NEWSLETTER

VERSION 3-10 RELEASED - WITH TROOP NAMING!

The latest update for LSN is now available - and you can now give your
troops individual names! We have also fixed 3 'exploits' which allowed
players who knew about them a slightly unfair advantage. After a year
of collecting game data it seems that the game is very finely balanced,
but we have made a few minor changes to Greys for their 'internal'
balance. Although all the factions have virtually equal success rates,
some of the Grey units are being neglected in favour of others. Sentries
have been made slightly worse, with 1 less energy, and slightly worse
accuracy. Psyker attacker take slightly more time to come into effect.
The Warper and Saucer have been boosted slightly with a little more energy.

If you haven't bought LSN yet, check out the new demo here:
www.lasersquadnemesis.com/DownloadDemo

Subscribers should log in to the web interface to download the full
version: codo-linux1.bytemark.co.uk/LSN


NEW FREE TRIAL ACCOUNT OFFER

For those of you who wish to take advantage of our new free trial offer for
online play, you will now be allowed to take part in the world league and
gain an official player ranking. You get 200 turns for free, enough for
10-15 games. Click on the link below to sign up now:
www.lasersquadnemesis.com/Sub/Trial/TS
Don't forget to install the new v3-10 Demo version of LSN.


NEW TOURNAMENTS

Sign up for the new Knockout Tournament 'Tank Convoy' now:
http://codo-linux1.bytemark.co.uk/LSNKnockout/SignUp?admin_id=42
Opposing Machina Tank convoys meet unexpectedly in a suburban location
without the opportunity to deploy HQs. Make those rockets count!
A new feature has been added to the tournament system which can impose
minimum and maximum deployment constraints for each troop type. In this
case you can't deploy HQs, and you must deploy at least 6 tanks.

Our long time league champion, Hero Boy, is also running automated
tournaments at his 'LSN Skirmish' site. Check the link below for available
places:
www.jackthomson.co.uk/LSN/Home.htm

And don't forget the ongoing 'King of the Castle' competition, run by
Fletch:
www.jonathanfletcher.f2s.com/KotC


PLAY ONLINE WITH YOUR OWN MAPS

You can now design a map, upload it to our server, and play online against
other players. If our map moderators think it is good enough it will be
added to the general map pool for random selection and league play. You add
up to five maps, and you can edit them after testing at any time.


MAP MODERATORS NEEDED

This brings us to the next topic. We would like to have some more
volunteers to be 'map moderators'. This involves testing new maps uploaded
by players with other moderators, and deciding which maps should be added
to the general pool and the random pool. You need to be able to judge a
good map from the game play point of view and/or the aesthetic point of
view. Map Moderators can also edit any maps to fix errors or balance
problems. You should be an experienced player, and willing to spend a
little time testing. Please reply to this email if you are interested.


FIELD INSTRUCTOR SYSTEM

We introduced a new 'Field Instructor' system a little while ago, which is
open to all subscribers with at least 25 games under their belts. The
instructor options are accessed via the 'Recruitment and Training' link in
the Web Interface. You can be matched up with a trial player for one or
more training games. If the player upgrades his account you earn 1 month's
extra subscription. The best recruiter of the month is entered into the
Hall of Fame. Log into your Web Interface to get more details.


NEW PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

We are considering introducing a 'pay per turn' system as an additional
alternative to the time based accounts for online play. The proposed charge
would be $10 for 200 turns. This would be useful for players who don't play
a huge amount of games, or who may expect to take a break from the game and
return later. We are also thinking about switching payment processors to
allow more payment methods, such as paypal.


COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS

That's it for this newsletter. Feel free to reply to this email if you have
any comments, questions, suggestions or problems with Laser Squad Nemesis.
Thanks for playing.
Julian Gollop, Codo Technologies.