Nice, as always!

So, at the risk of sounding pushy, is there like, any news about the intended, not-set-in-stone, possible, target release date for the beta of this thing, for those of us that pre-ordered way back in mid-November?

You know, it's a beta, not a release. If it's not perfect, we promise not to complain!

Yes, that too and any other kewl sweet looking smiley anyone can find.   LMFAO

I'm stocking up pitchforks and unlit torches in case the beta's not out by Christmas

You're going to be disappointed if it's not out by Christmas, and I honestly expected it to be released right after everyone came back from Thanksgiving holiday.

Yeah, I know. I'm a sucker...

I'm actually with you on this one.  Thought it would be released to us pre-orderers around a week after v1 was taken out of beta.

One can always hope and wish that it is out within the next 2 weeks so we can play religously through the x-mas break.

Well I was hoping, but I know how these things can go.

hm hm, last I read, they still have problems with the synch bug, don't they? I'd say they won't release it before that, so once it is solved, they will start making the beta package. after all, it should be in a beta testable shape by now. I hope.

i want

There's no new confirmed sync bug that I'm aware of. Some people sent in logs with the 1.12 test build, but Blair said a bunch of those were because they were playing with 1.11 people. So I dunno

just printed all the screenshots and made my own flipbook.... nice with no syncbug... so please i want more (maybe 3000 screenshots) for my flipbook, or the beta

well, then I hope we get an official 1.12 soon, so we can start having real dreams about getting entrenchment.

I'm feeling like in an rpg. you a, but to get it you need b and to get you need c and d. geez, complicated.

So whats thepoint of these screens?

all i see is huge penis exstention, Borg cube ripoff floating and being a giant ... Cube, with few pew pew lasers.

With the name i whuld expekt advance defens strutures and actualy some useful planetary defenses.

Only planetary defenses remotly useful right now are repair bays. Anything else is just meh.

Then again, im not shure i want a planets capable of unpenetrable hedgehog defenses.

Ofcorse.

This may be some LOL  WARLORD TITANS IN SPACE thing, but as every MP player worth it salt knows, if enemy can afford to build suprwepons and you cant stop him, youve allredy lost or doing something wrong.

So, what does this contribute to existing sins?

.... thing that comes in mind is "assasination" game mode, everone gets a supercube in start and last supercube standing wins

I must say I am slightly annoyed that there are no screens of the Advent or Vasari starbases.

Also, lol usless capitalships instad of useful things

AWESOME pics!

Now if only more wallpapers were avaliable like that