Cloud World: Alpha Centauri

[Skeeve]

Well Folks, it’s time I finally let you in on a secret I’ve kept for over 6 months:

I am the owner of Alpha Centauri!

Yep - it’s true, “Mission Command” is me.

It was really started as an experiment. I wanted to see what would become of an unmaintained world where even the owner didn’t come online much or even say much when online.
I just thought it would be cool to have a nice little retreat where I could observe players and play myself without having to interact much while keeping my identity secret.

It’s a peaceful server - PvP is off, but the theme is that you have traveled through space to a planet orbiting our nearest star, Alpha Centauri and your mission is to colonize it.
There are rumors of Aliens about and surprises. To that end, I have created a few scary paintings of aliens underground. I laughed when one player nearly dropped his device upon seeing one!

Anyway - it’s always been public - but I’ve never mentioned it until now.
You’re all welcome to join, but as before I may only be there very rarely.
so have fun, enjoy - and place more pictures of Aliens underground to scare folks!! Maybe create Alien bases, too. Hehe

[Moffat]

Hi skeeve

I like the sound if the server alien art, no pvp and making alien bases. I’ll see you soon

Baa sss

[TheComputer]

Sounds cool. I’ll have to take a look.

Also, congratulations on 1000 posts

[Skeeve]

Well I’ll be danged - when did that happen?

[Skeeve]

Hi guys! This is not a bump - I actually re-opened Alpha Centauri and it has about 30 days credit!

Here is the latest attraction just to the right of Spawn:
(Let’s see who’s first to name this game and which company produced it)

Here’s a close-up:

And here’s a closer-up:

Materials used were Painted Marble Blocks, Black Glass for the eyes, and Tin Blocks for the bunkers and projectile launcher. Basalt for the alien missile.

[Wingysam]

Space Invaders, Taito!

[Skeeve]

Nice job Wingy! Actually, I thought Atari invented Space Invaders… hmm… well, off to Google I go to check!

Edit: Yup - you’re right, it was Taito. Atari quadrupled the popularity though, and although I never actually owned an Atari console, my friends did in the early 80’s and we all played on that.

[Shariu]

I played that game! I think the old Atari is still in my parent’s attic!

[Skeeve]

That’s probably worth something to a collector.

I have my old Commodore 64 in my basement. Practically everything is missing for it though - no disk drive, no cables, no monitor - all lost through various moves and spring clean purgings. It might still work though, but doubtful considering all the moisture it’s been exposed to.

[Shariu]

I know it still works. We still bring it out for the kids to play the real pacman sometimes. Finding a working TV that it will hook up to is the challenge.