BTM Relaunch Discussion

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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby James Black » Sun May 23, 2021 10:35 pm

Would be good to get as many of us to show upon a discord channel or wherever and hash out a rough framework and go from there.
This game group was formed by those that didnt like the Canon Jihad. So now we are like 35 years away from the diverging line we took.
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby MrPig » Sun May 23, 2021 10:36 pm

A tool to help make it easy for players to catch up on our canon is a Wiki. We can have players write those themselves, make them easy to refer, and connect and label things on the timeline, which desperately needs updating.

By the way, I've done some work updating the Timeline so the blocks of text aren't overwhelming. But it definitely needs a full revamp. It's hard to divide the timeline into comprehensive events.

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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby Mariahsyn » Mon May 24, 2021 8:55 am

I have some administrative management and helpdesk experience now. My present career has me as my own boss and while it leaves me with incredible freedom I often have to schedule depending on the needs of my clients.
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby James Black » Mon May 24, 2021 2:54 pm

Admin is my middle name now....lol
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Damn when did i grow up....:(

So, i can lend a hand somewhere im sure.
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby ForwardThinking » Mon May 24, 2021 3:05 pm

Looking to get the Aura Wings reactivated here.

I see the account with the display name 'Saori Arai' still exists but I don't recall the username or email address combination to be able to submit a 'Forgot my password' request.

Could any admin lookup that info and dm it to me so I can reset my password?

Vampire can vouch for me that I am the legitimate owner of that account.

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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby Vampire » Mon May 24, 2021 3:06 pm

ForwardThinking wrote:Looking to get the Aura Wings reactivated here.

I see the account with the display name 'Saori Arai' still exists but I don't recall the username or email address combination to be able to submit a 'Forgot my password' request.

Could any admin lookup that info and dm it to me so I can reset my password?

Vampire can vouch for me that I am the legitimate owner of that account.


That I can indeed. Nobody else plays ice hockey...
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby James Black » Mon May 24, 2021 6:11 pm

Could i reactivate the Black Wolf Rangers? Then i can start helping in whatever capacity i can

Do we have a list of current Staff? Players?
Positions needing filling? Or general help required?
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby Mariahsyn » Tue May 25, 2021 5:12 pm

Oh, yes. Another thing I'd like to see is an increase in the 'Rating' of the game. PG-13 doesn't cut it. Can you imagine Alien or Deadpool if they were PG-13? Oh, wait..
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby director » Fri May 28, 2021 7:30 pm

If the MHB site worked correctly, there would be little reason for it to be overseen by anyone, except for updating of black market entries.

Hell imagine if we had an auction feature in the future.


I do favor having a council of equals where Director runs point for the Site updates, and someone else rotated every so many months in charge of story.

It might be simpler to revert to a simpler record keeping system till I can get the new thing fleshed out.


Secondly, my biggest desire for a site rewrite involves curation of IC posts. There is no reason transcripts should hide in text files when they can be visible online, and recycled during inactive times to keep content fresh on the site. Imagine bonus points for views on posts resulting in CBILL or Salvage bonuses at some point. (That's a ways down the road.)

The current BTM Record Keeping of budgetary items and payouts is kind of bad. That's another thing that needs fixed.


Idealy a unit should be able to receive payment, buy units to add to their logistics pool, and then create a unit structure and assign them to slots. Whether we assign characters on the TOE is something we can add later if there's desire.


Sell/resale etc could be handled so much easier that way.
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Re: BTM Relaunch Discussion

Postby DNA » Sun May 30, 2021 7:30 am

Glad to see the interest in this site again. I apologize for the piss-poor job I did trying to fill-in last year and get thing moving. RL hit me with having to find work 3 times in the past year. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
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