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Test/Experimental EMPIRE1 has been regenerated, it lasts 35 days and expires SUN, JAN 18, 2026

To connect, use Telnet or VT to:  empire.game-host.org
The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE1

Game parameters are:
- 299x299 sector grid
- 10 islands, everyone starts at EDEN
- build and movement points accumulate every minute
- 99/255 starting time units
- ship movement is updated every hour
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Normal information hiding

This message generated by a batch job on the Empire machine.

Practice/Learning EMPIRE2 has been regenerated, it lasts 50 days and expires MON, FEB 02, 2026

To connect, use Telnet or VT to:  empire.game-host.org
The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE2

Game parameters are:
- 399x399 sector grid
- 20 islands, starting island is random
- build and movement points accumulate every 14.4 minutes
- 99 starting time units
- ship movement is updated every 2 hours
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Normal information hiding


This message generated by a batch job on the Empire machine.

Normal game EMPIRE3 has been regenerated, it lasts 100 days and expires TUE, MAR 24, 2026

To connect, use Telnet or VT to:  empire.game-host.org
The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE3

Game parameters are:
- 499x499 sector grid.
- 40 islands, starting island is random.
- build and movement points accumulate every 14.4 minutes.
- 99 starting time units.
- ship movement is updated every 4 hours.
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Normal information hiding

This message generated by a batch job on the Empire machine.

Tournament game EMPIRE4 has been regenerated, it lasts 125 days and expires SAT, APR 18, 2026
To connect, use Telnet or VT to:  empire.game-host.org
The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE4
Game parameters are:
- 599x599 sector grid
- 99 islands, starting island is random
- build and movement points accumulate every 60 minutes
- 0 starting time units
- ship movement is updated every 6 hours
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Maximum information hiding
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After about 6 months of no activity I've decided to regenerate this game early:

Full Length EMPIRE5 has been regenerated, it lasts 1 year and expires MON, DEC 14, 2026

To connect, use Telnet or VT to:  empire.game-host.org
The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE5
Game parameters are:
- 999x999 sector grid
- 255 islands, starting island is random
- build and movement points accumulate every 60 minutes
- 0 starting time units
- ship movement is updated every 12 hours
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Normal information hiding
This message generated by a batch job on the Empire machine.

How does one turn "Recent Items" off?

I'm not interested in pictures of birds or statuary of same.

And it appears on every page, no matter what topic I turn to.

I can't find it in my profile settings.

Now that empire has a web page again, I've gone back to posting HIGH SCORES, last posted in 2021!

Test/Experimental EMPIRE1 has been regenerated, it lasts 35 days and expires SAT, MAY 24, 2025

High Scores for the previous game are posted at:
http://empire.game-host.org/empire/highscores/empire1.html

To connect, use Telnet or VT to:  empire.game-host.org
The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE1
Game parameters are:
- 299x299 sector grid
- 10 islands, everyone starts at EDEN
- build and movement points accumulate every minute
- 99/255 starting time units
- ship movement is updated every hour
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Normal information hiding
This message generated by a batch job on the Empire machine.

Connection:  empire.game-host.org

(not com)

Tournament game EMPIRE4 has been regenerated, it lasts 125 days  and expires SUN, JAN 19, 2025

The log on command is HELLO PLAYER.EMPIRE4
Game parameters are:
- 599x599 sector grid
- 99 islands, starting island is random
- build and movement points accumulate every 60 minutes
- 0 starting time units
- ship movement is updated every 6 hours
- 255 Player limit
- Player identification is created on first log on
- Game is always open, no sign ups required
- Maximum information hiding
This message generated by a batch job on the Empire machine.  

Anyone know what happened to user much_guest? (Includes the underscore.)

It has been a couple of years since I discontinued the Yahoo group simply because Yahoo turned to crap.  I found a site called groups.io that behaves just like the old Yahoo groups, even older, it was designed by the guy that made onelist, the group service that got bought by Yahoo.  You'll find it at the site called empire@groups.io.

The original INVENT3K machine is back alive and kicking at INVENT3K.OPENMPE.COM, and the Empire games are running too.

As predicted all the games expired and they are all new games.  Standard game announcements will be made Tomorrow.

The domain name for Empire is back, you no longer have to use direct IP addressing:

http://invent3k.openmpe.com/empire/

Is there any room here for a migration of 300 or so users from a dissatisfied Yahoo group?

They're mainly looking to e-mail, and to be able to share their gaming files.

I got links from other sources:

Mocha Telnet Lite on the iPad:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mocha-telnet-lite/id286893976?mt=8

Zatelnet for the iPhone:  http://www.zatelnet.com/