that I say I don't know. While I do have an

opinion, I have no idea what may or may not

work. To close, I can mention them, and then

you can decide for yourself what you think may

be necessary.


The first thing I would suggest is a server

code freeze. I understand asking a developer

for a code freeze is like asking a cat to stop

licking itself, but there are two reasons to

do this. The first reason is that no one

really understands what game empire is today.

The game needs to be played.


The second reason is my second suggestion.

A server code freeze will free up code time

to tackle a second problem. The degree to which

client development is so far behind server

development is extraordinary. This is the era of

the personal computer. This is the era of the

graphical user interface. So why are we still

using clients that look and feel as if we're

still in the age of the command line interface?

Why do our maps have to be ascii?