 - Desert Rangers
Project Entropia VU 6.2 02 Nov 2004Project Entropia VU 6.2 applied. Check links below for update content list and info. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 6.2 Content List
The battle against cancer 27 Oct 2004To celebrate the significant increase of the Project Entropia population and economy, Mindark PE AB yesterday donated close to USD 1,500 (10.000 Swedish Kronor) to the fight against cancer.
Final Results Land Grab phase II 25 Oct 2004The final list of claimed land areas for phase II is: LA 4 - Reservoir Dogs LA 5 - Desert Rangers LA 7 - Calypso Conquerors LA 8 - PAC (PROJECT-ASYLUM CORP.) LA 9 - Warants LA 10 - cK (Coat Killers) LA 12 - Team LV LA 15 - White Tigers The above is the final. At the time of ending the phase, LA 15 was unclaimed. As we don't want to leave an unclaimed area, we verified which society that held the area for the longest consecutive time period prior to the area becoming unclaimed, which was the White Tigers.
System updates 22 Oct 2004The VU 6.1 had some fixes applied. ---New fixes--- Empty generic Skill Implants may be added to auction Creature AI updates in regards to target selection and evaluation Some graphics update in vegetation Corrected names and descriptions on a few blueprints Fixed so when a Support Case is updated, the participants once again receives an email notification Slight rebalance in loots ---Previous fixes--- The Skill Implant description got an additional update Added fixes to synch between server and client Updated loot procedures Optimized client performance Added a dialogue confirm box when extracting skills
Summary of the first Land Grab phase 14 Oct 2004The first Land Area Battle phase was an intense and exciting experience! Several societies fought hard and a lot of personal courage was shown at the most critical periods during the claim challenges. Desert Rangers, who held on to the LA-1 area, had quite a troublefree experience, as most challengers were dismayed by the rhetoric (or threats) of Jor. Desert Rangers held the area for 12h straight and was the second area claimed. Over at the LA-2 area, plenty of combat erupted during the course of the phase. RedCell Corp held the area valiantly for several hours until the repeated attacks from various societies broke them. Warants, after failing to take the cK controlled LA-3, managed to secure the area, even after several counter-attacks in which Warants lost the area for some time. One memorable moment was when Skalman of Warants single-handedly, Rambo-style, wiped the entire defence force. The most fierce combat was the LA-3 battle, where the cK Coat Killers society managed to hold the defense in an assault from Warants which carried on in waves during almost three hours. Several tactics where used by the attackers, some of which was deemed of questionable honor by the defenders. Angel of cK was disturbed after the final assault, but the tension later dissolved once they started playing PEC tic-tac-toe as relaxation. The LA-6 area was first held by Reservoir Dogs, but they were defeated by the Calypso Conquerors. The CC managed to hold the land for quite some time, despite being attacked over and over, especially from the White Tiger society. Solders of Fortune aided CC, while Imperial Dreams supported White Tigers. VVV and NZR, of opposite sides, fought long and hard during the waves of assaults. Summary of phase one: LA-1 – owned by Desert Rangers LA-2 – owned by Warants LA-3 – owned by cK LA-6 – owned by Calypso Conquerors Update: The GroeneDraeck Society's Camelman has a 3 min long footage from the various battle scenes. It is available here!
EBN News update 13 Oct 2004A group of high-ranking Imperial crafters on a surprise visit were viscously attacked by an unknown number of vile creatures while out on a tourist safari. Initial reports indicate they were carrying a limited number of exclusive garments, which weren’t found at the accident site.
Creature mating habits 13 Oct 2004The creatures on Calypso got so excited with the new VU so they started mating like crazy. The Calypso Park Ranger Association will now supply more efficient contraceptive to the species most in heat. However, the Amethera continent Animal Growth Group, have successfully pleaded for the removal of such contraceptive on the Amethera continent, meaning the animal population there will surely increase quite a lot in the course of a couple of weeks.
Project Entropia VU 6.1 06 Oct 2004Project Entropia VU 6.1 update. Check links below for update content list and info. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 6.1 Content List VU 6.1 Known issues
Project Entropia featured at RPGVault 30 Sep 2004MindArk and Project Entropia is featured at RPG Vault. Check it out - direct link to the feature is here.
