Development continues on Skynet2. New functionality has been added including:

  • Ability to add and remove users from your alliance.
  • Storage of scanned asteroids in the database. This will be seeded with the original Flyboy database upon launch. It is the largest asteroid database ever constructed for Vendetta online.
  • A UI is being developed to use the asteroid database.
  • Users can now register on the server with a username and password combo.
  • Alliance chat channels are now working. Every alliance created will get its own chat channel which is prefixed by the alliance name.
  • A "Lobby" has been created. It is possible to use the plugin without being registered and logged in. Users will be placed in the Lobby where they enjoy free unmonitored chat without fear of bans or censorship.
  • An invite system has been implemented. You can send an invite to your guild to another player. When that player logs into Skynet2 they can accept your invitation. Joining alliances requires registration.
  • Spy services are now working. Each alliance has a "spy bot" in their channel. When you see another pilot in the game, the spy bot will send this information to everyone else in your alliance. No more wondering where the pirates are... no more wondering where your victims are! 
     

Find your Friends and Your Enemies

Skynet2 will share the location of other players that you see and that your friends see.

There is a tendency to feel alone and isolated in Vendetta Online. The universe is absolutely huge and the player base is absolutely small. Sharing location data is the best way to know where everyone else is at. With Skynet2 this functionality is brought to the masses in open source format. Now you can scout a path for your transports and not have to type a message every time you see someone. Pirates and nationalists will enjoy the seamless ability to call their comrades to arms without touching a single key, as Skynet2 alerts alliance members to the pilot you found in REAL TIME!


Search the Largest Database for Vendetta Online

Skynet2 delivers the Flyboy asteroid database

When Skynet2 is finally launched. A script will be executed that will begin merging the original Flyboy database into the Skynet2 asteroid database. Originally, Flyboy's database was comprised of the TGFT database, the ONE dtabase and the Asteroid Project database and then enhanced with scans from members of ITO. This is the largest database of asteroids known to exist. The database contains ore percentages for asteroids and their locations (sector). Development continues on the UI for this database in the plugin as tough decision about time and skill are made so that something reasonable can be provided and maintained. 

 

Chat Without Censorship

Skynet2 provides textual chat across a private network

Currently working nicely in the development code, Skynet2 provides a private text chat to each alliance and also to the lobby. No censorship from pesky developers or concerns about your questionable conversations. With Skynet2 you can chat with your alliance or in the lobby with no restrictions. 
 

Alliances Supercede Guilds

Skynet2 escapes the shackles of guilds in game with the concept of "alliances"

An "alliance" is a much more abstract concept. It can stretch across multiple guilds and/or contain individual members of different guilds. Your alliance can be a secret alliance or publically advertised. Now the agenda of you and your friends can all be tied together despite the guilds you have membership in on your individual characters. Likewise, each individual character can be in a separate alliance. Use the same Skynet2 registration across multiple characters or create a new registration for each character. Each registered username/password combo can be in one alliance. 

Help With Development 

Skynet2 is being developed as an open source project.

You can be part of this project! If you have knowledge of Perl programming language used to write the server or lua programing language used to write the client then your help is greatly needed. This project is large and implements 3 programming languages currently with plans to implement more. Using Perl, SQL, and lua with plans to implement a web interface as well. The web interface will without a doubt use HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL and related technologies. Also much help is needed with UI/UX development in the client using lua. There is so much work to be done and only one person is doing it all. So if you want to contribute, please reach out and mention what part of the project you would like to contribute too or take over. You can influence or change the goals of the project by being a real contributor.

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