Seriously though, unlike most of the Uplink Online projects, this one is not yet dead. It's still going, after a year, with a full multi-tiered server network ready to go, and a game client construct that looks better and better. A lot of the under-the-hood code and main game architecture is complete, so we are moving into the implementation-of-cool-ideas phase. And, yes, I know. There are a lot of forum members who just bitch at people for even mentioning the O word. Online. 'It's been tried, it failed', 'It won't happen', etc. are common responses. And I agree, there are hurdles, and it's hard to do. But, why not take 5 minutes to come look at Bytelink? If everyone refuses to post ideas because they don't think the game will get anywhere, then it won't. I can't think of a PVP system that's both fun and immersive, and that allows people to actually compete on a skill basis. Ideally some hacks would just be impossible for some people, others would be somewhat hard, and others would be easy. If you met someone who completed one of the near impossible hacks, you would know they were smart. Not like meeting a level 99 player in an RPG who is only there because of a bot or because they simply had enough time to get there. I don't know. Anyways, I've digressed. My point is, I want some fresh ideas showing up. I want some people to give us a bit of recognition, and, ideally, to contribute to our success.
Anyways, this is just an Uplink fan's plea. Http://bytelink.org is the site. I hope some people will show up and help us out.