Project Entropia Landgrab soon here! 23 Sep 2004The massive land grab event is approaching! The new continent of Amethera is waiting for the hungry future land owners. New information is available in the link below.
Information concerning the land grab
New Treasure Island pictures up! 17 Sep 2004New pictures from Treasure Island is available here.
New payment option launched! 15 Sep 2004MindArk is proud to present a new payment option - the Project Entropia PED Certificate. A PED Certificate is a pre-paid card which is acquired from a reseller and it contains a secure one time code which grants your avatar the PED amount specified. It is a very easy and secure way of adding funds to your avatar. A list of currently available physical locations in the real world having the PED Certificates is available here! We anticipate the list will grow with the knowledge of the PED Certificate spreads. Isn't your Internet Café on the list? It is as easy as contacting MindArk and we will set you up with the PED Certificates. Or do you frequent a favorite Internet Café which don't have the PED Certificates - tell the staff there that they exist and to get in contact with MindArk.
Vote on PE! 13 Sep 2004Do you want to promote PE? There are several sites that have the possibillity to vote and review PE. Some of these are presented here. http://web.archive.org/web/20041223173010/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/projectentropia/index.html - probably the largest gaming site on the net! You need to register, but it is free and takes but a minute. http://web.archive.org/web/20041223173010/http://www.mpogd.com/gotm/vote.asp - it just takes a minute and you can vote once per day. mmorpg.com - a great resource for mmorpg's! omgn.com - a site full of multiplayer material. Testcenter at IDG - a big Swedish testing site.
Project Entropia Roadmap 2004/2005 08 Sep 2004What’s in the pipeline at the MindArk development studio? Here are some of the not so secret parts of the roadmap for the future. We hope this will inspire and keep your imagination on the edge. Remember this is not in any way to be considered a complete list of coming attractions. Also, various minor updates are also not noted. Project Entropia is a free virtual universe that is downloadable from the Internet and is updated about ten times per year, in so called Version Updates, or VU’s. VU’s are by default targeted for release on Tuesdays. The upcoming VU, 6.1, is scheduled for a release late September.
Project Entropia Roadmap 2004/2005 - List
Stratics Chat 01 Sep 2004Tonight, at the 1st of September, MindArk will be attending Stratics House of Commons chat. MindArk's Director of Balancing Magnus Eriksson and Director of Community Relations Marco Behrmann will attend the one hour chat conference. You will need an IRC client to attend the event. More info is available at the Stratics web site.
Ever wanted your own island? 24 Aug 2004The first ever virtual Treasure Island is for sale in Project Entropia, a Massive Multi-Player Online Universe with a real cash economy. This extremely desirable piece of real estate promises to make the highest bidder very rich and very influential within the rapidly growing Project Entropia universe. Click here for info!
Official Press Release - Treasure Island
Project Entropia economy statistics 23 Aug 2004MindArk PE is happy to present some key figures from the Project Entropia economy (as of the beginning of August 2004): 175 295 –> The total number of auctions of virtual items since October 2003 70 000 US$ –> The value of virtual house sales since November 2003 40 700 000 US$ -> Total economy turnover since January 2004
Project Entropia VU 6.0 10 Aug 2004Project Entropia VU 6.0 update. Check link below for update content list. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case. Many of you have used the new feature to send us crashreports, we note that a lot of you are using old graphic drivers. Head over to NVIDIA or ATI and download the latest for your system. If you experience CTDs you may want to run dxdiag and verify you DirectX installation.
VU 6.0 Content List VU 6.0 Miniupdates
Gamer Chick Music Video to Premiere at www.IFILM.com 08 Jul 2004The Music Video to the PROJECT ENTROPIA Juke Box Hit song “GAMER CHICK” will receive its world premiere on the IFILM.com Home Page starting Friday July 9th 2004 and be featured throughout the whole weekend. The Music Video was filmed inside Project Entropia it stars NEVERDIE and Island Girl and was directed by Roulette. The IFilm Network is a leading entertainment destination on the web and receives 20 Million Visitors a month. WATCH the GAMER CHICK Music Video at www.IFILM.com this weekend and help propel it to the TOP of the CHARTS!
