DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
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Hello!

Right now, as a Development Update ....I can tell you that a LOT of things are going on   It's actually an exciting time to be a part of IC.  Granted, a lot of the stuff is behind the scenes, so you won't fully get to see what's going on.  But you'll definitely be able to enjoy the benefits of an active team!

The Dev Team have been working on a number of things.  One of the main things, over the last 6 months or so, has been the development environment.  Things are MUCH less scary to be able to implement changes.  Yes, we still may have our fair share of bugs and little hiccups, but this is largely to do with an old code base and structure.  Thanks to Stefan and Ps (we miss you) for a lot of this stuff.

Currently, the Dev team in Pie and Elro are very active.  They're both plugging away at things which will hopefully make for a better IC!  Stefan has also become much more involved, and it's a great sign to have him active.

The Mod Team do a great job too.  They help us identify the important changes that are required, and escalate bugs and issues too.  This wouldn't work without them!

LOOKING FOR YOUR IDEAS!!!
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At this stage, we're also looking at ways to improve IC from a player's perspective.  Not something that will change the game functionally (although we will still look at these like normal through the Ideas thread), but things which will improve and make your life a little easier.

This is not going to be a To Do list per se, but it will be looked at closely and if it is more or less easy to implement, it may get done   Some examples of similar (that don't really affect the game) recent changes are:

- Max number of explos that are buildable displayed on Unit's screen
- Send All Aid links
- Overbuild to Percent!
- Planet Format Tool
- Colours of Names in System Page based on Family Relation

The above are just an example.  None of these have changed the game as such (e.g. no new Op, or Soldier/Droid attack values changed), but hopefully have enhanced gameplay just that little bit.

So! As a request, please think of TWO ideas, along this nature, that you think if implemented, will improve your IC playing experience   The reason I say 2, is because I'd like you to think about the two things that will most help you at this stage.  Depending on the ease of getting them implemented, we'll aim to do so!

Please head on over to Ideas and post in this thread: http://www.imperialconflict.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=176931

Be as descriptive as possible, and please do not knock down any other person's idea.  We all have the same objective here!