[Septimius Severus]

It is good to see the Dom3 MP and Mods forums still so active with new games organizing and starting, including some with non-standard settings. Diminishing interest (in the absence of a new release) would be a bad thing for the community as a whole I'd wager.

Speaking of interest, I hope everyone is keeping active teamwise and staying up-to-date on forum or other communications as much as possible. With the expansion phase of the game drawing to a close, there will be engagment sooner or later. No game in the NvV series lasted over 40 turns, but this game may break that record it seems. When to attack? Who to attack? How to attack? How much research is enough? Questions that teams will need to answer going forward.

Reminder to Captains: If your alternates have flown the coop (not unusual as time goes by) and there's been no reply to attempted communications, it is always wise to find replacements especially if you believe they may be needed at some point.

Game Note: I'll be posting a poll on the team forums as we near turn 30 regarding whether or not to increase the hosting interval to 56 hours. Please look for it and make your opinion known.