Paynova access from within PE 01 Jul 2004You can now make Paynova wallet deposits directly from within the Project Entropia Transaction Center.
Deposit fees lowered 29 Jun 2004As the new and secure deposit system is in place in Project Entropia, the deposit fee using a credit card is lowered to 3.5% from the previous 4.5%.
State-of-the-art secure deposit system added to Project Entropia 24 Jun 2004The virtual universe of Project Entropia is updated with a new state-of-the-art secure deposit solution, to maximize your own security when it comes to safe online transfers using a credit card. Please note that the following does not apply to deposits made through PayNova or PayByCash.
Information about new deposit system
Project Entropia VU 5.7 01 Jun 2004Project Entropia VU 5.7 update. Check link below for update content list. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 5.7 Miniupdates Project Entropia Gold Membership Smartcards ships! 21 Apr 2004To further improve the already high security level of Project Entropia an access system up till now only utilized by online banks has been implemented into the virtual universe. The participants are offered a smart card based membership-card and a portable reader, through which the participant will be able to generate One Time Passwords as a complement to today’s static password. The first batch of the new Project Entropia Gold Member Smartcards is being shipped now! Be sure to acquire your own from the Project Entropia Trade Terminal Real World Item section.
Incomplete Account Info will render your account locked 15 Apr 2004If your account info is faulty or incomplete it will render your account locked! You can check your account info by logging on to the Project Entropia Support Section, using your ordinary Project Entropia login and password (the same one you use to enter the virtual universe). You have 30 days to enter correct info until the account is automatically locked. Please note that if your account is faulty (for instance an obsolete email address is present) you will not be able to access the account or Project Entropia after the 15th of May. The reason for this rigours approach is to uphold the stern level of security associated with Project Entropia. Those of you who have supplied the correct and up-to-date info have nothing to worry about and can ignore this message.
Project Entropia VU 5.6 05 Apr 2004Project Entropia VU 5.6 update. Check link below for update content list. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 5.6 Content List VU 5.6 Miniupdates Mini updates applied to VU 5.5 02 Mar 2004The VU 5.5 has had some fixes applied. Click on the link for further info.
List of 5.5 mini updates Project Entropia VU 5.5 17 Feb 2004Project Entropia VU 5.5 update. Check link below for update content list. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
VU 5.5 Content List
Gamer Chick added to jukebox! 03 Feb 2004
The Project Entropia jukebox has been updated with a new Project Entropia themed song called Gamer Chick. The song is made by famed Project Entropia participant NEVERDIE, a.k.a. DJ Hound Dog. Expect more such tunes in the near future! A special note from the man himself, NEVERDIE, who wishes to dedicate the song to all the Gamer Chick’s who partake in Project Entropia!
Project Entropia One Year Anniversary 30 Jan 2004
On the 30th of January 2003 Project Entropia officially went gold, at 22.53 UTC. It feels like yesterday for most of us here at MindArk. Close to ten major upgrades has been added since then, and Project Entropia continues to evolve at an increased rate. The response have been massive to say the least – without any major marketing campaign Project Entropia have reached over 85.000 registered accounts and the virtual universe is expanding every day. That kind of community support and a good word of mouth is impressive and we feel very happy about your level of confidence in us. During 2004 Project Entropia will evolve even more. In the next couple of weeks we hope to present a road map of the future, to bring along the vibrant and creative Project Entropia community in the journey towards the next evolution. We are also putting together a series of milestones from the past – seeing how Project Entropia looked in 1999 for instance. One year is a long time for most of us. For Project Entropia it is just the beginning!
MindArk attending E3! 26 Jan 2004
MindArk and Project Entropia will attend the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Exposition (or "E3") in Los Angeles in May 2004. We will look forward meeting new and old participants alike. More info will come later on, including the MA team on location.
MindArk attending Comdex 20 Jan 2004
MindArk will be attenting Comdex. We will be located at stand B01:22, together with Business Region Göteborg. MindArk is there on Wednesday 21st of January, between 11.00-15.00. See you there!
