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Portal:Entropia Universe History/2000s/2001
2001[edit]
- In 2001 MindArk filed for bankruptcy
- The 2001 FAQ section of the official website: Original project-entropia.com/faq
- Beta Phase Mining Map by mebers of the Sterling and Moss Mining Society:
December 2001[edit]
- 21 Dec 2001: New screenshots: http://web.archive.org/web/20020206004122/http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=12212001-93238
- 18 Dec 2001: Project Entropia Development Report 5 by Patric Sundstrom incl new screenshots:
- 18 Dec 2001: 3 Screenshots: http://web.archive.org/web/20020615222028/http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10053&ID=218
- 13 Dec 2001: Project Entropia House of Commons (Developer Chat)
- 04 Dec 2001: Announcement of Commercial Open Trial with about 5000 participants and the distribution of items worth 1 Million PED
-> Press Release:$100,000+ To Be Available in Project Entropia, Commercial trial phase
November 2001[edit]
- 20 Nov 2001: Interview and new Screenshots: http://web.archive.org/web/20020209045726/http://www.gamespydaily.com/news/screenshots.asp?id=2593
- 20 Nov 2001: New Screenshots from Beta Phase II[1]:
Beta Phase II 20 November 2001
Beta Phase II 20 November 2001
Beta Phase II 20 November 2001
Beta Phase II 20 November 2001
- 16 Nov 2001: Project Entropia Development Report 4 by Patric Sundstrom
- 06 Nov 2001: Version Update: "notable features included new camera controls that allow rotation around your character and zooming, an improved armor system with multiple pieces in place of single whole-body armors, upgrades to the inventory system, a number of new monsters as well as more of them than before, and a variety of new terrain objects to help make the world look and feel more complete."
October 2001[edit]
- 24 Oct 2001: New screenshots: http://web.archive.org/web/20020417040957/http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10053&ID=178
- 23 Oct 2001: Interview plus screenshots: http://web.archive.org/web/20070205192804/http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10053&ID=208
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- 19 Oct 2001: Project Entropia Development Report 3 by Patric Sundstrom
- 18 Oct 2001: "major patch with many feature additions and improvements"
- 16 Oct 2001: Press Release:Project Entropa Beta Test Expanded
- 12 Oct 2001: New Screenshots:
- 10 Oct 2001: New Screenshots: http://www.bluesnews.com/screenshots/games/projectentropia/20011010/
September 2001[edit]
- 21 Sep 2001: Project Entropia Development Report 2 by Patric Sundstrom
- 21 Sep 2001: Press Release:First Project Entropia Beta Phase II Images Available
- 21 Sep 2001: Preview Screenshots:
- 21 Sep 2001: Beta Phase II Screenshots:
August 2001[edit]
- 24 Aug 2001: Project Entropia Development Report 1 by Patric Sundstrom
- 15 Aug 2001, signup for second beta closes, and out of the thousands of applications, a lucky 500 will be allowed to commence the second beta test [2][3].
-> Press Release:Project Entropia Phase II Beta Testers Selected - 13 Aug 2001: Interview: http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/project-entropia_i.phtml
- 02 Aug 2001: Press Release:Project Entropia Phase II Beta Test Update
July 2001[edit]
- 26 Jul 2001: Interview: http://web.archive.org/web/20011126230828/http://www.gamitopia.com/interviews/p/proent/2.shtml
- 23 Jul 2001: Press Release:MindArk Reveals Project Entropia Operations Center
- 22 Jul 2001: Interview with Patric Sundstrom at Dr Twister Network’s Project Entropia Alert site
- 12 Jul 2001: The signup for the second round of beta testing is announced. The signup is to start at July 23rd 2001, in order to end up with a pool of around 500 players [4].
-> Press Release:Project Entropia Phase II Beta Tester Selections to Begin July 23, 2001
June 2001[edit]
- 13 Jun 2001: Project Entropia House of Commons (Developer Chat)
May 2001[edit]
- 31 May 2001: http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/05/31/project-entropia-interview
- 31 May 2001: New Screenshots! [5]
Project Entropia May 2001
Project Entropia May 2001
Project Entropia May 2001
Project Entropia May 2001
Project Entropia May 2001
Project Entropia May 2001
- 30 May 2001: Press Release:Project Entropia Upgrades to NetImmerse 4.0
- 11 May 2001: Interview with Patric Sundstrom and Fredrik Andersson: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_mindark
- 05 May 2001: The game enters Phase I of Beta testing with a number of around 50 participants.
April 2001[edit]
- 30 Apr 2001: Press Release:First Project Entropia Beta Testers Selected
- 20 Apr 2001: Interview:20 April 2001, Patric_Sundstroem, MindArk
- 10 Apr 2001: Interview: [http://web.archive.org/web/20010411003820/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/previews/0,10869,2706101,00.html
- 05 Apr 2001: Interview:Project Entropia Interview (RPGDot, April 2001)
- 04 Apr 2001: New screenshots:
February 2001[edit]
- 1 March 2001: Applications for first Beta open
February 2001[edit]
- 28 Feb 2001: Stratics Chat Session Febuary 2001
- 23 Feb 2001: Annoucement of first Beta Testing phase[6]
January 2001[edit]
- 06 Jan 2001: Interview:06 January 2001, Patric Sundstroem, MindArk
- 03 Jan 2001: Large Interview: http://web.archive.org/web/200101240432/http://www.rpgplanet.com/features/interviews/entropia/
- 2001: Initially taking place on the fictional Planet Calypso, the 2001 version used the NetImmerse 4 game engine
References
- ↑ http://rpgvaultarchive.ign.com/archive/arc21.shtml rpgvaultarchive
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20011126131120/http://www.project-entropia.com/news/inc/news_read_inc.asp?news_id=130 announcement of selection of new beta testers on the project entropia website
- ↑ http://www.hardgamers.com/nouvelle.asp?no=2858 Website with the press release by MindArk
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20011209072902/www.project-entropia.com/news/inc/news_read_inc.asp?news_id=118 announcement of second beta on the project entropia website
- ↑ http://pc.ign.com/articles/095/095373p1.html interview on ign.com
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20011126131120/http://www.project-entropia.com/news/inc/news_read_inc.asp?news_id=59 announcement of beta test on the project entropia website