Profile update, Better Companions, Critical Resistance: A big set of changes just went live. Profiles menu have been reorganized, and the Station page has reorganized the War content under Fleets. A new attribute – Critical Resistance has been added to the game (see FAQ). No items (yet) offer this power[…]
Happy One Year Anniversary to “Spy Battle 2165”
Snakehead Game’s aggressive PVP game, www.spybattle.com, is a year old! And to celebrate, we’re throwing a special agent party. Every player in SB was given 12 points and 12 free Special Agent days. SpyBattle 2165 has over 100 players online every moment of the day now (or just about!), and[…]
Hallowe’en Pranks
The tradition of Hallowe’en weirdness continues on Star Pirates and SpyBattle. Tricks, Treats for online players, and scary stuff are all part of the fun. Check it out.
Why do the Members of SHG Work so Hard?
Lots of reasons – we like to eat. We have bills to pay. We are obsessive with quality. These are facts, but they are not the true reason we work our butts off. It’s because 98%+ of communication we get from players goes something like this. From “Player Name Erased”[…]
Qilapid’s StarPirates Blog
Arguably the top volunteer writer in the Snakehead community, Qilapid now has a blog outside it. Check it out at: http://spwanderer.blogspot.com/. I wonder if the WSN, SP’s best rag will make it’s way there. If you are the owner of a blog, and have a page or two devoted to[…]
Upgrade to Thread Notifications
In both StarPirates.net, and SpyBattle 2165, a new option has been added to player account profile – Forum Thread Notifications. Players now have the option of being notified through real life e-mail (previously the only option), through in-game PM (in game private message) or both. Players can also turn off[…]
AWEful NOMs?
NOM NOM NOM – what’s this, LOLcat jokes in StarPirates? No way. More like a way for players to upgrade their equipment. In StarPirates there is a limit to the number of items that you can equip on your ship. So what’s a hardcore gamer to do? Or even a[…]
Updates and Lego Contest
A lot of enhancements lately – some heavy behind-the-scenes work for speed improvements being one, the spying/disguise/online bonuses (including reduced energy costs) in Spy Battle: 2165 and a host of other subtle game improvements. Probably the most exciting (and visible) improvement in the past while is upgradeable items. Rares, Rare+,[…]
Shipyard 3000!
Every once in a while, even pirates can work as a team. June 12th was one such very rare occasion, as 270-odd Star Pirates collaborated to break the previous Shipyard record of 2109. A timer counting down to 13:00 set the tone for the event, and generated lots of excitement[…]
More quotes about us
“It is a modern miracle that these Admins manage to run a dupe-free, cheat-free MMORPG in today’s online environment. These guys ROCK! :)” Galaxiana from Star Pirates