OtherSpace: Staff Meeting Summary - 9/30/2009

Here's a brief summary of what we discussed during the staff meeting on Wednesday night:

* Colchek is rolling with an event card activity requested by one of our players. He's also getting ready to tweak +calendar to it works with SQL rather than an in-MUSH object.
* Wik is continuing work on implementing HSpace 5.0, including docking hatches, nebulae effects, and trade. He's also developing rewards for newbie helpers.
* I'm getting the artifact tournament in motion this weekend and it should run until November. I've also begun a revamp of the OtherVerse Wiki (finally), brought back Colin Neidermeyer as a recurring character, and started posting in my personal blog again.

We talked about some other things too:

* Canonical planets - B'hira, Hekayt, etc. - will be made available to players who have a Crimson Belt and 10 alt vouchers. Control of these planets will be limited to one per player. We're working on ideas for Action Cards/Event Cards just for planets, which can be purchased with RPP, combined and redeemed for resources that can, in turn, be sold to players.
* I need to resume work on the OtherSpace online novel.
* I should proceed with redirecting the crafting system along the lines of basic/modified items rather than basic/improved/advanced.
* M*U*S*H is hosting Mudtoberfest in October. We haven't been involved in a few years. I think we should be.
* I've gotten my personal blog up and running again.