I've been getting a lot of questions regarding the HS's move to Fusion GS. So here is a FAQ that will hopefully address most of the concerns.. I use different handles in different games, how am I going to continue these with just one BBS handle? - The Home Sector will move to Fusion and run TWO seperate TWGS servers for the first month or so. Current games will be moved to the "old" server, Premier, and be closed to new players, but remain freely accessible until they finish with whatever handle you use. New games will be banged on server Retaliator, and you will log into those using your Fusion handle. What kind of hardware will the Fusion server be running? For the geeks like me out there, I will be running a dedicated box with an AMD chip of around 700-800MHz. All internal networking will be done with top-quality Intel network cards. Will the BBS mean we have to start paying? No. My end-user license agreement with my ISP forbids me from running a commercial site. However, I am considering special priviledge to those who have donated. What are the long term plans? I have really big plans for this server. Since I am now deep into Fusion development and working closely with [Fusion founder Aitvo](https://web.archive.org/web/20001214215000/https://www.intergate.cx/), I have unheard of control of this system. I am no longer just another customer of BBS software, I am the creator! (uh oh here comes the gOD complex again...) How close is Fusion to really running like a MajorBBS/Worldgroup system? Really damn close. On top of the teleconference pic on the front page, check out this forum picture taken yesterday...

Don't forget to form a team and sign up for the USO '01!! You can go [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://tradewars.fament.com/guardian/uso%2701.htm) for more information on one of TW's biggest tournaments of the year!

With the new version of [SWATH](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.swath.net) being released recently I have yet to see anyone writing scripts for it (or that at least post them for people to download). If anyone knows of anyone that is doing this, please let me know. If I don't see any for a while, I will post some of my own (once I finish them, heh).

[Goosemoose.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.goosemoose.com) has launched a browser-based TW helper. There aren't too many features on it at the moment, but it does have the potential to be really cool.

That bad female herself, Bad Girl, has launched her own TW site! You can check it out by [clicking here](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://hometown.aol.com/twarsbadgirl/index.html). Nice work Barb.

No news lately out of the HHT. The [Death Count List](/files/Site%20Caps/BooInc/news.html) hasn't been updated and no one has really been saying anything about it. If anyone has any new information, please let me know. With Timberwolf currently [in retirement](/category/TW_Gazette), is the Death List still going to be updated? Hasn't been since 12/5/00...TIA.

I have been talking to The Ghost from TW Extreme and we are going to be working on a joint project using both of our web sites. When we have the plans laid out and ready to roll I report on this more.

[TW Extreme](https://web.archive.org/web/20000000000000*/https://www.tw-extreme.com) has added the M.i.P. to their web site. You can vote for a most improved player every month to be featured on their site. Kinda like the Player/Server of the Month that I did on my old TW site (before TRADEWARS.WS), but never quite got it rolling. Head on over and vote for players from the current W Game featured on [The Deep South](telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org).

Seems like things are pretty slow in the TW universe right now. Most TW sites out there haven't had updates for a few days, so I'm actually going around today and trying to dig up what news I can find from servers, message archives, etc.

Icehawk and myself have started on our next project, which will hopefully become the final word in Trade Wars Players Guides--focusing at first on the standard mode TWGS game and later encompassing MBBS compatibility mode as well. As soon as the first couple sections of mostly introductory stuff is finished, it will be available from the Library area, and as new sections are completed they will be made available for browsing immediately. I'd like to request help from anyone with suggestions or comments regarding the guide.. whether its proofreading the first drafts, correcting errors regarding game play tips/strategies, etc. The basis of the guide will be taken from Someguy's Manual, Iago's War Manual, Slice's Trade Wars Guide, Xelian Field Manual, and several other more obscure and arcade TW 2002 tomes, but all information presented will be updated to reflect the changes made after the v3 series and TWGS was released. All told, the guide looks like it might become an immense portion of the web site, and will have links to reference material, such as the planetary and standard ship database, which are already available from the library section. Although a updated player's guide has been one of my top priorities for the site, it only made sense to have the appropriate reference materials in place before tackling a much larger and complex project.