Misty Software is happy to annouce the release of Battle for the Universe v2.01! This new version addresses the following fixes and features:

bug fixes

• gameranger appleevent was lost after bftu launch if user was not registered
• monitor switching could crash on 10.1.x systems

build features

• latest gameranger sdk
• latest OpenPlay build (2.1r1)

• MacOSX Port - The greatest modification made to the game has been the port to MacOSX! We are currently working on a Fat Binary download, but in the meantime click here to download Battle for the Universe X 2.0.
• Help Display - A help display has been built into the control panel to guide newbies. Pointing the curser at any frame in the control panel will produce a brief guidance message in the help display. Clicking the mouse button will then display additional information on the frame in question. The help display can be disabled via the preferences.
• Redesigned Control Panel - (1) The size of the map in the control panel has been increased to 84*84 pixels to make navigating the universe easier. (2) Telecomm messages are now automatically sent to all players (as opposed to only the player identified in the target display), resolving the problem of messages being sent to the wrong player by pilot error. (3) Cosmetically, the borders have been reduced to 2 pixels (from 3), giving the control panel a crisper look.
• New Graphics - All of the graphics have been re-rendered in thousands of colors (versus 256 colors) to give the game a much richer look while the planets and nebulae were made larger. In addition to re-rendered graphics, a cool translucent effect was programmed into the shield, the cloak, the pulse, and the ghost images. New loadscreens were also created.
• Level Restriction Removed - The demo now allows users to access all 9 levels.

Misty Software is pleased to annouce that we now can accept online purchases for Battle for the Universe!

Updated the about the authors page.

Justin fights off a mad cow in Central Park!

It was a real struggle. That cow was nuts! But, in the end, I managed to tame the brute. My awesome cousin, Rebekah, captured it all on film. Click on the pics below to enlarge. ;)

4/23/00

Added zero22@earthlink.net to the You may call me Master! list as he has whipped both Keith and Justin in several games (thereby winning a free BftU code)!

3/1/00
 

Published a progress report  (with screenshots) of BftU's port to OS X (DR3)!!!

11/17/99

Battle for the Universe v1.1.1 released!  It fixes the following four bugs:
 
• Bogus assertions from GameRanger if the user hosted via the BftU tracker after hosting via GameRanger
• BftU would crash if it received a host message from GameRanger and it was already hosting via the BftU tracker
• Rarely, the telecomm, map and radar displays would be drawn in the action area when receiving a message and typing a message at the same time
• [enter] and [return] would sometimes not map to the OK button in the "waiting for joiners to terminate" alert.

  This version of Battle for the Universe also utilizes the connection timeout functionality in the latest NetSprocket.

Released BftU v1.1 Updater. To update a previous version of BftU, simply download and expand the updater. Then launch the updater application and select a previous version of BftU.

Happy Birthday to us! Justin and Keith turned 28 years old today! And just because we know you want to know who is older... Justin is (by 4 minutes)!

Misty Software is proud to announce the launch of longbond.com, an investor's one-stop shop for information affecting the bond market.

Come check out Battle for the Universe's new message board! Rant! Rave! Say anything you want!

Released Battle for the Universe v1.1. This version provides support for GameRanger, fixes a minor bug regarding game play (your HUD target indicator can now be fooled by your enemy's hologram), and has some more descriptive error reporting (no more blank dialogs when joining fails for an unknown reason). A BftU updater will be made available soon.

Released an updater for Battle for the Universe. The updater will update BftU v1.0 to BftU v1.0.2.

Released Battle for the Universe v1.0.2. This version fixes a synchronization bug that occured in some network games as well as provides more informative messages. In effort to mainatin high quality, v1.0.2 will not be compatible with v1.0.

Updated the appearance of our website.

Released Battle for the Universe v1.0 ! BftU is the sequel to Battle for the Planets (BftP) and features many *big* improvements. Some of the exciting new features are:
• dramatically improved artificial intelligence (AI) for solo-play
• 3 different maps
• tag-along fighters
• fog-of-war
• cheats
• new artwork
• improved gameplay
The Hotline tournaments will now be hosted weekly (Saturdays at 8:00 PM EST). Come see what all the fuss is about and try to win a free reg code! All registered codes for BftP will work in BftU. See you there!

• Battle for the Universe (BftU) has been progressing wonderfully and should be released in early april.
• The Malkin Trader now has its own web site (http://trader.malkin.com).

Updated the appearance of our website. The next BftP tournament will be on Sunday 6/14/98 at 8:00 PM EST. Win a free reg code!

Released BftP v2.1.1! This minor upgrade fixes some bugs and improves the tracker's ease of use. Download BftP v2.1.1 today!

The Malkin Trader is a calculator aimed for professional fixed income traders. The calculator is modeled after The Monroe Trader and performs the same functions. However, because The Malkin Trader is software-only, there are no manufacturing costs, thereby dramitically reducing the price. In addition, The Malkin Trader is written in Java (a cross-platform programming language). This means that interested customers will most likely run on the intended computer. Furthermore, The Malkin Trader will most likely be distributed as an Applet which means that any Java-enabled web browser can run it. Please try out the demo. If interested in purchasing The Malkin Trader, please e-mail Trader@Malkin.com. Discounts will be availible for quantity purchases.

BftP v2.1 is released! This version features "moveable modals" which allows you to host a game while returning control to you. In other words, you no longer have to just stare at the screen when waiting for someone to join your game. You can surf the net or chat on Hotline simultaneously. When a player joins your game, you will hear "player joined". Version 2.1 also features better integration with Hotline. So go download the latest: BftP v2.1!

The fourth bi-weekly tourny is cancelled because Ill be out of town. The next one will be in 2 weeks as scheduled. We will soon be releasing BftP v2.1 which will feature "moveable modules". This feature will allow u to perform other Internet tasks while hosting a BftP game. This way, u can wait for an Internet opponent to join u without tying up your computer. U will also be able to easily switch to Hotline. We'll keep u posted.

In non-BftP news, Keith and I may appear on the Jenny Jones show (the topic being about twins)! We'll let u know!

The thirdbi-weekly tourny will start @ 7:00 PM EST today (1/3/97). Meet on Hotline as usual. Keith and I will accept challenges for the first 15 minutes. If you can beat us, you win a free reg code! Happy New Year!

The second bi-weekly tourny will start @ 7:00 PM EST today. Meet on Hotline as usual. Version 2.01 is available for download. It fixes a bug which cause the program to crash on some 68K Macs.

We have decided to host a bi-weekly tournament for BftP players. We will meet on Hotline at our server which is tracked at tracked.dyn.ml.org. Kicking off each tournament, Keith and I will accept challenges on a first-come, first-served basis. If you manage to "beat the masters", we will give you a free registration code. The "beat the masters" kickoff will be for only 15 minutes at the start of each tournament so be prompt! The tournaments will begin at 7:00 PM EST on the first and third Saturday of each month. See you there!