Also I'm well aware of gangs parking their HQs in an objectives red zone to farm points. This remains a valid tactic for this round if being able to use the objective is of no interest to you. However, January onwards having your HQ in any red zone will result in negative points greater than that you would get for even controlling the objective.

I have no objections to this strategy being used and it is an imaginative loop hole in the points system. But it does negate the point of having red zones and it will be fixed come January.

There have been some complaints that this map change was a little short notice, next time I'll try to get the HQ starting positions up a little earlier. Having said that you should know by now it comes around every 3 months and as I no longer have to design the maps in advance it will be talked about far less in my blogs.

The next map change will likely be on January 2nd or 3rd to accomidate new years eve. Results for July to September can be found below!

Results for July - September 2009 :
1st Place: Chapter - 1'756'250 points
2nd Place: Dark Flame - 1'397'070 points
3rd Place: Outcasts - 1'187'680 points
4th Place: Blade of Dawn - 1'086'720 points

That's the closest round we have had so far!

Ok, I'll be wiping the map and sending it in to 'WTF Mode' shortly after posting this blog. The new 3 month period begins at midnight server time. Details about this map can be found below, all will be the same as last year. Results for this period of warfare will be posted tomorrow.

The starting positions are highlighted in the overlay map below (squares in blue). The positions have been decided as always using the same random dice rolls I always use, they are listed below.

North-West: Dark Flame
North-East: Chapter
South-West: Blade of Dawn
South-East: Outcasts

South-East Map: south-east.png
South-East Overlay: south-east2.png

Objectives remain in the same positions with the Hospital at 1,8, the Shop at 15,8, the Prototype ERS in the avatar only ridge and the neutral square at 1,14.

	Prototype ERS This objective can be used once a day to clear your whole gang of fatigue and exposure. Using it requires your gang has 150 spare power.
	Neutral Square This objective cannot be captured, it allows phasing by any gang and counts as one of your squares to all adjacent.
	Hospital Allows your gang members to heal 24 hours a day without having to wait for hospitals to open.
	Gang Shop Sells various weapon upgrades to members of the controlling gang.

Just a reminder that this 3 month period of warfare will be coming to an end this coming Wednesday. With winners announced shortly after. The next map will be the south-east quadrant, which for those who don't remember is the lava one with the avatar only area at the bottom. Link to the map can be found below or on the wiki.

The new outer template is well under way, it will remain primarily just a login page for current players with information and stuff to attract new players. I want to keep as much of the content inside the game as possible, although site news may be displayed on it.

New Map: south-east.png