Vote on PE! 19 Jan 2004
Do you want to promote PE? Then you can vote on PE on http://web.archive.org/web/20040210201602/http://www.mpogd.com/gotm/vote.asp! It just takes a minute and you can vote once per day. You may also review PE over at http://web.archive.org/web/20040210201602/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/projectentropia/index.html - probably the largest gaming site on the net! You need to register, but it is free and takes but a minute.
VU 5.4 Mini Updates 08 Jan 2004
The VU 5.4 has had some fixes applied. Click on the link for further info.
List of 5.4 mini updates
2003
PE VU 5.4 UPDATE 17 Dec 2003
Project Entropia VU 5.4 update applied. Check link below for update content list. Please note the Known Issues section before reporting any support case.
System updates 08 Dec 2003
The VU 5.3 has had some fixes applied. Click on the link for further info.
List of 5.3 fixesPE Account Information 24 Nov 2003
Please note that you need to update your account information. You do this by logging on to the PE Support section. Accounts that are not updated prior to VU 5.4 will be unable to login to PE.
VU 5.3 UPDATE 24 Nov 2003
Project Entropia updated to Version Update 5.3. VU List posted below. You must enter your current account info through the PE Support section – please verify that the information herein is correct. In VU 5.3 all personal information and credit card information is reset, and you have to enter the information again before making a deposit.
VU 5.3 ListingPE Netcode update 10 Nov 2003
Today an update to the Netcode of Project Entropia is performed. This will hopefully ease the problems some participants have experienced with disconnects.
Contest for Swedes 04 Nov 2003
MindArk PE AB is holding a special contest for our Swedish participants. Read more about it here»»
MindArk attending Stratics HoC 04 Nov 2003
On Thrusday the sixth of November, the MindArk Community Manager Marco Behrmann and Balancing Manager Magnus Eriksson, will attend the next Stratic's House of Commons chat. More info is available at Stratics.
New Project Entropia Website and Support section launched 29 Oct 2003
We have launched the new Project Entropia web site and Support section. We apologize for some visual glitches, which will be fixed as soon as possible. At the moment, we still accept emails to Support, but in the near future all support cases will go through the Support section on this site, and the email communication will be closed. Please feel free to report any problems with the site to the Project Entropia Webmaster, at webmaster@project-entropia.com.
Visit from Taiwan 09 Oct 2003
MindArk received a prestigious visit from Taiwan. In mid-October, an official trade delegation from Taiwan visited MindArk. A demonstration of the unique virtual universe Project Entropia was made at this occasion. The delegation consists of major corporate decision-makers and ministers of the Taiwanese government.
MindArk is attending DreamHack 05 Oct 2003
MindArk is promoting Project Entropia at the largest organized LAN-party in the world. More than 5000 people are expected to join the four-day gathering in Jönköping, Sweden, on the 27th to 30th of November 2003. We have a special treat for those joining Project Entropia at DreamHack as well.
Project Entropia is growing 30 Sep 2003
MindArk’s virtual universe Project Entropia is growing. The number of new participants arriving to the virtual planet Calypso is ever growing. The number of accounts exceeds 70.000 and the number of simultaneous participants on the servers is breaking records every week.
Project Entropia in PCGamer 20 Sep 2003
The November issue of the PCGamer (US) magazine features Project Entropia on its demo CD. This has shown Project Entropia to a large number of people on the important US market. In the coming Project Entropia upgrade a special quest is launched, specifically for the PCGamer Project Entropia participants.
MindArk nominated 12 Aug 2003
The Develop Industry Excellence awards have nominated MindArk in the award category “Best Online Development Studio”. We are of course very proud of this recognition by the industry on our achievement with Project Entropia.
2002
2001
Beta Phase II testers selected MindArk’s Virtual World Test On Track For Late August Start Gothenburg, Sweden - August 15, 2001 - MindArk AB announced today that preparations continue to progress smoothly for the upcoming Phase II beta test of its revolutionary Internet-based interactive entertainment enterprise, Project Entropia. The latest step to be completed is the selection of 500 new testers from among many thousands of applications received from around the world. The company stated that the process of notifying the new testers is under way, and reiterated its projection that Phase II will begin by the end of this month.